2021 Syracuse Orange women's soccer team
The 2021 Syracuse Orange women's soccer team represented Syracuse University during the 2021 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Orange were led by head coach Nicky Adams, in her third season. They played home games at SU Soccer Stadium. This is the team's 25th season playing organized women's college soccer, and their 8th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
2021 Syracuse Orange women's soccer | |
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 4–12–1 (0–10–0 ACC) |
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Home stadium | SU Soccer Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Virginia †y | 8 | – | 0 | – | 2 | .900 | 18 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .826 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Florida State ‡y | 7 | – | 1 | – | 2 | .800 | 21 | – | 1 | – | 3 | .900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Duke y | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .750 | 16 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .786 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Notre Dame y | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .700 | 14 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .682 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson y | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .650 | 12 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 North Carolina y | 5 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .650 | 12 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Wake Forest y | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .600 | 16 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech y | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .600 | 12 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .650 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .400 | 11 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State y | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .400 | 9 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .350 | 7 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .100 | 7 | – | 10 | – | 1 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .100 | 4 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .000 | 4 | – | 12 | – | 1 | .265 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2021 ACC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 7, 2021 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: The ACC |
The Orange finished the season 4–12–1, 0–10–0 in ACC play to finish in fourteenth place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament. They were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.
Previous season
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ACC played a reduced schedule in 2020 and the NCAA Tournament was postponed to 2021.[1][2] The ACC did not play a spring league schedule, but did allow teams to play non-conference games that would count toward their 2020 record in the lead up to the NCAA Tournament.[3]
The Orange finished the fall season 1–7–0, 1–7–0 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament. The Orange did not participate in the spring season and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.
Squad
Roster
- As of December 13, 2021 [4]
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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Head Coach | Nicky Adams |
Assistant Coach | Kelly Madsen |
Assistant Coach | Brandon Denoyer |
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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 10* 6:00 p.m. |
Army | W 1–0 | – |
SU Soccer Stadium Syracuse, NY | |||||||
August 12* 7:00 p.m. |
Lafayette | W 2–0 | – |
SU Soccer Stadium Syracuse, NY | |||||||
Non-Conference Regular season | |||||||||||
August 19* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Albany | Canceled | – |
SU Soccer Stadium Syracuse, NY | |||||||
August 22* Noon, ACCNX |
Fairleigh Dickinson | W 2–0 | 1–0–0 |
SU Soccer Stadium (303) Syracuse, NY | |||||||
August 26* 4:30 p.m., ACCN |
Niagara | L 2–4 | 1–1–0 |
SU Soccer Stadium (102) Syracuse, NY | |||||||
August 29* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Eastern Michigan | W 2–1 | 2–1–0 |
SU Soccer Stadium (24) Syracuse, NY | |||||||
September 2* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Binghamton | W 1–0 | 3–1–0 |
SU Soccer Stadium (56) Syracuse, NY | |||||||
September 5* 2:00 p.m. |
at New Hampshire | W 2–0 | 4–1–0 |
Wildcat Stadium (252) Durham, NH | |||||||
September 9* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Cornell | T 0–0 | 4–1–1 |
SU Soccer Stadium (45) Syracuse, NY | |||||||
September 12* 1:00 p.m. |
at Connecticut | L 0–3 | 4–2–1 |
Morrone Stadium (963) Storrs, CT | |||||||
ACC Regular season | |||||||||||
September 18 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at Notre Dame | L 0–4 | 4–3–1 (0–1–0) |
Alumni Stadium (542) Notre Dame, IN | |||||||
September 23 6:00 p.m., ACCN |
Louisville | L 1–2 | 4–4–1 (0–2–0) |
SU Soccer Stadium (23) Syracuse, NY | |||||||
September 26 1:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Wake Forest | L 0–2 | 4–5–1 (0–3–0) |
SU Soccer Stadium (34) Syracuse, NY | |||||||
October 2 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at No. 4 Duke | L 0–2 | 4–6–1 (0–4–0) |
Koskinen Stadium (784) Durham, NC | |||||||
October 7 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at No. 1 Florida State | L 0–5 | 4–7–1 (0–5–0) |
Seminole Soccer Complex (1,464) Tallahassee, FL | |||||||
October 10 Noon, ACCNX |
No. 2 Virginia | L 0–5 | 4–8–1 (0–6–0) |
SU Soccer Stadium (78) Syracuse, NY | |||||||
October 18 Noon, ACCNX |
Pittsburgh | L 2–4 | 4–9–1 (0–7–0) |
SU Soccer Stadium (12) Syracuse, NY | |||||||
October 21 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at Clemson | L 0–8 | 4–10–1 (0–8–0) |
Riggs Field (371) Clemson, SC | |||||||
October 24 1:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at NC State | L 0–3 | 4–11–1 (0–9–0) |
Dail Soccer Field (296) Raleigh, NC | |||||||
October 28 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Virginia Tech | L 1–2 | 4–12–1 (0–10–0) |
SU Soccer Stadium (59) Syracuse, NY | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
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[6] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released | — | ||
TopDrawer Soccer[7] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
References
- "ACC Women's Soccer 2020 Preview | College Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- "NCAA Division 1 Council Approves Moving 2020 Fall Championships to Spring 2021". SI.com. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- "Atlantic Coast Conference Announces Spring Olympic Sports Schedules". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 26, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
- "2021 Women's Soccer Roster". cuse.com. Syracuse University. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
- "2021 Women's Soccer Schedule". cuse.com. Syracuse University. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
- "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 7, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- "College Soccer National Rankings". topdrawersoccer.com. TopDrawer Soccer. December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.