2021 Syracuse Orange women's soccer team

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2021 Syracuse Orange women's soccer
Syracuse Orange logo.svg
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record4–12–1 (0–10–0 ACC)
Head coach
  • Nicky Adams (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Kelly Madsen (3rd season)
  • Brandon Denoyer (2nd season)
Home stadium SU Soccer Stadium
Seasons
  2020
2022  
2021 ACC women's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 8 Virginia  y802 .9001832 .826
No. 1 Florida State  y712 .8002113 .900
No. 5 Duke  y721 .7501641 .786
No. 16 Notre Dame  y730 .7001462 .682
Clemson  y631 .6501271 .625
No. 14 North Carolina  y523 .6501233 .750
No. 25 Wake Forest  y640 .6001660 .727
Virginia Tech  y532 .6001262 .650
Pittsburgh  460 .4001170 .611
NC State  y460 .400992 .500
Louisville  361 .350772 .500
Boston College  190 .1007101 .417
Miami (FL)  190 .1004120 .250
Syracuse  0100 .0004121 .265
Conference champion
2021 ACC Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 7, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source: The ACC

The 2021 Syracuse Orange women's soccer team represented Syracuse University during the 2021 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Orange were led by head coach Nicky Adams, in her third season. They played home games at SU Soccer Stadium. This is the team's 25th season playing organized women's college soccer, and their 8th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

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The Orange finished the season 4–12–1, 0–10–0 in ACC play to finish in fourteenth place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament. They were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.

Previous season

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 ACC did not play a spring league schedule, but did allow teams to play non-conference games that would count toward their 2020 record in the lead up to the NCAA Tournament. [3]

The Orange finished the fall season 1–7–0, 1–7–0 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament. The Orange did not participate in the spring season and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.

Squad

Roster

As of December 13, 2021 [4]

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.NationPlayer
0 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Michaela Walsh
1 GK Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Sierra Giorgio
2 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Liesel Odden
3 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Margaret Thornton
4 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ashley Rauch
5 DF Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Alina Miagkova
6 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Pauline Machtens
7 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Blue Ellis
8 DF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Zoe van de Cloot
9 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kendyl Lauher
10 FW Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Hannah Pilley
11 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jenna Tivnan
12 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Telly Vunipola
No.Pos.NationPlayer
14 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kate Murphy
15 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Natalie Weidenbach
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Koby Commandant
17 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Kylen Grant
18 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Aysia Cobb
19 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Raia James
20 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Emma Klein
21 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Chelsea Domond
22 GK Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Lysianne Proulx
23 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Chloe Deveze
24 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Meghan Root
25 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Grace Franklin
26 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Erin Flurey

Team management

PositionStaff
Head CoachNicky Adams
Assistant CoachKelly Madsen
Assistant CoachBrandon Denoyer

Source: [4]

Schedule

Source: [5]

Date
Time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 10*
6:00 p.m.
Army W 1–0 
SU Soccer Stadium
Syracuse, NY
August 12*
7:00 p.m.
Lafayette W 2–0 
SU Soccer Stadium
Syracuse, NY
Non-Conference Regular season
August 19*
7:00 p.m.,  ACCNX
Albany  Canceled 
SU Soccer Stadium
Syracuse, NY
August 22*
Noon, ACCNX
Fairleigh Dickinson W  2–0  1–0–0
SU Soccer Stadium (303)
Syracuse, NY
August 26*
4:30 p.m., ACCN
Niagara L  2–4  1–1–0
SU Soccer Stadium (102)
Syracuse, NY
August 29*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
Eastern Michigan W  2–1  2–1–0
SU Soccer Stadium (24)
Syracuse, NY
September 2*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Binghamton W  1–0  3–1–0
SU Soccer Stadium (56)
Syracuse, NY
September 5*
2:00 p.m.
at  New Hampshire W  2–0  4–1–0
Wildcat Stadium (252)
Durham, NH
September 9*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Cornell T  0–0  4–1–1
SU Soccer Stadium (45)
Syracuse, NY
September 12*
1:00 p.m.
at  Connecticut L  0–3  4–2–1
Morrone Stadium (963)
Storrs, CT
ACC Regular season
September 18
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at  Notre Dame L  0–4  4–3–1
(0–1–0)
Alumni Stadium (542)
Notre Dame, IN
September 23
6:00 p.m., ACCN
Louisville L  1–2  4–4–1
(0–2–0)
SU Soccer Stadium (23)
Syracuse, NY
September 26
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
Wake Forest L  0–2  4–5–1
(0–3–0)
SU Soccer Stadium (34)
Syracuse, NY
October 2
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at No. 4  Duke L  0–2  4–6–1
(0–4–0)
Koskinen Stadium (784)
Durham, NC
October 7
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at No. 1  Florida State L  0–5  4–7–1
(0–5–0)
Seminole Soccer Complex (1,464)
Tallahassee, FL
October 10
Noon, ACCNX
No. 2  Virginia L  0–5  4–8–1
(0–6–0)
SU Soccer Stadium (78)
Syracuse, NY
October 18
Noon, ACCNX
Pittsburgh L  2–4  4–9–1
(0–7–0)
SU Soccer Stadium (12)
Syracuse, NY
October 21
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at  Clemson L  0–8  4–10–1
(0–8–0)
Riggs Field (371)
Clemson, SC
October 24
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
at  NC State L  0–3  4–11–1
(0–9–0)
Dail Soccer Field (296)
Raleigh, NC
October 28
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Virginia Tech L  1–2  4–12–1
(0–10–0)
SU Soccer Stadium (59)
Syracuse, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
United Soccer [6] Not released
TopDrawer Soccer [7]

References

  1. "ACC Women's Soccer 2020 Preview | College Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  2. "NCAA Division 1 Council Approves Moving 2020 Fall Championships to Spring 2021". SI.com. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  3. "Atlantic Coast Conference Announces Spring Olympic Sports Schedules". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 26, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  4. 1 2 "2021 Women's Soccer Roster". cuse.com. Syracuse University. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  5. "2021 Women's Soccer Schedule". cuse.com. Syracuse University. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  6. "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 7, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  7. "College Soccer National Rankings". topdrawersoccer.com. TopDrawer Soccer. December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.