2022 Virginia Cavaliers women's soccer team

2022 Virginia Cavaliers women's soccer
2022 Virginia Cavaliers women's soccer
NCAA Tournament, Quarterfinals
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches poll	No. 7
TopDrawerSoccer.com	No. 6
Record	16–4–3 (6–2–2 ACC)
Head coach	Steve Swanson (23rd season);
Assistant coaches	Ron Raab (17th season); Sam Raper (1st season);
Home stadium	Klöckner Stadium
	Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

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]

2022 ACC women's soccer standings
v t e	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 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

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	Hometown	Club	TDS Rating
Maggie Cagle MF	Phoenix, Arizona	Phoenix Rising FC	^[3]
Maya Carter MF	Troy, Michigan	Michigan Hawks	^[4]
Jill Flammia MF	Manakin-Sabot, Virginia	Richmond United	^[5]
Tatum Galvin DF	Dallas, Texas	IMG Academy	^[6]
Meredith McDermott FW	Nashua, New Hampshire	FC Stars of Massachusetts	^[7]
Helen Symbas DF	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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
0	GK	USA	Cayla White
1	GK	USA	Michaela Moran
2	MF	USA	Peyton Goldthwaite
3	MF	USA	Alexis Theoret
5	MF	USA	Laughlin Ryan
6	FW	USA	Jansen Eichenlaub
7	FW	USA	Alexa Spaanstra
8	DF	USA	Sarah Clark
9	FW	USA	Meredith McDermott
10	FW	USA	Maggie Cagle
11	MF	USA	Lacey McCormack
12	DF	HAI	Claire Constant
13	FW	USA	Rebecca Jarrett
14	MF	USA	Emma Dawson
15	FW	USA	Brianna Jablonowski
16	DF	USA	Kiki Maki
17	FW	USA	Haley Hopkins


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	FW	USA	Sarah Brunner
19	MF	USA	Jill Flammia
20	DF	USA	Talia Staude
21	MF	USA	Chloe Japic
22	MF	USA	Lia Godfrey
23	DF	USA	Laney Rouse
24	MF	USA	Charlotte McClure
25	DF	USA	Samar Guidry
26	FW	USA	Maya Carter
27	MF	USA	Maggie Fralin
28	MF	USA	Grace Santos
29	GK	USA	Camryn Miller
30	FW	USA	Degen Miller
31	DF	USA	Helen Symbas
32	DF	USA	Tatum Galvin
33	GK	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	Preseason All-ACC Team	August 11	^[11]
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	October 4	^[15]
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	All-ACC Third Team
Maggie Cagle	ACC All-Freshman Team
Jill Flammia	ACC All-Freshman Team
Lia Godfrey	All-American	December 2	^[18]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
United Soccer^[19]	4 (1)	8	5	5	7	2	2	2	13	8	8	11	Not released				7
TopDrawer Soccer^[20]	2	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	5	7	12	11	7	6	6

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]

References

^ 2020 Fact Book (PDF)
^ "Virginia Women's Soccer Announces 2022-23 Incoming Class". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia. May 12, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
^ "Maggie Cagle". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
^ "Maya Carter". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
^ "Jill Flammia". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
^ "Tatum Galvin". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
^ "Meredith McDermott". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
^ "Helen Symbas". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "2022-23 Women's Soccer Roster". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia Athletics. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
^ "2022-23 Women's Soccer Schedule". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia Athletics. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
^ "Duke Named 2022 ACC Women's Soccer Preseason Favorite". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 11, 2022. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
^ "2022 Women's MAC Hermann Trophy Watch Lists Announced". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. August 18, 2022. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
^ "UVA's Hopkins, ND's Klenke Earn ACC Women's Soccer Player of Week Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 30, 2022. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
^ "Duke's Cooper, ND's Wingate, UVA's Staude Notch ACC Player of Week Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. September 6, 2022. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
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^ "ACC Announces Women's Soccer Player of Week Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. October 18, 2022. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
^ "2022 All-ACC Women's Soccer Awards Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 2, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
^ "2022 NCAA Division I Women's All-Americans Announced". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 2, 2022. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
^ "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 5, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
^ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. TopDrawer Soccer. December 5, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
^ "Twelve ACC Student-Athletes Selected in 2023 NWSL Draft". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. January 12, 2023. Retrieved January 13, 2023.

[1] 2020 Fact Book (PDF)

[2] "Virginia Women's Soccer Announces 2022-23 Incoming Class". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia. May 12, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2022.

[3] "Maggie Cagle". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 26, 2022.

[4] "Maya Carter". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 26, 2022.

[5] "Jill Flammia". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 26, 2022.

[6] "Tatum Galvin". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 26, 2022.

[7] "Meredith McDermott". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 26, 2022.

[8] "Helen Symbas". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 26, 2022.

[auto-9] "2022-23 Women's Soccer Roster". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia Athletics. Retrieved September 26, 2022.

[10] "2022-23 Women's Soccer Schedule". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia Athletics. Retrieved September 26, 2022.

[11] "Duke Named 2022 ACC Women's Soccer Preseason Favorite". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 11, 2022. Retrieved August 11, 2022.

[12] "2022 Women's MAC Hermann Trophy Watch Lists Announced". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. August 18, 2022. Retrieved August 18, 2022.

[13] "UVA's Hopkins, ND's Klenke Earn ACC Women's Soccer Player of Week Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 30, 2022. Retrieved August 30, 2022.

[14] "Duke's Cooper, ND's Wingate, UVA's Staude Notch ACC Player of Week Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. September 6, 2022. Retrieved September 6, 2022.

[15] "ACC Announces Women's Soccer Player of Week Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. October 4, 2022. Retrieved October 4, 2022.

[16] "ACC Announces Women's Soccer Player of Week Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. October 18, 2022. Retrieved October 18, 2022.

[17] "2022 All-ACC Women's Soccer Awards Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 2, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.

[18] "2022 NCAA Division I Women's All-Americans Announced". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 2, 2022. Retrieved December 7, 2022.

[19] "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 5, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2022.

[20] "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. TopDrawer Soccer. December 5, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2022.

[21] "Twelve ACC Student-Athletes Selected in 2023 NWSL Draft". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. January 12, 2023. Retrieved January 13, 2023.

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