2023 Syracuse Orange women's soccer team American college soccer season
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"
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
Recruiting Class
Source:[ 1]
Squad
Roster
As of August 21, 2023 [ 4] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Team management
Position
Staff
Head coach
Nicky Thrasher Adams
Assistant coach
Brandon DeNoyer
Assistant coach
Alex Zaroyan
Source:[ 4]
Schedule
Source:[ 5] [ 6]
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
August 10 * p.m.
St. Bonaventure W 3–1 –
SU Soccer Stadium Syracuse, NY
August 13 * p.m.
Albany W 6–1 –
SU Soccer Stadium
Non-Conference Regular season
August 17 * p.m., FloFC
at Delaware
L 0–1 0–1–0
Grant Stadium (312)Newark, DE
August 20 * p.m., ESPN3
at Siena
W 3–0 1–1–0
Siena Field (283)Loudonville, NY
August 24 * p.m., ACCNX
Auburn L 1–2 1–2–0
SU Soccer Stadium (137)
August 27 * p.m., ACCNX
Binghamton W 2–1 2–2–0
SU Soccer Stadium (747)
August 31 * p.m., ESPN+
at UMass
L 0–2 2–3–0
Rudd Field (200)Amherst, MA
September 3 * p.m., ESPN+
at Cornell
L 0–1 2–4–0
Berman Field (592)Ithaca, NY
September 7 * p.m., ESPN+
at Harvard
L 2–5 2–5–0
Jordan Field (387)Boston, MA
September 10 * p.m., ESPN+
at Fairfield
T 0–0 2–5–1
Lessing Field (617)Fairfield, CT
ACC Regular season
September 15 p.m., ACCN
at Miami (FL)
L 1–2 2–6–1
Cobb Stadium (272)Coral Gables, FL
September 21 p.m., ACCNX
No. 3 Florida State
L 2–3 2–7–1
SU Soccer Stadium (207)
September 24 p.m., ACCNX
Virginia Tech L 0–4 2–8–1
SU Soccer Stadium (325)
September 30 p.m., ACCNX
at No. 8 Clemson
L 1–5 2–9–1
Riggs Field (932)Clemson, SC
October 5 p.m., ACCN
No. 17 Wake Forest
T 2–2 2–9–2
SU Soccer Stadium (153)
October 8 p.m., ACCNX
at Louisville
L 1–2 2–10–2
Lynn Stadium (227)Louisville, KY
October 14 p.m., ACCNX
No. 17 Pittsburgh
L 0–2 2–11–2
SU Soccer Stadium (187)
October 19 p.m., ACCNX
at NC State
L 0–2 2–12–2
Dail Soccer Field (884)Raleigh, NC
October 22 p.m., ACCNX
at No. 3 North Carolina
L 0–2 2–13–2
Dorrance Field (884)Chapel Hill, NC
October 26 p.m., ACCNX
Virginia L 0–4 2–14–2
SU Soccer Stadium (102)
*Non-conference game. # Rankings from United Soccer Coaches . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: — = 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 .
