The 2022 Virginia Cavaliers women's soccer team represented the University of Virginia during the 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Cavaliers were led by head coach Steve Swanson, in his twenty third season. They played home games at Klöckner Stadium. This was the team's 37th season playing organized women's college soccer and their 35th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The team finished 16–4–3 overall and 6–2–2 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the fourth-seed in the ACC Tournament, they hosted Duke in the First Round and lost 2–1. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, where they were the third-seed in the UCLA Bracket. They defeated in the First Round, in the Second Round, two-seed in the Round of 16 before falling to eventual champions in the Quarterfinals to end their season.
Previous season
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.
Offseason
Departures
Departures Laurel Ivory 0 GK 5'9" Graduate Student Surfside, Florida Graduated Sydney Zandi 2 MF 5'5" Graduate Student West Chester, Pennsylvania Graduated Cam Lexow 4 FW 5'9" Junior Abington, Pennsylvania N/A Lizzy Sieracki 5 DF 5'6" Graduate Student Acworth, Georgia Graduated, became Volunteer Assistant Coach Diana Ordóñez 9 FW 5'11" Junior Prosper, Texas Graduated, drafted 6th overall in the 2022 NWSL Draft Taryn Torres 10 MF 5'6" Graduate Student Frisco, Texas Graduated Madeline Simpson 19 MF 5'7" Freshman Atlanta, Georgia N/A Lauren Hinton 21 MF 5'4" Senior Parker, Texas Graduated Kia Maguire 24 DF 5'6" Junior Hingham, Massachusetts Transferred to Brown
Incoming transfers
Incoming transfers Chloe Japic 21 MF 5'6" Junior Palo Alto, California Baylor Grace Santos 28 MF 5'7" Junior Charlottesville, Virginia Arizona
Recruiting class
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Name Nationality Hometown Club TDS Rating Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix Rising FC Troy, Michigan Michigan Hawks Manakin-Sabot, Virginia Richmond United Dallas, Texas IMG Academy Nashua, New Hampshire FC Stars of Massachusetts Atlanta, Georgia Concorde Fire SC
Squad
Roster
Team management Athletic DirectorCarla WilliamsHead CoachSteve SwansonAssociate head coachRon RaabAssistant CoachSam RaperVolunteer Assistant CoachLizzy SierackiDirector of OperationsEilidh Thomson
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Schedule
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!colspan=6 style=""| Exhibition
!colspan=6 style=""| Non-conference Regular season
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!colspan=6 style=""| ACC tournament
!colspan=6 style=""| NCAA tournament
Awards and honors Lia Godfrey Preseason All-ACC Team August 11 Alexa Spaanstra Lia Godfrey Hermann Trophy Preseason Watchlist August 18 Haley Hopkins ACC Offensive Player of the Week August 30 Talia Staude ACC Defensive Player of the Week September 6 Lia Godfrey ACC Co-offensive Player of the Week October 4 Cayla White ACC Defensive Player of the Week Haley Hopkins ACC Co-offensive Player of the Week October 18 Lia Godfrey All-ACC First Team November 2 Haley Hopkins All-ACC Second Team Maggie Cagle All-ACC Third Team Alexa Spaanstra Maggie Cagle ACC All-Freshman Team Jill Flammia Lia Godfrey All-American December 2
Rankings
2023 NWSL Draft
Alexa Spaanstra Kansas City Current 1 10 FW Haley Hopkins North Carolina Courage 1 11 FW
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