# 2021 Michigan Wolverines women's soccer team

The 2021 Michigan Wolverines women's soccer team represented the University of Michigan during the 2021 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. It was the 28th season the university fielded a women's varsity soccer team, and their 28th season in the Big Ten Conference. The team was coached by fourth year head coach Jennifer Klein. Michigan won the 2021 Big Ten Women's Soccer Tournament for the first time since 1999.

## Squad information
### Coaching staff

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Jennifer Klein |
| Associate head coach | Katie Hultin |
| Assistant Coach | Tiffany Hansen |
| Volunteer assistant coach | Mario Zuniga-Gil |

## Schedule

| Date Time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State |
| Exhibition ||||||
| August 9 2:00 p.m. | | at Northwestern | L 1–2 | – | Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium Evanston, IL |
| August 14* 12:00 p.m. | | Virginia | L 0–1 | – | U-M Soccer Stadium Ann Arbor, MI |
| Regular season ||||||
| August 19* 7:00 p.m., BEDN | | at Butler | W 5–0 | 1–0–0 | Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl (310) Indianapolis, IN |
| August 22* 7:00 p.m., B1G+ | | Bowling Green | W 2–1 | 2–0–0 | U-M Soccer Stadium (877) Ann Arbor, MI |
| August 26* 7:00 p.m., B1G+ | No. 18 | Western Michigan | W 4–0 | 3–0–0 | U-M Soccer Stadium (576) Ann Arbor, MI |
| August 29* 1:00 p.m., B1G+ | No. 18 | Central Michigan | W 1–0 | 4–0–0 | U-M Soccer Stadium (738) Ann Arbor, MI |
| September 3* 7:00 p.m., B1G+ | No. 24 | USC | L 0–1 $^{OT}$ | 4–1–0 | U-M Soccer Stadium (1,300) Ann Arbor, MI |
| September 5* 1:00 p.m., B1G+ | No. 24 | DePaul | W 1–0 | 5–1–0 | U-M Soccer Stadium (800) Ann Arbor, MI |
| September 10* 5:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 16 | at Louisville | T 1–1 $^{2OT}$ | 5–1–1 | Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium (600) Louisville, KY |
| September 12* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 16 | at No. 23 Cincinnati | W 2–1 | 6–1–1 | Gettler Stadium (498) Cincinnati, OH |
| September 17 5:00 p.m., B1G+ | No. 21 | Illinois | W 2–1 $^{2OT}$ | 7–1–1 (1–0–0) | U-M Soccer Stadium (790) Ann Arbor, MI |
| September 23 7:00 p.m., BTN | No. 18 | at No. 9 Rutgers | – | – | Yurcak Field Piscataway, NJ |
| September 26 12:00 p.m., B1G+ | No. 18 | Wisconsin | T 0–0 $^{2OT}$ | 7–1–2 (1–0–1) | U-M Soccer Stadium (1,214) Ann Arbor, MI |
| September 30 7:00 p.m., B1G+ | No. 17 | at Purdue | W 4–2 | 8–1–2 (2–0–1) | Folk Field (608) West Lafayette, IN |
| October 3 1:00 p.m., B1G+ | No. 17 | at Indiana | T 0–0 $^{OT}$ | 8–1–3 (2–0–2) | Bill Armstrong Stadium (–) Bloomington, IN |
| October 6 1:00 p.m., B1G+ | No. 16 | at No. 8 Rutgers | L 1–4 | 8–2–3 (2–1–2) | Yurcak Field (78) Piscataway, NJ |
| October 10 1:00 p.m., BTN | No. 16 | at Nebraska | W 3–2 | 9–2–3 (3–1–2) | Barbara Hibner Stadium (680) Lincoln, NE |
| October 14 7:00 p.m., B1G+ | No. 22 | Michigan State | W 1–0 | 10–2–3 (4–1–2) | U-M Soccer Stadium (1,503) Ann Arbor, MI |
| October 17 2:00 p.m., BTN | No. 22 | at Ohio State | L 1–2 | 10–3–3 (4–2–2) | Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium (1,076) Columbus, OH |
| October 21 7:00 p.m., FS1 | | No. 24 Penn State | W 2–0 | 11–3–3 (5–2–2) | U-M Soccer Stadium (1,133) Ann Arbor, MI |
| October 24 12:00 p.m., B1G+ | | Maryland | W 2–1 $^{OT}$ | 12–3–3 (6–2–2) | U-M Soccer Stadium (1,140) Ann Arbor, MI |
| Big Ten Tournament ||||||
| October 31 1:00 p.m., B1G+ | (3) No. 17 | vs. (6) Penn State Quarterfinal | W 3–1 | 13–3–3 | U-M Soccer Stadium (801) Ann Arbor, MI |
| November 4 1:00 p.m., BTN | (3) No. 13 | vs. (2) No. 19 Purdue Semifinal | W 4–1 | 14–3–3 | Yurcak Field (2,098) Piscataway, NJ |
| November 7 2:00 p.m., BTN | (3) No. 13 | (1) No. 4 Rutgers Championship Game | W 1–0 | 15–3–3 | Yurcak Field (5,103) Piscataway, NJ |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| November 12 6:00 p.m., B1G+ | (2) No. 9 | vs. Bowling Green First round | W 3–0 | 16–3–3 | U-M Soccer Stadium (1,390) Ann Arbor, MI |
| November 19 5:00 p.m., B1G+ | (2) No. 9 | vs. Wake Forest Second round | W 2–0 | 17–3–3 | U-M Soccer Stadium (1,457) Ann Arbor, MI |
| November 21 1:00 p.m., B1G+ | (2) No. 9 | vs. (3) No. 6 Tennessee Round of 16 | W 3–0 | 18–3–3 | U-M Soccer Stadium (1,008) Ann Arbor, MI |
| November 26 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | (2) No. 9 | vs. (1) No. 1 Florida State Quarterfinal | L 0–1 $^{OT}$ | 18–4–3 | Seminole Soccer Complex Tallahassee, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. Source: ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | 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 | 16 | Final |
| United Soccer Coaches | — | 18 | 24 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 22 | RV | 17 | 13 | 9 | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 7 |
| Top Drawer Soccer | — | — | — | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 25 | RV | 22 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 7 |