Women's Soccer News
Madeline Blackmore: September's Zueike Female Athlete of the Month
Congratulations to Madeline Blackmore of Blazers Women's Soccer on being selected the CMU Zueike Female Athlete of the Month for September. The sophomore started all seven of the Blazers' matches in the month, and leads the team in nearly all offensive statistical categories.
After a tough rookie outdoor campaign in 2024 that saw Blackmore in and out of the lineup due to injury, her star started to rise during the futsal season, when her ability to finish in front of goal truly became evident. Blackmore has parlayed that indoor success into a good start to the 2025 outdoor season, scoring four of the Blazers' six goals in the month, and currently sits sixth in the conference in that category. Perhaps more than anything, Blackmore's ability to score clutch goals has been paramount to the team's succes, lifting the Blazers to two wins over the Cougars in the month, and helping the team secure the season series and take a huge advantage in holding the tie-break in the standings with their Western Manitoba opponents. Both wins were on game-winning goals from Blackmore, and she currently leads the conference in that statistical category.
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2025/26 Women's Soccer Roster Preview
Blazers women's soccer had an early start to their off-season signings, with outgoing head coach Jason Moist lining up a solid slate of new recruits for the 2025/26 edition of the team prior to his departure in early spring. Now at the helm, Peter Marinelli must put the pieces in place to try and improve the team further heading into the MCAC season, as they attempt to hoist the Championship trophy for the first time since 2018 and for the first time in the CCAA era.
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Blazers Women's Soccer Kickoff New Era Under Head Coach Peter Marinelli
CMU Women's Soccer is set to kickoff a new era for the Blazers under new head coach Peter Marinelli as the team looks to keep building in the program's 25th season. The Blazers last captured an MCAC Championship in 2018, when the program took home the 2018 Women's Futsal title in the spring, and then the 2018 Women's Soccer title the following fall.
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Louisa Ibarra: October's Zueike Female Athlete of the Month
Congratulations to Louisa Ibarra of Blazers Women's Soccer on being selected the CMU Zueike Female Athlete of the Month for October. The versatile midfielder and defender continued her relentless play for the Blazers this month, often featuring in the attack for the team as well.
After bursting onto the MCAC scene for the 2023-24 season, Ibarra was back at it this year with the Blazers, continuing her upward trend of dominant play. Often tasked with defending the opposition's top threats, Ibarra featured both as an outside midfielder, where she could collect and distribute to the team's strikers, or as a fullback, where she would shut down a competitor's advance. Though stats don't always do a player of her position justice, Ibarra also featured heavily in the Blazers attack as one of the leaders in shots on goal for the team, which hints at the quality of ball she can produce and the ability to create offensive threats. Her in-game impact was noted during the team's MCAC playoff appearance, as Ibarra was named player of the match for the Blazers in their semi-final matchup with rivals Providence Pilots.
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Kalyssa Wasylik: September's Zueike Female Athlete of the Month
Congratulations to Kalyssa Wasylik of Blazers Women's Soccer on being selected the CMU Zueike Female Athlete of the Month for September. The veteran winger has made a triumphant return to the outdoor pitch this fall.
After taking the outdoor season off last autumn but returning to the squad for the indoor futsal season, Kalyssa Wasylik looks to have regained her form on the turf, using her speed and skill on the ball to give the opposition defenders fits throughout the first half of the MCAC schedule. The Blazers' leading point-getter sits just ahead of rookie teammate Sumeet Brar in the conference statistical leaders chart, both of whom have tallied two goals on the season so far. Wasylik has shown a proficiency of creating scoring chances from open play, cutting in from the wing on the dribble for a chance on goal, or creating on through balls to teammates in space.
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