Women's Soccer Opens Regular Season Thursday

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - - Belmont University women's soccer opens the 2025 regular season Thursday vs. Middle Tennessee.
 
Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m. CT from E.S. Rose Park. The match will be broadcast on ESPN+.

The new season is upon us and the Bruins are ready for the moment!??#ItsBruinTime pic.twitter.com/y0u5uTpYLu
— Belmont Women's Soccer (@BelmontWSoccer) August 13, 2025
 

What's Bruin

• Belmont was picked third in the 2025 Missouri Valley Conference predicted order of finish, behind Drake and UIC.
• Sophomore Ava Labocki and Reagan Ross were named to the Preseason All-MVC First Team.
• Belmont head coach Kelsey Cameron is in her third season leading the Bruin program. Last season, she led Belmont to its deepest conference tournament run since the 2019 Ohio Valley Conference tournament championship.

About the Blue Raiders

• Middle Tennessee went 8-10-1 last season, 5-4 in Conference USA.
• Belmont is one of three MVC opponents on the Middle Tennessee schedule this season, joining Indiana State and Evansville.
• Middle Tennessee had six players earn All-CUSA honors in 2024.

Series History

• Belmont is 7-11-2 all-time vs. Middle Tennessee.
• The Bruins won, 2-1, last season in Murfreesboro. Reagan Ross and Kaitlyn Elliott scored for Belmont.
• Belmont All-MVC defender Eliza Paisley is the lone Bruin from the state of Tennessee.

Up Next

• Belmont hosts Southeast Missouri Sunday, Aug. 17. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. CT from E.S. Rose Park