DES MOINES, Iowa — The Drake University women's soccer schedule for the 2025 season has been unveiled, the program announced today. The Bulldogs are set for 18 regular season contests and a pair of exhibition matches, with 10 taking place at Mediacom Stadium.

Drake begins its regular season with nine non-conference matchups before Missouri Valley Conference play picks up in the back half of September. The non-conference portion of the Bulldogs' schedule is highlighted by a pair of duels against Big 12 members Iowa State and Kansas.

The Bulldogs will first take the pitch on August 7 in an exhibition with Creighton from Omaha. Drake will have another exhibition, this time from Des Moines, as it hosts St. Thomas two days later on August 9.

The official start of the season will feature two home matches for the Bulldogs first challenging Wyoming on August 14 followed by a duel with South Dakota on August 17. Drake will remain on the road for the rest of August with four contests against Western Illinois (8/21), Iowa State (8/24), SIUE (8/28), and Kansas (8/31).

September will feature six matches for the Blue and White with three matches at home and three on the road. Drake begins the month with back-to-back home games versus Omaha (9/3) and South Dakota State (9/10). The non-conference slate concludes with a road trip to Butler on Sept.14.

MVC play starts with Valparaiso at home on Sept. 20. The Bulldogs then head south to close out the month at Belmont (9/25) and at Murray State (9/28).

October features another six contests for Drake, with four matches happening on home turf and two on the road. The Bulldogs will go back-and-forth between home and the road for its first four matches of the month hosting Indiana State (10/5) and in-state rival UNI (10/18). The two away matches will take place from the state of Illinois against UIC (10/11) and Illinois State (10/23).

The regular season concludes with two home contests for the Bulldogs. Drake will first welcome Evansville to Des Moines on Oct. 26 and then face Southern Illinois in the regular season finale on Oct. 30.

The MVC Women's Soccer Championship is set to begin on Sunday, November 2, and will end on Saturday, November 8. Sites for those contests will be determined by seeding.

The entire schedule for the Drake women's soccer team can be found at the link provided.