GREENSBORO, N.C. – Set to sport a new look on the pitch, and on the sidelines, the Guilford College women's soccer team released their 2025 schedule on Tuesday morning.

Winning a dozen games to eclipse the double-digit win threshold for the fourth-straight season, the Quakers 12-5-2 record from a year ago included a 6-3-1 mark in Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) play and a postseason berth although they did fall to Randolph-Macon College in the first round. Now Dakota Rock '15 returns to his alma mater to take the helm of a women's soccer program in a state of transition, not only on the bench, but on the pitch with seven of the 11 Quakers with double-digit starts in 2024 having moved on via graduation or the transfer portal, including three of their program-record matching four All-ODAC honorees from last season. But Rock is excited for the season ahead.

"I am excited to get rolling this season in my first year with the program," Head Coach Dakota Rock '15 said. "The blend of opponents this year will provide a test for the team and prepare us for the ODAC tournament. We are really looking forward to build on the foundation in place, while also climbing to new heights within the conference."

Opening with an exhibition match, Guilford plays host to Salem College on Monday, August 18^th. The Spirits will venture across to Greensboro to play at 7:00 PM that evening.

A full 11 days later, the real games will begin as Mary Baldwin University visits Appenzeller Field for the backend of doubleheader to begin the new athletic year on the Guilford campus on Friday, August 29^th at 7:00 PM. Only featuring one prior clash, GC bested the Fighting Squirrels in shutout fashion, 2-0, also in their regular season opener, back in 2023.

Later on Labor Day weekend, the Quakers will hit the road for the first time, heading to Winston-Salem to visit NCCAA foe, Carolina University to close out August, playing on the 31^st at 2:00 PM. Standing 3-0 all-time and battling the Bruins for the first time in the regular season since 2021, when they won 4-2, this is the second-straight season GC and CU will encounter each other after scrimmaging last August.

The Monarchs of Methodist University visit Guilford next to continue a busy opening week of games on Wednesday, September 3^rd at 7:00 PM. No opponent outside of the ODAC has defeated GC more often than their in-state rivals from Fayetteville, who hold the all-time edge, 5-20-1, but the Quakers have turned the tide of the rivalry the last two years, winning consecutive matchups for the first time since 2005 and 2006.

A full week later, the Quakers make a trip over to Raleigh to battle Meredith College on Wednesday, September 10^th at 4:00 PM. Victorious in the last two head-to-heads on either side of the COVID year in 2019 and 2021, GC has closed the gap all-time to an 8-10 disadvantage with the last matchup requiring double-overtime before a 1-0 Guilford decision.

For the first time ever, GC battles Carolina Christian College next, hosting the Centurions on Saturday, September 13^th. Guilford plays CCC, who went 1-6 last season, beginning at 2:00 PM.

GC then heads into a road stretch with a crosstown rivalry clash getting it started on Wednesday, September 17^th at 7:00 PM over at Greensboro College. With a 3-0 shutout over the Pride last fall, the cardinal and gray claimed their third-straight win over their intra-city foe.

Guilford goes from their closest overall opponent, to their closest ODAC opponent, Averett University, albeit in a non-conference capacity next on Saturday, September 20^th at 6:00 PM. With a 5-0 route in their first-ever league clash last season, the Quakers upped their dominance all-time against the Cougars to a 10-2 mark.

A trip to Charlotte to play Johnson & Wales (N.C.) follows on Monday, September 22^nd at 6:00 PM. Unblemished all-time, Guilford is 5-0 with a 17-0 goal disparity against the Wildcats who are joining the NCAA ranks, entering their first year of Division-III Provisional Membership this athletic year.

Two days later, on Wednesday, September 24^th, GC returns to battle North Carolina Wesleyan University under the Appenzeller Field lights at 7:00 PM. This will mark the final out-of-league clash for the Quakers this season, and it is a historically difficult one at that, as GC is just 9-16 against them all-time, although they have won four straight.

When the September chapter of the 2025 season closes, the ODAC chapter begins for Guilford as they travel to Salem, Va. to open league play opposite the Maroons of Roanoke College on Saturday, September 27^th at 3:00 PM. An ODAC powerhouse annually, RC has dominated this matchup with a 31-5-3 advantage, however, the Quakers have salvaged at least one point the last two years, tying the Maroons last season after grabbing the win in 2023.

The Quakers make a trip up to Hollins University next as they open October play with a conference clash on Wednesday, October 1^st at 4:00 PM. A team Guilford has beaten more-often than anyone else, with a 35-1-0 all-time mark, HU's lone victory came back in 2013 while the cardinal and grey dropped a season-high nine goals against their adversary last season.

Following that up, GC battles in a ruthless pair of consecutive contests, albeit on their home turf, first when reigning ODAC Champion Washington & Lee University makes the trip to Greensboro on Saturday, October 4^th for a 2:00 PM clash. The Quakers hung around with the eventual Sweet-Sixteen-bound Generals last season, trailing just 1-0 through 70 minutes of action before W&L created some distance to win their 11^th-straight and remain unbeaten at 33-0-6 all-time.

The second of the brutal mini-homestand sees Randolph-Macon College come to Appenzeller Field at 5:30 PM on Wednesday, October 8^th. The lone squad the Quakers encountered twice a season ago, the squads went blow-for-blow in both matchups with them, playing to a 1-1 draw in the regular season before the Yellow Jackets eliminated GC in the ODAC Tournament, giving the hosts some added incentive entering this season's clash.

Hitting the road next, Guilford ventures to Bridgewater College on Saturday, October 11^th for a 4:00 PM match with the Eagles who hold an 15-8-2 advantage all-time in this clash that will be a rematch of the 2023 ODAC Quarterfinals. Playing to a breakeven result each of the last two meetings, including in that postseason encounter that saw Bridgewater advance, Guilford does have the last outright victory back in the 2023 regular season.

A trip to Sweet Briar College is next on the slate for the Quakers who will visit the Vixens on Wednesday, October 15^th with a 6:00 PM kickoff. With a 31-2-1 advantage head-to-head, Guilford has historically dominated SBC including a 9-0 trouncing last fall that stood as the largest margin of victory during the 2024 season.

It will be a return to Appenzeller Field, and a return to playing some of the ODAC elites for a pair of contests next for Guilford when Virginia Wesleyan University comes to town on Saturday, October 18^th at 6:00 PM. Reaching the ODAC Championship match each of the last four seasons, the Marlins are an extremely tough matchup for the Quakers, holding a 27-5-2 edge all-time, but GC took them to the brink last fall with an improbable goal then a PK tally standing as the VWU scores in a 2-1 Quaker defeat.

It will get no easier when the winningest program in ODAC history, the University of Lynchburg, visits on Wednesday, October 22^nd at 7:00 PM. The 17-time conference champions have defeated Guilford more than any other foe, standing 42-3 all-time.

The Quakers hit the road for the final time in the 2025 regular season when they make the trip north to play Shenandoah University on Friday, October 24^th at 7:00 PM. GC has come away victorious in three of the last four clashes with the Hornets, including the last two in Winchester, although they still hold a 3-9 disadvantage against SU all-time.

Finishing the regular season, Guilford welcomes Eastern Mennonite University to town on Wednesday, October 29^th at 7:00 PM. Drawing even in the all-time head-to-head at 12-12-4 last fall, the Quakers have won five of the last six matchups with a draw mixed in there, while their four breakeven results with the Royals are tied for second-most against any active opponent, behind just W&L.

If they were to crack the ODAC Tournament Field, the Quakers would play in the Quarterfinals on Saturday, November 1^st with the chance to advance to the Semifinals and Finals played on Wednesday, November 5^th and Saturday, November 8^th respectively.

Game times and dates are subject to change, check back on GuilfordQuakers.com to stay up to date on the latest on schedule information.

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