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2021 Virginia Cavaliers women's soccer team

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2021 Virginia Cavaliers women's soccer
NCAA Tournament, Round of 16
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 8
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 9
Record18–3–2 (8–0–2 ACC)
Head coach
  • Steve Swanson (22nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Ron Raab (16th season)
  • Jaime Frias (3rd season)
Home stadiumKlöckner Stadium
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 ACC women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 8 Virginia  ‍‍‍y 8 0 2   .900 18 3 2   .826
No. 1 Florida State  ‍‍y 7 1 2   .800 21 1 3   .900
No. 5 Duke  ‍‍‍y 7 2 1   .750 16 4 1   .786
No. 16 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y 7 3 0   .700 14 6 2   .682
Clemson  ‍‍‍y 6 3 1   .650 12 7 1   .625
No. 14 North Carolina  ‍‍‍y 5 2 3   .650 12 3 3   .750
No. 25 Wake Forest  ‍‍‍y 6 4 0   .600 16 6 0   .727
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍y 5 3 2   .600 12 6 2   .650
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 4 6 0   .400 11 7 0   .611
NC State  ‍‍‍y 4 6 0   .400 9 9 2   .500
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 3 6 1   .350 7 7 2   .500
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 1 9 0   .100 7 10 1   .417
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍ 1 9 0   .100 4 12 0   .250
Syracuse  ‍‍‍ 0 10 0   .000 4 12 1   .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 2021 Virginia Cavaliers women's soccer team represented the University of Virginia during the 2021 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Cavaliers were led by head coach Steve Swanson, in his twenty second season. They played home games at Klöckner Stadium. This was the team's 36th season playing organized women's college soccer and their 34th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1]

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.

Previous season

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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ACC played a reduced schedule in 2020 and the NCAA Tournament was postponed to 2021.[2][3]

The Cavaliers finished the fall season 8–3–1, 5–2–1 in ACC play to finish in third place. In the ACC Tournament they defeated Louisville in the Quarterfinals before losing to North Carolina in the Semifinals. The Cavaliers finished the spring season 2–1–1 and received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. As an unseeded team, the Cavaliers defeated SIU Edwardsville in the First Round, BYU in the Second Round, Rice in the Third Round, and TCU in the Quarterfinals before losing to Florida State on penalties in the Semifinals.

Squad

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Roster

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As of September 9, 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 Laurel Ivory
1 GK United States USA Michaela Moran
2 MF United States USA Sydney Zandi
3 MF United States USA Alexis Theoret
4 FW United States USA Cam Lexow
5 DF United States USA Lizzy Sieracki
6 FW United States USA Jansen Eichenlaub
7 FW United States USA Alexa Spaanstra
8 DF United States USA Sarah Clark
9 FW Mexico MEX Diana Ordóñez
10 MF United States USA Taryn Torres
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
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW/MF United States USA Haley Hopkins
18 FW/MF United States USA Sarah Brunner
19 MF United States USA Madeline Simpson
20 DF United States USA Talia Staude
21 MF United States USA Lauren Hinton
22 MF United States USA Lia Godfrey
23 DF United States USA Laney Rouse
24 DF United States USA Kira Maguire
25 DF United States USA Samar Guidry
26 MF United States USA Laughlin Ryan
27 MF United States USA Maggie Fralin
28 MF United States USA Peyton Goldthwaite
29 GK United States USA Cayla White
30 FW United States USA Degen Miller
31 MF United States USA Charlotte McClure
32 GK United States USA Camryn Miller
33 GK United States USA Ally Reynolds

Team management

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Position Staff
Athletic Director Carla Williams
Head coach Steve Swanson
Associate head coach Ron Raab
Assistant coach Jamie Frias
Volunteer Assistant Coach Jake Davis
Director of operations Eilidh Thomson

Source:[4]

Schedule

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Source:[5]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 11*
3:00 p.m.
No. 4 at Central Michigan W 3–0 
Central Michigan Soccer/Lacrosse Complex
Maple City, MI
August 14*
Noon
No. 4 at Michigan W 1–0 
U-M Soccer Stadium
Ann Arbor, MI
Non-conference Regular season
August 19*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 4 Richmond W 8–0  1–0–0
Klöckner Stadium (1,162)
Charlottesville, VA
August 22*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 4 at No. 12 West Virginia W 1–0  2–0–0
Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium (1,433)
Morgantown, WV
August 26*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 3 at George Mason W 2–0  3–0–0
George Mason Stadium (1,325)
Fairfax, VA
August 29*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 3 George Washington W 6–1  4–0–0
Klöckner Stadium (1,267)
Charlottesville, VA
September 2*
8:00 p.m.
No. 3 vs. No. 9 Santa Clara W 1–0  5–0–0
Sentara Park (116)
Harrisonburg, VA
September 3*
3:00 p.m., FloSports
No. 3 at James Madison W 2–0  6–0–0
Sentara Park (548)
Harrisonburg, VA
September 9*
8:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 3 No. 14 Penn State L 2–4  6–1–0
Klöckner Stadium (1,559)
Charlottesville, VA
September 12*
Noon, ACCNX
No. 3 Oklahoma W 2–1  7–1–0
Klöckner Stadium (1,052)
Charlottesville, VA
ACC Regular Season
September 15
5:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 7 at Wake Forest W 1–0  8–1–0
(1–0–0)
Spry Stadium (1,487)
Winston-Salem, NC
September 23
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 7 No. 2 Duke W 1–0  9–1–0
(2–0–0)
Klöckner Stadium (1,911)
Charlottesville, VA
September 26
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 7 at NC State W 2–1  10–1–0
(3–0–0)
Dail Soccer Field (264)
Raleigh, NC
October 3
1:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 2 at No. 5 North Carolina T 0–0 2OT 10–1–1
(3–0–1)
Dorrance Field (2,222)
Chapel Hill, NC
October 7
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 2 at Boston College W 3–0  11–1–1
(4–0–1)
Newton Campus Soccer Field (304)
Chestnut Hill, MA
October 10
Noon, ACCNX
No. 2 at Syracuse W 5–0  12–1–1
(5–0–1)
SU Soccer Stadium (78)
Syracuse, NY
October 17
1:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 2 No. 17 Notre Dame W 2–1  13–1–1
(6–0–1)
Klöckner Stadium (2,490)
Charlottesville, VA
October 21
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 2 Louisville W 4–1  14–1–1
(7–0–1)
Klöckner Stadium (1,564)
Charlottesville, VA
October 24
3:00 p.m., ACCRSN
No. 2 Miami (FL) W 6–1  15–1–1
(8–0–1)
Klöckner Stadium (2,396)
Charlottesville, VA
October 28
7:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 1 at No. 3 Florida State T 1–1 2OT 15–1–2
(8–0–2)
Seminole Soccer Complex (2,388)
Tallahassee, FL
ACC Tournament
November 5
5:30 p.m., ACCN
(1) No. 1 vs. (5) No. 24 Clemson
Semifinals
W 1–0  16–1–2
WakeMed Soccer Park (2,687)
Cary, NC
November 7
1:00 p.m., ESPNU
(1) No. 1 vs. (2) No. 2 Florida State
Finals
L 0–1  16–2–2
WakeMed Soccer Park (1,250)
Cary, NC
NCAA Tournament
November 12
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
(1) No. 2 High Point
First Round
W 6–0  17–2–2
Klöckner Stadium (1,201)
Charlottesville, VA
November 18
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
(1) No. 2 Milwaukee
Second Round
W 2–0  18–2–2
Klöckner Stadium (1,445)
Charlottesville, VA
November 20
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
(1) No. 2 (4) No. 13 BYU
Round of 16
L 0–1  18–3–2
Klöckner Stadium (0)
Charlottesville, VA
*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.
Lia Godfrey Preseason All-ACC Team August 12 [6]
Alexa Spaanstra
Lia Godfrey Preseason Hermann Trophy Watchlist August 19 [7]
Haley Hopkins
Alexa Spaanstra
Claire Constant ACC Defensive Player of the Week September 7 [8]
Diana Ordoñez ACC Co-offensive Player of the Week September 28 [9]
Alexa Spaanstra October 19 [10]
Diana Ordoñez ACC Co-offensive Player of the Week October 26 [11]
Steve Swanson ACC Coach of the Year November 4 [12]
Diana Ordoñez ACC Offensive Player of the Year
Lia Godfrey All-ACC First Team
Diana Ordoñez
Samar Guidry All-ACC Second Team
Laurel Ivory
Alexa Spaanstra
Haley Hopkins All-ACC Third Team
Taryn Torres
Haley Hopkins ACC All-Tournament Team November 7 [13]
Diana Ordoñez
Alexa Spaanstra
Talia Staude

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
United Soccer[14]4 (1)3 (1)33 (1)772 (1)2 (1)2 (1)2 (2)1 (26)1 (28)2 (3)Not released8
TopDrawer Soccer[15]33227522221132999

2022 NWSL draft

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Player Team Round Pick # Position
Diana Ordoñez North Carolina Courage 1 6 FW

Source:[16]

References

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  1. ^ 2020 Fact Book (PDF)
  2. ^ "ACC Women's Soccer 2020 Preview | College Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "NCAA Division 1 Council Approves Moving 2020 Fall Championships to Spring 2021". SI.com. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "2021-22 Women's Soccer Roster". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia Athletics. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  5. ^ "2021-22 Women's Soccer Schedule". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia Athletics. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  6. ^ "Florida State Tabbed 2021 ACC Women's Soccer Preseason Favorite". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 12, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  7. ^ "2021 Women's Hermann Trophy Watch List Announced". machermanntrophy.org. Missouri Athletic Club. August 19, 2021. Archived from the original on August 20, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  8. ^ "Virginia's Constant, Wake Forest's Smart Earn ACC Weekly Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. September 7, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  9. ^ "ACC Announces Women's Soccer Weekly Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. September 28, 2021. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  10. ^ "ACC Announces Women's Soccer Weekly Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 19, 2021. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  11. ^ "ACC Announces Women's Soccer Weekly Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 26, 2021. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  12. ^ "2021 All-ACC Women's Soccer Awards Announced". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 4, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  13. ^ "Florida State Wins Second Consecutive ACC Women's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. November 7, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  14. ^ "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 7, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  15. ^ "College Soccer National Rankings". topdrawersoccer.com. TopDrawer Soccer. December 7, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  16. ^ "Ordoñez Taken Sixth Overall By NC Courage In NWSL Draft". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia Athletics. December 18, 2021. Retrieved December 20, 2021.