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Women’s Soccer opens 2026 season against Marquette
8/11/2026 9:39:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Tommies face Golden Eagles at home to open season
ST. PAUL, MINN.- Tommie Women's Soccer is set to open the 2026 season on home turf on Wednesday, August 12th against the Marquette Golden Eagles. Kick-off is slated for 3 p.m. at South Field.
Where to Watch
All St. Thomas Women's Soccer home games and away Summit League contests can be viewed on the Summit League Network with a Midco Sports Plus subscription.
Live stats for all St. Thomas home games can be viewed on Tommiesports.com with links available on the Tommie Women's Soccer team's schedule page.
New era of Tommie Women's Soccer
Tommie soccer is entering a new era this season with the addition of a brand-new coaching staff. Gretta Macdonald, Becca Brandt, and Alex Piekarski are the new faces on the sideline and have taken the rains of Tommie Women's soccer.
Becca Brandt will be the interim head coach for the 2026 season as Head Coach Gretta Macdonald takes a leave of absence.
Brandt comes to St. Thomas with numerous coaching experience, most recently she served on Macdonald's staff for one season at St. Cloud State. Becca also spent time at UW-Madison as an assistant and recruiting coordinator (2022-2025). Brandt also spent her playing career at UW-Madison from 2014-2018; she served as the team captain in 2017.
Alex Piekarski also joins the Tommie staff as an assistant with a vast coaching resume. Piekarskie spent two seasons with Macdonald at SCSU. Prior to that, he spent five seasons as the head coach of Northwestern Oklahoma State. He also spent time as the head coach at NAIA Hastings College, and an assistant at Utah State and Wayne State College.
Scouting the Golden Eagles
The Marquette Golden Eagles finished the 2025 season 7-7-4. Last season, the Golden Eagles defeated the Tommies 4-1 at South Field.
2026 Tommies
The Tommies return 15 to the squad and have added 10 new additions.
Schedule Talk
The St. Thomas Tommies will play seven games on home turf at South Field during the 2026 season. Five of the seven home games will be Summit League contests.
Follow Along
For any and all information regarding the University of St. Thomas women's soccer team, follow along on Instagram and X at @TommieWSoccer.
