SAN ANGELO, Texas - The Angelo State women's soccer team is starting in the 2023 season this week with two home games against Central Oklahoma on Thursday and East Central on Saturday at the ASU Soccer Complex.

Match Day One 
Central Oklahoma vs Angelo State
Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023 - 7 PM
San Angelo, Texas - ASU Soccer Complex 
 
Match Day Two
East Central vs Angelo State
Saturday, Sep. 2, 2023 - 1PM
San Angelo, Texas - ASU Soccer Complex 
 
Need To Know

• ASU opens the season against Central Oklahoma for the first time since 2017.
• The Belles have won seven straight games on opening day, dating back to the 2015 season where they drew with Adams State.
• Senior Katelin Heise and Graduate Student Mia Czarnecki were named captains for the 2023 season.
• Katelin Heise is among the offensive players to watch in the LSC, while Harper Saxon is among the defensive players to watch in the LSC.
• Head Coach Travis McCorkle enters his 16 season at the helm of the Belles program.
• Assistant Coach Harold Munoz enters his seventh season with the Belles, Avery McNeme enters her second year as a graduate assistant, and Kira Miller enters the coaching ranks as a first year graduate assistant after spending five years on the pitch for the Rambelles.
• Last year they finished with an 13-4-3 record advancing to the quarter-finals of the NCAA DII South Central Regional.

• The Bronchos hold the series advantage over the Belles, 4-9-1 all time.
• The last time the teams played was in 2017, Belles won 3-0.
• The Bronchos finished fifth in the competitive MIAA going 11-6-4 overall and 6-3-2 in conference play.
•  Amaya Grace returns as a player to watch for the Bronchos, she led the team last season scoring eight goals.

• The Belles hold the series advantage over East Central 10-4-3.
• The last time the teams met was in 2021 in Ada, Okla. where the Belles came out on top 3-1 with goals by Shaelyn Ward, Gabby Villagrand, and Avery McNeme.
• Abbie Morris returns for the Tigers after being tied for the team lead in goals last season with five.
• East Central finished fifth in the GAC going 3-10-5 overall and 1-4-2 in conference play.