San Jose, Calif. (Jan. 27, 2025) – Bay FC, the women’s professional soccer franchise in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL), announced the team’s current roster as the club opens the 2025 preseason today. The initial roster consists of 25 players who will take part in the club’s preparations for its second NWSL season, set to kick off in March.
22 players from the club’s inaugural season return under contract, including standout players Tess Boade, Emily Menges, Racheal Kundananji, Asisat Oshoala, Alyssa Malonson and Abby Dahlkemper.
The club’s two new signings, Morgan Hill, Calif. native and 2024 ACC Offensive Player of the Year Karlie Lema, and three-time All-American at Tennessee and Florida State Taylor Huff, will each join the team after signing their first professional contracts. Lema joined Bay FC Dec. 30 from Cal, and Huff joined Bay FC Jan. 8.
Forward Catherine Paulson is in camp with Bay FC as a non-roster invite. Paulson joined Bay FC during the 2024 season as a National Team Replacement Player while defender Savy King represented the U.S. U-20 Women’s National Team at the 2024 FIFA U-20 World Cup. She signed a contract to remain with the club through the end of the 2024 season in October.
Bay FC’s preparations for the 2025 season begin today, Jan. 27, as the team hosts its first official training sessions. The club will train in San Jose through Feb. 7, before traveling to Santa Barbara, Calif. for a week of sessions from Feb. 8-14, and Indio, Calif. from Feb. 16-22 for the 2025 Coachella Valley Invitational. In Indio, Bay FC will take on a pair of NWSL foes in exhibition matches, lining up opposite Seattle Reign FC Sunday, Feb. 16, and San Diego Wave FC Saturday, Feb. 22. Both of Bay FC’s matches at the event will be open to fans, with passes on sale at CoachellaValleyInvitational.com.
The 2025 NWSL regular season will kick off March 16, with Bay FC opening its campaign on the road against the Utah Royals at America First Field in Sandy, Utah. The club will play its first home match on March 22, vs. Racing Louisville FC at PayPal Park. The club’s full 2025 schedule is available now at BayFC.com.
2024 Bay FC Preseason Roster (Alphabetically by position):
Goalkeepers (4): Emmie Allen, Melissa Lowder, Katelyn Rowland, Jordan Silkowitz
Defenders (8): Jordan Brewster, Abby Dahlkemper, Caprice Dydasco, Savy King, Alyssa Malonson, Emily Menges, Maddie Moreau, Kiki Pickett
Midfielders (5): Joelle Anderson, Dorian Bailey, Caroline Conti, Taylor Huff, Jamie Shepherd
Forwards (8): Tess Boade, Penelope Hocking, Rachel Hill, Racheal Kundananji (INTL), Karlie Lema, Asisat Oshoala (INTL), Catherine Paulson (NRI), Princess (INTL, NYR)
INTL – International Player
NRI – Non-roster invitee
NYR – Not yet reported
About Bay Football Club
Bay Football Club (Bay FC) is the professional soccer franchise representing the Bay Area and the 14th team to join the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL). Bay FC was established in April 2023 and co-founded by USWNT legends Brandi Chastain, Leslie Osborne, Danielle Slaton, and Aly Wagner in partnership with global investment firm Sixth Street and an investor group of leading tech, business and sports executives. Sixth Street’s investment is the largest institutional investment to date in a women’s professional sports franchise. Bay FC is changing the face of women’s soccer as we know it. The Club began play in the 2024 season. Tickets are now on sale for Bay FC at BayFC.com and fans can follow Bay FC’s social channels (@wearebayfc) for the latest news, merchandise, and events.
