2024 Virginia Cavaliers women's soccer team
{{Short description|American college soccer season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| sport = women's soccer
| record = 13–5–1
| conf_record = 5–5–0
| team = Virginia Cavaliers
| logo = Virginia Cavaliers text logo.svg
| logo_size = 150
| logo_alt =
| image =
| image_size =
| image_alt =
| conference = Atlantic Coast Conference
| short_conf = ACC
| NSCAARank = RV
| TDSRank =
| 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
| champion =
| tourney = NCAA Tournament
| tourney_result = Second Round
}}
{{2024 ACC women's soccer standings}}
The 2024 Virginia Cavaliers women's soccer team represented the University of Virginia during the 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Cavaliers were led by head coach Steve Swanson, in his twenty-fifth season. They played home games at Klöckner Stadium. This was the team's 39th season playing organized women's college soccer and their 37th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.{{Citation|title=2022 Women's Soccer Record Book|url=https://storage.googleapis.com/virginiasports-com/2023/08/dd8deb39-2023-24wsoccerrecordbook-updating-most-recent.pdf|publisher=University of Virginia|date=July 2, 2024|access-date=July 25, 2024}}
The Cavaliers began the season unranked in national polls and won all seven of their non-conference games. They were ranked twenty-first before their match up with number three {{csoc link|2024|sex=women|team=Penn State Nittany Lions|title=Penn State}}, which they won 2–1. That was the only goal Virginia allowed during non-conference play. They did not play another power five or ranked team during non conference. They finished their non-conference slate ranked fourth in the national polls. They started ACC play ranked second and won their first match against Miami. However, they lost their next four straight games, with three of those games being against ranked opponents. The streak started with a loss to unranked Wake Forest before losses to number sixteen Notre Dame, number four North Carolina and number two Duke. They finished the streak ranked twenty-fifth. The Cavaliers won their next two games before losing at number twenty-two Florida State. They fell out of the rankings after a defeat of Clemson. They finished the ACC season with a victory over rivals and twelfth ranked Virginia Tech.
The Cavaliers finished the season 13–5–1 overall and 5–5–0 in ACC play to finish in ninth place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament. This was the second consecutive season they did not qualify for the ACC tournament. They received an at-large invitation to the NCAA Tournament, where they were the fourth seed in the Southern California Bracket. They defeated {{csoc link|2024|sex=women|team=Princeton Tigers|title=Princeton}} in the First Round before falling to fifth-seed {{csoc link|2024|sex=women|team=Wisconsin Badgers|title=Wisconsin}} in the Second Round.
Previous season
{{main|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=
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{{CollegeSecondaryHeader|team=Virginia Cavaliers| Name| Number| Pos.| Height| Year| Hometown|class7=unsortable| 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=
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{{CollegeSecondaryHeader|team=Virginia Cavaliers| Name| Number| Pos.| Height| Year| Hometown|class7=unsortable| 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 |
=Recruiting class=
Squad
=Roster=
{{updated|January 22, 2025}}{{Cite web|title=2024-25 Women's Soccer Roster|url=https://virginiasports.com/sports/wsoc/roster/season/2024-25/|access-date=January 22, 2025|website=virginiasports.com|publisher=University of Virginia Athletics|language=en-US}}
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{{fs player|nat=USA|pos=MF|name=Kira Waller|no=2}}
{{fs player|nat=USA|pos=MF|name=Alexis Theoret|no=3}}
{{fs player|nat=USA|pos=DF|name=Kiki Maki|no=4}}
{{fs player|nat=USA|pos=MF|name=Laughlin Ryan|no=5}}
{{fs player|nat=USA|pos=FW|name=Degen Miller|no=6}}
{{fs player|nat=USA|pos=MF|name=Yuna McCormack|no=7}}
{{fs player|nat=USA|pos=FW|name=Allie Ross|no=8}}
{{fs player|nat=USA|pos=FW|name=Meredith McDermott|no=9}}
{{fs player|nat=USA|pos=FW|name=Maggie Cagle|no=10}}
{{fs player|nat=AUT|pos=FW|name=Linda Mittermair|no=11}}
{{fs player|nat=USA|pos=DF|name=Aniyah Collier|no=12}}
{{fs player|nat=USA|pos=DF|name=Helen Symbas|no=13}}
{{fs player|nat=USA|pos=MF|name=Emma Dawson|no=14}}
{{fs player|nat=USA|pos=FW|name=Sarah Flammia|no=15}}
{{fs mid}}
{{fs player|nat=USA|pos=MF|name=Ella Carter|no=16}}
{{fs player|nat=USA|pos=DF|name=Tatum Galvin|no=17}}
{{fs player|nat=USA|pos=DF|name=Samar Guidry|no=18}}
{{fs player|nat=USA|pos=MF|name=Jill Flammia|no=19}}
{{fs player|nat=USA|pos=DF|name=Moira Kelley|no=20}}
{{fs player|nat=USA|pos=MF|name=Chloe Japic|no=21}}
{{fs player|nat=USA|pos=MF|name=Lia Godfrey|no=22}}
{{fs player|nat=USA|pos=DF|name=Laney Rouse|no=23}}
{{fs player|nat=USA|pos=DF|name=Kathryn Kelly|no=24}}
{{fs player|nat=USA|pos=MF|name=Annamarie Williams|no=25}}
{{fs player|nat=USA|pos=FW|name=Maya Carter|no=26}}
{{fs player|nat=USA|pos=FW|name=Sophia Bradley|no=27}}
{{fs player|nat=USA|pos=GK|name=Camryn Miller|no=29}}
{{fs player|nat=USA|pos=GK|name=Ellie Sommers|no=33}}
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=Team management=
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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Virginia Cavaliers|Position|Staff}} |
Athletic Director |
Head Coach |
Associate head coach
| Ron Raab |
Assistant Coach
| Sam Raper |
Assistant Coach
| Lizzy Sieracki |
Director of Operations
| Eilidh Thomson |
Schedule
Source:{{Cite web|url=https://virginiasports.com/sports/wsoc/schedule/season/2024-25/|title=2024-25 Women's Soccer Schedule|website=virginiasports.com|publisher=University of Virginia Athletics|access-date=July 25, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://virginiasports.com/news/2024/06/13/virginia-womens-soccer-announces-2024-schedule-and-ticket-sales/|title=Virginia Women's Soccer Announces 2024 Schedule And Ticket Sales|website=virginiasports.com|publisher=University of Virginia Athletics|date=June 13, 2024|access-date=July 25, 2024}}
{{CSOC schedule start|rank=yes|attend=yes}}
|-
!colspan=6 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Virginia Cavaliers|color=#FFFFFF}}"| Exhibition
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t =
| date = August 7
| nonconf = yes
| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| opponent = {{csoc link|2024|sex=women|team=Tennessee Volunteers|title=Tennessee}}
| site_stadium = Klöckner Stadium
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| score = None Reported
| attend =
| record = –
}}
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t =
| date = August 10
| nonconf = yes
| time = 7:30{{nbsp}}p.m.
| opponent = {{csoc link|2024|sex=women|team=Georgetown Hoyas|title=Georgetown}}
| site_stadium = Klöckner Stadium
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| score = None Reported
| attend =
| record = –
}}
|-
!colspan=6 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Virginia Cavaliers|color=#FFFFFF}}"| Non-conference Regular season
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t = w
| date = August 15
| time = 6:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = {{csoc link|2024|sex=women|team=Towson Tigers|title=Towson}}
| site_stadium = Klöckner Stadium
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| score = [https://virginiasports.com/news/2024/08/15/ryan-scores-first-collegiate-goal-as-hoos-down-towson/ 2–0]
| tv = ACCNX
| attend = 1,110
| record = 1–0–0
}}
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t = w
| date = August 18
| time = 1:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = {{csoc link|2024|sex=women|team=Northwestern Wildcats|title=Northwestern}}
| site_stadium = Klöckner Stadium
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| score = [https://virginiasports.com/news/2024/08/18/hoos-shut-out-northwestern-in-sunday-tilt/ 2–0]
| tv = ACCNX
| attend = 1,088
| record = 2–0–0
}}
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t = w
| date = August 22
| time = 5:30{{nbsp}}p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| rank = 21т
| opponent = {{csoc link|2024|sex=women|team=Penn State Nittany Lions|title=Penn State}}
| opprank = 3
| site_stadium = Jeffrey Field
| site_cityst = State College, PA
| score = [https://virginiasports.com/news/2024/08/22/cagle-scores-twice-as-no-21-virginia-downs-no-3-penn-state/ 2–1]
| tv = BTN+
| attend = 1,603
| record = 3–0–0
}}
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t = w
| date = August 25
| time = 1:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| rank = 21т
| opponent = {{csoc link|2024|sex=women|team=Utah Valley Wolverines|title=Utah Valley}}
| site_stadium = Klöckner Stadium
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| score = [https://virginiasports.com/news/2024/08/25/five-different-hoos-score-in-5-0-victory-over-utah-valley/ 5–0]
| tv = ACCNX
| attend = —
| record = 4–0–0
}}
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t = w
| date = September 1
| time = 6:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| rank = 7
| opponent = {{csoc link|2024|sex=women|team=James Madison Dukes|title=James Madison}}
| site_stadium = Sentara Park
| site_cityst = Harrisonburg, VA
| score = [https://virginiasports.com/news/2024/09/01/no-7-virginia-takes-3-0-victory-at-jmu/ 3–0]
| tv = ESPN+
| attend = 624
| record = 5–0–0
}}
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t = w
| date = September 5
| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| rank = 4
| opponent = {{csoc link|2024|sex=women|team=VCU Rams|title=VCU}}
| site_stadium = Sports Backers Stadium
| site_cityst = Richmond, VA
| score = [https://virginiasports.com/news/2024/09/05/cagles-late-goal-lifts-no-4-virginia-past-vcu/ 1–0]
| tv = ESPN+
| attend = 481
| record = 6–0–0
}}
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t = w
| date = September 8
| time = 2:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| rank = 4
| opponent = {{csoc link|2024|sex=women|team=Howard Bison|title=Howard}}
| site_stadium = Klöckner Stadium
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| score = [https://virginiasports.com/news/2024/09/08/no-4-virginia-downs-howard-4-0-to-close-non-conference-play/ 4–0]
| tv = ACCNX
| attend = 1,302
| record = 7–0–0
}}
|-
!colspan=6 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Virginia Cavaliers|color=#FFFFFF}}"| ACC Regular Season
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t = w
| date = September 12
| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| away = yes
| rank = 2
| opponent = Miami
| site_stadium = Cobb Stadium
| site_cityst = Coral Gables, FL
| score = [https://virginiasports.com/news/2024/09/12/ross-brace-helps-power-no-2-virginia-to-3-1-win-at-miami/ 3–1]
| tv = ACCNX
| attend = 389
| record = 8–0–0
| conference = 1–0–0
}}
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t = l
| date = September 15
| time = 12:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| rank = 2
| opponent = Wake Forest
| site_stadium = Klöckner Stadium
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| score = [https://virginiasports.com/news/2024/09/15/no-2-virginia-falls-to-wake-forest/ 0–3]
| tv = ACCN
| attend = 1,402
| record = 8–1–0
| conference = 1–1–0
}}
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t = l
| date = September 22
| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| rank = 14
| opponent = Notre Dame
| opprank = 16
| site_stadium = Klöckner Stadium
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| score = [https://virginiasports.com/news/2024/09/22/no-14-virginia-drops-1-0-contest-with-no-16-notre-dame/ 0–1]
| tv = ACCNX
| attend = 1,311
| record = 8–2–0
| conference = 1–2–0
}}
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t = l
| date = September 27
| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| away = yes
| rank = 19
| opponent = North Carolina
| opprank = 4
| site_stadium = Dorrance Field
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| score = [https://virginiasports.com/news/2024/09/27/no-19-virginia-falls-3-2-at-no-4-north-carolina/ 2–3]
| tv = ACCNX
| attend = 2,979
| record = 8–3–0
| conference = 1–3–0
}}
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t = l
| date = October 3
| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| away = yes
| rank = 25
| opponent = Duke
| opprank = 2
| site_stadium = Koskinen Stadium
| site_cityst = Durham, NC
| score = [https://virginiasports.com/news/2024/10/03/no-25-virginia-drops-3-1-contest-at-no-2-duke/ 1–3]
| tv = ACCNX
| attend = 879
| record = 8–4–0
| conference = 1–4–0
}}
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t = w
| date = October 10
| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| rank = 25
| opponent = NC State
| site_stadium = Klöckner Stadium
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| score = [https://virginiasports.com/news/2024/10/10/no-25-virginia-shuts-out-nc-state-on-senior-night/ 3–0]
| tv = ACCN
| attend = 1,244
| record = 9–4–0
| conference = 2–4–0
}}
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t = w
| date = October 13
| time = 1:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| rank = 25
| opponent = SMU
| site_stadium = Klöckner Stadium
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| score = [https://virginiasports.com/news/2024/10/13/no-25-virginia-rallies-for-2-1-win-over-smu/ 2–1]
| tv = ACCNX
| attend = 1,405
| record = 10–4–0
| conference = 3–4–0
}}
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t = l
| date = October 17
| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| away = yes
| rank = 23
| opponent = Florida State
| opprank = 22
| site_stadium = Seminole Soccer Complex
| site_cityst = Tallahassee, FL
| score = [https://virginiasports.com/news/2024/10/17/cavaliers-fall-in-top-25-matchup-at-no-22-florida-state/ 0–4]
| tv = ESPNU
| attend = 1,234
| record = 10–5–0
| conference = 3–5–0
}}
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t = w
| date = October 25
| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| rank = 24
| opponent = Clemson
| site_stadium = Klöckner Stadium
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| score = [https://virginiasports.com/news/2024/10/25/godfrey-helps-lift-no-24-virginia-past-clemson/ 1–0]
| tv = ACCNX
| attend = 1,956
| record = 11–5–0
| conference = 4–5–0
}}
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t = w
| date = October 31
| time = 8:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| away = yes
| opponent = Virginia Tech
| opprank = 12
| site_stadium = Thompson Field
| site_cityst = Blacksburg, VA
| gamename = Rivalry
| score = [https://virginiasports.com/news/2024/10/31/hoos-shut-out-no-12-virginia-tech-in-commonwealth-clash/ 1–0]
| tv = ACCN
| attend = 1,056
| record = 12–5–0
| conference = 5–5–0
}}
|-
!colspan=6 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Virginia Cavaliers|color=#FFFFFF}}"| NCAA Tournament
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t = w
| date = November 15
| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| seed = 4
| opponent = {{csoc link|2024|sex=women|team=Princeton Tigers|title=Princeton}}
| site_stadium = Klöckner Stadium
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| tv = ESPN+
| gamename = First Round
| score = [https://virginiasports.com/news/2024/11/15/hoos-advance-in-ncaa-tournament-with-2-1-win-over-princeton/ 2–1]
| attend = 1,120
| record = 13–5–0
}}
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t = t
| date = November 22
| time = 5:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| seed = 4
| oppseed = 5
| opponent = {{csoc link|2024|sex=women|team=Wisconsin Badgers|title=Wisconsin}}
| site_stadium = McAlister Field
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| tv = ESPN+
| gamename = Second Round
| score = [https://virginiasports.com/news/2024/11/22/virginias-season-ends-in-penalty-kicks-with-wisconsin/ 0–0] (2–4 PKs)
| attend = 178
| record = 13–5–1
}}
{{CSOC schedule end| timezone = Eastern}}
Awards and honors
Rankings
{{See also|2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer rankings}}
{{Ranking movements
| poll1lastweek = 11
| poll2lastweek = 17
| poll1title = United Soccer{{cite web|url=https://unitedsoccercoaches.org/rankings/college-rankings/ncaa-di-women/|title=United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National|website=unitedsoccercoaches.org|publisher=United Soccer Coaches|date=December 10, 2024|access-date=December 10, 2024}}
| poll1_0 = RV
| poll1_1 = 21т
| poll1_2 = 7
| poll1_3 = 4
| poll1_4 = 2
| poll1_5 = 14
| poll1_6 = 19
| poll1_7 = 25
| poll1_8 = 25
| poll1_9 = 23
| poll1_10 = 24
| poll1_11 = RV
| poll1_final = RV
| poll2title = TopDrawer Soccer{{cite web|title=College Soccer National Rankings|url=https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/college-soccer-national-rankings/women|website=TopDrawerSoccer|publisher=TopDrawer Soccer|date=December 10, 2024|access-date=December 10, 2024}}
| poll2_0 = 23
| poll2_1 = 22
| poll2_2 = 5
| poll2_3 = 3
| poll2_4 = 2
| poll2_5 = 8
| poll2_6 = 10
| poll2_7 = 10
| poll2_8 = NR
| poll2_9 = NR
| poll2_10 = NR
| poll2_11 = NR
| poll2_12 = NR
| poll2_13 = NR
| poll2_14 = NR
| poll2_15 = NR
| poll2_16 = NR
| poll2_17 = NR
}}