THIS WEEK
The University of North Dakota makes its 2025 debut at Bronson Field with a pair of home matches. UND will host Eastern Washington on Friday, Aug. 22 at 12:30 p.m. followed by match against Jamestown on Sunday, Aug. 24 at 3 p.m.
 
BROADCAST COVERAGE
All UND soccer home games can be seen on the Summit League Network through Midco Sports Plus. SLN is a subscription-based, one-stop shop for all Summit League digital content and serve as the exclusive streaming home for live and on-demand coverage of the member institutions. Fans can expect more than 600 live events to be streamed through SLN on the Midco Sports Plus app each year, including all UND home and road conference soccer contests.
 
SOCIAL MEDIA
Receive live updates during all UND soccer games by following @UNDsoccer on X. Fans can also follow the Fighting Hawks on X, Facebook and Instagram @UNDsoccer as well as go to FightingHawks.com for up-to-the minute stories, stats and more.
 
LAST TIME OUT
The Fighting Hawks opened their season with a pair of road contest, shutting out both opponents. The 2025 opener at McNeese was a thrilling 6-0 game where UND saw six different goal scorers and five different Hawks contributing assists. Defensively, NoDak only allowed seven shots, and two on goal while McNeese had five corner kicks.
 
Prairie View brought their second win of the season. Amelia Loeffler scored her second game-winning goal of the season, along with goals from Natalie Enderle and Charlie Basinet.

UND IN SEASON OPENERS
UND is 4-10-3 in season openers since moving to the Division I level in 2008.
 
The Hawks opened last season with a pair of road contest against Texas A&M Corpus Christi and Oakland both ending in a 1-1 draw.
 
LOCKED DOWN DEFENSE
For the first time since 2018, UND has opened the season with not only a pair of wins on the road but road shutouts. Including the exhibitions at the start of the season, UND has not allowed a single goal in their first four games.
 
In the first two games of the campaign, the defense has only allowed eight shots, with three landing on net.
 
ELECTRIC OFFENSE
In the first two games, NoDak has scored nine goals from seven different goal scorers.  The nine goals had nine assists from six different Hawks. The offense has made 35 shots, with 23 landing on net, for a .625 SOG percent.  
 
CHARLIE'S CORNER
Basinet was named a Summit League Offensive Player to Watch. The sophomore returns to the field after a successful rookie season in 2024. As a freshman she played in all 18 games, making three starts and scoring three goals. In 441 minutes on the field, Basinet recorded 11 shots, with five landing on goal.
 
A MOMENT FOR MILLER
Miller was a force in the net and a steady presence on the defensive end of the pitch for UND. Appearing and starting in 17 games, the goalkeeper played 1,345 minutes. She recorded an impressive .802 save percentage, allowing just 1.47 goals against average, while tallying 89 saves. She recorded a 3-7-6 record, including two shutouts. She was named to the Top Drawer Soccer Top 100 Freshman list, ranking 94th. In a competitive landscape where 60% of the rookies come from Power 4 conferences, Miller stands out as one of only two players representing the Summit League on the list. The Summit League is represented by Miller and Kansas City goalkeeper Maddie Sibbings. Among the top 100 freshmen, Miller is one of just 11 goalkeepers ranked. Miller also earned a spot on the 2024 Summit League All-Newcomer Team as well as an Honorable Mention nod.
 
NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK
The 2025 season brings a plethora of new faces to the program for North Dakota. The newcomers are made up of nine freshmen and four transfers.
 
The freshmen include Lilly Bashaw, Aubrey Wimberly, Mia Voutsinas, Emilia Gottinger, Mea Hook, Emma Jo Montgomery, Natalie Enderle, Miyu Yoshida, and Isabel Oferosky.
 
The transfers include Adi Radwanski, Carly Brimhall, Yui Fujii, and Cora Ellermann.
 
INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE
The 30-person is made up of a wide range of international student athletes. The team includes seven women from five different countries. Paual Moreno Diaz represents Spain, Mia Voutsinas hails from Quebec, Cora Ellermann and Natalie Enderle come from Germany, Emilia Gottinger from Austria, and Yui Fujii and Miyu Yoshida both represent Japan.