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
2022 ACC women's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 2 North Carolina  ‍†‍‍y 8–2–0 .80020–5–1 .788
No. 3 Florida State  ‍†‍‡‍y 8–2–0 .80017–3–3 .804
No. 5 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y 7–2–1 .75017–3–3 .804
No. 7 Virginia  ‍‍‍y 6–2–2 .70016–4–3 .761
No. 6 Duke  ‍‍‍y 6–2–2 .70015–5–3 .717
No. 12 Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍y 5–3–2 .60014–5–3 .705
Clemson  ‍‍‍y 4–3–3 .5508–5–5 .583
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍y 4–5–1 .45010–7–2 .579
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍y 3–6–1 .3509–7–3 .553
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 3–7–0 .3006–8–2 .438
NC State  ‍‍‍y 2–6–2 .3007–7–6 .500
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍ 2–7–1 .2505–8–3 .406
Syracuse  ‍‍‍ 1–6–3 .2508–7–3 .528
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 1–7–2 .2005–8–5 .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

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 Robinson0GK6'0"SeniorAlbuquerque, New MexicoGraduated
Eva Frankovic13DF5'7"SophomoreNorth Huntingdon, PennsylvaniaTransferred to Bucknell
Sarah Sinnott14FW5'4"JuniorPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaSigned with Maccabi Emek Hefer[2]
Kate McKay19DF5'10"SeniorScottsdale, ArizonaGraduated
Celia Lopez21MF5'2"SeniorPamplona, SpainGraduated
Lacey Bernick23FW5'6"FreshmanNorth Huntingdon, PennsylvaniaTransferred to Akron
Madison Vukas25GK5'8"FreshmanPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaTransferred to Bowling Green
Kelly Moss26MF5'5"SeniorLumberton, New JerseyGraduated
Hannah Knych27MF5'4"SophomoreManlius, New YorkTransferred to Binghamton
Emily Harrigan29FW5'7" JuniorNorth Huntingdon, PennsylvaniaGraduated
Katelyn Kauffman30FW5'6"FreshmanNorth Huntingdon, PennsylvaniaTransferred to Florida Gulf Coast
Sara Darlington31FW5'5"FreshmanWest Chester, PennsylvaniaTransferred to Pennsylvania College of Technology

Incoming Transfers
Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Samiah Phiri23FW5'6"SophomoreIrving, TexasOklahoma State
Keera Melenhorst29MF5'3"SophomoreOttawa, CanadaOklahoma

Recruiting Class

Source:[3]

Name Nationality Hometown Club TDS Rating
Ellie Breech
GK
Mechanicsburg, PennsylvaniaPA Classics[4]
Paige Califf
MF
Orange, CaliforniaSlammers FC HB Koge[5]
Elizabeth Fleming Dean
MF
Marietta, GeorgiaUnited Futbol Academy[6]
Mackenzie Evers
FW
Oakdale, PennsylvaniaBeadling SC[7]
Michaela Kasparcova
MF
Collegeville, PennsylvaniaPenn Fusion SA[8]
Haylee Mersereau
DF
Boca Raton, FloridaWeston FC[9]
Margaret Wilde
FW
Lower Gwynedd, PennsylvaniaPenn Fusion SA[10]
Kathleen Zailski
DF
Summerville, South CarolinaGSAN/A[11]

Squad

Roster
As of 22 September 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  USA 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
Position Staff
Head CoachRandy Waldrum
Associate Head CoachBen Waldrum
Assistant CoachDustin Stein

Source:[12]

Schedule

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
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
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[17]——————141321201919Not released12
TopDrawer Soccer[18]——————1410151919202522202020

References
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  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.
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  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.
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  11. "Kathleen Zailski". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  12. "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.
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