2025 Virginia Cavaliers women's soccer team

2025 Virginia Cavaliers women's soccer
2025 Virginia Cavaliers women's soccer
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches poll	No. 17
TopDrawerSoccer.com	No. 24
Record	2–0–0 (0–0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Steve Swanson (26th season);
Associate head coach	Ron Raab (20th season)
Assistant coaches	Sam Raper (4th season); Lizzy Sieracki (2nd season);
Home stadium	Klöckner Stadium

2025 ACC women's soccer standings
	Conf.						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
Pittsburgh ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	–	0	1.000
No. 2 Stanford ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	–	0	1.000
No. 15 Virginia Tech ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	–	0	1.000
No. 10 Wake Forest ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	–	0	1.000
Boston College ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	–	0	1.000
No. 1 Duke ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	–	0	1.000
No. 3 Florida State ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	–	0	1.000
No. 17 ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	–	0	1.000
California ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	–	1	.833
No. 7т Notre Dame ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	–	1	.833
Louisville ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	2	–	1	–	0	.667
Miami (FL) ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	2	–	1	–	0	.667
SMU ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	2	–	1	–	0	.667
Syracuse ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	2	–	1	–	0	.667
Clemson ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	–	1	–	1	.500
No. 12 North Carolina ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	–	2	–	0	.333
NC State ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	2	–	1	.167

† – Conference champion ‡ – 2025 ACC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of August 21, 2025 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: The ACC

The 2025 Virginia Cavaliers women's soccer team will represent the University of Virginia during the 2025 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Cavaliers will be led by head coach Steve Swanson, in his twenty-sixth season. They will play home games at Klöckner Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. This will be the team's 40th season playing organized women's college soccer and their 38th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

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 Princeton in the First Round before falling to fifth-seed Wisconsin in the Second Round.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Alexis Theoret	3	MF	5'4"	Graduate Student	Haymarket, Virginia	Graduated
Degen Miller	6	FW	5'9"	Senior	Boulder, Colorado	Graduated
Yuna McCormack	7	MF	5'9"	Sophomore	Mill Valley, California	Transferred to Florida State^[1]
Helen Symbas	13	DF	5'3"	Junior	Atlanta, Georgia	—
Emma Dawson	14	MF	5'8"	Graduate Student	Richardson, Texas	Graduated
Samar Guidry	18	DF	5'5"	Senior	McKinney, Texas	Graduated
Moira Kelley	20	DF	5'9"	Graduate Student	Overland Park, Kansas	Graduated
Chole Japic	21	MF/DF	5'6"	Graduate Student	Palo Alto, California	Graduated
Camryn Miller	29	GK	5'9"	Senior	Glen Allen, Virginia	Graduated

Recruiting class

Source:^[2]

Name	Hometown	Club	TDS Rating
Molly Carlson GK	Charlottesville, Virginia	Charlotte Soccer Academy	^[3]
Pearl Cecil MF	Encinitas, California	San Diego Surf	^[4]
Wicki Dunlap GK	Raleigh, North Carolina	North Carolina Courage	^[5]
Addison Halpern MF	Middlesex, New Jersey	PDA	^[6]
Jordyn Hardeman DF	Midlothian, Texas	Solar Soccer Club	^[7]
Carrie Helfrich FW	McLean, Virginia	Fairfax Virginia Union	^[8]
Marin McCormack FW	Arlington, Virginia	Fairfax Virginia Union	^[9]
Helen Olszewski FW	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Oklahoma Energy FC	^[10]
Loretta Talbott MF	Chevy Chase, Maryland	Fairfax Virginia Union	^[11]
Liv Rademaker DF	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Ajax	N/A^[12]

Squad

Roster

As of August 12, 2025^[13]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	USA	Victoria Safradin
2	MF	USA	Kira Waller
3	FW	USA	Sophia Bradley
4	DF	USA	Kiki Maki
5	MF	USA	Laughlin Ryan
6	FW	USA	Addison Halpern
7	MF	USA	Marin McCormack
8	FW	USA	Allie Ross
9	FW	USA	Meredith McDermott
10	FW	USA	Maggie Cagle
11	FW	AUT	Linda Mittermair
12	DF	USA	Aniyah Collier
13	FW	USA	Loretta Talbott
14	DF	USA	Jordyn Hardeman
15	FW	USA	Sarah Flammia


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	MF	USA	Ella Carter
17	DF	USA	Tatum Galvin
18	DF	NED	Liv Rademaker
19	MF	USA	Jill Flammia
20	FW	USA	Carrie Helfrich
21	FW	USA	Heln Olszewski
22	MF	USA	Lia Godfrey
23	DF	USA	Laney Rouse
24	DF	USA	Kathryn Kelly
25	MF	USA	Annamarie Williams
26	FW	USA	Maya Carter
27	MF	USA	Pearl Cecil
29	GK	USA	Molly Carlson
30	GK	USA	Wicki Dunlap
33	GK	USA	Ellie Sommers

Team management

Position	Staff
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

Source:^[13]

Schedule

Source:^[14]^[15]

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
August 6* 7:00 p.m.	No. 15	at No. 10 Wake Forest	None Reported^[16]	–	Spry Stadium Winston-Salem, NC
August 9* 8:00 p.m.	No. 15	DC Power FC	None Reported^[17]	–	Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA
Regular season
August 14* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 15	at West Virginia	W 1–0	1–0–0	Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium (1,106) Morgantown, WV
August 21* 5:30 p.m., ACCNX	No. 17	Xavier	W 3–0	2–0–0	Klöckner Stadium (0) Charlottesville, VA
August 24* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 17	at Liberty			Osborne Stadium Lynchburg, VA
August 28* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Charlotte			Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA
August 31* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX		Georgetown			Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA
September 4* 6:00 p.m., ACCN		Penn State			Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA
September 11 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Duke			Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA
September 14* 5:00 p.m., ACCNX		VCU			Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA
September 20 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Syracuse			SU Soccer Stadium Syracuse, NY
September 25 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Clemson			Riggs Field Clemson, SC
October 4 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Virginia Tech Rivalry			Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA
October 9 6:30 p.m., ACCNX		at California			Edwards Stadium Berkeley, CA
October 12 4:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Stanford			Cagan Stadium Stanford, CA
October 18 5:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Louisville			Lynn Stadium Louisville, KY
October 23 6:00 p.m., ACCN		Florida State			Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA
October 26 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		Pittsburgh			Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA
October 30 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Boston College			Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Awards and honors

Recipient	Award	Date	Ref.
Maggie Cagle	Pre-season All-ACC Team	August 7	^[18]
Jordyn Hardeman	Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Best XI Freshman Team	August 12	^[19]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
United Soccer^[20]	15	17											Not released
TopDrawer Soccer^[21]	—	24

References

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^ "Swanson Announces 2025-26 Soccer Newcomers". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia. June 6, 2025. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
^ "Molly Carlson". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
^ "Pearl Cecil". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
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^ "Addison Halpern". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
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^ "Carrie Helfrich". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
^ "Marin McCormack". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
^ "Helen Olszewski". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
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[2] "Swanson Announces 2025-26 Soccer Newcomers". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia. June 6, 2025. Retrieved July 25, 2025.

[3] "Molly Carlson". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 25, 2025.

[4] "Pearl Cecil". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 25, 2025.

[5] "Wicki Dunlap". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 25, 2025.

[6] "Addison Halpern". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 25, 2025.

[7] "Jordyn Hardeman". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 25, 2025.

[8] "Carrie Helfrich". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 25, 2025.

[9] "Marin McCormack". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 25, 2025.

[10] "Helen Olszewski". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 25, 2025.

[11] "Loretta Talbott". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 25, 2025.

[12] "2025 Women's DI International Signees". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 25, 2025.

[auto-13] "2025-26 Women's Soccer Roster". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia Athletics. Retrieved August 12, 2025.

[14] "2025-26 Women's Soccer Schedule". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia Athletics. Retrieved July 25, 2025.

[15] "Virginia Announces 2025 Women's Soccer Schedule". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia Athletics. June 13, 2025. Retrieved July 25, 2025.

[16] @WakeWSoccer (August 6, 2025). "Preseason starts TONIGHT 👊 Join us at Spry Stadium at 6 p.m. for tonight's exhibition match. Admission is free 🎟️" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[17] @uvawomensoccer; (August 9, 2025). "It felt great to hit the pitch at Klöckner again! #GoHoos #ALLIN" – via Instagram.

[18] "North Carolina Selected 2025 ACC Women's Soccer Preseason Favorite". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 7, 2025. Retrieved August 7, 2025.

[19] "2025 Women's Division I Preseason Awards". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. August 12, 2025. Retrieved August 12, 2025.

[20] "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. August 19, 2025. Retrieved August 19, 2025.

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