2024 Pittsburgh Panthers women's soccer team

2024 Pittsburgh Panthers women's soccer
2024 Pittsburgh Panthers women's soccer
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	0–0–0 (0–0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Randy Waldrum (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Ben Waldrum (7th season); Jesse Goleman (2nd season); Ashton Gordon (1st season);
Home stadium	Ambrose Urbanic Field
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 ACC women's soccer standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
Boston College ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
California ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Clemson ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Duke ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Florida State ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Louisville ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Miami (FL) ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
NC State ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
North Carolina ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Notre Dame ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Pittsburgh ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
SMU ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Standford ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Syracuse ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Virginia ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Virginia Tech ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wake Forest ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–


† – Conference champion ‡ – 2024 ACC Tournament champion Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: The ACC

The 2024 Pittsburgh Panthers women's soccer team will represent the University of Pittsburgh during the 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Panthers will be led by head coach Randy Waldrum, in his seventh season. They will play their home games at Ambrose Urbanic Field. This will be the team's 29th season playing organized women's college soccer and their 12th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

The Panthers finished the season 17–6–1 overall and 6–3–1 in ACC play to finish in fifth place. As the fifth seed in the ACC Tournament they upset nationally third ranked North Carolina in overtime in the Quarterfinals. They could not advance further than the semifinals as they were defeated by Florida State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. As the seventh-seed in the Florida State Bracket, they defeated Ohio State 6–0 in the First Round and, second-seed Arkansas in the Second Round and sixth seed Memphis in the Round of 16. The victory against Memphis set up a third matchup with Florida State this season. The score in this matchup was the most lopsided of the three matches and the Panthers lost 3–0 to end their season.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Lainie Fuchs	3	DF	5'7"	Freshman	Vienna, Austria	Returned to Austria to play professionally
Landy Mertz	6	MF	5'4"	Senior	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Graduated; drafted 52nd overall in the 2024 NWSL Draft
Fleming Dean	7	MF	5'5"	Sophomore	Marietta, Georgia	Transferred to Stanford
Amanda West	9	FW	5'6"	Graduate Student	Sundsvall, Sweden	Graduated; drafted 36th overall in the 2024 NWSL Draft
Anna Bout	12	MF	5'5"	Graduate Student	Cambridge, Canada	Graduated
Chloe Minas	15	MF	5'2"	Senior	Montreal, Canada	Graduated
Emily Edwards	25	GK	5'9"	Freshman	Holly Springs, North Carolina	Transferred to Purdue
Ashton Gordon	32	DF	5'11"	Graduate Student	Tulsa, Oklahoma	Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Ava Boyd	FW	5'7"	Sophomore	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Michigan State
Abby Reisz	GK	5'9"	Sophomore	Upper Arlington, Ohio	Tennessee
Bailey Wagenknecht	FW	5'6"	Sophomore	Peachtree City, Georgia	Mississippi State

Source:^[1]^[2]

Recruiting Class

Name	Hometown	Club	TDS Rating
Lola Abraham FW	Oakmont, Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	^[3]
Chloe Brecht FW	Powell, Ohio	Ohio Premier	^[4]
Coco Dorfman DF	San Diego, California	San Diego Surf	^[5]
Emily Graeca DF	Dubois, Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh Hotspurs	N/A
Bella Haynes DF	Canton, Michigan	Michigan Hawks	^[6]
Rylee Keeley FW	Wake Forest, North Carolina	North Carolina Courage (ECNL)	^[7]
Erika Schneider DF	Aldie, Virginia	TSJ FC Virginia	^[8]
Dakota Watterson MF	Clovis, California	Clovis Crossfire SC	^[9]

Squad

Roster

As of November 29, 2023^[10]

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
2	DF	USA	Haylee Mersereau
3	DF	USA	Lanie Fuchs
4	MF	USA	Ellie Coffield
5	FW	USA	Sarah Schupansky
6	MF	USA	Landy Mertz
7	MF	USA	Fleming Dean
8	MF	NGA	Deborah Abiodun
9	FW	CAN	Amanda West
10	MF	CAN	Keera Melenhorst
11	DF	USA	Mackenzie Evers
12	MF	CAN	Anna Bout
13	DF	USA	Ashley Moon
14	FW	USA	Evie Craven
15	MF	CAN	Chloe Minas
16	FW	USA	Lucia Wells
17	FW	USA	Aliya Gomes


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	FW	USA	Paige Dzeidzic
19	FW	USA	Sofia Doheny
20	DF	USA	Olivia Lee
21	DF	USA	Katie Zailski
22	FW	USA	Delaney Evers
23	FW	USA	Samiah Phiri
24	MF	USA	Emma Rhoades
25	GK	USA	Emily Edwards
26	FW	USA	Margaret Wilde
27	MF	USA	Briana Rodriguez
28	DF	USA	Kaley Simqu
29	MF	USA	Olivia Duray
30	FW	USA	Kaitlyn Killinger
31	FW	USA	Emily Cooper
32	DF	USA	Ashton Gordon
33	GK	USA	Emma Van Meter
35	DF	USA	Sage Stelzer

Team management

Position	Staff
Head Coach	Randy Waldrum
Associate Head Coach	Ben Waldrum
Assistant Coach	Jesse Goleman
Assistant Coach	Ashton Gordon

Source:^[10]

Schedule

Source:^[11]^[12]

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
August 4* 7:30 p.m.	at West Virginia	—	Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium Morgantown, WV
August 10* 5:00 p.m.	Michigan	—	Ambrose Urbanic Field Pittsburgh, PA
Non-Conference Regular Season
August 15* 6:30 p.m., SECN+	at Georgia		Turner Soccer Complex Athens, GA
August 18* 3:00 p.m.	vs. Duquesne		Highmark Stadium Pittsburgh, PA
August 22* 5:00 p.m., ACCNX	Buffalo		Ambrose Urbanic Field Pittsburgh, PA
August 25* 1:00 p.m.	at Bucknell		Emmitt Field Lewisburg, PA
August 29* 1:00 p.m.	at Loyola Marymount		Sullivan Field Los Angeles, CA
September 1* 2:00 p.m.	at Cal State Fullerton		Titan Stadium Fullerton, CA
September 5* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	Dartmouth		Ambrose Urbanic Field Pittsburgh, PA
September 8* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX	Mercyhurst		Ambrose Urbanic Field Pittsburgh, PA
ACC Regular season
September 14 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	Louisville		Ambrose Urbanic Field Pittsburgh, PA
September 19 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	North Carolina		Ambrose Urbanic Field Pittsburgh, PA
September 26 TBA, ACCNX	at California		Edwards Stadium Berkeley, CA
September 29 TBA, ACCNX	at Stanford		Cagan Stadium Stanford, CA
October 3 6:00 p.m., ACCN	Clemson		Ambrose Urbanic Field Pittsburgh, PA
October 13 1:00 p.m., ACCNX	Syracuse		Ambrose Urbanic Field Pittsburgh, PA
October 17 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Miami		Cobb Stadium Coral Gables, FL
October 20 1:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Florida State		Seminole Soccer Complex Tallahassee, FL
October 24 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	Wake Forest		Ambrose Urbanic Field Pittsburgh, PA
October 31 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Notre Dame		Alumni Stadium Notre Dame, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Awards and honors

Recipient	Award	Date	Ref.

Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
United Soccer^[13]													Not released
TopDrawer Soccer^[14]

References

^ "2024 Women's Division I Transfer Tracker". topdrawersoccer.com. TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
^ Campbell, Dominic (May 10, 2024). "Pitt Women's Soccer Adds Trio of Transfers". si.com. OnSI. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
^ "Lola Abraham". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
^ "Chloe Brecht". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
^ "Coco Dorfman". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
^ "Bella Haynes". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
^ "Rylee Keeley". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
^ "Erika Schneider". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
^ "Dakota Watterson". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "2024 Women's Soccer Roster". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh Athletics. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
^ "2024 Women's Soccer Schedule". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
^ "Waldrum Showcases 2024 Schedule". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh. June 25, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
^ "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 5, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
^ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. TopDrawer Soccer. December 5, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2024.

[1] "2024 Women's Division I Transfer Tracker". topdrawersoccer.com. TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved July 19, 2024.

[2] Campbell, Dominic (May 10, 2024). "Pitt Women's Soccer Adds Trio of Transfers". si.com. OnSI. Retrieved July 19, 2024.

[3] "Lola Abraham". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 19, 2024.

[4] "Chloe Brecht". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 19, 2024.

[5] "Coco Dorfman". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 19, 2024.

[6] "Bella Haynes". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 19, 2024.

[7] "Rylee Keeley". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 19, 2024.

[8] "Erika Schneider". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 19, 2024.

[9] "Dakota Watterson". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 19, 2024.

[auto-10] "2024 Women's Soccer Roster". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh Athletics. Retrieved July 19, 2024.

[11] "2024 Women's Soccer Schedule". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh. Retrieved July 19, 2024.

[12] "Waldrum Showcases 2024 Schedule". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh. June 25, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.

[13] "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 5, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2024.

[14] "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. TopDrawer Soccer. December 5, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2024.

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