2019 Virginia Cavaliers women's soccer team
The 2019 Virginia Cavaliers women's soccer team represented University of Virginia during the 2019 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Cavaliers were led by head coach Steve Swanson, in his nineteenth season. They played home games at Klöckner Stadium. This was the team's 34th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 32nd playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference[1]
2019 Virginia Cavaliers women's soccer | |
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NCAA Tournament, Second Round | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
U. Soc. Coaches poll | No. 9 |
TopDrawerSoccer.com | No. 9 |
Record | 17–2–3 (6–0–3 ACC) |
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Home stadium | Klöckner Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 North Carolina †‡y | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .950 | 24 | – | 1 | – | 2 | .926 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Florida State y | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | .800 | 18 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Virginia y | 6 | – | 0 | – | 3 | .833 | 17 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .841 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Louisville y | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .600 | 13 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 NC State y | 4 | – | 2 | – | 4 | .600 | 12 | – | 7 | – | 4 | .609 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Duke y | 3 | – | 1 | – | 6 | .600 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 7 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson y | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .500 | 11 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame y | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .500 | 11 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech y | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .500 | 12 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .684 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 2 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .300 | 5 | – | 10 | – | 3 | .361 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .250 | 5 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 1 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .250 | 6 | – | 8 | – | 4 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .167 | 3 | – | 11 | – | 2 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 1 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .150 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2019 ACC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 10, 2019 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: The ACC |
The Cavaliers finished the season 17–2–3, 6–0–3 in ACC play to finish in third place. As the third seed in the ACC Tournament, they defeated Duke in the quarterfinals and Florida State in the semifinals. In the final, they ended up losing to North Carolina. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Radford before losing to Washington State in the Second Round.
Squad
Roster
Updated June 26, 2020[2]
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
Position | Staff |
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Athletic Director | Carla Williams |
Head coach | Steve Swanson |
Associate head coach | Ron Raab |
Assistant Coach | Jamie Frias |
Director of Operations | Eilidh Thomson |
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Schedule
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Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
August 15, 2019* 1:00 p.m. |
No. 9 | Illinois | W 2–0 | – |
Keystone Soccer Complex Maple City, MI | ||||||
August 18, 2019* 5:00 p.m. |
No. 9 | Richmond United U14 Boys | W 3–0 | – |
Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
Non-Conference Regular Season | |||||||||||
August 23, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 9 | UC Irvine | W 7–0 | 1–0–0 |
Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
August 25, 2019* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 9 | Liberty | W 6–0 | 2–0–0 |
Klöckner Stadium (1,326) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
August 30, 2019* 5:30 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 6 | East Carolina | W 4–0 | 3–0–0 |
Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
September 1, 2019* 2:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 6 | No. 12 West Virginia | W 4–1 | 4–0–0 |
Klöckner Stadium (1,854) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
September 5, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 5 | No. 15 Georgetown | W 2–0 | 5–0–0 |
Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
September 8, 2019* 12:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 5 | Minnesota | W 2–0 | 6–0–0 |
Klöckner Stadium (1,510) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
September 12, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 4 | William & Mary | W 8–1 | 7–0–0 |
Klöckner Stadium (1,234) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
September 15, 2019* 1:00 p.m., BTN Plus |
No. 4 | at No. 8 Penn State | W 2–1 | 8–0–0 |
Jeffrey Field (1,039) State College, PA | ||||||
ACC Regular Season | |||||||||||
September 20, 2019 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 1 | at Wake Forest | T 1–1 2OT | 8–0–1 (0–0–1) |
Spry Stadium (1,011) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
September 26, 2019 5:00 p.m., RSN |
No. 1 | No. 16 Virginia Tech | W 2–0 | 9–0–1 (1–0–1) |
Klöckner Stadium (2,415) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
September 29, 2019 2:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 1 | No. 10 Duke | T 0–0 2OT | 9–0–2 (1–0–2) |
Klöckner Stadium (2,048) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
October 4, 2019 8:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 1 | at Miami (FL) | W 3–0 | 10–0–2 (2–0–2) |
Cobb Stadium (700) Coral Gables, FL | ||||||
October 10, 2019 7:00 p.m., RSN |
No. 1 | at NC State | T 0–0 2OT | 10–0–3 (2–0–3) |
Dail Soccer Field (674) Raleigh, NC | ||||||
October 13, 2019 1:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 1 | at No. 5 Florida State | W 1–0 2OT | 11–0–3 (3–0–3) |
Seminole Soccer Complex Tallahassee, FL | ||||||
October 20, 2019 2:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 1 | Notre Dame | W 3–0 | 12–0–3 (4–0–3) |
Klöckner Stadium (1,500) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
October 24, 2019 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 1 | No. 12 Louisville | W 3–0 | 13–0–3 (5–0–3) |
Klöckner Stadium (1,968) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
October 27, 2019 1:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 1 | Boston College | W 6–1 | 14–0–3 (6–0–3) |
Klöckner Stadium (1,804) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
October 31, 2019 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 1 | at Syracuse | Canceled[5] | 14–0–3 (6–0–3) |
SU Soccer Stadium Syracuse, NY | ||||||
ACC Tournament | |||||||||||
November 3, 2019 5:00 p.m., ACCN |
(3) No. 1 | (6) No. 9 Duke Quarterfinals |
W 1–0 | 15–0–3 |
Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
November 8, 2019 2:30 p.m., ACCN |
(3) No. 1 | (2) No. 5 Florida State Semifinals |
W 2–1 OT | 16–0–3 |
Sahlen's Stadium (1,875) Cary, NC | ||||||
November 10, 2019 12:00 p.m., ESPNU |
(3) No. 1 | (1) No. 3 North Carolina Final |
L 1–2 2OT | 16–1–3 |
Sahlen's Stadium (2,492) Cary, NC | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
November 16, 2019 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
(1) No. 3 | Radford First Round |
W 3–0 | 17–1–3 |
Klöckner Stadium (894) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
November , 2019 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
(1) No. 3 | Washington State Second Round |
L 2–3 | 17–2–3 |
Klöckner Stadium (960) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
2020 NWSL College Draft
Player | Team | Round | Pick # | Position |
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Courtney Petersen | Orlando Pride | 1 | 7 | DF |
Phoebe McClernon | Orlando Pride | 2 | 14 | DF |
Zoe Morse | Chicago Red Stars | 3 | 19 | MF |
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Rankings
Poll | Pre | Wk 1 |
Wk 2 |
Wk 3 |
Wk 4 |
Wk 5 |
Wk 6 |
Wk 7 |
Wk 8 |
Wk 9 |
Wk 10 |
Wk 11 |
Wk 12 |
Wk 13 |
Wk 14 |
Wk 15 |
Wk 16 |
Final |
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United Soccer[7] | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 (21) | 1 (28) | 1 (22) | 1 (22) | 1 (19) | 1 (24) | 1 (26) | 1 (27) | 3 | None Released | 9 | |||
TopDrawer Soccer [8] | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
References
- "2018 Women's Soccer Fact Book" (PDF). virginiasports.com. University of Virginia Athletics. pp. 32–34. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2019. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
- "2019 Women's Soccer Roster". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia. September 30, 2013. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
- "2019 Women's Soccer Coaching Staff". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia. April 13, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
- "2019 Women's Soccer Schedule". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
- "No. 1 Virginia's Match At Syracuse Cancelled Due To Inclement Weather". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia Athletics. October 31, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
- "Three Virginia Players Taken In NWSL Draft". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia Athletics. January 16, 2020. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
- "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 10, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- "College Soccer National Rankings". topdrawersoccer.com. TopDrawer Soccer. December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 9, 2019.