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University of California, Santa Cruz Women’s Soccer

The Banana Slugs play NCAA Division III in the Coast to Coast Athletic Conference — Santa Cruz, CA.

UC Santa Cruz also fields a men’s programme

Programme details

Division
Division III
Conference
Coast to Coast Athletic Conference
Location
Santa Cruz, CA
Institution
Not published
Enrollment
19,764
Squad (2026)
33 players
Leaving next summer
11 players

Squad composition

How the 33-player squad breaks down by position, as published by UC Santa Cruz for 2026-27. Players listed at two positions are counted at both, since they provide cover in either.

  • Goalkeepers3
  • Defenders11
  • Midfielders8
  • Forwards10

1 player has no position published.

Who is leaving, and when

11 of the 33 are in their final year, so on current form that many places open up next summer — 33% of the squad. A redshirt year does not change this: a redshirt senior leaves when a senior does.

Going by position: 6 defenders, 2 midfielders, 2 forwards, 1 goalkeeper.

  • Freshman9

    3 defenders3 forwards2 midfielders1 goalkeeper

  • Sophomore3

    2 midfielders1 forward

  • Junior9

    4 forwards2 defenders2 midfielders1 goalkeeper

  • Senior (final year)10

    6 defenders2 midfielders1 goalkeeper1 forward

  • Graduate (final year)1

    1 forward

Final-year groups are shown in amber. A player listed at two positions is counted under each of them, since they provide cover in either, so the positions on a row can total more than the row itself. Redshirt players are counted in the year they are listed for. 1 player has no class year published and is not counted above.

Recent results

Overall record across the last 3 seasons. Soccer is a fall sport, so each season runs from August to a championship in December of the year shown. The NCAA files them by academic year, so the 2025 season appears as 2025-26 on its own site.

SeasonWLTWin %
20256920.412
202410260.722
202312430.711

Contact the programme

Coaching staff and recruiting details are published on the official athletics site.

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