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2023 Virginia Cavaliers women's soccer team

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2023 Virginia Cavaliers women's soccer
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record8–3–6 (3–3–4 ACC)
Head coach
  • Steve Swanson (24th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Ron Raab (18th season)
  • Sam Raper (2nd season)
Home stadiumKlöckner Stadium
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 ACC women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 1 Florida State  ‍y 9 0 1   .950 22 0 1   .978
No. 16 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y 7 1 2   .800 12 4 4   .700
No. 3 Clemson  ‍‍‍y 7 2 1   .750 18 4 4   .769
No. 8 North Carolina  ‍‍‍y 5 0 5   .750 13 2 8   .739
No. 6 Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍y 6 3 1   .650 17 6 1   .729
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 4 2 4   .600 10 3 5   .694
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
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 December 5, 2023
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll

The 2023 Virginia Cavaliers women's soccer team represented the University of Virginia during the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Cavaliers were led by head coach Steve Swanson, in his twenty-fourth season. They played home games at Klöckner Stadium. This was the team's 38th season playing organized women's college soccer and their 36th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1]

The Cavaliers played only three Power 5 opponents in their non-conference season and finished 1–0–2 against those opponents. They began the season ranked number 5, but finished the non-conference season ranked number 18 after the draws against Michigan and Iowa. The Cavaliers finished non-conference with a 5–0–2 record. ACC play started with a draw against Louisville. That was followed by two losses, two more draws, and a loss. However, the Cavaliers did play three ranked teams over that stretch. After a September 24 loss to Wake Forest, they dropped out of the United Soccer Coaches poll. The Cavaliers wouldn't return to the rankings for the rest of the season despite winning three of their last four games.

The Cavaliers finished the season 8–3–6 overall and 3–3–4 in ACC play to finish in seventh place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament. This was the first time the team did not qualify for the ACC tournament since its inception. It was also their first time not making the NCAA tournament since 1993, breaking a streak of twenty-nine straight tournaments. Their eight total wins were tied for the lowest in program history with their 1986 campaign and their three conference wins were their lowest since 2003.

Previous season

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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

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Departures

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Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
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

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Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Kathryn Kelly 24 DF 5'8" Sophomore Belmont, California UCLA[2]

Recruiting class

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Source:[3]

Name Nationality Hometown Club TDS Rating
Ella Carter
MF
United States Leesburg, Virginia TSJ FC Virginia [4]
Aniyah Collier
DF
United States Loganville, Georgia GSA (ECNL U16) [5]
Yuna McCormack
MF
United States Mill Valley, California FC Bay Area [6]
Alexandra Ross
FW
United States Atlanta, Georgia Concorde Fire SC [7]
Victoria Safradin
GK
United States Eastlake, Ohio Internationals SC (OH) [8]

Squad

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Roster

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As of November 27, 2023[9]

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 Cayla White
1 GK United States USA Victoria Safradin
2 MF United States USA Peyton Goldthwaite
3 MF United States USA Alexis Theoret
4 DF United States USA Kiki Maki
5 MF United States USA Laughlin Ryan
6 FW United States USA Degen Miller
7 MF United States USA Yuna McCormack
8 FW United States USA Allie Ross
9 FW United States USA Meredith McDermott
10 FW United States USA Maggie Cagle
11 MF United States USA Lacey McCormack
12 DF United States USA Aniyah Collier
13 DF United States USA Helen Symbas
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF United States USA Emma Dawson
15 FW United States USA Brianna Jablonowski
16 MF United States USA Ella Carter
17 DF United States USA Tatum Galvin
18 FW United States USA Sarah Brunner
19 MF United States USA Jill Flammia
20 DF United States USA Talia Staude
21 MF United States USA Chloe Japic
22 MF United States USA Lia Godfrey
23 DF United States USA Laney Rouse
24 DF United States USA Kathryn Kelly
25 DF United States USA Samar Guidry
26 FW United States USA Maya Carter
29 GK United States USA Camryn Miller

Team management

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Position Staff
Athletic Director Carla Williams
Head Coach Steve Swanson
Associate head coach Ron Raab
Assistant Coach Sam Raper
Assistant Coach Lizzy Sieracki
Director of Operations Eilidh Thomson

Source:[9]

Schedule

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Source:[10][11]

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

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Recipient Award Date Ref.
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]
Maggie Cagle All-ACC Second Team November 1 [15]
Yuna McCormack All-ACC Freshman Team

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
United Soccer[16]5512182022Not released
TopDrawer Soccer[17]66771015

2024 NWSL Draft

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Player Team Round Pick # Position
United States Natalia Staude North Carolina Courage 2 24 DF

Source:[18]

References

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  1. ^ 2020 Fact Book (PDF)
  2. ^ "Virginia Announces Addition Of Transfer Kathryn Kelly". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia Athletics. July 21, 2023. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  3. ^ "Virginia Announces Newcomer Class For 2023-24". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia. May 26, 2023. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  4. ^ "Ella Carter". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  5. ^ "Aniyah Collier". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  6. ^ "Yuna McCormack". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  7. ^ "Alexandra Ross". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  8. ^ "Victoria Safradin". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  9. ^ a b "2023-24 Women's Soccer Roster". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia Athletics. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  10. ^ "2023-24 Women's Soccer Schedule". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia Athletics. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  11. ^ "Virginia Announces 2023 Schedule And Season Ticket Sales". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia Athletics. June 20, 2023. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  12. ^ "North Carolina Named 2023 ACC Women's Soccer Preseason Favorite". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 10, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  13. ^ "2023 Women's Hermann Trophy Watch List Announced". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. August 17, 2023. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "2023 All-ACC Women's Soccer Awards Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 1, 2023. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
  16. ^ "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  17. ^ "College Soccer National Rankings". topdrawersoccer.com. TopDrawer Soccer. December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  18. ^ "Conference-Record 19 Players Selected in 2024 NWSL Draft, UNC's Sentnor Goes No. 1 Overall". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. January 12, 2024. Retrieved January 13, 2024.