Xavier University Athletics
Natalie Bain Named to Provisional Roster, Headed to U-23 USA National Team Training Camp
10.16.25 | Women's Soccer
Bain is the only collegiate player among 24 players selected to camp
PHILADELPHIA - Xavier women's soccer defender Natalie Bain has been named to the Provisional U-23 Women's National Team Roster for the upcoming Domestic Training Camp. Bain is the only collegiate student-athlete among the 24 players who have been called up to the U.S. Under-23 Women's National Team training camp outside of Philadelphia, Pa. that will run from Oct. 20-28.
From Oct. 20-23, the camp will run concurrently with the U.S. Women's National Team's time in Philadelphia so U.S. head coach Emma Hayes and her staff can observe trainings. The U-23s will also attend the USA vs. Portugal match on Oct. 23 at Subaru Park in Chester, Pa. The U-23s will stay in Philadelphia area to train after the USWNT leaves for Connecticut and then Kansas City to finish its October slate of matches.
Bain, a senior from Alexandria, Ky., has started in all 15 matches this season, playing over 1,110 minutes to help Xavier to 11 wins, including eight shutout victories. Bain has helped the Xavier defense limit opponents to just eight goals over the last 13 matches, with the Musketeers going unbeaten through that stretch. Offensively, she has a career-high nine points on three goals and three assists so far in 2025.
For her career, Bain has played in 79 matches for the Musketeers, starting in all 79. She has totaled over 6800 minutes for the Xavier backline, helping the Musketeer defense to 42 shutouts during her time at Xavier.
This is Bain's first call up to the U.S. Women's National Team. The reigning BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year, Bain was selected as the league's Preseason Defensive Player of the Year and was ranked No. 8 on TopDrawerSoccer's National Top 100 players list ahead of the 2025 season. Bain, who was a MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist in 2024, was also named to the Preseason Watch List for the 2025 season.
Bain became the first Musketeer in program history to earn USC All-American honors twice in her career after being named to the USC All-America Second Team following the 2023 and 2024 seasons.
Bain has also earned All-BIG EAST honors following each of her three seasons at Xavier, picking up All-Freshman Team and Second Team accolades in 2022, and First Team honors in 2023 and 2024.
From Oct. 20-23, the camp will run concurrently with the U.S. Women's National Team's time in Philadelphia so U.S. head coach Emma Hayes and her staff can observe trainings. The U-23s will also attend the USA vs. Portugal match on Oct. 23 at Subaru Park in Chester, Pa. The U-23s will stay in Philadelphia area to train after the USWNT leaves for Connecticut and then Kansas City to finish its October slate of matches.
Bain, a senior from Alexandria, Ky., has started in all 15 matches this season, playing over 1,110 minutes to help Xavier to 11 wins, including eight shutout victories. Bain has helped the Xavier defense limit opponents to just eight goals over the last 13 matches, with the Musketeers going unbeaten through that stretch. Offensively, she has a career-high nine points on three goals and three assists so far in 2025.
For her career, Bain has played in 79 matches for the Musketeers, starting in all 79. She has totaled over 6800 minutes for the Xavier backline, helping the Musketeer defense to 42 shutouts during her time at Xavier.
This is Bain's first call up to the U.S. Women's National Team. The reigning BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year, Bain was selected as the league's Preseason Defensive Player of the Year and was ranked No. 8 on TopDrawerSoccer's National Top 100 players list ahead of the 2025 season. Bain, who was a MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist in 2024, was also named to the Preseason Watch List for the 2025 season.
Bain became the first Musketeer in program history to earn USC All-American honors twice in her career after being named to the USC All-America Second Team following the 2023 and 2024 seasons.
Bain has also earned All-BIG EAST honors following each of her three seasons at Xavier, picking up All-Freshman Team and Second Team accolades in 2022, and First Team honors in 2023 and 2024.
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