2024 Virginia Cavaliers women's soccer team explained

Sport:women's soccer
Record:2–0–0
Conf Record:0–0–0
Team:Virginia Cavaliers
Conference:Atlantic Coast Conference
Short Conf:ACC
Nscaarank:21т
Tdsrank:22
Year:2024
Head Coach:Steve Swanson
Hc Year:25th
Asst Coach1:Ron Raab
Ac1 Year:19th
Asst Coach2:Sam Raper
Ac2 Year:3rd
Asst Coach3:Lizzy Sieracki
Ac3 Year:1st
Stadium:Klöckner Stadium

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.

Previous season

See main article: 2023 Virginia Cavaliers women's soccer team.

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
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownReason for Departure
Cayla White 0 GK 5'6" Graduate Student Graduated
Peyton Goldthwaite 2 MF 5'4" Senior Graduated
Lacey McCormack 11 DF 5'8" Graduate Student Graduated
Brianna Jablonowski 15 FW 5'6" Senior Graduated; Transferred
to Northeastern
Sarah Brunner 18 FW/MF 5'4" Senior Graduated; Transferred
to South Florida
20 DF 5'7" Graduate Student Graduated; Drafted 24th overall
in the 2024 NWSL Draft

Incoming Transfers

Incoming Transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownPrevious School
Moira Kelley 20 DF 5'9" Graduate Student Kansas
Linda Mittermair 11 FW/MF 5'7" Graduate Student University of Vienna
Ellie Sommers 33 GK 5'7" Graduate Student Loyola Marymount

Source:[1]

Recruiting class

Source:[1]

NameNationalityHometownClubTDS Rating
PDA [2]
Richmond United [3]
Virginia Union [4]
Internationals SC (OH) [5]

Squad

Roster

[6]

Team management

Athletic DirectorCarla Williams
Head CoachSteve Swanson
Associate head coachRon Raab
Assistant CoachSam Raper
Assistant CoachLizzy Sieracki
Director of OperationsEilidh Thomson

Source:[6]

Schedule

Source:[7] [8]

|-!colspan=6 style=""| Exhibition|-!colspan=6 style=""| Non-conference Regular season|-!colspan=6 style=""| ACC Regular Season

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDate Ref.
Maggie CaglePre-season All-ACC TeamAugust 8, 2024[9]
Lia Godfrey
Tatum GalvinACC Defensive Player of the WeekAugust 20, 2024[10]

Rankings

See also: 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer rankings.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Women’s Soccer Announces 2024 Newcomers. virginiasports.com. University of Virginia. July 2, 2024. July 25, 2024.
  2. Web site: Sophia Bradley. topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. July 25, 2024.
  3. Web site: Sarah Flammia. topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. July 25, 2024.
  4. Web site: Kira Waller. topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. July 25, 2024.
  5. Web site: Annamarie Williams. topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. July 25, 2024.
  6. Web site: 2024-25 Women's Soccer Roster. August 15, 2024. virginiasports.com. University of Virginia Athletics. en-US.
  7. Web site: 2024-25 Women's Soccer Schedule. virginiasports.com. University of Virginia Athletics. July 25, 2024.
  8. Web site: Virginia Women's Soccer Announces 2024 Schedule And Ticket Sales. virginiasports.com. University of Virginia Athletics. June 13, 2024. July 25, 2024.
  9. Web site: Florida State Selected 2024 ACC Women’s Soccer Preseason Favorite. theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 8, 2024. August 8, 2024.
  10. Web site: FSU’s Huff, Virginia’s Galvin Named ACC Women’s Soccer Players of Week. theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 20, 2024. August 20, 2024.