While there isn’t a Friday night matchup on tap for Angel City FC tonight, the team is still keeping busy making moves. Today, the club announced they have moved defender Sophia Mattice, to the active roster as they look to fill in the hole with defender Savy King out while she recovers from her medical incident last weekend. Mattice has been training with the team since their 2025 Coachella Valley Invitational preseason tournament, and now joins the club’s main roster after signing a short term contract.
📰 #AngelCityFC has moved defender Sophia Mattice to the active roster ahead of the club’s match against Bay FC. Mattice has been training with the club as a trialist since February.
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Mattice comes from the University of Kentucky, where she competed in 18 matches as a grad-senior, scoring two goals and one assist for the Wildcats. She landed on the 2024 SEC Preseason Watchlist, which fueled her to a career-high 28 shots and 12 shots on goal.
Originally from Folsom, California, Mattice attended the University of Portland prior to her lone season with the Kentucky Wildcats, where she competed as a midfielder. In 2020, she was named to the All-WCC Freshman Team, earning one goal and one assist in nine matches. In her junior season, Mattice led the Pilots in assists with three, earning 2022 All-WCC Honorable Mention honors.
With the team set to take on rivals, Bay FC, tomorrow we will likely see Megan Reid get the starting nod to fill in at center back. That said, Angel City have not been shy about playing youth this season, so we should be seeing Mattice sooner rather than later, especially with her having been training with the squad and already familiar with what it is they are looking for in a defender.
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