2022 Syracuse Orange women's soccer team

The 2022 Syracuse Orange women's soccer team represented Syracuse University during the 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Orange were led by head coach Nicky Adams, in her fourth season. They played home games at SU Soccer Stadium. This was the team's 26th season playing organized women's college soccer, and their 9th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2022 Syracuse Orange women's soccer
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	8–7–3 (1–6–3 ACC)
Head coach	Nicky Adams (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Kelly Madsen (4th season) Brandon Denoyer (3rd season)
Home stadium	SU Soccer Stadium
Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 ACC women's soccer standings

v t e	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
No. 2 North Carolina  ‍†‍‍^y	8	–	2	–	0		.800			20	–	5	–	1		.788
No. 3 Florida State  ‍†‍‡‍^y	8	–	2	–	0		.800			17	–	3	–	3		.804
No. 5 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍^y	7	–	2	–	1		.750			17	–	3	–	3		.804
No. 7 Virginia  ‍‍‍^y	6	–	2	–	2		.700			16	–	4	–	3		.761
No. 6 Duke  ‍‍‍^y	6	–	2	–	2		.700			15	–	5	–	3		.717
No. 12 Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍^y	5	–	3	–	2		.600			14	–	5	–	3		.705
Clemson  ‍‍‍^y	4	–	3	–	3		.550			8	–	5	–	5		.583
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍^y	4	–	5	–	1		.450			10	–	7	–	2		.579
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍^y	3	–	6	–	1		.350			9	–	7	–	3		.553
Louisville  ‍‍‍	3	–	7	–	0		.300			6	–	8	–	2		.438
NC State  ‍‍‍^y	2	–	6	–	2		.300			7	–	7	–	6		.500
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍	2	–	7	–	1		.250			5	–	8	–	3		.406
Syracuse  ‍‍‍	1	–	6	–	3		.250			8	–	7	–	3		.528
Boston College  ‍‍‍	1	–	7	–	2		.200			5	–	8	–	5		.417
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2022 ACC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament Source: The ACC As of December 6, 2022 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll

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.

Previous season

Main article: 2021 Syracuse Orange women's soccer team

The Orange finished the season 4–12–1, 0–10–0 in ACC play to finish in fourteenth 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
Alina Miagkova	5	DF	5'5"	Senior	Lipetsk, Russia	Graduated
Telly Vunipola	12	MF	5'5"	Senior	Chino, California	Graduated
Natalie Weidenbach	15	DF	5'4"	Graduate Student	North Bend, Washington	Graduated
Lysianne Proulx	22	GK	5'7"	Graduate Student	Montreal, Canada	Graduated
Chloe Deveze	23	MF	5'7"	Sophomore	San Clemente, California	N/A
Meghan Root	24	FW	5'5"	Senior	Arcade, New York	Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Florence Vaillancourt	23	FW	5'9"	Senior	Quebec City, Canada	Niagara

Recruiting Class

Source:^[1]

Name	Nationality	Hometown	Club	TDS Rating
Alyssa Abramson MF		Medford, New York	SUSA FC Academy	^[2]
Rebekah Doolittle DF		Beaverdam, Virginia	Richmond United	^[3]
Maya McDermott FW		Harleysville, Pennsylvania	FC Bucks	^[4]
Anna Rupert FW		Arlington, Virginia	Arlington SA	^[5]
Gianna Savella MF		Massapequa Park, New York	SUSA FC Academy	^[6]
Aleena Ulke DF		Moon Township, Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	N/A^[7]
Shealyn Vanderbosch GK		Lancaster, New York	WNY Flash	N/A^[8]

Squad

Roster

As of December 2, 2022 ^[9]

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 Michaela Walsh 1 GK   CAN Sierra Giorgio 2 MF   USA Liesel Odden 3 MF   USA Margaret Thornton 4 FW   USA Ashley Rauch 5 DF   USA Alyssa Abramson 6 MF   GER Pauline Machtens 7 FW   USA Blue Ellis 8 DF   BEL Zoe van de Cloot 9 DF   USA Kendyl Lauher 10 FW   NZL Hannah Pilley 11 DF   USA Jenna Tivnan 12 DF   USA Aleena Ulke 13 FW   USA Anna Rupert 14 DF   USA Kate Murphy

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 FW   USA Maya McDermott 16 MF   USA Koby Commandant 17 DF   CAN Kylen Grant 18 FW   USA Aysia Cobb 19 FW   USA Raia James 20 DF   USA Emma Klein 21 FW   USA Chelsea Domond 22 MF   USA Gianna Savella 23 FW   CAN Florence Vaillancourt 24 DF   USA Rebekkah Doolittle 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 Adams
Assistant coach	Kelly Madsen
Assistant coach	Brandon Denoyer

Source:^[9]

Schedule

Source:^[10]

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
August 11* 6:00 p.m.		at Army	None Reported	–	Malek Stadium West Point, NY
August 14* 7:00 p.m.		Niagara	None Reported	–	SU Soccer Stadium Syracuse, NY
Non-Conference Regular season
August 18* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		New Hampshire	W 2–1	1–0–0	SU Soccer Stadium (277) Syracuse, NY
August 21* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX		Connecticut	L 0–6	1–1–0	SU Soccer Stadium Syracuse, NY
August 25* 8:00 p.m., ACCNX		Lafayette	W 4–1	2–1–0	SU Soccer Stadium (197) Syracuse, NY
August 28* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX		Siena	W 2–0	3–1–0	SU Soccer Stadium (276) Syracuse, NY
September 1* 5:00 p.m.		at Eastern Michigan	W 2–0	4–1–0	Sloan Field (115) Brighton, MI
September 4* 5:00 p.m., ACCNX		Merrimack	W 2–1	5–1–0	SU Soccer Stadium (328) Syracuse, NY
September 8* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Binghamton	W 2–1	6–1–0	Bearcats Sports Complex (277) Vestal, NY
September 11* 3:30 p.m., ACCNX		Cornell	W 3–0	7–1–0	SU Soccer Stadium (118) Syracuse, NY
ACC Regular season
September 16 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		No. 3 Duke	L 0–1	7–2–0 (0–1–0)	SU Soccer Stadium (637) Syracuse, NY
September 22 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		No. 3 North Carolina	L 0–1	7–3–0 (0–2–0)	SU Soccer Stadium (143) Syracuse, NY
September 25 1:00 p.m., ACCNX		Miami (FL)	W 3–1	8–3–0 (1–2–0)	SU Soccer Stadium (96) Syracuse, NY
October 2 12:00 p.m., ACCN		at Wake Forest	L 0–2	8–4–0 (1–3–0)	Spry Stadium (371) Winston-Salem, NC
October 6 5:30 p.m., ACCNX		at Boston College	L 0–1	8–5–0 (1–4–0)	Newton Campus Soccer Field (298) Chestnut Hill, MA
October 9 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		at No. 2 Virginia	T 2–2	8–5–1 (1–4–1)	Klöckner Stadium (1,795) Charlottesville, VA
October 14 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Clemson	T 1–1	8–5–2 (1–4–2)	SU Soccer Stadium (273) Syracuse, NY
October 20 6:00 p.m., ACCN		at No. 20 Pittsburgh	L 0–2	8–6–2 (1–5–2)	Ambrose Urbanic Field (908) Pittsburgh, PA
October 23 1:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Virginia Tech	L 0–2	8–7–2 (1–6–2)	Thompson Field (521) Blacksburg, VA
October 27 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		NC State	T 1–1	8–7–3 (1–6–3)	SU Soccer Stadium (162) Syracuse, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards and honors

Recipient	Award	Date	Ref.
Shea Vanderbosch	ACC All-Freshman Team	November 2	^[11]

Rankings

See also: 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer 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^[12]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released				—
TopDrawer Soccer^[13]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

References

1. "Women's Soccer Signs Seven". cuse.com. Syracuse University. November 10, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
2. "Alyssa Abramson". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
3. "Rebekah Doolittle". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
4. "Maya McDermott". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
5. "Anna Rupert". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
6. "Gianna Savella". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
7. "Aleena Ulke". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
8. "Shealyn Vanderbosch". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
9. "2022 Women's Soccer Roster". cuse.com. Syracuse University. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
10. "2022 Women's Soccer Schedule". cuse.com. Syracuse University. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
11. "2022 All-ACC Women's Soccer Awards Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 2, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
12. "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 5, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
13. "College Soccer National Rankings". topdrawersoccer.com. TopDrawer Soccer. December 5, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2022.