2023 Syracuse Orange women's soccer team

2023 Syracuse Orange women's soccer
2023 Syracuse Orange women's soccer
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	2–14–2 (0–9–1 ACC)
Head coach	Nicky Adams (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Brandon DeNoyer (4th season); Alex Zaroyan (1st season);
Home stadium	SU Soccer Stadium
	Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

2023 ACC women's soccer standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
No. 1 Florida State ‍†‍‡‍^y	9	–	0	–	1	.950	22	–	0	–	1	.978
No. 16 Notre Dame ‍‍‍^y	7	–	1	–	2	.800	12	–	4	–	4	.700
No. 3 Clemson ‍‍‍^y	7	–	2	–	1	.750	18	–	4	–	4	.769
No. 8 North Carolina ‍‍‍^y	5	–	0	–	5	.750	13	–	2	–	8	.739
No. 6 Pittsburgh ‍‍‍^y	6	–	3	–	1	.650	17	–	6	–	1	.729
Wake Forest ‍‍‍	4	–	2	–	4	.600	10	–	3	–	5	.694
Virginia ‍‍‍	3	–	3	–	4	.500	8	–	3	–	6	.647
Virginia Tech ‍‍‍	4	–	6	–	0	.400	7	–	8	–	3	.472
Louisville ‍‍‍	3	–	5	–	2	.400	4	–	9	–	5	.361
Duke ‍‍‍	2	–	5	–	3	.350	6	–	7	–	3	.469
NC State ‍‍‍	2	–	5	–	3	.350	3	–	9	–	6	.333
Miami (FL) ‍‍‍	2	–	7	–	1	.250	3	–	10	–	4	.294
Boston College ‍‍‍	0	–	6	–	4	.200	3	–	9	–	6	.333
Syracuse ‍‍‍	0	–	9	–	1	.050	2	–	14	–	2	.167


† – Conference champion ‡ – 2023 ACC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament Source: The ACC As of December 5, 2023 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll

The 2023 Syracuse Orange women's soccer team represented Syracuse University during the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Orange were led by head coach Nicky Adams, in her fifth season. They played home games at SU Soccer Stadium. This was the team's 27th season playing organized women's college soccer, and their 10th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Orange started the season winning two of their first four games, but would go on to lose their next three games. A tie with Farifeld saw them end non-conference play with a 2–5–1 record. The Orange played five ranked opponents during ACC play. They struggled, losing their first four games and their last five games. The streak was broken in the middle with a 2–2 tie with Wake Forest. The Orange finished the season 2–14–2, 0–9–1 in ACC play to finish fourteenth place. Their two wins were their lowest total in a full season. They only recorded 1 win in a shortened 2020 campaign. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament. They were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.

Previous season

The Orange finished the season 8–7–3, 1–6–3 in ACC play to finish thirteenth place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament. They were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Michaela Walsh	0	GK	5'7"	Senior	Florham Park, New Jersey	Graduated
Sierra Giorgio	1	GK	5'6"	Freshman	Vaughn, Canada	Transferred to Oklahoma
Pauline Machtens	6	MF	5'6"	Sophomore	Leverkusen, Germany	—
Blue Ellis	7	FW	5'5"	Graduate Student	Collierville, Tennessee	Graduated
Jenna Tivnan	11	DF	5'8"	Graduate Student	Easton, Massachusetts	Graduated
Koby Commandant	16	MF	5'5"	Sophomore	Rockwood, Canada	Transferred to Oklahoma
Chelsea Domond	21	FW	5'5"	Graduate Student	Stamford, Connecticut	Graduated
Gianna Savella	22	MF	5'6"	Freshman	Massapequa Park, New York	—
Florence Vaillancourt	23	FW	5'9"	Senior	Quebec City, Canada	Graduated
Rebekah Doolittle	24	DF	5'6"	Freshman	Beaverdam, Virginia	Transferred to Lipscomb

Incoming Transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Abby Ross	1	GK	5'6"	Sophomore	Rock Hill, South Carolina	Furman
Ava Uribe	7	FW	5'5"	Freshman	Sammamish, Washington	Penn State
Mackenzie Dupre	21	MF	5'8"	Sophomore	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Towson

Recruiting Class

Source:^[1]

Name	Nationality	Hometown	Club	TDS Rating
Samantha Haley GK		Syracuse, New York	Syracuse Development Academy	^[2]
Caro Monterrey DF		Miami, Florida	FC Prime	N/A^[3]

Squad

Roster

As of August 21, 2023 ^[4]

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	Sam Haley
1	GK	USA	Abby Ross
2	MF	USA	Liesel Odden
3	MF	USA	Margaret Thornton
4	FW	USA	Ashley Rauch
5	DF	USA	Alyssa Abramson
7	FW	USA	Ava Uribe
8	DF	BEL	Zoe van de Cloot
9	DF	USA	Kendyl Lauher
10	FW	NZL	Hannah Pilley
12	DF	USA	Aleena Ulke
13	FW	USA	Anna Rupert


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	DF	USA	Kate Murphy
15	FW	USA	Maya McDermott
17	DF	CAN	Kylen Grant
18	FW	USA	Aysia Cobb
19	FW	USA	Raia James
20	DF	USA	Emma Klein
21	MF	USA	Mackenzie Dupre
24	DF	USA	Caro Monterrey
25	DF	USA	Grace Franklin
26	FW	USA	Erin Flurey
27	DF	ENG	Grace Gillard
30	GK	USA	Shea Vanderbosch

Team management

Position	Staff
Head coach	Nicky Thrasher Adams
Assistant coach	Brandon DeNoyer
Assistant coach	Alex Zaroyan

Source:^[4]

Schedule

Source:^[5]^[6]

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
August 10* 7:00 p.m.	St. Bonaventure	W 3–1	–	SU Soccer Stadium Syracuse, NY
August 13* 6:00 p.m.	Albany	W 6–1	–	SU Soccer Stadium Syracuse, NY
Non-Conference Regular season
August 17* 6:00 p.m., FloFC	at Delaware	L 0–1	0–1–0	Grant Stadium (312) Newark, DE
August 20* 1:00 p.m., ESPN3	at Siena	W 3–0	1–1–0	Siena Field (283) Loudonville, NY
August 24* 3:00 p.m., ACCNX	Auburn	L 1–2	1–2–0	SU Soccer Stadium (137) Syracuse, NY
August 27* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	Binghamton	W 2–1	2–2–0	SU Soccer Stadium (747) Syracuse, NY
August 31* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UMass	L 0–2	2–3–0	Rudd Field (200) Amherst, MA
September 3* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Cornell	L 0–1	2–4–0	Berman Field (592) Ithaca, NY
September 7* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Harvard	L 2–5	2–5–0	Jordan Field (387) Boston, MA
September 10* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Fairfield	T 0–0	2–5–1	Lessing Field (617) Fairfield, CT
ACC Regular season
September 15 7:00 p.m., ACCN	at Miami (FL)	L 1–2	2–6–1 (0–1–0)	Cobb Stadium (272) Coral Gables, FL
September 21 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 3 Florida State	L 2–3	2–7–1 (0–2–0)	SU Soccer Stadium (207) Syracuse, NY
September 24 1:00 p.m., ACCNX	Virginia Tech	L 0–4	2–8–1 (0–3–0)	SU Soccer Stadium (325) Syracuse, NY
September 30 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	at No. 8 Clemson	L 1–5	2–9–1 (0–4–0)	Riggs Field (932) Clemson, SC
October 5 6:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 17 Wake Forest	T 2–2	2–9–2 (0–4–1)	SU Soccer Stadium (153) Syracuse, NY
October 8 1:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Louisville	L 1–2	2–10–2 (0–5–1)	Lynn Stadium (227) Louisville, KY
October 14 1:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 17 Pittsburgh	L 0–2	2–11–2 (0–6–1)	SU Soccer Stadium (187) Syracuse, NY
October 19 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	at NC State	L 0–2	2–12–2 (0–7–1)	Dail Soccer Field (884) Raleigh, NC
October 22 1:00 p.m., ACCNX	at No. 3 North Carolina	L 0–2	2–13–2 (0–8–1)	Dorrance Field (884) Chapel Hill, NC
October 26 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	Virginia	L 0–4	2–14–2 (0–9–1)	SU Soccer Stadium (102) Syracuse, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** — = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
United Soccer^[7]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released				—
TopDrawer Soccer^[8]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

References

^ "Two Sign Soccer National Letter With Syracuse". cuse.com. Syracuse University. November 17, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
^ "Samantha Haley". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
^ "Carolina Monterrey". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "2023 Women's Soccer Roster". cuse.com. Syracuse University. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
^ "2023 Women's Soccer Schedule". cuse.com. Syracuse University. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
^ "Seven Home Matches Top Syracuse Slate". cuse.com. Syracuse University. July 21, 2023. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
^ "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
^ "College Soccer National Rankings". topdrawersoccer.com. TopDrawer Soccer. December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.

[1] "Two Sign Soccer National Letter With Syracuse". cuse.com. Syracuse University. November 17, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2023.

[2] "Samantha Haley". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 21, 2023.

[3] "Carolina Monterrey". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 21, 2023.

[auto-4] "2023 Women's Soccer Roster". cuse.com. Syracuse University. Retrieved August 21, 2023.

[5] "2023 Women's Soccer Schedule". cuse.com. Syracuse University. Retrieved August 21, 2023.

[6] "Seven Home Matches Top Syracuse Slate". cuse.com. Syracuse University. July 21, 2023. Retrieved August 21, 2023.

[7] "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.

[8] "College Soccer National Rankings". topdrawersoccer.com. TopDrawer Soccer. December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.

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