2021 Michigan Wolverines women's soccer team

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2021 Michigan Wolverines women's soccer
Michigan Wolverines logo.svg
NCAA Tournament, Quarterfinal
Conference Big Ten Conference
U. Soc. Coaches  pollNo. 7
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 7
Record18–4–3 (6–2–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home stadium U-M Soccer Stadium
Seasons
 2020
2022 
2021 Big Ten Conference women's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 3 Rutgers  y1000 1.0001932 .833
No. 24 Purdue  y820 .8001543 .750
No. 7 Michigan  y622 .7001843 .780
Michigan State  541 .5501053 .639
Iowa  541 .5501262 .650
No. 23 Penn State  y550 .5001281 .595
Ohio State  y342 .444992 .500
Wisconsin  y334 .5001066 .591
Indiana  343 .450954 .611
Minnesota  460 .400863 .559
Nebraska  352 .400792 .444
Northwestern  351 .389791 .441
Illinois  181 .1505111 .324
Maryland  073 .150495 .361
Conference champion
2021 Big Ten Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of December 7, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:2021 Women's Soccer Standings

The 2021 Michigan Wolverines women's soccer team represented the University of Michigan during the 2021 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. It was the 28th season the university fielded a women's varsity soccer team, and their 28th season in the Big Ten Conference. The team was coached by fourth year head coach Jennifer Klein. Michigan won the 2021 Big Ten Women's Soccer Tournament for the first time since 1999. [1]

Contents

Squad information

Coaching staff

PositionName
Head coach [2] Jennifer Klein
Associate head coach Katie Hultin
Assistant CoachTiffany Hansen
Volunteer assistant coachMario Zuniga-Gil

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 9
2:00 p.m.
at  Northwestern L 1–2 
Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium
Evanston, IL
August 14*
12:00 p.m.
Virginia L 0–1 
U-M Soccer Stadium
Ann Arbor, MI
Regular season
August 19*
7:00 p.m.,  BEDN
at  Butler W 5–0 1–0–0
Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl (310)
Indianapolis, IN
August 22*
7:00 p.m., B1G+
Bowling Green W 2–1 2–0–0
U-M Soccer Stadium (877)
Ann Arbor, MI
August 26*
7:00 p.m., B1G+
No. 18 Western Michigan W 4–0 3–0–0
U-M Soccer Stadium (576)
Ann Arbor, MI
August 29*
1:00 p.m., B1G+
No. 18 Central Michigan W 1–0 4–0–0
U-M Soccer Stadium (738)
Ann Arbor, MI
September 3*
7:00 p.m., B1G+
No. 24 USC L 0–1 OT4–1–0
U-M Soccer Stadium (1,300)
Ann Arbor, MI
September 5*
1:00 p.m., B1G+
No. 24 DePaul W 1–0 5–1–0
U-M Soccer Stadium (800)
Ann Arbor, MI
September 10*
5:00 p.m.,  ACCNX
No. 16at  Louisville T 1–1 2OT5–1–1
Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium (600)
Louisville, KY
September 12*
3:00 p.m.,  ESPN+
No. 16at No. 23  Cincinnati W 2–1 6–1–1
Gettler Stadium (498)
Cincinnati, OH
September 17
5:00 p.m., B1G+
No. 21 Illinois W 2–1 2OT7–1–1
(1–0–0)
U-M Soccer Stadium (790)
Ann Arbor, MI
September 23
7:00 p.m.,  BTN
No. 18at No. 9  Rutgers [3]   
Yurcak Field
Piscataway, NJ
September 26
12:00 p.m., B1G+
No. 18 Wisconsin T 0–0 2OT7–1–2
(1–0–1)
U-M Soccer Stadium (1,214)
Ann Arbor, MI
September 30
7:00 p.m., B1G+
No. 17at  Purdue W 4–2 8–1–2
(2–0–1)
Folk Field (608)
West Lafayette, IN
October 3
1:00 p.m., B1G+
No. 17at  Indiana T 0–0 OT8–1–3
(2–0–2)
Bill Armstrong Stadium (–)
Bloomington, IN
October 6
1:00 p.m., B1G+
No. 16at No. 8 RutgersL 1–4 8–2–3
(2–1–2)
Yurcak Field (78)
Piscataway, NJ
October 10
1:00 p.m., BTN
No. 16at  Nebraska W 3–2 9–2–3
(3–1–2)
Barbara Hibner Stadium (680)
Lincoln, NE
October 14
7:00 p.m., B1G+
No. 22 Michigan State W 1–0 10–2–3
(4–1–2)
U-M Soccer Stadium (1,503)
Ann Arbor, MI
October 17
2:00 p.m., BTN
No. 22at  Ohio State L 1–2 10–3–3
(4–2–2)
Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium (1,076)
Columbus, OH
October 21
7:00 p.m.,  FS1
No. 24  Penn State W 2–0 11–3–3
(5–2–2)
U-M Soccer Stadium (1,133)
Ann Arbor, MI
October 24
12:00 p.m., B1G+
Maryland W 2–1 OT12–3–3
(6–2–2)
U-M Soccer Stadium (1,140)
Ann Arbor, MI
Big Ten Tournament
October 31
1:00 p.m., B1G+
(3) No. 17vs. (6) Penn State
Quarterfinal
W 3–1 13–3–3
U-M Soccer Stadium (801)
Ann Arbor, MI
November 4
1:00 p.m., BTN
(3) No. 13vs. (2) No. 19 Purdue
Semifinal
W 4–1 14–3–3
Yurcak Field (2,098)
Piscataway, NJ
November 7
2:00 p.m., BTN
(3) No. 13(1) No. 4 Rutgers
Championship Game
W 1–0 15–3–3
Yurcak Field (5,103)
Piscataway, NJ
NCAA Tournament
November 12
6:00 p.m., B1G+
(2) No. 9vs.  Bowling Green
First round
W 3–0 16–3–3
U-M Soccer Stadium (1,390)
Ann Arbor, MI
November 19
5:00 p.m., B1G+
(2) No. 9vs.  Wake Forest
Second round
W 2–0 17–3–3
U-M Soccer Stadium (1,457)
Ann Arbor, MI
November 21
1:00 p.m., B1G+
(2) No. 9vs. (3) No. 6  Tennessee
Round of 16
W 3–0 18–3–3
U-M Soccer Stadium (1,008)
Ann Arbor, MI
November 26
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
(2) No. 9vs. (1) No. 1  Florida State
Quarterfinal
L 0–1 OT18–4–3
Seminole Soccer Complex
Tallahassee, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source: [4] [5]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
United Soccer Coaches 1824162118171622RV17139Not released7
Top Drawer Soccer 24252523212225RV22151410577

References

  1. Kemps, Scott (November 7, 2021). "Wolverines Capture First B1G Tournament Title Since 1999 With Win Over Rutgers". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive . Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  2. "2021 Michigan Women's Soccer Coaches". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive . Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  3. Kemps, Scott (September 23, 2021). "Michigan's Match at No. 9 Rutgers Canceled Due to Inclement Weather". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive . Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  4. McIntosh, Megan (July 15, 2021). "Wolverines Unveil 2021 Women's Soccer Schedule". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive . Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  5. "2021 Women's Soccer Schedule". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive . Retrieved November 7, 2021.