2024 Virginia Cavaliers women's soccer team
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
U. Soc. Coaches poll | No. 4 |
TopDrawerSoccer.com | No. 3 |
Record | 6–0–0 (0–0–0 ACC) |
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Home stadium | Klöckner Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Stanford | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Virginia | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Florida State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 North Carolina | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | – | 2 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9т Notre Dame | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .786 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .786 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .786 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 Virginia Tech | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .786 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Clemson | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2024 ACC Tournament champion As of September 5, 2024 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: The ACC |
The 2024 Virginia Cavaliers women's soccer team represents the University of Virginia during the 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Cavaliers are led by head coach Steve Swanson, in his twenty-fifth season. They play home games at Klöckner Stadium. This is the team's 39th season playing organized women's college soccer and their 37th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1]
Previous season
[edit]The Cavaliers finished the season 8–3–6 overall and 3–3–4 in ACC play to finish in seventh place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament. This was the first time the team did not qualify for the ACC tournament since its inception. It was also their first time not making the NCAA tournament since 1993, breaking a streak of twenty-nine straight tournaments. Their eight total wins were tied for the lowest in program history with their 1986 campaign and their three conference wins were their lowest since 2003.
Offseason
[edit]Departures
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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Cayla White | 0 | GK | 5'6" | Graduate Student | Arlington, Virginia | Graduated |
Peyton Goldthwaite | 2 | MF | 5'4" | Senior | Durham, North Carolina | Graduated |
Lacey McCormack | 11 | DF | 5'8" | Graduate Student | Arlington, Virginia | Graduated |
Brianna Jablonowski | 15 | FW | 5'6" | Senior | Centerport, New York | Graduated; Transferred to Northeastern |
Sarah Brunner | 18 | FW/MF | 5'4" | Senior | Jacksonville, Florida | Graduated; Transferred to South Florida |
Talia Staude | 20 | DF | 5'7" | Graduate Student | Atlanta, Georgia | Graduated; Drafted 24th overall in the 2024 NWSL Draft |
Incoming Transfers
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Moira Kelley | 20 | DF | 5'9" | Graduate Student | Overland Park, Kansas | Kansas |
Linda Mittermair | 11 | FW/MF | 5'7" | Graduate Student | Hitzing, Austria | University of Vienna |
Ellie Sommers | 33 | GK | 5'7" | Graduate Student | Boulder, Colorado | Loyola Marymount |
Source:[2]
Recruiting class
[edit]Source:[2]
Name | Nationality | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating |
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Sophia Bradley FW |
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Wayne, New Jersey | PDA | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Sarah Flammia MF |
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Goochland, Virginia | Richmond United | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Kira Waller MF |
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Alexandria, Virginia | Virginia Union | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Annamarie Williams MF |
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Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania | Internationals SC (OH) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Squad
[edit]Roster
[edit]- As of August 15, 2024[7]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Team management
[edit]Position | Staff |
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Athletic Director | Carla Williams |
Head Coach | Steve Swanson |
Associate head coach | Ron Raab |
Assistant Coach | Sam Raper |
Assistant Coach | Lizzy Sieracki |
Director of Operations | Eilidh Thomson |
Source:[7]
Schedule
[edit]Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
August 7* 7:00 p.m. |
Tennessee | None Reported | – |
Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA | |||||||
August 10* 7:30 p.m. |
Georgetown | None Reported | – |
Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA | |||||||
Non-conference Regular season | |||||||||||
August 15* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Towson | W 2–0 | 1–0–0 |
Klöckner Stadium (1,110) Charlottesville, VA | |||||||
August 18* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Northwestern | W 2–0 | 2–0–0 |
Klöckner Stadium (1,088) Charlottesville, VA | |||||||
August 22* 5:30 p.m., BTN+ |
No. 21т | at No. 3 Penn State | W 2–1 | 3–0–0 |
Jeffrey Field (1,603) State College, PA | ||||||
August 25* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 21т | Utah Valley | W 5–0 | 4–0–0 |
Klöckner Stadium (—) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
September 1* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
No. 7 | at James Madison | W 3–0 | 5–0–0 |
Sentara Park (624) Harrisonburg, VA | ||||||
September 5* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
No. 4 | at VCU | W 1–0 | 6–0–0 |
Sports Backers Stadium (481) Richmond, VA | ||||||
September 8* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 4 | Howard | Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA | ||||||||
ACC Regular Season | |||||||||||
September 12 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at Miami | Cobb Stadium Coral Gables, FL | |||||||||
September 15 12:00 p.m., ACCN |
Wake Forest | Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA | |||||||||
September 21 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Notre Dame | Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA | |||||||||
September 27 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at North Carolina | Dorrance Field Chapel Hill, NC | |||||||||
October 3 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at Duke | Koskinen Stadium Durham, NC | |||||||||
October 10 7:00 p.m., ACCN |
NC State | Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA | |||||||||
October 13 1:00 p.m., ACCNX |
SMU | Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA | |||||||||
October 17 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at Florida State | Seminole Soccer Complex Tallahassee, FL | |||||||||
October 25 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Clemson | Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA | |||||||||
October 31 8:00 p.m., ACCN |
at Virginia Tech Rivalry |
Thompson Field Blacksburg, VA | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |
Awards and honors
[edit]Recipient | Award | Date | Ref. |
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Maggie Cagle | Pre-season All-ACC Team | August 8, 2024 | [10] |
Lia Godfrey | |||
Tatum Galvin | ACC Defensive Player of the Week – Week 1 | August 20, 2024 | [11] |
Maggie Cagle | ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week – Week 2 | August 27, 2024 | [12] |
Victoria Safradin | ACC Defensive Player of the Week – Week 2 |
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
United Soccer[13] | RV | 21т | 7 | 4 | Not released | ||||||||||||
TopDrawer Soccer[14] | 23 | 22 | 5 | 3 |
References
[edit]- ^ 2022 Women's Soccer Record Book (PDF), University of Virginia, July 2, 2024, retrieved July 25, 2024
- ^ a b "Virginia Women's Soccer Announces 2024 Newcomers". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia. July 2, 2024. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
- ^ "Sophia Bradley". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
- ^ "Sarah Flammia". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
- ^ "Kira Waller". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
- ^ "Annamarie Williams". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
- ^ a b "2024-25 Women's Soccer Roster". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia Athletics. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
- ^ "2024-25 Women's Soccer Schedule". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia Athletics. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
- ^ "Virginia Women's Soccer Announces 2024 Schedule And Ticket Sales". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia Athletics. June 13, 2024. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
- ^ "Florida State Selected 2024 ACC Women's Soccer Preseason Favorite". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 8, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
- ^ "FSU's Huff, Virginia's Galvin Named ACC Women's Soccer Players of Week". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 20, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
- ^ "ACC Announces Weekly Women's Soccer Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 27, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
- ^ "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. September 3, 2024. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
- ^ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawerSoccer. TopDrawer Soccer. September 2, 2024. Retrieved September 3, 2024.