Bulldogs journey to UC Davis for season opener

FRESNO, Calif. –  The Fresno State soccer crew will hit the highway for his or her season opener in opposition to UC Davis on Thursday, Aug. 14. Kickoff is ready for 7 p.m. at Aggie Soccer Field. 

Fresno State (0-0-0, 0-0-0 MW) at UC Davis (0-0-0, 0-0-0 Big West)

Aug 14, 2025 •   7 p.m.PT •  Davis, Calif. (Aggie Soccer Field)

COVERAGE

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THE BONES

• Fresno State will open on the highway for fifth time within the final six seasons
• Following their season opener, the Bulldogs will return to face Cal Poly of their residence opener on Aug. 21 at Bulldog Soccer Stadium
• Two of the three high scorers from final season are set to return for the Bulldogs in senior Ciara Wilson and sophomore Sam Paepen 
• Wilson enters the season sitting seventh all-time in assists in program historical past with 15
• Wilson, Anaya Shelton, and Alexis Campbell had been named to 2025 Mountain West Preseason Watch List 
• The roster options eight gamers from the Central Valley
• Brian Zwaschka returns for his seventeenth season as head coach of the Fresno State girls’s soccer program
• Fresno State is looking for back-to-back season opening wins for the reason that 2017 and 2018 seasons. 
• Fresno State is seeking to attain the Mountain West event for the sixth time up to now 9 seasons.

Familiar Faces

• Fresno State will return 21 gamers from final season’s squad
• Of the 21 returners, twelve gamers noticed beginning minutes final season
• Brian Zwaschka returns for his seventeenth season as head coach of the Fresno State girls’s soccer program. 

New Additions

Production Returns

• Two of the three high scorers from final season are set to return for the Bulldogs in senior Ciara Wilson and sophomore Sam Paepen 
•  Wilson completed final season tied for first in factors (17) and game-winning objectives (2)
• Wilson ranked fifth within the MW with seven assists final season
• Wilson has led the Bulldogs in assists and factors within the earlier two seasons
• Paepen completed third on the crew in objectives (3) and photographs (19) whereas beginning ten video games her freshman season 

Series History

• Fresno State and UC Davis will likely be assembly for the eighth time in program historical past
• Fresno State is 3-4 all time vs UC Davis
• Fresno State holds a 2-2 document on the highway within the collection
• The two applications haven’t met since 2017
• Fresno State returns to Davis for the primary time since 2016 when the Bulldogs shutout the Aggies by a closing of 1-0.