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American college soccer season

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← 20212023 →
2022 ACC women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 2 North Carolina  ‍†‍‍ 8 – 2 – 0   .800 20 – 5 – 1   .788
No. 3 Florida State  ‍†‍‡‍ 8 – 2 – 0   .800 17 – 3 – 3   .804
No. 5 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍ 7 – 2 – 1   .750 17 – 3 – 3   .804
No. 7 Virginia  ‍‍‍ 6 – 2 – 2   .700 16 – 4 – 3   .761
No. 6 Duke  ‍‍‍ 6 – 2 – 2   .700 15 – 5 – 3   .717
No. 12 Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 5 – 3 – 2   .600 14 – 5 – 3   .705
Clemson  ‍‍‍ 4 – 3 – 3   .550 8 – 5 – 5   .583
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 4 – 5 – 1   .450 10 – 7 – 2   .579
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 3 – 6 – 1   .350 9 – 7 – 3   .553
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 3 – 7 – 0   .300 6 – 8 – 2   .438
NC State  ‍‍‍ 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 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.

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. 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

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

Departures

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
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" Redshirt 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

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

Source:

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

Squad

Roster

As of September 22, 2022

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

Team management

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

Source:

Schedule

Source:

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)  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

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

Rankings

Main article: 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
United Soccer——————141321201919Not released12
TopDrawer Soccer——————1410151919202522202020

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