2024 Pittsburgh Panthers women's soccer team

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2024 Pittsburgh Panthers women's soccer
Pitt Panthers wordmark.svg
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record0–0–0 (0–0–0 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ben Waldrum (7th season)
  • Jesse Goleman (2nd season)
  • Ashton Gordon (1st season)
Home stadium Ambrose Urbanic Field
Seasons
←  2023
2025  →
2024 ACC women's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Boston College  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –0–0–0 –
California  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –0–0–0 –
Clemson  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –0–0–0 –
Duke  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –0–0–0 –
Florida State  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –0–0–0 –
Louisville  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –0–0–0 –
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –0–0–0 –
NC State  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –0–0–0 –
North Carolina  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –0–0–0 –
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –0–0–0 –
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –0–0–0 –
SMU  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –0–0–0 –
Standford  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –0–0–0 –
Syracuse  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –0–0–0 –
Virginia  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –0–0–0 –
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –0–0–0 –
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –0–0–0 –
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2024 ACC Tournament champion
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source: The ACC

The 2024 Pittsburgh Panthers women's soccer team will represent the University of Pittsburgh during the 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Panthers will be led by head coach Randy Waldrum, in his seventh season. They will play their home games at Ambrose Urbanic Field. This will be the team's 29th season playing organized women's college soccer and their 12th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Contents

Previous season

The Panthers finished the season 17–6–1 overall and 6–3–1 in ACC play to finish in fifth place. As the fifth seed in the ACC Tournament they upset nationally third ranked North Carolina in overtime in the Quarterfinals. They could not advance further than the semifinals as they were defeated by Florida State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. As the seventh-seed in the Florida State Bracket, they defeated Ohio State 6–0 in the First Round and, second-seed Arkansas in the Second Round and sixth seed Memphis in the Round of 16. The victory against Memphis set up a third matchup with Florida State this season. The score in this matchup was the most lopsided of the three matches and the Panthers lost 3–0 to end their season.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownReason for Departure
Lainie Fuchs3DF5'7"Freshman Vienna, Austria Returned to Austria
to play professionally
Landy Mertz 6MF5'4"Senior Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Graduated; drafted 52nd overall
in the 2024 NWSL Draft
Fleming Dean7MF5'5"Sophomore Marietta, Georgia Transferred to Stanford
Amanda West 9FW5'6"Graduate Student Sundsvall, Sweden Graduated; drafted 36th overall
in the 2024 NWSL Draft
Anna Bout12MF5'5"Graduate Student Cambridge, Canada Graduated
Chloe Minas15MF5'2"Senior Montreal, Canada Graduated
Emily Edwards25GK5'9"Freshman Holly Springs, North Carolina Transferred to Purdue
Ashton Gordon32DF5'11"Graduate Student Tulsa, Oklahoma Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Incoming Transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownPrevious School
Ava BoydFW5'7"Sophomore Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Michigan State
Abby ReiszGK5'9" Redshirt.svg Sophomore Upper Arlington, Ohio Tennessee
Bailey WagenknechtFW5'6" Redshirt.svg Sophomore Peachtree City, Georgia Mississippi State

Source: [1] [2]

Recruiting Class

NameNationalityHometownClubTDS Rating
Lola Abraham
FW
 Flag of the United States.svg Oakmont, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Riverhounds Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Chloe Brecht
FW
 Flag of the United States.svg Powell, Ohio Ohio PremierStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Coco Dorfman
DF
 Flag of the United States.svg San Diego, California San Diego SurfStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Emily Graeca
DF
 Flag of the United States.svg Dubois, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh HotspursN/A
Bella Haynes
DF
 Flag of the United States.svg Canton, Michigan Michigan HawksStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Rylee Keeley
FW
 Flag of the United States.svg Wake Forest, North Carolina North Carolina Courage (ECNL)Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Erika Schneider
DF
 Flag of the United States.svg Aldie, Virginia TSJ FC VirginiaStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Dakota Watterson
MF
 Flag of the United States.svg Clovis, California Clovis Crossfire SCStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]

Squad

Roster

As of November 29, 2023 [10]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
0 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ellie Breech
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Haylee Mersereau
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lanie Fuchs
4 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ellie Coffield
5 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sarah Schupansky
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Landy Mertz
7 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Fleming Dean
8 MF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Deborah Abiodun
9 FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Amanda West
10 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Keera Melenhorst
11 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mackenzie Evers
12 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Anna Bout
13 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ashley Moon
14 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Evie Craven
15 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Chloe Minas
16 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lucia Wells
17 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Aliya Gomes
No.Pos.NationPlayer
18 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Paige Dzeidzic
19 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sofia Doheny
20 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Olivia Lee
21 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Katie Zailski
22 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Delaney Evers
23 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Samiah Phiri
24 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Emma Rhoades
25 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Emily Edwards
26 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Margaret Wilde
27 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Briana Rodriguez
28 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kaley Simqu
29 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Olivia Duray
30 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kaitlyn Killinger
31 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Emily Cooper
32 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ashton Gordon
33 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Emma Van Meter
35 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sage Stelzer

Team management

PositionStaff
Head Coach Randy Waldrum
Associate Head CoachBen Waldrum
Assistant CoachJesse Goleman
Assistant CoachAshton Gordon

Source: [10]

Schedule

Source: [11] [12]

Date
Time, TV		Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 4*
7:30 p.m.		at  West Virginia   —
 Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium
Morgantown, WV
August 10*
5:00 p.m.		 Michigan   —
 Ambrose Urbanic Field
Pittsburgh, PA
Non-Conference Regular Season
August 15*
6:30 p.m.,  SECN+ 		at  Georgia   
 Turner Soccer Complex
Athens, GA
August 18*
3:00 p.m.		vs.  Duquesne   
 Highmark Stadium
Pittsburgh, PA
August 22*
5:00 p.m., ACCNX		 Buffalo   
Ambrose Urbanic Field
Pittsburgh, PA
August 25*
1:00 p.m.		at  Bucknell   
 Emmitt Field
Lewisburg, PA
August 29*
1:00 p.m.		at  Loyola Marymount   
 Sullivan Field
Los Angeles, CA
September 1*
2:00 p.m.		at  Cal State Fullerton   
 Titan Stadium
Fullerton, CA
September 5*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 Dartmouth   
Ambrose Urbanic Field
Pittsburgh, PA
September 8*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX		 Mercyhurst   
Ambrose Urbanic Field
Pittsburgh, PA
ACC Regular season
September 14
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 Louisville   
Ambrose Urbanic Field
Pittsburgh, PA
September 19
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 North Carolina   
Ambrose Urbanic Field
Pittsburgh, PA
September 26
TBA, ACCNX		at  California   
 Edwards Stadium
Berkeley, CA
September 29
TBA, ACCNX		at  Stanford   
 Cagan Stadium
Stanford, CA
October 3
6:00 p.m., ACCN		 Clemson   
Ambrose Urbanic Field
Pittsburgh, PA
October 13
1:00 p.m., ACCNX		 Syracuse   
Ambrose Urbanic Field
Pittsburgh, PA
October 17
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at  Miami   
 Cobb Stadium
Coral Gables, FL
October 20
1:00 p.m., ACCNX		at  Florida State   
 Seminole Soccer Complex
Tallahassee, FL
October 24
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 Wake Forest   
Ambrose Urbanic Field
Pittsburgh, PA
October 31
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at  Notre Dame   
 Alumni Stadium
Notre Dame, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDateRef.

Rankings

Ranking movements
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United Soccer [13] Not released
TopDrawer Soccer [14]


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