# 2021 Virginia Cavaliers women's soccer team

The 2021 Virginia Cavaliers women's soccer team represented the University of Virginia during the 2021 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Cavaliers were led by head coach Steve Swanson, in his twenty second season. They played home games at Klöckner Stadium. This was the team's 36th season playing organized women's college soccer and their 34th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Cavaliers finished the season 18–3–2 and 8–0–2 in ACC play to finish as regular season champions. As the top seed in the ACC Tournament they received a bye into the Semifinals. They defeated Clemson before losing to Florida State in the Final. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and were one of the four number one seeds. They defeated High Point in the First Round and Milwaukee in the Second Round before losing to BYU in the Sweet 16 to end their season.

## 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 Cavaliers finished the fall season 8–3–1, 5–2–1 in ACC play to finish in third place. In the ACC Tournament they defeated Louisville in the Quarterfinals before losing to North Carolina in the Semifinals. The Cavaliers finished the spring season 2–1–1 and received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. As an unseeded team, the Cavaliers defeated SIU Edwardsville in the First Round, BYU in the Second Round, Rice in the Third Round, and TCU in the Quarterfinals before losing to Florida State on penalties in the Semifinals.

## Squad
### Roster

    As of September 9, 2021
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. | Nation | Player |
| 0 | GK | USA | Laurel Ivory |
| 1 | GK | USA | Michaela Moran |
| 2 | MF | USA | Sydney Zandi |
| 3 | MF | USA | Alexis Theoret |
| 4 | FW | USA | Cam Lexow |
| 5 | DF | USA | Lizzy Sieracki |
| 6 | FW | USA | Jansen Eichenlaub |
| 7 | FW | USA | Alexa Spaanstra |
| 8 | DF | USA | Sarah Clark |
| 9 | FW | MEX | Diana Ordóñez |
| 10 | MF | USA | Taryn Torres |
| 11 | MF | USA | Lacey McCormack |
| 12 | DF | HAI | Claire Constant |
| 13 | FW | USA | Rebecca Jarrett |
| 14 | MF | USA | Emma Dawson |
| 15 | FW | USA | Brianna Jablonowski |
| 16 | DF | USA | Kiki Maki |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | FW/MF | USA | Haley Hopkins |
| 18 | FW/MF | USA | Sarah Brunner |
| 19 | MF | USA | Madeline Simpson |
| 20 | DF | USA | Talia Staude |
| 21 | MF | USA | Lauren Hinton |
| 22 | MF | USA | Lia Godfrey |
| 23 | DF | USA | Laney Rouse |
| 24 | DF | USA | Kira Maguire |
| 25 | DF | USA | Samar Guidry |
| 26 | MF | USA | Laughlin Ryan |
| 27 | MF | USA | Maggie Fralin |
| 28 | MF | USA | Peyton Goldthwaite |
| 29 | GK | USA | Cayla White |
| 30 | FW | USA | Degen Miller |
| 31 | MF | USA | Charlotte McClure |
| 32 | GK | USA | Camryn Miller |
| 33 | GK | USA | Ally Reynolds |

### Team management

| Position | Staff |
| Athletic Director | Carla Williams |
| Head coach | Steve Swanson |
| Associate head coach | Ron Raab |
| Assistant coach | Jamie Frias |
| Volunteer Assistant Coach | Jake Davis |
| Director of operations | Eilidh Thomson |
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## Schedule

Source:
| Date Time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State |
| Exhibition ||||||
| August 11* 3:00 p.m. | No. 4 | at Central Michigan | W 3–0 | – | Central Michigan Soccer/Lacrosse Complex Maple City, MI |
| August 14* Noon | No. 4 | at Michigan | W 1–0 | – | U-M Soccer Stadium Ann Arbor, MI |
| Non-conference Regular season ||||||
| August 19* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 4 | Richmond | W 8–0 | 1–0–0 | Klöckner Stadium (1,162) Charlottesville, VA |
| August 22* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 4 | at No. 12 West Virginia | W 1–0 | 2–0–0 | Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium (1,433) Morgantown, WV |
| August 26* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 3 | at George Mason | W 2–0 | 3–0–0 | George Mason Stadium (1,325) Fairfax, VA |
| August 29* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 3 | George Washington | W 6–1 | 4–0–0 | Klöckner Stadium (1,267) Charlottesville, VA |
| September 2* 8:00 p.m. | No. 3 | vs. No. 9 Santa Clara | W 1–0 | 5–0–0 | Sentara Park (116) Harrisonburg, VA |
| September 3* 3:00 p.m., FloSports | No. 3 | at James Madison | W 2–0 | 6–0–0 | Sentara Park (548) Harrisonburg, VA |
| September 9* 8:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 3 | No. 14 Penn State | L 2–4 | 6–1–0 | Klöckner Stadium (1,559) Charlottesville, VA |
| September 12* Noon, ACCNX | No. 3 | Oklahoma | W 2–1 | 7–1–0 | Klöckner Stadium (1,052) Charlottesville, VA |
| ACC Regular Season ||||||
| September 15 5:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 7 | at Wake Forest | W 1–0 | 8–1–0 (1–0–0) | Spry Stadium (1,487) Winston-Salem, NC |
| September 23 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 7 | No. 2 Duke | W 1–0 | 9–1–0 (2–0–0) | Klöckner Stadium (1,911) Charlottesville, VA |
| September 26 1:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 7 | at NC State | W 2–1 | 10–1–0 (3–0–0) | Dail Soccer Field (264) Raleigh, NC |
| October 3 1:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 2 | at No. 5 North Carolina | T 0–0 $^{2OT}$ | 10–1–1 (3–0–1) | Dorrance Field (2,222) Chapel Hill, NC |
| October 7 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 2 | at Boston College | W 3–0 | 11–1–1 (4–0–1) | Newton Campus Soccer Field (304) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| October 10 Noon, ACCNX | No. 2 | at Syracuse | W 5–0 | 12–1–1 (5–0–1) | SU Soccer Stadium (78) Syracuse, NY |
| October 17 1:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 2 | No. 17 Notre Dame | W 2–1 | 13–1–1 (6–0–1) | Klöckner Stadium (2,490) Charlottesville, VA |
| October 21 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 2 | Louisville | W 4–1 | 14–1–1 (7–0–1) | Klöckner Stadium (1,564) Charlottesville, VA |
| October 24 3:00 p.m., ACCRSN | No. 2 | Miami (FL) | W 6–1 | 15–1–1 (8–0–1) | Klöckner Stadium (2,396) Charlottesville, VA |
| October 28 7:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 1 | at No. 3 Florida State | T 1–1 $^{2OT}$ | 15–1–2 (8–0–2) | Seminole Soccer Complex (2,388) Tallahassee, FL |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| November 5 5:30 p.m., ACCN | (1) No. 1 | vs. (5) No. 24 Clemson Semifinals | W 1–0 | 16–1–2 | WakeMed Soccer Park (2,687) Cary, NC |
| November 7 1:00 p.m., ESPNU | (1) No. 1 | vs. (2) No. 2 Florida State Finals | L 0–1 | 16–2–2 | WakeMed Soccer Park (1,250) Cary, NC |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| November 12 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | (1) No. 2 | High Point First Round | W 6–0 | 17–2–2 | Klöckner Stadium (1,201) Charlottesville, VA |
| November 18 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | (1) No. 2 | Milwaukee Second Round | W 2–0 | 18–2–2 | Klöckner Stadium (1,445) Charlottesville, VA |
| November 20 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | (1) No. 2 | (4) No. 13 BYU Round of 16 | L 0–1 | 18–3–2 | Klöckner Stadium (0) Charlottesville, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||

## Awards and honors

| Recipient | Award | Date |
| Lia Godfrey | Preseason All-ACC Team | August 12 |
| Alexa Spaanstra | Preseason All-ACC Team | August 12 |
| Lia Godfrey | Preseason Hermann Trophy Watchlist | August 19 |
| Haley Hopkins | Preseason Hermann Trophy Watchlist | August 19 |
| Alexa Spaanstra | Preseason Hermann Trophy Watchlist | August 19 |
| Claire Constant | ACC Defensive Player of the Week | September 7 |
| Diana Ordoñez | ACC Co-offensive Player of the Week | September 28 |
| Alexa Spaanstra | ACC Co-offensive Player of the Week | October 19 |
| Diana Ordoñez | ACC Co-offensive Player of the Week | October 26 |
| Steve Swanson | ACC Coach of the Year | November 4 |
| Diana Ordoñez | ACC Offensive Player of the Year | November 4 |
| Lia Godfrey | All-ACC First Team | November 4 |
| Diana Ordoñez | All-ACC First Team | November 4 |
| Samar Guidry | All-ACC Second Team | November 4 |
| Laurel Ivory | All-ACC Second Team | November 4 |
| Alexa Spaanstra | All-ACC Second Team | November 4 |
| Haley Hopkins | All-ACC Third Team | November 4 |
| Taryn Torres | All-ACC Third Team | November 4 |
| Haley Hopkins | ACC All-Tournament Team | November 7 |
| Diana Ordoñez | ACC All-Tournament Team | November 7 |
| Alexa Spaanstra | ACC All-Tournament Team | November 7 |
| Talia Staude | ACC All-Tournament Team | November 7 |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = First-place votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| United Soccer | 4 (1) | 3 (1) | 3 | 3 (1) | 7 | 7 | 2 (1) | 2 (1) | 2 (1) | 2 (2) | 1 (26) | 1 (28) | 2 (3) | Not released | Not released | Not released | 8 |
| TopDrawer Soccer | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 |

## 2022 NWSL draft

| Player | Team | Round | Pick # | Position |
| Diana Ordoñez | North Carolina Courage | 1 | 6 | FW |
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