# 2021 Syracuse Orange women's soccer team

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.
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. 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.
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
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 0 | GK | USA | Michaela Walsh |
| 1 | GK | CAN | Sierra Giorgio |
| 2 | MF | USA | Liesel Odden |
| 3 | MF | USA | Margaret Thornton |
| 4 | FW | USA | Ashley Rauch |
| 5 | DF | RUS | Alina Miagkova |
| 6 | MF | GER | Pauline Machtens |
| 7 | FW | USA | Blue Ellis |
| 8 | DF | BEL | Zoe van de Cloot |
| 9 | DF | USA | Kendyl Lauher |
| 10 | FW | NZL | Hannah Pilley |
| 11 | DF | USA | Jenna Tivnan |
| 12 | MF | USA | Telly Vunipola |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | DF | USA | Kate Murphy |
| 15 | DF | USA | Natalie Weidenbach |
| 16 | MF | USA | Koby Commandant |
| 17 | DF | CAN | Kylen Grant |
| 18 | FW | USA | Aysia Cobb |
| 19 | FW | USA | Raia James |
| 20 | DF | USA | Emma Klein |
| 21 | FW | USA | Chelsea Domond |
| 22 | GK | CAN | Lysianne Proulx |
| 23 | MF | USA | Chloe Deveze |
| 24 | FW | USA | Meghan Root |
| 25 | DF | USA | Grace Franklin |
| 26 | FW | USA | Erin Flurey |

### Team management

| Position | Staff |
| Head Coach | Nicky Adams |
| Assistant Coach | Kelly Madsen |
| Assistant Coach | Brandon Denoyer |
Source:

## Schedule

Source:
| Date Time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (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 :
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| United Soccer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released | Not released | Not released | — |
| TopDrawer Soccer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |