The Kellogg Community College women’s soccer season opens this month and includes seven home matches on the College’s North Avenue campus in Battle Creek.
This year’s roster includes 12 returning players with 10 new faces under the leadership of fifth-year Head Women’s Soccer Coach Levi Butcher, who hits the ground running after two consecutive seasons as National Junior College Athletic Association Region 12 Division II Coach of the Year.
This year’s returners include:
- Sophomore winger Evelyn Alward (Kalamazoo/Plainwell High School)
- Sophomore defender Aubrie Evans (Gobles/Allegan High School)
- Sophomore midfielder/goalkeeper Emma Hawkins (Durand/Durand Area High School)
- Sophomore goalkeeper/forward Miriam Hibbard (Battle Creek/St. Philip Central Catholic High School)
- Sophomore winger Emily Katz (Battle Creek/Harper Creek High School)
- Sophomore defender Leah Kiss (Olivet/Olivet High School)
- Sophomore forward Reese Lessig (Battle Creek/Pennfield High School)
- Sophomore midfielder Rachel Meyer (East Leroy/Harper Creek High School)
- Sophomore midfielder/defender Mallory Semelbauer (Portage/Portage Central High School)
- Sophomore defender Sophia Thawnghmung (Battle Creek/Lakeview High School)
- Sophomore defender Madison Wallace (Mount Pleasant/Mount Pleasant High School)
- Sophomore winger Kendall Wank (Augusta/Gull Lake High School)
New to the roster this year are:
- Freshman defender Katie Arnold (Portage/home school)
- Freshman defender Kirra Budreau (Battle Creek/Pennfield High School)
- Freshman midfielder Mayeli Diaz (Paw Paw/Paw Paw High School)
- Freshman forward Kyra Gardner (Kalamazoo/Portage Central High School)
- Freshman goalkeeper Taylor Havilar (Richland/Gull Lake High School)
- Freshman defender Haylie Kinney (Battle Creek/home school)
- Freshman defender Kaeli Mason (Portage/Portage Central High School)
- Freshman midfielder Paige McDonald (Three Rivers/Three Rivers High School)
- Freshman defender Tessa Miller (Marshall/Marshall High School)
- Freshman forward Raegen Morrison (Hastings/Hastings High School)
Butcher will again be joined on the field this year by assistant coaches Hunter Garland and Maggie Harma, with new Assistant Coach Alexandra Egnatuck joining on the staff on the sidelines.
Butcher said the team is excited to head into the 2025 season with a squad he thinks can compete for another Region XII title.
“That said, we know that winning three in a row is a difficult task,” Butcher said. “We are confident in our sophomores’ ability to pick up right where they left off last season. Our incoming class is a good one top to bottom with players who are talented, versatile and will fit in well with our group. Above all, we are looking forward to seeing this group come together and take on the rigors that the season throws at them.”
The Bruins open the season with a home scrimmage against Adrian College starting at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 19. The team’s first home match will begin at 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7, against Marian University’s conference opponent Ancilla College on campus in Battle Creek.
Admission to all home matches at KCC is free.
The women’s soccer team last year won the College’s second women’s soccer regional championship and first back-to-back regional championship win in College history. The team finished the season in the Great Lakes District final for the second consecutive year and hosted the game for the first time in program history. The Bruins finished with a 4-3 conference record and a 10-5-2 record overall.
For more information about women’s soccer at KCC, including a roster, full season schedule, the latest statistics and photos of each player, visit kelloggbruins.com/sports/wsoc or contact Head Women’s Soccer Coach Levi Butcher at wsoccercoach@kellogg.edu.
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