2022 Pittsburgh Panthers women's soccer team

The 2022 Pittsburgh Panthers women's soccer team represented University of Pittsburgh during the 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Panthers were led by head coach Randy Waldrum, in his fifth season. They played home games at Ambrose Urbanic Field. This was the team's 27th season playing organized women's college soccer and their 10th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2022 Pittsburgh Panthers women's soccer
NCAA Tournament, Round of 16
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 12
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 20
Record14–5–3 (5–3–2 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ben Waldrum (5th season)
  • Dustin Stein (5th season)
Home stadiumAmbrose Urbanic Field
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 ACC women's soccer standings
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 Panthers finished the season 14–5–3 overall and 5–3–2 in ACC play to finish in sixth place. As the sixth seed in the ACC Tournament they tied Notre Dame 1–1, but lost the ensuing penalty shoot-out 5–4. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, the first tournament bid in program history.[1] As the fourth-seed in the Florida State Bracket, they defeated Buffalo in the first round and, fifth-seed Georgetown in the second round before traveling to first-seed Florida State in the round of 16. The Panthers' run would end in Tallahassee where they lost 3–0.

Previous season

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The Panthers finished the season 11–7–0 overall, and 4–6–0 in ACC play to finish in ninth place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.

Offseason

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Departures

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Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Katherine Robinson 0 GK 6'0" Senior Albuquerque, New Mexico Graduated
Eva Frankovic 13 DF 5'7" Sophomore North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania Transferred to Bucknell
Sarah Sinnott 14 FW 5'4" Junior Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Signed with Maccabi Emek Hefer[2]
Kate McKay 19 DF 5'10" Senior Scottsdale, Arizona Graduated
Celia Lopez 21 MF 5'2" Senior Pamplona, Spain Graduated
Lacey Bernick 23 FW 5'6" Freshman North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania Transferred to Akron
Madison Vukas 25 GK 5'8" Freshman Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Transferred to Bowling Green
Kelly Moss 26 MF 5'5" Senior Lumberton, New Jersey Graduated
Hannah Knych 27 MF 5'4" Sophomore Manlius, New York Transferred to Binghamton
Emily Harrigan 29 FW 5'7"   Junior North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania Graduated
Katelyn Kauffman 30 FW 5'6" Freshman North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania Transferred to Florida Gulf Coast
Sara Darlington 31 FW 5'5" Freshman West Chester, Pennsylvania Transferred to Pennsylvania College of Technology

Incoming Transfers

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Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Samiah Phiri 23 FW 5'6" Sophomore Irving, Texas Oklahoma State
Keera Melenhorst 29 MF 5'3" Sophomore Ottawa, Canada Oklahoma

Recruiting Class

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Source:[3]

Name Nationality Hometown Club TDS Rating
Ellie Breech
GK
  Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania PA Classics      [4]
Paige Califf
MF
  Orange, California Slammers FC HB Koge      [5]
Elizabeth Fleming Dean
MF
  Marietta, Georgia United Futbol Academy      [6]
Mackenzie Evers
FW
  Oakdale, Pennsylvania Beadling SC      [7]
Michaela Kasparcova
MF
  Collegeville, Pennsylvania Penn Fusion SA      [8]
Haylee Mersereau
DF
  Boca Raton, Florida Weston FC      [9]
Margaret Wilde
FW
  Lower Gwynedd, Pennsylvania Penn Fusion SA      [10]
Kathleen Zailski
DF
  Summerville, South Carolina GSA N/A[11]

Squad

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Roster

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As of September 22, 2022[12]

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 Ellie Breech
1 GK   USA Caitlyn Lazzarini
2 DF   USA Haylee Mersereau
3 MF   USA Mackenzie Edwards
4 MF   USA Ellie Coffield
5 FW   USA Sarah Schupansky
6 MF   USA Landy Mertz
7 MF   USA Fleming Dean
8 FW   CAN Leah Pais
9 FW   CAN Amanda West
10 MF   USA Emily Yaple
11 DF   USA Hailey Davidson
12 MF   CAN Anna Bout
13 DF   USA Ashley Moon
14 MF   USA Bri Hilsenteger
15 MF   CAN Chloe Minas
16 MF   USA Haley Schmidt
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF   MEX Athalie Palomo
18 MF   USA Elena Hinkson
19 MF   USA Paige Califf
20 MF   USA Maddie Keister
21 DF   USA Katie Zailski
22 MF   USA Krystyna Rytel
23 FW   USA Samiah Phiri
26 FW   USA Margaret Wilde
27 MF   USA Briana Rodriguez
28 FW   USA Mackenzie Evers
29 MF   USA Keera Melenhorst
30 DF   USA Keely Brown
31 MF   USA Misa Kasparcova
32 DF   USA Ashton Gordon
33 GK   USA Gabriella Neibart
35 FW   CAN Chantelle Parker

Team management

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Position Staff
Head Coach Randy Waldrum
Associate Head Coach Ben Waldrum
Assistant Coach Dustin Stein

Source:[12]

Schedule

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Source:[13]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Non-Conference Regular Season
August 18*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
vs. Gonzaga W 1–0  1–0–0
South Campus Stadium (104)
Missoula, MT
August 21*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Montana W 2–0  2–0–0
South Campus Stadium (545)
Missoula, MT
August 25*
5:00 p.m., ACCNX
UMass W 6–1  3–0–0
Ambrose Urbanic Field (721)
Pittsburgh, PA
August 28*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Cleveland State W 4–0  4–0–0
Krenzler Field (400)
Cleveland, Ohio
August 31*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Kent State W 7–0  5–0–0
Ambrose Urbanic Field (522)
Pittsburgh, PA
September 4*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
Cincinnati W 2–0  6–0–0
Ambrose Urbanic Field (522)
Pittsburgh, PA
September 8*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at VCU L 2–3  6–1–0
Sports Backers Stadium (298)
Richmond, VA
September 11*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
Liberty W 3–2  7–1–0
Ambrose Urbanic Field (546)
Pittsburgh, PA
ACC Regular season
September 16
5:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Virginia Tech W 4–1  8–1–0
(1–0–0)
Thompson Field (708)
Blacksburg, VA
September 22
6:00 p.m., ACCN
Miami (FL) W 3–1  9–1–0
(2–0–0)
Ambrose Urbanic Field (505)
Pittsburgh, PA
September 25
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
at No. 18 Notre Dame W 3–1  10–1–0
(3–0–0)
Alumni Stadium (395)
Notre Dame, IN
October 1
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 14 Louisville W 1–0  11–1–0
(4–0–0)
Ambrose Urbanic Field (409)
Pittsburgh, PA
October 6
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 13 at No. 5 North Carolina L 0–4  11–2–0
(4–1–0)
Dorrance Field (2,602)
Chapel Hill, NC
October 9
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 13 at No. 7 Duke L 0–1  11–3–0
(4–2–0)
Koskinen Stadium (645)
Durham, NC
October 15
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 21 at Boston College T 1–1  11–3–1
(4–2–1)
Newton Campus Soccer Field (642)
Chestnut Hill, MA
October 20
6:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 20 Syracuse W 2–0  12–3–1
(5–2–1)
Ambrose Urbanic Field (908)
Pittsburgh, PA
October 23
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 20 No. 4 Florida State L 0–1  12–4–1
(5–3–1)
Ambrose Urbanic Field (832)
Pittsburgh, PA
October 27
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 19 Clemson T 0–0  12–4–2
(5–3–2)
Ambrose Urbanic Field (723)
Pittsburgh, PA
ACC Tournament
October 30
6:00 p.m., ACCN
(6) No. 19 at (3) No. 4 Notre Dame
First Round
T 1–1 (4–5 PKs) 2OT 12–4–3
Alumni Stadium (428)
Notre Dame, IN
NCAA Tournament
November 12
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
(4) No. 19 Buffalo
First Round
W 1–0  13–4–3
Ambrose Urbanic Field (994)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 18
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
(4) No. 19 vs. (5) No. 18 Georgetown
Second Round
W 2–1  14–4–3
Seminole Soccer Complex (1,668)
Tallahassee, FL
November 20
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
(4) No. 19 at (1) No. 5 Florida State
Round of 16
L 0–3  14–5–3
Seminole Soccer Complex (1,238)
Tallahassee, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Awards and honors

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Recipient Award Date Ref.
Amanda West ACC Offensive Player of the Week August 23 [14]
Caitlyn Lazzarini ACC Defensive Player of the Week November 1 [15]
Landy Mertz All-ACC Third Team November 2 [16]
Katie Zailski ACC All-Freshman Team

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
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United Soccer[17]141321201919Not released12
TopDrawer Soccer[18]1410151919202522202020

References

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  1. ^ "Pitt women's soccer team makes first ever ncaa tournament". post-gazette.com. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 7, 2022. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "Fox Chapel Grad Headed to Israel to Play Pro Soccer". fcasdathletics.org. Fox Chapel Area School District. December 10, 2021. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  3. ^ "Pitt Women's Soccer Announces 2022 Recruiting Class". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh. November 9, 2021. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  4. ^ "Ellie Breech". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  5. ^ "Paige Califf". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  6. ^ "Elizabeth Fleming Dean". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  7. ^ "Mackenzie Evers". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  8. ^ "Michaela Kasparcova". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  9. ^ "Haylee Mersereau". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  10. ^ "Margaret Wilde". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  11. ^ "Kathleen Zailski". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  12. ^ a b "2022 Women's Soccer Roster". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh Athletics. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  13. ^ "2022 Women's Soccer Schedule". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  14. ^ "Pitt's West, UNC's Hansen Named ACC's First Women's Soccer Players of Week for 2022". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 23, 2022. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  15. ^ "ACC Announces Women's Soccer Player of Week Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 1, 2022. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  16. ^ "2022 All-ACC Women's Soccer Awards Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 2, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  17. ^ "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 5, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  18. ^ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. TopDrawer Soccer. December 5, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2022.