2022 Virginia Cavaliers women's soccer team

2022 Virginia Cavaliers women's soccer
NCAA Tournament, Quarterfinals
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 7
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 6
Record16–4–3 (6–2–2 ACC)
Head coach
  • Steve Swanson (23rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Ron Raab (17th season)
  • Sam Raper (1st season)
Home stadiumKlöckner Stadium
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 ACC women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 2 North Carolina  ‍†‍‍y 8 – 2 – 0   .800 20 – 5 – 1   .788
No. 3 Florida State  ‍†‍‡‍y 8 – 2 – 0   .800 17 – 3 – 3   .804
No. 5 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y 7 – 2 – 1   .750 17 – 3 – 3   .804
No. 7 Virginia  ‍‍‍y 6 – 2 – 2   .700 16 – 4 – 3   .761
No. 6 Duke  ‍‍‍y 6 – 2 – 2   .700 15 – 5 – 3   .717
No. 12 Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍y 5 – 3 – 2   .600 14 – 5 – 3   .705
Clemson  ‍‍‍y 4 – 3 – 3   .550 8 – 5 – 5   .583
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍y 4 – 5 – 1   .450 10 – 7 – 2   .579
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍y 3 – 6 – 1   .350 9 – 7 – 3   .553
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 3 – 7 – 0   .300 6 – 8 – 2   .438
NC State  ‍‍‍y 2 – 6 – 2   .300 7 – 7 – 6   .500
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍ 2 – 7 – 1   .250 5 – 8 – 3   .406
Syracuse  ‍‍‍ 1 – 6 – 3   .250 8 – 7 – 3   .528
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 1 – 7 – 2   .200 5 – 8 – 5   .417
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2022 ACC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Source: The ACC
As of December 6, 2022
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll

The 2022 Virginia Cavaliers women's soccer team represented the University of Virginia during the 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Cavaliers were led by head coach Steve Swanson, in his twenty third season. They played home games at Klöckner Stadium. This was the team's 37th season playing organized women's college soccer and their 35th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1]

The team 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.

Previous season

Main article: 2021 Virginia Cavaliers women's soccer team

The Cavaliers finished the season 18–3–2 and 8–0–2 in ACC play to finish as regular season champions. As the top seed in the ACC Tournament they received a bye into the Semifinals. They defeated Clemson before losing to Florida State in the Final. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and were one of the four number one seeds. They defeated High Point in the First Round and Milwaukee in the Second Round before losing to BYU in the Sweet 16 to end their season.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Laurel Ivory 0 GK 5'9" Graduate Student Surfside, Florida Graduated
Sydney Zandi 2 MF 5'5" Graduate Student West Chester, Pennsylvania Graduated
Cam Lexow 4 FW 5'9" Junior Abington, Pennsylvania N/A
Lizzy Sieracki 5 DF 5'6" Graduate Student Acworth, Georgia Graduated, became Volunteer Assistant Coach
Diana Ordóñez 9 FW 5'11" Junior Prosper, Texas Graduated, drafted 6th overall in the 2022 NWSL Draft
Taryn Torres 10 MF 5'6" Graduate Student Frisco, Texas Graduated
Madeline Simpson 19 MF 5'7" Freshman Atlanta, Georgia N/A
Lauren Hinton 21 MF 5'4" Senior Parker, Texas Graduated
Kia Maguire 24 DF 5'6" Junior Hingham, Massachusetts Transferred to Brown

Incoming Transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Chloe Japic 21 MF 5'6" Junior Palo Alto, California Baylor
Grace Santos 28 MF 5'7" Junior Charlottesville, Virginia Arizona

Recruiting class

Source:[2]

Name Nationality Hometown Club TDS Rating
Maggie Cagle
MF
 United States Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix Rising FC [3]
Maya Carter
MF
 United States Troy, Michigan Michigan Hawks [4]
Jill Flammia
MF
 United States Manakin-Sabot, Virginia Richmond United [5]
Tatum Galvin
DF
 United States Dallas, Texas IMG Academy [6]
Meredith McDermott
FW
 United States Nashua, New Hampshire FC Stars of Massachusetts [7]
Helen Symbas
DF
 United States Atlanta, Georgia Concorde Fire SC [8]

Squad

Roster

As of September 26, 2022[9]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. 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 Michaela Moran
2 MF United States USA Peyton Goldthwaite
3 MF United States USA Alexis Theoret
5 MF United States USA Laughlin Ryan
6 FW United States USA Jansen Eichenlaub
7 FW United States USA Alexa Spaanstra
8 DF United States USA Sarah Clark
9 FW United States USA Meredith McDermott
10 FW United States USA Maggie Cagle
11 MF United States USA Lacey McCormack
12 DF Haiti HAI Claire Constant
13 FW United States USA Rebecca Jarrett
14 MF United States USA Emma Dawson
15 FW United States USA Brianna Jablonowski
16 DF United States USA Kiki Maki
17 FW United States USA Haley Hopkins
No. Pos. Nation Player
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 MF United States USA Charlotte McClure
25 DF United States USA Samar Guidry
26 FW United States USA Maya Carter
27 MF United States USA Maggie Fralin
28 MF United States USA Grace Santos
29 GK United States USA Camryn Miller
30 FW United States USA Degen Miller
31 DF United States USA Helen Symbas
32 DF United States USA Tatum Galvin
33 GK United States USA Ally Reynolds

Team management

Position Staff
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

Source:[10]

Date
Time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 10*
Noon 		No. 4 vs. Illinois L 1–2  –
 Central Michigan Soccer Complex
Maple City, MI
August 13*
Noon 		No. 4 at No. 9 Michigan T 1–1  –
 U-M Soccer Stadium
Ann Arbor, MI
Non-conference Regular season
August 18*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 4 George Mason W 3–1  1–0–0
 Klöckner Stadium (1,117)
Charlottesville, VA
August 21*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 4 Loyola (MD) W 6–0  2–0–0
 Klöckner Stadium (1,181)
Charlottesville, VA
August 25*
4:00 p.m., FloSports 		No. 8 at No. 11 Georgetown W 1–0  3–0–0
 Shaw Field (257)
Washington, D.C.
August 28*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 8 Fairleigh Dickinson W 5–0  4–0–0
 Klöckner Stadium (1,282)
Charlottesville, VA
September 1*
5:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 5 James Madison W 2–0  5–0–0
 Klöckner Stadium (1,431)
Charlottesville, VA
September 4*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 5 No. 23 Memphis W 5–0  6–0–0
 Klöckner Stadium (1,508)
Charlottesville, VA
September 8*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 5 Oregon State W 5–0  7–0–0
 Klöckner Stadium (1,016)
Charlottesville, VA
September 11*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 5 VCU T 0–0  7–0–1
 Klöckner Stadium (1,403)
Charlottesville, VA
ACC Regular Season
September 17
6:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 7 at No. 2 North Carolina W 3–2  8–0–1
(1–0–0) 		Dorrance Field (3,912)
Chapel Hill, NC
September 22
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 2 at No. 18 Notre Dame L 0–1  8–1–1
(1–1–0) 		Alumni Stadium (718)
Notre Dame, IN
September 25
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 2 Louisville W 2–0  9–1–1
(2–1–0) 		Klöckner Stadium (1,924)
Charlottesville, VA
October 2
1:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 2 at No. 4 Duke W 1–0  10–1–1
(3–1–0) 		Koskinen Stadium (848)
Durham, NC
October 6
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 2 No. 3 Florida State L 0–1  10–2–1
(3–2–0) 		Klöckner Stadium (3,082)
Charlottesville, VA
October 9
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 2 Syracuse T 2–2  10–2–2
(3–2–1) 		Klöckner Stadium (1,795)
Charlottesville, VA
October 13
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 13 at Virginia Tech
Rivalry 		T 3–3  10–2–3
(3–2–2) 		Thompson Field (1,702)
Blacksburg, VA
October 20
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 8 Wake Forest W 1–0  11–2–3
(4–2–2) 		Klöckner Stadium (1,317)
Charlottesville, VA
October 23
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 8 NC State W 4–0  12–2–3
(5–2–2) 		Klöckner Stadium (2,032)
Charlottesville, VA
October 27
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 8 at Miami (FL) W 1–0  13–2–3
(6–2–2) 		Cobb Stadium (287)
Coral Gables, FL
ACC Tournament
October 30
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		(4) No. 11 (5) No. 8 Duke
First Round 		L 1–2  13–3–3
 Klöckner Stadium (691)
Charlottesville, VA
NCAA Tournament
November 12
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(3) No. 11 Fairleigh Dickinson
First Round 		W 4–0  14–3–3
 Klöckner Stadium (1,118)
Charlottesville, VA
November 18
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(3) No. 11 vs. Xavier
Second Round 		W 3–1  15–3–3
 Jeffrey Field (261)
University Park, PA
November 20
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(3) No. 11 at (2) No. 21 Penn State
Round of 16 		W 3–2 2OT 16–3–3
 Jeffrey Field (474)
University Park, PA
November 26
9:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(3) No. 11 at (1) No. 1 UCLA
Quarterfinal 		L 1–2 2OT 16–4–3
 Wallis Annenberg Stadium (2,419)
Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Awards and honors

Recipient Award Date Ref.
Lia Godfrey Preseason All-ACC Team August 11 [11]
Alexa Spaanstra
Lia Godfrey Hermann Trophy Preseason Watchlist August 18 [12]
Haley Hopkins ACC Offensive Player of the Week August 30 [13]
Talia Staude ACC Defensive Player of the Week September 6 [14]
Lia Godfrey ACC Co-offensive Player of the Week October 4 [15]
Cayla White ACC Defensive Player of the Week
Haley Hopkins ACC Co-offensive Player of the Week October 18 [16]
Lia Godfrey All-ACC First Team November 2 [17]
Haley Hopkins All-ACC Second Team
Maggie Cagle All-ACC Third Team
Alexa Spaanstra
Maggie Cagle ACC All-Freshman Team
Jill Flammia
Lia Godfrey All-American December 2 [18]

Rankings

See also: 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
United Soccer[19]4 (1)8557222138811Not released7
TopDrawer Soccer[20]2112223344571211766

2023 NWSL Draft

Main article: 2023 NWSL Draft
Player Team Round Pick # Position
Alexa Spaanstra Kansas City Current 1 10 FW
Haley Hopkins North Carolina Courage 1 11 FW

Source:[21]

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