| Sport: | women's soccer |
| Record: | 18–3–2 |
| Conf Record: | 8–0–2 |
| Team: | Virginia Cavaliers |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Nscaarank: | 8 |
| Tdsrank: | 9 |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Head Coach: | Steve Swanson |
| Hc Year: | 22nd |
| Asst Coach1: | Ron Raab |
| Ac1 Year: | 16th |
| Asst Coach2: | Jaime Frias |
| Ac2 Year: | 3rd |
| Stadium: | Klöckner Stadium |
| Champion: | ACC Regular Season Champions |
| Tourney: | NCAA Tournament |
| Tourney Result: | Round of 16 |
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.
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.
See main article: 2020 Virginia Cavaliers women's soccer team.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ACC played a reduced schedule in 2020 and the NCAA Tournament was postponed to 2021.[1] [2]
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.
| 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 |
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| Lia Godfrey | Preseason All-ACC Team | August 12 | [5] |
| Alexa Spaanstra | |||
| Lia Godfrey | Preseason Hermann Trophy Watchlist | August 19 | [6] |
| Haley Hopkins | |||
| Alexa Spaanstra | |||
| Claire Constant | ACC Defensive Player of the Week | September 7 | [7] |
| Diana Ordoñez | ACC Co-offensive Player of the Week | September 28 | [8] |
| Alexa Spaanstra | October 19 | [9] | |
| Diana Ordoñez | ACC Co-offensive Player of the Week | October 26 | [10] |
| Steve Swanson | ACC Coach of the Year | November 4 | [11] |
| 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 | [12] |
| Diana Ordoñez | |||
| Alexa Spaanstra | |||
| Talia Staude |
See also: 2021 NCAA Division I women's soccer rankings.
See main article: 2022 NWSL Draft.
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