The 2025 Virginia Cavaliers women's soccer team represented the University of Virginia during the 2025 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Cavaliers were led by head coach Steve Swanson, in his twenty-sixth season. They played home games at Klöckner Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. This was the team's 40th season playing organized women's college soccer and their 38th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Cavaliers began the season ranked fifteenth in the United Soccer Coaches poll and won their first four games. They did not allow a goal during that stretch and ascended to tied for thirteenth in the rankings before facing 16th ranked . The match ended in a 1–1 draw, but Virginia rose to eighth in the rankings before facing 9th ranked . The Cavaliers won that match 1–0 and rose to fifth for their opening ACC match against 2nd ranked Duke. Virginia won that match 3–1 and advanced to the top of the rankings. While ranked first, they defeated Syracuse and Clemson, both 3–0. They also earned a 2–1 rivalry match win over Virginia Tech. A road trip to California saw them draw California 2–2 and lose to 3rd ranked Stanford 1–2. This saw Virginia fall off the top spot and to third in the rankings. There they drew at Louisville, lost to 11th ranked Florida State and defeated Pittsburgh. They fell to seventh in the rankings where they defeated Boston College to end the ACC regular season.
The Cavaliers finished the season 14–3–5 overall and 6–2–2 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. They were the fifth seed in the ACC Tournament. They advanced over fourth seed and 6th ranked Florida State, in a penalty shoot-out to avenge their regular season loss. They lost to top seed and 1st ranked Stanford in the Semifinals. They received an at-large invitation to the NCAA Tournament, where they were the top seed in the Virginia Bracket. They defeated in the First Round and defeated eighth seed Penn State in a regular season rematch in the Second Round. They fell in a penalty shoot-out to fourth seed and 13th ranked in the Round of 16 to end their season.
Previous season
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.
Offseason
Departures
Departures 3 MF 5'4" Haymarket, Virginia Graduated; signed professional contract with DC Power FC 6 FW 5'9" Boulder, Colorado Graduated 7 MF 5'9" Mill Valley, California Transferred to Florida State 13 DF 5'3" Atlanta, Georgia — 14 MF 5'8" Richardson, Texas Graduated 18 DF 5'5" McKinney, Texas Graduated; signed professional contract with Dallas Trinity FC 20 DF 5'9" Overland Park, Kansas Graduated; signed professional contract with Portland Thorns FC 21 MF/DF 5'6" Palo Alto, California Graduated 29 GK 5'9" Glen Allen, Virginia Graduated; transferred to Cincinnati
Recruiting class
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Name Nationality Hometown Club TDS Rating Charlottesville, Virginia Charlotte Soccer Academy Encinitas, California San Diego Surf Raleigh, North Carolina North Carolina Courage Middlesex, New Jersey PDA Midlothian, Texas Solar Soccer Club McLean, Virginia Fairfax Virginia Union Arlington, Virginia Fairfax Virginia Union Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Oklahoma Energy FC Chevy Chase, Maryland Fairfax Virginia Union Amsterdam, Netherlands Ajax N/A
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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Awards and honors Maggie Cagle Pre-season All-ACC Team August 7 Jordyn Hardeman Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Best XI Freshman Team August 12 Victoria Safradin ACC Defensive Player of the Week – Week 2 August 26 Ella Carter ACC Offensive Player of the Week – Week 5 September 16 Lia Godfrey ACC Midfielder of the Year November 5 All-ACC First Team Maggie Cagle All-ACC Second Team Laney Rouse Victoria Safradin Addison Halpern ACC All-Freshman Team Liv Rademaker Meredith McDermott All-ACC Tournament Team November 9 Victoria Safradin
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