2024 Syracuse Orange women's soccer team
American college soccer season
The 2024 Syracuse Orange women's soccer team represented Syracuse University during the 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer season . The Orange were led by head coach Nicky Adams, in her sixth season. They played home games at SU Soccer Stadium in Syracuse, New York . This was the team's 28th season playing organized women's college soccer, and their 11th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference .
The season started well with a win over UMass . The team followed that with a tie against Maine before winning three straight games. That winning streak included a win over Power 5 opponent Northwestern . The streak was broken by a loss to Colgate on September 1. The Orange finished their non-conference schedule with two more wins to finish 6–1–1. Their positive results did not carry into the ACC season, as they lost their first seven ACC games. They had close results at Virginia Tech and at North Carolina , only losing each game by a single goal. In that seven-game stretch, they played four ranked teams, including three who were in the top ten at the time of the match. Their first ACC point came agasint NC State on October 17, a 1–1 draw. The Orange lost their final two games, both by a score of 1–2.
The Orange finished the season 6–10–2, 0–9–1 in ACC play to finish in seventeenth place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament . They were not invited to the NCAA Tournament .
Previous season
The Orange finished the season 2–14–2, 0–9–1 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
Incoming transfers
Source: [ 2]
Recruiting class
Source:[ 3]
Squad
Roster
As of November 18, 2024 [ 10]
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:[ 10]
Schedule
Source:[ 11]
Date Time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
August 8 * 7:00 p.m.
at Albany
W 5–0
–
Ford Field Albany, NY
August 11 * 7:00 p.m.
Colgate
W 1–0[ 12]
–
SU Soccer Stadium Syracuse, NY
Non-Conference Regular season
August 15 * 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
UMass
W 2–0
1–0–0
SU Soccer Stadium (293) Syracuse, NY
August 18 * 1:00 p.m., ACCNX
Maine
T 1–1
1–0–1
SU Soccer Stadium (224) Syracuse, NY
August 22 * 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Siena
W 2–0
2–0–1
SU Soccer Stadium (384) Syracuse, NY
August 25 * 1:00 p.m., ACCNX
Mercyhurst
W 5–0
3–0–1
SU Soccer Stadium (263) Syracuse, NY
August 29 * 4:00 p.m., ACCNX
Northwestern
W 1–0
4–0–1
SU Soccer Stadium (170) Syracuse, NY
September 1 * 1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Colgate
L 1–2
4–1–1
Berman Field (541)Hamilton, NY
September 5 * 6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Binghamton
W 1–0
5–1–1
Bearcats Sports Complex (219)Vestal, NY
September 8 * 4:00 p.m., ACCNX
St. Bonaventure
W 3–0
6–1–1
SU Soccer Stadium Syracuse, NY
ACC Regular season
September 12 8:00 p.m., ACCNX
at SMU
L 1–4
6–2–1 (0–1–0)
Washburne Stadium (412)Dallas, TX
September 15 12:00 p.m., ACCN
at Virginia Tech
L 1–2
6–3–1 (0–2–0)
Thompson Field (733)Blacksburg, VA
September 19 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at No. 2 Florida State
L 1–5
6–4–1 (0–3–0)
Seminole Soccer Complex (1,234)Tallahassee, FL
September 22 1:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 8 North Carolina
L 0–1
6–5–1 (0–4–0)
SU Soccer Stadium (857) Syracuse, NY
September 29 1:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 5 Wake Forest
L 0–3
6–6–1 (0–5–0)
SU Soccer Stadium (944) Syracuse, NY
October 5 1:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 17 Notre Dame
L 0–3
6–7–1 (0–6–0)
SU Soccer Stadium (365) Syracuse, NY
October 13 1:30 p.m., ACCN
at Pittsburgh
L 0–3
6–8–1 (0–7–0)
Ambrose Urbanic Field (824)Pittsburgh, PA
October 17 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
NC State
T 1–1
6–8–2 (0–7–1)
SU Soccer Stadium (234) Syracuse, NY
October 24 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Miami (FL)
L 1–3
6–9–2 (0–8–1)
SU Soccer Stadium (224) Syracuse, NY
October 31 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Boston College
L 1–3
6–10–2 (0–9–1)
Newton Campus Soccer Field (623)Chestnut Hill, MA
*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 16 Final United Soccer [ 13] — — — — — — — — — — — — Not released — TopDrawer Soccer[ 14] — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
References
^ "Soccer Finalizes Incoming Class" . thesundevils.com . Arizona State University. April 12, 2024. Retrieved July 23, 2024 .
^ "Syracuse Signs Five Transfers To NLI" . cuse.com . Syracuse University. January 17, 2024. Retrieved July 23, 2024 .
^ "Syracuse Soccer Signs Seven" . cuse.com . Syracuse University. November 8, 2023. Retrieved July 23, 2024 .
^ "Anna Croyle" . topdrawersoccer.com . Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 23, 2024 .
^ "Caitlin Driscoll" . topdrawersoccer.com . Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 23, 2024 .
^ "Alexandra Fouts" . topdrawersoccer.com . Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 23, 2024 .
^ "Amanda Goldstein" . topdrawersoccer.com . Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 23, 2024 .
^ "Lilly Heaslet" . topdrawersoccer.com . Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 23, 2024 .
^ "Gabrielle Wisbeck" . topdrawersoccer.com . Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 23, 2024 .
^ a b "2024 Women's Soccer Roster" . cuse.com . Syracuse University. Retrieved November 18, 2024 .
^ "2024 Women's Soccer Schedule" . cuse.com . Syracuse University. Retrieved July 23, 2024 .
^ @CuseWSOC (August 11, 2024). "A perfect 2-0 in exhibition matches for the Orange. Regular season starts at home August 15 ⚽️🍊" (Tweet ). Retrieved August 12, 2024 – via Twitter .
^ "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National" . unitedsoccercoaches.org . United Soccer Coaches. December 10, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2024 .
^ "College Soccer National Rankings" . TopDrawerSoccer . TopDrawer Soccer. December 10, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2024 .