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
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record4–12–1 (0–10–0 ACC)
Head coach
  • Nicky Adams (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Kelly Madsen (3rd season)
  • Brandon Denoyer (2nd season)
Home stadiumSU Soccer Stadium
2021 ACC women's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 8 Virginia  y 802 .9001832 .826
No. 1 Florida State  y 712 .8002113 .900
No. 5 Duke  y 721 .7501641 .786
No. 16 Notre Dame  y 730 .7001462 .682
Clemson  y 631 .6501271 .625
No. 14 North Carolina  y 523 .6501233 .750
No. 25 Wake Forest  y 640 .6001660 .727
Virginia Tech  y 532 .6001262 .650
Pittsburgh   460 .4001170 .611
NC State  y 460 .400992 .500
Louisville   361 .350772 .500
Boston College   190 .1007101 .417
Miami (FL)   190 .1004120 .250
Syracuse   0100 .0004121 .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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK United States USA Michaela Walsh
1 GK Canada CAN Sierra Giorgio
2 MF United States USA Liesel Odden
3 MF United States USA Margaret Thornton
4 FW United States USA Ashley Rauch
5 DF Russia RUS Alina Miagkova
6 MF Germany GER Pauline Machtens
7 FW United States USA Blue Ellis
8 DF Belgium BEL Zoe van de Cloot
9 DF United States USA Kendyl Lauher
10 FW New Zealand NZL Hannah Pilley
11 DF United States USA Jenna Tivnan
12 MF United States USA Telly Vunipola
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF United States USA Kate Murphy
15 DF United States USA Natalie Weidenbach
16 MF United States USA Koby Commandant
17 DF Canada CAN Kylen Grant
18 FW United States USA Aysia Cobb
19 FW United States USA Raia James
20 DF United States USA Emma Klein
21 FW United States USA Chelsea Domond
22 GK Canada CAN Lysianne Proulx
23 MF United States USA Chloe Deveze
24 FW United States USA Meghan Root
25 DF United States USA Grace Franklin
26 FW United States USA Erin Flurey

Team management

Position Staff
Head CoachNicky Adams
Assistant CoachKelly Madsen
Assistant CoachBrandon Denoyer

Source:[4]

Schedule

Source:[5]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
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

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked.
Week
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United Soccer[6]Not released
TopDrawer Soccer[7]

References

  1. "ACC Women's Soccer 2020 Preview | College Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  2. "NCAA Division 1 Council Approves Moving 2020 Fall Championships to Spring 2021". SI.com. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  3. "Atlantic Coast Conference Announces Spring Olympic Sports Schedules". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 26, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  4. "2021 Women's Soccer Roster". cuse.com. Syracuse University. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  5. "2021 Women's Soccer Schedule". cuse.com. Syracuse University. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  6. "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 7, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  7. "College Soccer National Rankings". topdrawersoccer.com. TopDrawer Soccer. December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
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