Recruiting outlook: 1–8 projected openings for the Class of 2027
Bulldogs · Des Moines, Iowa · Missouri Valley
Head coach
Starts by eligibility remaining
Hatch: players who may have one more season under the House settlement rules.
This season's roster
28
Players on the 2026–27 roster
Counters 28
Designated seats above cap 0
Coach's 2024–25 avg 30 (historical)
Coach's usual roster
Current 2026–27 roster · 28 players
Domestic 26 · 93% · International 2 · 7%
1 · 4%
1 · 4%current high-school seniors
Slated to replace current players with 1 season of eligibility remaining
0–6
Spots left
Ceiling, not spots available.
Designated seats leaving: 0 (not backfilled).
current high-school juniors
Slated to replace current players with 2 seasons of eligibility remaining
3–4
Spots left
Estimate · How this is counted
current high-school sophomores
Slated to replace current players with 3 seasons of eligibility remaining
7
Spots left
Estimate · How this is counted
current high-school freshmen
Slated to replace current players with 4 seasons of eligibility remaining
7
Spots left
Estimate · How this is counted
| Player | Year and eligibility | Pos | From | Grad Year | GP | GS | MIN | G | A | PTS | SH | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Addison Hoben | Seasons left: 3–4 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as So. | F | Spencer, IowaSpencer | Class of 2025 · 3 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Addy Basler | Seasons left: 4–5 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Fr. | DDefender | Lee's Summit, Mo.St. Michael the Archangel | Class of 2026 · 4 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 13 | 6 | 658 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Alanna PenningtonPrevious school: Western Illinois | Seasons left: 1–2 (transitional)Prior collegeAssumed clockListed as Sr. | DDefender | Ankeny, IowaAnkeny Centennial | Class of 2023 · 1 Year of Eligibility Remaining | 12 | 12 | 838 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Alexa Aylward | Seasons left: 4–5 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Fr. | F | Lenexa, Kan.St. James Academy | Class of 2026 · 4 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 12 | 3 | 462 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 6 |
| Alli Stickelmaier | Seasons left: 3–4 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as So. | DDefender | Peoria, Ill.Peoria Notre Dame | Class of 2025 · 3 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 2 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alma BeatonPrevious school: Minnesota | Seasons left: 0 (exhausted)Prior collegeAssumed clockListed as Gr. | MMidfielder | St. Louis Park, Minn.St. Louis Park | Class of 2022 · 1 Year of Eligibility Remaining | 13 | 11 | 798 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 |
| Angela Gutierrez | Seasons left: 1–2 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Sr. | MMidfielder | Oakdale, Minn.Tartan | Class of 2023 · 1 Year of Eligibility Remaining | 13 | 12 | 847 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 41 | 21 |
| Ava HallPrevious school: UNI | Seasons left: 3–4 (transitional)Prior collegeAssumed clockListed as So. | MMidfielder | West Des Moines, IowaValley | Class of 2025 · 3 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 13 | 3 | 464 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Claire Emmerich | Seasons left: 2–3 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Jr. | MMidfielder | Grafton, Wis.Dominican | Class of 2024 · 2 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 13 | 13 | 982 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3 |
| Delaney O'Doherty | Seasons left: 2–3 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Jr. | DDefender | Omaha, Neb.Skutt Catholic | Class of 2024 · 2 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 12 | 0 | 201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ellie Ohlmann | Seasons left: 4–5 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Fr. | F | Prior Lake, Minn.Prior Lake | Class of 2026 · 4 Years of Eligibility Remaining | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Hannah Renz | Seasons left: 2–3 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Jr. | DDefender | Grimes, IowaDallas Center-Grimes | Class of 2024 · 2 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 13 | 10 | 879 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Isabella Balsley | Seasons left: 2–3 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Jr. | F | Johnston, IowaJohnston | Class of 2024 · 2 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 13 | 10 | 821 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 12 |
| Ivy Sobel | Seasons left: 3–4 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as So. | MMidfielder/Defender | Denver, Colo.Denver South | Class of 2025 · 3 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 5 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Izzy Snowden | Seasons left: 2–3 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Jr. | DDefender | Elkhorn, Neb.Marian | Class of 2024 · 2 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 9 | 7 | 689 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joanah Jepsen | Seasons left: 4–5 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Fr. | F | Bettendorf, IowaPleasant Valley | Class of 2026 · 4 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 5 | 1 | 108 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Kamryn Wray | Seasons left: 4–5 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Fr. | DDefender | Omaha, Neb.Marian | Class of 2026 · 4 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 13 | 6 | 693 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| Kylie Binger | Seasons left: 3–4 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as So. | DDefender | Lee's Summit, Mo.Lee's Summit North | Class of 2025 · 3 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 11 | 6 | 535 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Lena MullerPrevious school: Heartland C.C. | Seasons left: 1–2 (transitional)Prior collegeAssumed clockListed as Sr. | DDefender | Frankfurt, GermanyKurt Schumacher Scule | Class of 2023 · 1 Year of Eligibility Remaining | 4 | 2 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Megan Thomsen | Seasons left: 3–4 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as So. | DDefender | Waukesha, Wis.Waukesha West | Class of 2025 · 3 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 11 | 1 | 189 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Mika MarollyPrevious school: St. Bonaventure | Seasons left: 1–2 (transitional)Prior collegeAssumed clockListed as Sr. | MMidfielder | Montreal, CanadaEcole Secondaire Des Sources | Class of 2023 · 1 Year of Eligibility Remaining | 11 | 10 | 764 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
| Paige Millstone | Seasons left: 1–2 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Sr. | FForward/Defender | Palatine, Ill.Palatine | Class of 2023 · 1 Year of Eligibility Remaining | 6 | 2 | 162 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Peyton Mendelsberg | Seasons left: 3–4 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as So. | DDefender | Denver, Colo.Denver East | Class of 2025 · 3 Years of Eligibility Remaining | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Trelyn White | Seasons left: 3–4 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as So. | F | Sioux City, IowaBishop Heelan | Class of 2025 · 3 Years of Eligibility Remaining | 13 | 2 | 406 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 5 |
| Zoey Mahoney | Seasons left: 1–2 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Sr. | DDefender | Waukee, IowaWaukee Northwest | Class of 2023 · 1 Year of Eligibility Remaining | 13 | 13 | 905 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 7 |
