2024 Virginia Cavaliers women's soccer team

2024 Virginia Cavaliers women's soccer
2024 Virginia Cavaliers women's soccer
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches poll	No. RV
Record	13–5–1 (5–5–0 ACC)
Head coach	Steve Swanson (25th season);
Assistant coaches	Ron Raab (19th season); Sam Raper (3rd season); Lizzy Sieracki (1st season);
Home stadium	Klöckner Stadium
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

The 2024 Virginia Cavaliers women's soccer team represents the University of Virginia during the 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Cavaliers are led by head coach Steve Swanson, in his twenty-fifth season. They play home games at Klöckner Stadium. This is the team's 39th season playing organized women's college soccer and their 37th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.^[1]

2024 ACC women's soccer standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
No. 3 Duke ‍†‍‍^y	9	–	0	–	1	.950	18	–	3	–	1	.841
No. 2 Wake Forest ‍‍‍^y	7	–	2	–	1	.750	16	–	4	–	4	.750
No. 13 Florida State ‍‍‡‍^y	7	–	2	–	1	.750	15	–	2	–	4	.810
No. 1 North Carolina ‍‍‍^y	7	–	3	–	0	.700	22	–	5	–	0	.815
No. 7 Virginia Tech ‍‍‍^y	6	–	2	–	2	.700	14	–	6	–	3	.674
No. 6 Notre Dame ‍‍‍^y	5	–	1	–	4	.700	14	–	4	–	4	.727
California ‍‍‍^y	5	–	4	–	1	.550	13	–	6	–	2	.667
No. 4 Stanford ‍‍‍^y	5	–	4	–	1	.550	16	–	5	–	2	.739
Virginia ‍‍‍^y	5	–	5	–	0	.500	13	–	5	–	1	.711
Boston College ‍‍‍	4	–	4	–	2	.500	12	–	5	–	2	.684
Pittsburgh ‍‍‍	3	–	5	–	2	.400	9	–	6	–	3	.583
Louisville ‍‍‍	2	–	5	–	3	.350	7	–	6	–	5	.528
SMU ‍‍‍	2	–	6	–	2	.300	6	–	9	–	2	.412
Clemson ‍‍‍	2	–	7	–	1	.250	6	–	8	–	3	.441
Miami (FL) ‍‍‍	1	–	6	–	3	.250	5	–	8	–	4	.412
NC State ‍‍‍	1	–	6	–	3	.250	4	–	10	–	4	.333
Syracuse ‍‍‍	0	–	9	–	1	.050	6	–	10	–	2	.389


† – Conference champion ‡ – 2024 ACC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 10, 2024 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: The ACC

Previous season

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.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Cayla White	0	GK	5'6"	Graduate Student	Arlington, Virginia	Graduated
Peyton Goldthwaite	2	MF	5'4"	Senior	Durham, North Carolina	Graduated
Lacey McCormack	11	DF	5'8"	Graduate Student	Arlington, Virginia	Graduated
Brianna Jablonowski	15	FW	5'6"	Senior	Centerport, New York	Graduated; Transferred to Northeastern
Sarah Brunner	18	FW/MF	5'4"	Senior	Jacksonville, Florida	Graduated; Transferred to South Florida
Talia Staude	20	DF	5'7"	Graduate Student	Atlanta, Georgia	Graduated; Drafted 24th overall in the 2024 NWSL Draft

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Moira Kelley	20	DF	5'9"	Graduate Student	Overland Park, Kansas	Kansas
Linda Mittermair	11	FW/MF	5'7"	Graduate Student	Hitzing, Austria	University of Vienna
Ellie Sommers	33	GK	5'7"	Graduate Student	Boulder, Colorado	Loyola Marymount

Source:^[2]

Recruiting class

Source:^[2]

Name	Hometown	Club	TDS Rating
Sophia Bradley FW	Wayne, New Jersey	PDA	^[3]
Sarah Flammia MF	Goochland, Virginia	Richmond United	^[4]
Kira Waller MF	Alexandria, Virginia	Virginia Union	^[5]
Annamarie Williams MF	Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania	Internationals SC (OH)	^[6]

Squad

Roster

As of August 15, 2024^[7]

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
1	GK	USA	Victoria Safradin
2	MF	USA	Kira Waller
3	MF	USA	Alexis Theoret
4	DF	USA	Kiki Maki
5	MF	USA	Laughlin Ryan
6	FW	USA	Degen Miller
7	MF	USA	Yuna McCormack
8	FW	USA	Allie Ross
9	FW	USA	Meredith McDermott
10	FW	USA	Maggie Cagle
11	FW	AUT	Linda Mittermair
12	DF	USA	Aniyah Collier
13	DF	USA	Helen Symbas
14	MF	USA	Emma Dawson
15	FW	USA	Sarah Flammia


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	MF	USA	Ella Carter
17	DF	USA	Tatum Galvin
18	DF	USA	Samar Guidry
19	MF	USA	Jill Flammia
20	DF	USA	Moira Kelley
21	MF	USA	Chloe Japic
22	MF	USA	Lia Godfrey
23	DF	USA	Laney Rouse
24	DF	USA	Kathryn Kelly
25	MF	USA	Annamarie Williams
26	FW	USA	Maya Carter
27	FW	USA	Sophia Bradley
29	GK	USA	Camryn Miller
33	GK	USA	Ellie Sommers

Team management

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:^[7]

Schedule

Source:^[8]^[9]

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
August 7* 7:00 p.m.		Tennessee	None Reported	–	Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA
August 10* 7:30 p.m.		Georgetown	None Reported	–	Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA
Non-conference Regular season
August 15* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX		Towson	W 2–0	1–0–0	Klöckner Stadium (1,110) Charlottesville, VA
August 18* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX		Northwestern	W 2–0	2–0–0	Klöckner Stadium (1,088) Charlottesville, VA
August 22* 5:30 p.m., BTN+	No. 21т	at No. 3 Penn State	W 2–1	3–0–0	Jeffrey Field (1,603) State College, PA
August 25* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 21т	Utah Valley	W 5–0	4–0–0	Klöckner Stadium (—) Charlottesville, VA
September 1* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 7	at James Madison	W 3–0	5–0–0	Sentara Park (624) Harrisonburg, VA
September 5* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 4	at VCU	W 1–0	6–0–0	Sports Backers Stadium (481) Richmond, VA
September 8* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 4	Howard	W 4–0	7–0–0	Klöckner Stadium (1,302) Charlottesville, VA
ACC Regular Season
September 12 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 2	at Miami	W 3–1	8–0–0 (1–0–0)	Cobb Stadium (389) Coral Gables, FL
September 15 12:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 2	Wake Forest	L 0–3	8–1–0 (1–1–0)	Klöckner Stadium (1,402) Charlottesville, VA
September 22 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 14	No. 16 Notre Dame	L 0–1	8–2–0 (1–2–0)	Klöckner Stadium (1,311) Charlottesville, VA
September 27 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 19	at No. 4 North Carolina	L 2–3	8–3–0 (1–3–0)	Dorrance Field (2,979) Chapel Hill, NC
October 3 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 25	at No. 2 Duke	L 1–3	8–4–0 (1–4–0)	Koskinen Stadium (879) Durham, NC
October 10 7:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 25	NC State	W 3–0	9–4–0 (2–4–0)	Klöckner Stadium (1,244) Charlottesville, VA
October 13 1:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 25	SMU	W 2–1	10–4–0 (3–4–0)	Klöckner Stadium (1,405) Charlottesville, VA
October 17 7:00 p.m., ESPNU	No. 23	at No. 22 Florida State	L 0–4	10–5–0 (3–5–0)	Seminole Soccer Complex (1,234) Tallahassee, FL
October 25 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 24	Clemson	W 1–0	11–5–0 (4–5–0)	Klöckner Stadium (1,956) Charlottesville, VA
October 31 8:00 p.m., ACCN		at No. 12 Virginia Tech Rivalry	W 1–0	12–5–0 (5–5–0)	Thompson Field (1,056) Blacksburg, VA
NCAA Tournament
November 15 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	(4)	Princeton First Round	W 2–1	13–5–0	Klöckner Stadium (1,120) Charlottesville, VA
November 22 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	(4)	(5) Wisconsin Second Round	T 0–0 (2–4 PKs)	13–5–1	McAlister Field (178) 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.
Maggie Cagle	Pre-season All-ACC Team	August 8, 2024	^[10]
Lia Godfrey	Pre-season All-ACC Team	August 8, 2024	^[10]
Tatum Galvin	ACC Defensive Player of the Week – Week 1	August 20, 2024	^[11]
Maggie Cagle	ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week – Week 2	August 27, 2024	^[12]
Victoria Safradin	ACC Defensive Player of the Week – Week 2	August 27, 2024	^[12]
Maggie Cagle	All-ACC Third Team	November 6, 2024	^[13]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
United Soccer^[14]	RV	21т	7	4	2	14	19	25	25	23	24	RV	Not released					RV
TopDrawer Soccer^[15]	23	22	5	3	2	8	10	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

References

^ 2022 Women's Soccer Record Book (PDF), University of Virginia, July 2, 2024, retrieved July 25, 2024
^ ^a ^b "Virginia Women's Soccer Announces 2024 Newcomers". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia. July 2, 2024. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
^ "Sophia Bradley". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
^ "Sarah Flammia". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
^ "Kira Waller". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
^ "Annamarie Williams". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "2024-25 Women's Soccer Roster". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia Athletics. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Women's Soccer Schedule". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia Athletics. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
^ "Virginia Women's Soccer Announces 2024 Schedule And Ticket Sales". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia Athletics. June 13, 2024. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
^ "Florida State Selected 2024 ACC Women's Soccer Preseason Favorite". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 8, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
^ "FSU's Huff, Virginia's Galvin Named ACC Women's Soccer Players of Week". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 20, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
^ "ACC Announces Weekly Women's Soccer Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 27, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
^ "2024 All-ACC Women's Soccer Awards Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 6, 2024. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
^ "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 10, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
^ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawerSoccer. TopDrawer Soccer. December 10, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2024.

[1] 2022 Women's Soccer Record Book (PDF), University of Virginia, July 2, 2024, retrieved July 25, 2024

[new-2] "Virginia Women's Soccer Announces 2024 Newcomers". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia. July 2, 2024. Retrieved July 25, 2024.

[3] "Sophia Bradley". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 25, 2024.

[4] "Sarah Flammia". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 25, 2024.

[5] "Kira Waller". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 25, 2024.

[6] "Annamarie Williams". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 25, 2024.

[auto-7] "2024-25 Women's Soccer Roster". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia Athletics. Retrieved August 15, 2024.

[8] "2024-25 Women's Soccer Schedule". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia Athletics. Retrieved July 25, 2024.

[9] "Virginia Women's Soccer Announces 2024 Schedule And Ticket Sales". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia Athletics. June 13, 2024. Retrieved July 25, 2024.

[10] "Florida State Selected 2024 ACC Women's Soccer Preseason Favorite". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 8, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024.

[11] "FSU's Huff, Virginia's Galvin Named ACC Women's Soccer Players of Week". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 20, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.

[12] "ACC Announces Weekly Women's Soccer Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 27, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2024.

[13] "2024 All-ACC Women's Soccer Awards Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 6, 2024. Retrieved November 6, 2024.

[14] "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 10, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2024.

[15] "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawerSoccer. TopDrawer Soccer. December 10, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2024.

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