2023 Virginia Cavaliers women's soccer team
The 2023 Virginia Cavaliers women's soccer team represents the University of Virginia during the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Cavaliers are led by head coach Steve Swanson, in his twenty-fourth season. They play home games at Klöckner Stadium. This is the team's 38th season playing organized women's college soccer and their 36th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1]
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 8–3–6 (3–3–4 ACC) |
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| Home stadium | Klöckner Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Florida State † | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .950 | 14 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .967 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Notre Dame | 7 | – | 1 | – | 2 | .800 | 11 | – | 2 | – | 4 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Clemson | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .750 | 13 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .806 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 North Carolina | 5 | – | 0 | – | 5 | .750 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 8 | .778 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Pittsburgh | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .650 | 13 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 4 | – | 2 | – | 4 | .600 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 5 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 3 | – | 3 | – | 4 | .500 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 6 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .400 | 7 | – | 8 | – | 3 | .472 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .400 | 4 | – | 9 | – | 5 | .361 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25т Duke | 2 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .350 | 6 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .350 | 3 | – | 9 | – | 6 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .250 | 3 | – | 10 | – | 4 | .294 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 0 | – | 6 | – | 4 | .200 | 3 | – | 9 | – | 6 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 0 | – | 9 | – | 1 | .050 | 2 | – | 14 | – | 2 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2023 ACC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament Source: The ACC As of October 26, 2023 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
The Cavaliers finished 16–4–3 overall and 6–2–2 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the fourth-seed in the ACC Tournament, they hosted Duke in the First Round and lost 2–1. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, where they were the third-seed in the UCLA Bracket. They defeated Fairleigh Dickinson in the First Round, Xavier in the Second Round, two-seed Penn State in the Round of 16 before falling to eventual champions UCLA in the Quarterfinals to end their season.
Offseason
Departures
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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| Michaela Moran | 1 | GK | 5'8" | Graduate Student | Greeley, Colorado | Graduated |
| Jansen Eichenlaub | 6 | FW/MF | 5'5" | Senior | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan | Graduated |
| Alexa Spaanstra | 7 | FW | 5'5" | Graduate Student | Brighton, Michigan | Graduated; drafted 10th overall in the 2023 NWSL Draft |
| Sarah Clark | 8 | DF | 5'6" | Graduate Student | Brighton, Michigan | Graduated |
| Claire Constant | 12 | DF | 5'7" | Graduate Student | Alexandria, Virginia | Graduated |
| Rebecca Jarrett | 13 | FW | 5'6" | Graduate Student | Washington Township, New Jersey | Graduated |
| Haley Hopkins | 17 | FW | 5'10" | Graduate Student | Newport Beach, California | Graduated; drafted 11th overall in the 2023 NWSL Draft |
| Charlotte McClure | 24 | MF | 5'5" | Sophomore | Ridgeland, South Carolina | Transferred to Florida |
| Maggie Fralin | 27 | MF | 5'5" | Junior | Richmond, Virginia | Transferred to Maryland |
| Grace Santos | 28 | MF | 5'7" | Junior | Charlottesville, Virginia | — |
| Ally Reynolds | 33 | GK | 5'7" | Sophomore | Los Angeles, California | — |
Incoming Transfers
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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| Kathryn Kelly | 24 | DF | 5'8" | Sophomore | Belmont, California | UCLA[2] |
Recruiting class
Source:[3]
| Name | Nationality | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating |
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Ella Carter MF |  | Leesburg, Virginia | TSJ FC Virginia |   [4] |
Aniyah Collier DF | | Loganville, Georgia | GSA (ECNL U16) | [5] |
Yuna McCormack MF | | Mill Valley, California | FC Bay Area | [6] |
Alexandra Ross FW | | Atlanta, Georgia | Concorde Fire SC | [7] |
Victoria Safradin GK | | Eastlake, Ohio | Internationals SC (OH) | [8] |
Squad
Roster
- As of August 22, 2023[9]
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 | Sam Raper |
| Volunteer Assistant Coach | Lizzy Sieracki |
| Director of Operations | Eilidh Thomson |
Source:[9]
Schedule
| Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| August 8* 12:00 p.m. |
No. 5 | vs. No. 3 Notre Dame | L 1–3 | – |
Central Michigan Soccer Complex Maple City, MI | ||||||
| August 13* 12:00 p.m. |
No. 5 | at Ohio State | None Reported | – |
Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium Columbus, OH | ||||||
| Non-conference Regular season | |||||||||||
| August 17* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 5 | Nevada | W 5–0 | 1–0–0 |
Klöckner Stadium (1,199) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
| August 20* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 5 | Radford | W 5–0 | 2–0–0 |
Klöckner Stadium (1,390) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
| August 24* 8:00 p.m.15, ACCNX |
No. 5 | Michigan | T 0–0 | 2–0–1 |
Klöckner Stadium (1,684) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
| August 27* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
No. 5 | at George Mason | W 4–0 | 3–0–1 |
George Mason Stadium (928) Fairfax, VA | ||||||
| August 31* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 12 | West Virginia | W 2–1 | 4–0–1 |
Klöckner Stadium (1,497) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
| September 3* 3:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 12 | VCU | W 4–1 | 5–0–1 |
Klöckner Stadium (1,172) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
| September 7* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 18 | Iowa | T 0–0 | 5–0–2 |
Klöckner Stadium (1,345) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
| ACC Regular Season | |||||||||||
| September 16 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 20 | at Louisville | T 1–1 | 5–0–3 (0–0–1) |
Lynn Stadium (221) Louisville, KY | ||||||
| September 21 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 22 | No. 1 North Carolina | L 0–1 | 5–1–3 (0–1–1) |
Klöckner Stadium (2,674) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
| September 24 2:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 22 | at Wake Forest | L 0–2 | 5–2–3 (0–2–1) |
Spry Stadium (710) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
| October 1 12:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 17 Duke | T 1–1 | 5–2–4 (0–2–2) |
Klöckner Stadium (1,817) Charlottesville, VA | |||||||
| October 5 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at No. 9 Clemson | T 1–1 | 5–2–5 (0–2–3) |
Riggs Field (583) Clemson, SC | |||||||
| October 8 2:00 p.m., ACCN |
at NC State | L 1–2 | 5–3–5 (0–3–3) |
Dail Soccer Field (252) Raleigh, NC | |||||||
| October 15 1:30 p.m., ACCN |
Virginia Tech Rivalry |
W 3–0 | 6–3–5 (1–3–3) |
Klöckner Stadium (2,184) Charlottesville, VA | |||||||
| October 19 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Miami (FL) | W 1–0 | 7–3–5 (2–3–3) |
Klöckner Stadium (1,419) Charlottesville, VA | |||||||
| October 22 2:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Boston College | T 1–1 | 7–3–6 (2–3–4) |
Klöckner Stadium (1,415) Charlottesville, VA | |||||||
| October 26 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at Syracuse | W 4–0 | 8–3–6 (3–3–4) |
SU Soccer Stadium (102) Syracuse, NY | |||||||
| *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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| Maggie Cagle | Pre-season All-ACC Team | August 10 | [12] |
| Lia Godfrey | Hermann Trophy Preseason Watchlist | August 17 | [13] |
| Meredith McDermott | ACC Offensive Player of the Week | September 5 | [14] |
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[15] | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | Not released | |||||
| TopDrawer Soccer[16] | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
References
- 2020 Fact Book (PDF)
- "Virginia Announces Addition Of Transfer Kathryn Kelly". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia Athletics. July 21, 2023. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
- "Virginia Announces Newcomer Class For 2023-24". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia. May 26, 2023. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
- "Ella Carter". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
- "Aniyah Collier". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
- "Yuna McCormack". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
- "Alexandra Ross". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
- "Victoria Safradin". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
- "2023-24 Women's Soccer Roster". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia Athletics. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
- "2023-24 Women's Soccer Schedule". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia Athletics. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
- "Virginia Announces 2023 Schedule And Season Ticket Sales". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia Athletics. June 20, 2023. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
- "North Carolina Named 2023 ACC Women's Soccer Preseason Favorite". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 10, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- "2023 Women's Hermann Trophy Watch List Announced". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. August 17, 2023. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
- "Virginia's McDermott, UNC's King Named ACC Women's Soccer Players of Week". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. September 5, 2023. Retrieved September 5, 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". topdrawersoccer.com. TopDrawer Soccer. October 23, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
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