2023 Pittsburgh Panthers women's soccer team
The 2023 Pittsburgh Panthers women's soccer team represents University of Pittsburgh during the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Panthers are led by head coach Randy Waldrum, in his sixth season. They play home games at Ambrose Urbanic Field. This is the team's 28th season playing organized women's college soccer and their 11th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| U. Soc. Coaches poll | No. 20 |
| TopDrawerSoccer.com | No. 13 |
| Record | 12–4–1 (5–3–1 ACC) |
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| Home stadium | Ambrose Urbanic Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Florida State | 8 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .944 | 13 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .964 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Clemson | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .833 | 13 | – | 1 | – | 3 | .853 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Notre Dame | 6 | – | 1 | – | 2 | .778 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 4 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 North Carolina | 5 | – | 0 | – | 4 | .778 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 7 | .794 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Pittsburgh | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .611 | 12 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 3 | – | 2 | – | 4 | .556 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 5 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .444 | 7 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 2 | – | 3 | – | 4 | .444 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 6 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25т Duke | 2 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .389 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .389 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 6 | .353 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 2 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .333 | 3 | – | 9 | – | 5 | .324 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .278 | 3 | – | 9 | – | 4 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 0 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .167 | 3 | – | 9 | – | 5 | .324 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 0 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .056 | 2 | – | 13 | – | 2 | .176 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2023 ACC Tournament champion As of October 24, 2023 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: The ACC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
The Panthers finished the season 14–5–3 overall and 5–3–2 in ACC play to finish in sixth place. As the sixth seed in the ACC Tournament they tied Notre Dame 1–1, but lost the ensuing penalty shoot-out 5–4. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, the first tournament bid in program history.[1] As the fourth-seed in the Florida State Bracket, they defeated Buffalo in the first round and, fifth-seed Georgetown in the second round before traveling to first-seed Florida State in the round of 16. The Panther's run would end in Tallahassee were they lost 3–0.
Offseason
Departures
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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| Caitlyn Lazzarini | 1 | GK | 5'8" | Senior | Nazareth, Pennsylvania | Graduated |
| Mackenzie Edwards | 3 | DF | 5'7" | Senior | Jamison, Pennsylvania | Graduated |
| Leah Pais | 8 | FW | 5'4" | Senior | Mississauga, Canada | Graduated |
| Emily Yaple | 10 | MF | 5'5" | Junior | Erie, Pennsylvania | Transferred to Florida[2] |
| Hailey Davidson | 11 | DF | 5'4" | Graduate Student | Prosper, Texas | Graduated |
| Bri Hilsenteger | 14 | MF | 5'3" | Sophomore | Austin, Texas | Transferred to Houston |
| Athalie Palomo | 17 | DF | 5'3" | Senior | Irving, Texas | Graduated |
| Elena Hinkson | 18 | MF | 5'7" | Sophomore | Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania | Transferred to Florida Gulf Coast |
| Paige Califf | 19 | MF | 5'8" | Freshman | Orange, California | Transferred to CSUN |
| Maddie Keister | 20 | MF | 5'6" | Sophomore | Le Roy, New York | Transferred to Youngstown State[3] |
| Krystyna Rytel | 22 | MF | 5'8" | Senior | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Graduated |
| Keely Brown | 30 | DF | 5'8" | Freshman | Castle Pines, Colorado | Transferred to San Jose State |
| Misa Kasparcova | 31 | MF | 5'3" | Freshman | Collegeville, Pennsylvania | Transferred to UMBC |
| Gabriella Beibart | 33 | GK | 5'8" | Senior | Morristown, New Jersey | Graduated |
| Chantelle Parker | 35 | FW | 5'7" | Junior | Milton, Canada | Transferred to Northern Illinois |
Incoming Transfers
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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| Emily Cooper | 31 | FW | 5'10" | Sophomore | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Recruiting Class
| Name | Nationality | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating |
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Olivia Duray MF |  | Woodridge, Illinois | FC United (IL) |   [4] |
Paige Dziedzic FW | | Chicago, Illinois | Eclipse Select (IL) | [5] |
Emily Edwards GK | | Holly Springs, North Carolina | North Carolina FC Youth | [6] |
Delaney Evers MF | | Oakdale, Pennsylvania | Beadling SC | [7] |
Kaitlyn Killinger FW | | Plum, Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh Hotspurs | [8] |
Olivia Lee DF | | Scarsdale, New York | NYSC | [9] |
Emma Rhoades MF | | Fenton, Michigan | Nationals (GA) | [10] |
Kaley Simqu DF | | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh Hotspurs | [11] |
Sage Stelzer DF | | Blue Bell, Pennsylvania | Penn Fusion SA | [12] |
Emma Van Meter GK | | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | [13] |
Lucia Wells FW | | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | [14] |
Squad
Roster
- As of August 19, 2023[15]
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 | Randy Waldrum |
| Associate Head Coach | Ben Waldrum |
| Assistant Coach | Jesse Goleman |
Source:[15]
Schedule
| Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| August 6* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 14 | at West Virginia | None Reported | — |
Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium Morgantown, WV | ||||||
| August 10* 3:00 p.m. |
No. 14 | Niagara | W 6–0 | — |
Ambrose Urbanic Field Pittsburgh, PA | ||||||
| Non-Conference Regular Season | |||||||||||
| August 17* 7:00 p.m., Youtube |
No. 14 | at Buffalo | W 2–1 | 1–0–0 |
UB Stadium (375) Buffalo, NY | ||||||
| August 20* 1:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 14 | Drexel | W 4–1 | 2–0–0 |
Ambrose Urbanic Field (657) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||||
| August 24* 7:00 p.m., BoxCast |
No. 21 | at Kent State | W 1–0 | 3–0–0 |
Zoeller Field (498) Kent, OH | ||||||
| August 27* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 21 | Bucknell | W 5–0 | 4–0–0 |
Ambrose Urbanic Field (786) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||||
| August 31* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 21 | Duquesne | W 6–1 | 5–0–0 |
Ambrose Urbanic Field (939) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||||
| September 3* 4:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 21 | Bowling Green | W 5–1 | 6–0–0 |
Ambrose Urbanic Field (733) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||||
| September 7* 7:00 p.m., FloFC |
No. 22 | at No. 21 Xavier | L 1–2 | 6–1–0 |
Corcoran Field (726) Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
| September 10* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
No. 22 | at Cincinnati | W 2–1 | 7–1–0 |
Gettler Stadium (280) Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
| ACC Regular season | |||||||||||
| September 17 2:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at NC State | W 2–0 | 8–1–0 (1–0–0) |
Dail Soccer Field (331) Raleigh, NC | |||||||
| September 21 8:00 p.m., ACCN |
at Louisville | L 2–3 | 8–2–0 (1–1–0) |
Lynn Stadium (279) Louisville, KY | |||||||
| September 24 1:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 10 Notre Dame | T 1–1 | 8–2–1 (1–1–1) |
Ambrose Urbanic Field (973) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
| September 30 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Boston College | W 2–0 | 9–2–1 (2–1–1) |
Ambrose Urbanic Field (858) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
| October 5 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 22 Duke | W 2–1 | 10–2–1 (3–1–1) |
Ambrose Urbanic Field (958) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
| October 8 1:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 17 Wake Forest | W 4–1 | 11–2–1 (4–1–1) |
Ambrose Urbanic Field (545) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
| October 14 1:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 17 | at Syracuse | W 6–0 | 12–2–1 (5–1–1) |
SU Soccer Stadium (187) Syracuse, NY | ||||||
| October 19 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 18 | at No. 1 Florida State | L 2–3 | 12–3–1 (5–2–1) |
Seminole Soccer Complex (1,125) Tallahassee, FL | ||||||
| October 22 2:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 18 | at No. 9 Clemson | L 0–1 | 12–4–1 (5–3–1) |
Riggs Field (867) Clemson, SC | ||||||
| October 26 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 20 | Virginia Tech | Ambrose Urbanic Field Pittsburgh, PA | ||||||||
| ACC Tournament | |||||||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. | |||||||||||
Awards and honors
| Recipient | Award | Date | Ref. |
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| Amanda West | Preseason All-ACC Team | August 10 | [18] |
| Sarah Schupansky | ACC Offensive Player of the Week | August 29 | [19] |
Rankings
| Week | |||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| United Soccer[20] | 14 | 21 | 21 | 22 | RV | RV | — | RV | 17 | 18 | 20 | Not released | |||||
| TopDrawer Soccer[21] | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 13 | ||||||
References
- "Pitt women's soccer team makes first ever ncaa tournament". post-gazette.com. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 7, 2022. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
- Howard, Mary (May 5, 2023). "Gator Soccer Adds Transfer Emily Yaple". floridagators.com. University of Florida Athletics. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
- "Women's Soccer Adds Gonzalez, Keister for 2023". ysusports.com. Youngstown State Athletics. June 16, 2023. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
- "Olivia Duray". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
- "Paige Dziedzic". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
- "Emily Edwards". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
- "Delaney Evers". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
- "Kaitlyn Killinger". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
- "Olivia Lee". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
- "Emma Rhoades". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
- "Kaley Simqu". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
- "Sage Stelzer". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
- "Emma Van Meter". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
- "Lucia Wells". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
- "2023 Women's Soccer Roster". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh Athletics. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
- "2023 Women's Soccer Schedule". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
- "Women's Soccer Debuts 2023 Schedule". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh. June 29, 2023. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
- "North Carolina Named 2023 ACC Women's Soccer Preseason Favorite". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 10, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- "Pitt's Schupansky, UNC's Meza Named ACC Women's Soccer Players of Week". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 29, 2023. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
- "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. October 24, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. TopDrawer Soccer. October 23, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
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