The 2024 Virginia Cavaliers women's soccer team represented the University of Virginia during the 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Cavaliers were led by head coach Steve Swanson, in his twenty-fifth season. They played home games at Klöckner Stadium. This was the team's 39th season playing organized women's college soccer and their 37th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Cavaliers began the season unranked in national polls and won all seven of their non-conference games. They were ranked twenty-first before their match up with number three , which they won 2–1. That was the only goal Virginia allowed during non-conference play. They did not play another power five or ranked team during non conference. They finished their non-conference slate ranked fourth in the national polls. They started ACC play ranked second and won their first match against Miami. However, they lost their next four straight games, with three of those games being against ranked opponents. The streak started with a loss to unranked Wake Forest before losses to number sixteen Notre Dame, number four North Carolina and number two Duke. They finished the streak ranked twenty-fifth. The Cavaliers won their next two games before losing at number twenty-two Florida State. They fell out of the rankings after a defeat of Clemson. They finished the ACC season with a victory over rivals and twelfth ranked Virginia Tech.
The Cavaliers finished the season 13–5–1 overall and 5–5–0 in ACC play to finish in ninth place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament. This was the second consecutive season they did not qualify for the ACC tournament. They received an at-large invitation to the NCAA Tournament, where they were the fourth seed in the Southern California Bracket. They defeated in the First Round before falling to fifth-seed in the Second Round.
Previous season
The Cavaliers finished the season 8–3–6 overall and 3–3–4 in ACC play to finish in seventh place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament. This was the first time the team did not qualify for the ACC tournament since its inception. It was also their first time not making the NCAA tournament since 1993, breaking a streak of twenty-nine straight tournaments. Their eight total wins were tied for the lowest in program history with their 1986 campaign and their three conference wins were their lowest since 2003.
Offseason
Departures
Departures Cayla White 0 GK 5'6" Graduate Student Arlington, Virginia Graduated Peyton Goldthwaite 2 MF 5'4" Senior Durham, North Carolina Graduated Lacey McCormack 11 DF 5'8" Graduate Student Arlington, Virginia Graduated Brianna Jablonowski 15 FW 5'6" Senior Centerport, New York Graduated; Transferredto Northeastern Sarah Brunner 18 FW/MF 5'4" Senior Jacksonville, Florida Graduated; Transferredto South Florida Talia Staude 20 DF 5'7" Graduate Student Atlanta, Georgia Graduated; Drafted 24th overallin the 2024 NWSL Draft
Incoming transfers
Incoming transfers Moira Kelley 20 DF 5'9" Graduate Student Overland Park, Kansas Kansas Linda Mittermair 11 FW/MF 5'7" Graduate Student Hitzing, Austria University of Vienna Ellie Sommers 33 GK 5'7" Graduate Student Boulder, Colorado Loyola Marymount
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Recruiting class
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Name Nationality Hometown Club TDS Rating Wayne, New Jersey PDA Goochland, Virginia Richmond United Alexandria, Virginia Virginia Union Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania Internationals SC (OH)
Squad
Roster
Team management Athletic Director Carla Williams Head coach Steve Swanson Associate head coach Ron Raab Assistant Coach Sam Raper Assistant Coach Lizzy Sieracki Director of Operations Eilidh Thomson
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Schedule
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!colspan=6 style=""| Exhibition
!colspan=6 style=""| Non-conference Regular season
!colspan=6 style=""| ACC regular season
!colspan=6 style=""| NCAA tournament
Awards and honors Maggie Cagle Pre-season All-ACC Team August 8, 2024 Lia Godfrey Tatum Galvin ACC Defensive Player of the Week – Week 1 August 20, 2024 Maggie Cagle ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week – Week 2 August 27, 2024 Victoria Safradin ACC Defensive Player of the Week – Week 2 Maggie Cagle All-ACC Third Team November 6, 2024
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