First Recruiting Class

After stepping on campus last year just before the season started, head coach Adam Kleman made a tremendous mark with his staff's recruiting efforts. He and assistant Kinsie Mitchell, brought in 19 student-athletes for the 2024 season. This includes 14 freshmen, two sophomores and three juniors.

A Wealth Of Experience

With a strong returning core, Adam Kleman added a wealth of experience to his line-up with his transfers. Junior Shy Iles played at Southern Indiana while fellow junior Lexi Blasberg competed for two seasons at Wabash Valley College. Junior Brooke Morrison competed at region foe Young Harris. Sophomore Jamie Bryson was a teammate of Morrison and second-year standout Cassidy Wines played her rookie campaign at East Central C.C.  

Full Slate

Last year, USCA lost contests due to weather as well as illness (from the opposing team) and ended up with only 12 regular-season contests. This year, the Pacers have 18 regular-season matches starting Thursday, Sept. 5 at Anderson. 

A Year In The Making 

A season ago, USCA was unable to square off against Anderson in the regular season due to weather. However, the teams are finally able to compete against each other during the championship portion of the schedule for the first time since Sept. 10, 2021 when the teams played at Anderson. 

Against The Region 

Head coach Adam Kleman's team jumps into region play immediately during his second season at the helm of the program. Kleman's squad begins with SAC foe Anderson before taking on region foe Francis Marion (formerly of the PBC) from Conference Carolinas. 

Preseason Poll

The USCA women's soccer team was picked to finish ninth in the PBC Preseason Poll last week. Head coach Adam Kleman's squad added an abundance of newcomers via transfers and high school students with his first signing class. His squad sits just outside the top eight of the league with 21 points in the poll. 

Inside The Numbers

This week, USCA plays at Anderson on Thursday, Sept. 5 and at Francis Marion on Sunday, Sept. 8. Since the program started, the Pacers are 10-1-4 (46.1 percent) in Thursday matches and 3-14-0 (17.6 percent) in Sunday contests. During the same time, the program is 3-5 on Sept. 5 and 1-4-1 on Sept. 8.  

Against The Opponents 

This week, USCA plays at Anderson on Thursday, Sept. 5 and at Francis Marion on Sunday, Sept. 8. The Pacers hold a 6-4 edge over the Trojans in the all-time series. AU has won the last three in the series while USCA won all six contests between 1998-2010. FMU holds an 11-2 lead in the all-time series against the Pacers. The last victory for USCA occurred in 2016 – an 8-0 win in Florence, S.C.