SAN JOSE, Calif. — Following an impressive season with the Duke women's soccer program in 2024, Blue Devil graduate student
Hannah Bebar has inked a three-year deal with Bay FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) through 2027.
Currently working on her master's degree at Duke University with the Fuqua Business School, Bebar is expected to join Bay FC this spring.
"We're very excited to bring in a player of Hannah's caliber to this club," said Head Coach Albertin Montoya. "She has excelled at every stop along her playing career so far, and we're thrilled to see what she can accomplish at Bay FC."
Bebar joins Bay FC after a standout college career that saw her earn three All-America selections, two at Harvard in 2021 and 2022, and one at Duke in 2024. Despite having her freshman season in 2020 canceled due to the COVID pandemic, she played for the Crimson for three seasons from 2021-23.
Along the way, she earned three consecutive First-Team All-Ivy League selections and was named a semi-finalist for the 2022 MAC Hermann Trophy, awarded to college soccer's top men's and women's players.
Bebar transferred to Duke ahead of the 2024 season and helped the Blue Devils to a semifinal appearance at the NCAA College Cup, the ACC regular season title and 18 wins. She started all 22 games, while totaling three goals and five assists across 1,700 minutes. In her entire collegiate career, Bebar appeared in 69 matches, tallying 20 goals and 30 assists.
The Naperville, Ill., native has represented U.S. Youth National Teams at almost every level. She competed at the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Uruguay, starting two matches in the tournament. She participated in the U.S. Women's National Team January camp alongside Bay FC defender Alyssa Malonson.
Bebar will team with Duke graduate
Tess Boade on the Bay FC squad.
Bay FC's preparations for the 2025 season are currently underway. The club will train in San Jose through Feb. 7, before traveling to Santa Barbara, Calif., for a week of sessions from Feb. 8-14, and Indio, Calif., from Feb. 16-22 for the 2025 Coachella Valley Invitational.
In Indio, Bay FC will take on a pair of NWSL foes in exhibition matches, lining up opposite Seattle Reign FC Sunday, Feb. 16, and San Diego Wave FC Saturday, Feb. 22. Both of Bay FC's matches at the event will be open to fans, with passes on sale at CoachellaValleyInvitational.com.
The 2025 NWSL regular season will kick off March 16, with Bay FC opening its campaign on the road against the Utah Royals at America First Field in Sandy, Utah.
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