The 2023 Saint Mary's soccer team kicks off their season on September 1 with their opening match of the year.

The Belles begin the season at Central (Iowa) before a pair of home contests against IU-South Bend and DePauw next week. A handful of non-conference competitions then lead up to the MIAA opener at Trine on September 26.

The squad is made up of 13 returners and 10 newcomers as several players will be set to contribute on the pitch in 2023. Leading the pack of returners are Lindsey Adent, Holly Skrip, Kaitlyn Day, Grace Barresi, Lauren Ryan, and Janelle Aiello. That group of six copmeted in each of the team's 16 contests a year ago with Adent, Skrip, and Barresi getting the start in every match. Mary Kaczynski along with Adent, Barresi, and Day each found the scoring column in 2022.

Team Breakdown
Returners: Lindsey Adent (Sr.), Janelle Aiello (So.), Grace Barresi (Jr.), Kaitlyn Day (Sr.), Katie Harrington (Jr.), Mary Kaczynski (Jr.), Riley Lindsey (Jr.), Izzi Linus (Jr.), Grace Reyda (So.), Lauren Ryan (So.), Izzy Sherman (So.), Holly Skrip (Sr.), Lucy Smith (So.)
Newcomers: Brooke Baumann (Fr.), Grace Brown (Fr.), Claire Keely (Fr.), Cristina Martinez (Fr.), Caroline Miklavcic (So.), Jayda Millspaugh (Fr.), Layne Ridderman (Fr.), Margaret Slove (Fr.), Brynn Stauffacher (So.), Marina C. Vasconcelos (Fr.)

The opening whistle of the 2023 season is set for 1:00 p.m. CDT at Central (Iowa) on Friday, September 1.