ARCATA, Calif. – Cal Poly Humboldt Women's Soccer enters their 30th season in 2025 with high expectations, earning a No. 6 ranking in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Preseason Coaches' Poll, released Monday afternoon.
The Lumberjacks have built a tradition of consistency in recent years, qualifying for the CCAA Tournament in each of the past three seasons as the No. 5 seed. In 2024, Humboldt posted an overall record of 8-8-3, including a 5-4-2 mark in CCAA play, tying Cal State Monterey Bay for fifth place with 17 points.
Head Coach Grant Landy and the 'Jacks will return a strong offensive core highlighted by two of the conference's most dynamic forwards. Frida Duran Arellano, a senior and three-time All-CCAA honoree, returns to lead the attack, while Heidie Muñoz, the reigning 2024 CCAA Freshman of the Year, looks to build on a breakout debut season.
Humboldt has 17 returners, which include captains Alexis Blue and Josie Wolitzky, to go along with an older group of Carson Thomson-Terrel, Camryn Patten, Morgan Young, Annie Hoffman, Marissa Volpe, and Payton Heaney. The 'Jacks brought in four transfers and have a large freshman core of nine new faces as well.
The 2025 CCAA Preseason Poll was topped by Cal Poly Pomona, which received nine first-place votes and 141 points. They were followed by Cal State East Bay (118), Cal State LA (110, 1 first-place vote), Stanislaus State (110, 1 first-place vote), and Cal State San Marcos (84, 1 first-place vote). Humboldt came in close behind San Marcos with 83 points, placing sixth ahead of Cal State Monterey Bay (81) and the rest of the field.
The Lumberjacks open their 2025 campaign on Thursday, September 4 with a non-conference matchup against Dominican at College Creek Field.
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