# 2023 Miami Hurricanes women's soccer team

The 2023 Miami Hurricanes women's soccer team represented University of Miami during the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Hurricanes were led by head coach Sarah Barnes, in her sixth season. They played home games at Cobb Stadium. This was the team's 25th season playing organized women's college soccer and their 20th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Hurricanes' season started with a promising 3–0 victory, but they could not carry forward that momentum. They would draw their next two games and lose three of their last four to finish their non-conference schedule 1–3–3. A highlight was a 0–0 draw with then fifth ranked Alabama. The Hurricanes started ACC play well, winning two of their first three games. However, their momentum stalled with three losses to ranked teams. A draw broke the losing streak, but another streak began as Miami lost their last three conference games.
The Hurricanes finished the season 3–10–4 overall and 2–7–1 in ACC play to finish in twelfth place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament. Their three wins were a program low for a full season, with only the shortened 2020 season resulting in fewer wins. This was the second year in a row Miami finished with a 2–7–1 conference record, and the third time in Barnes' tenure. After the season, it was announced that Barnes would no longer continue as head coach.

## Previous season

The Hurricanes finished the season 5–8–3 overall and 2–7–1 in ACC play to finish in twelfth place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.

## Offseason
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Gabriela Rusek | 6 | DF | 5'6" | Junior | Warwick, New York | — |
| Chloe O'Neill | 12 | FW | 5'2" | Graduate Student | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | Graduated |
| Jackie Koerwitz | 16 | FW | 6'1" | Junior | Sacramento, California | Graduated |
| María Jakobsdóttir | 17 | MF/FW | 5'4" | Senior | Garðabær, Iceland | Graduated |
| Mikayla Tupper | 24 | FW/MF | 5'8" | Sophomore | Langley, Canada | Transferred to Simon Fraser (CAN) |
| Annie Blair | 28 | MF | 5'8" | Junior | McLean, Virginia | — |
| Jaclyn Marra | 31 | FW | 5'1" | Senior | Clarkston, Michigan | Graduated |

### Recruiting Class

| Name | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating |
| Gianna Angelillo MF | Glastonbury, Connecticut | FC Sporting (CA) | N/A |
| Sophia Broz DF | Matthews, North Carolina | Charlotte Soccer Academy | |
| Moira Flynn FW | Arlington, Virginia | Virginia Union | N/A |
| Claireese Foley GK | Prosper, Texas | DKSC | |
| Nyema Freeman DF | Cooper City, Florida | Tampa Bay United | |
| Caroline Hood FW | Needham, Massachusetts | FC Stars of Massachusetts | |
| Emilie McCartney DF | McKinney, Texas | DKSC | |
| Sonia Neighbors MF | Montclair, New Jersey | Matanuska SC | N/A |

## Squad
### Roster

    As of November 15, 2023
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 |
| 00 | GK | USA | Claireese Foley |
| 0 | GK | CAN | Melissa Dagenais |
| 2 | FW | CAN | Maya Rogers |
| 3 | DF | USA | Adrianna Serna |
| 4 | DF | USA | Emilie McCartney |
| 5 | MF | USA | Claire Llewellyn |
| 6 | FW | USA | Sonia Neighbors |
| 7 | FW | USA | Caroline Hood |
| 8 | DF | USA | Sophia Broz |
| 9 | FW | USA | Tusca Mahmoudpour |
| 10 | MF | USA | Julia Edwards |
| 11 | MF | USA | Zoey Lee |
| 12 | MF | USA | Gianna Angelillo |
| 13 | MF | USA | Katerina Molina |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | FW | USA | Emma Pidding |
| 15 | DF | USA | Hanna Dawbarn |
| 17 | FW | USA | Moira Flynn |
| 18 | DF | USA | Jordan Losey |
| 19 | DF | USA | Delaney Brown |
| 20 | DF | USA | Reese Wheeler |
| 21 | MF | USA | Lauren Meeks |
| 22 | FW | USA | Taylor Shell |
| 23 | MF | USA | Jordan Felton |
| 25 | FW | USA | Megan Morgan |
| 26 | MF | USA | Emma Tucker |
| 27 | GK | USA | Skylah Klein |
| 29 | DF | USA | Hallie Salas |
| 30 | DF | USA | Nyema Freeman |

### Team management

| Position | Staff |
| Head Coach | Sarah Barnes |
| Assistant Coach | Jeremy Williams |
| Assistant Coach | Alan Fread |
| Assistant Coach | Kayley Sullivan |
Source:

## Schedule

Source:
| Date Time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State |
| Exhibition ||||||
| August 6* | No. 24 UCF | L 0–1 | – | Cobb Stadium Coral Gables, FL |
| August 12* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Florida Gulf Coast | W 2–1 | – | FGCU Soccer Complex Fort Myers, FL |
| Non-Conference Regular season ||||||
| August 17* 5:00 p.m. | at Stetson | W 3–0 | 1–0–0 | Athletic Training Center (102) DeLand, FL |
| August 20* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | Florida Atlantic | T 1–1 | 1–0–1 | Cobb Stadium (334) Coral Gables, FL |
| August 24* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | Florida Rivalry | T 0–0 | 1–0–2 | Cobb Stadium (405) Coral Gables, FL |
| August 27* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX | Georgia Southern | L 1–2 | 1–1–2 | Cobb Stadium (168) Coral Gables, FL |
| August 31* 7:00 p.m., SECN+ | at No. 5 Alabama | T 0–0 | 1–1–3 | Alabama Soccer Stadium (874) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| September 3* 1:00 p.m., SECN+ | at Mississippi State | L 1–2 | 1–2–3 | MSU Soccer Park (242) Starkville, MS |
| September 7* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | at FIU | L 0–1 | 1–3–3 | FIU Soccer Stadium (650) Miami, FL |
| ACC Regular season ||||||
| September 15 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | Syracuse | W 2–1 | 2–3–3 (1–0–0) | Cobb Stadium (272) Coral Gables, FL |
| September 21 6:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 8 Clemson | L 0–5 | 2–4–3 (1–1–0) | Cobb Stadium (184) Coral Gables, FL |
| September 24 12:00 p.m., ACCNX | Louisville | W 1–0 | 3–4–3 (2–1–0) | Cobb Stadium (214) Coral Gables, FL |
| September 29 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | at No. 2 Florida State Rivalry | L 0–2 | 3–5–3 (2–2–0) | Seminole Soccer Complex (1,978) Tallahassee, FL |
| October 5 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | at No. 1 North Carolina | L 0–1 | 3–6–3 (2–3–0) | Dorrance Field (2,892) Chapel Hill, NC |
| October 8 1:00 p.m., ACCNX | at No. 11 Notre Dame | L 2–7 | 3–7–3 (2–4–0) | Alumni Stadium (407) Notre Dame, IN |
| October 14 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | NC State | T 0–0 | 3–7–4 (2–4–1) | Cobb Stadium (249) Coral Gables, FL |
| October 19 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | at Virginia | L 0–1 | 3–8–4 (2–5–1) | Klöckner Stadium (1,419) Charlottesville, VA |
| October 22 3:00 p.m., ACCNX | at Virginia Tech | L 0–3 | 3–9–4 (2–6–1) | Thompson Field (197) Blacksburg, VA |
| October 26 6:00 p.m., ACCN | Wake Forest | L 0–2 | 3–10–4 (2–7–1) | Cobb Stadium (196) Coral Gables, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: — = Not ranked :
| | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — |
| TopDrawer Soccer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |