2023 Miami Hurricanes women's soccer team

The 2023 Miami Hurricanes women's soccer team represented University of Miami during the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Hurricanes were led by head coach Sarah Barnes, in her sixth season. They played home games at Cobb Stadium. This was the team's 25th season playing organized women's college soccer and their 20th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2023 Miami Hurricanes women's soccer
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record3–10–4 (2–7–1 ACC)
Head coach
  • Sarah Barnes (6th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Alan Fread (6th season)
  • Jeremy Williams (6th season)
  • Kayley Sullivan (1st season)
Home stadiumCobb Stadium
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 ACC women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 1 Florida State  ‍y 9 0 1   .950 22 0 1   .978
No. 16 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y 7 1 2   .800 12 4 4   .700
No. 3 Clemson  ‍‍‍y 7 2 1   .750 18 4 4   .769
No. 8 North Carolina  ‍‍‍y 5 0 5   .750 13 2 8   .739
No. 6 Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍y 6 3 1   .650 17 6 1   .729
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 4 2 4   .600 10 3 5   .694
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 3 3 4   .500 8 3 6   .647
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 4 6 0   .400 7 8 3   .472
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 3 5 2   .400 4 9 5   .361
Duke  ‍‍‍ 2 5 3   .350 6 7 3   .469
NC State  ‍‍‍ 2 5 3   .350 3 9 6   .333
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍ 2 7 1   .250 3 10 4   .294
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 0 6 4   .200 3 9 6   .333
Syracuse  ‍‍‍ 0 9 1   .050 2 14 2   .167
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2023 ACC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Source: The ACC
As of December 5, 2023
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll

The Hurricanes' season started with a promising 3–0 victory, but they could not carry forward that momentum. They would draw their next two games and lose three of their last four to finish their non-conference schedule 1–3–3. A highlight was a 0–0 draw with then fifth ranked Alabama. The Hurricanes started ACC play well, winning two of their first three games. However, their momentum stalled with three losses to ranked teams. A draw broke the losing streak, but another streak began as Miami lost their last three conference games.

The Hurricanes finished the season 3–10–4 overall and 2–7–1 in ACC play to finish in twelfth place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament. Their three wins were a program low for a full season, with only the shortened 2020 season resulting in fewer wins. This was the second year in a row Miami finished with a 2–7–1 conference record, and the third time in Barnes' tenure. After the season, it was announced that Barnes would no longer continue as head coach.[1]

Previous season edit

The Hurricanes finished the season 5–8–3 overall and 2–7–1 in ACC play to finish in twelfth place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.

Offseason edit

Departures edit

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Gabriela Rusek 6 DF 5'6" Junior Warwick, New York
Chloe O'Neill 12 FW 5'2" Graduate Student Fort Lauderdale, Florida Graduated
Jackie Koerwitz 16 FW 6'1"   Junior Sacramento, California Graduated
María Jakobsdóttir 17 MF/FW 5'4" Senior Garðabær, Iceland Graduated
Mikayla Tupper 24 FW/MF 5'8" Sophomore Langley, Canada Transferred to Simon Fraser (CAN)
Annie Blair 28 MF 5'8" Junior McLean, Virginia
Jaclyn Marra 31 FW 5'1" Senior Clarkston, Michigan Graduated

Recruiting Class edit

Name Nationality Hometown Club TDS Rating
Gianna Angelillo
MF
  Glastonbury, Connecticut FC Sporting (CA) N/A[2]
Sophia Broz
DF
  Matthews, North Carolina Charlotte Soccer Academy      [3]
Moira Flynn
FW
  Arlington, Virginia Virginia Union N/A[4]
Claireese Foley
GK
  Prosper, Texas DKSC      [5]
Nyema Freeman
DF
  Cooper City, Florida Tampa Bay United      [6]
Caroline Hood
FW
  Needham, Massachusetts FC Stars of Massachusetts      [7]
Emilie McCartney
DF
  McKinney, Texas DKSC      [8]
Sonia Neighbors
MF
  Montclair, New Jersey Matanuska SC N/A[9]

Squad edit

Roster edit

As of November 15, 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
00 GK   USA Claireese Foley
0 GK   CAN Melissa Dagenais
2 FW   CAN Maya Rogers
3 DF   USA Adrianna Serna
4 DF   USA Emilie McCartney
5 MF   USA Claire Llewellyn
6 FW   USA Sonia Neighbors
7 FW   USA Caroline Hood
8 DF   USA Sophia Broz
9 FW   USA Tusca Mahmoudpour
10 MF   USA Julia Edwards
11 MF   USA Zoey Lee
12 MF   USA Gianna Angelillo
13 MF   USA Katerina Molina
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW   USA Emma Pidding
15 DF   USA Hanna Dawbarn
17 FW   USA Moira Flynn
18 DF   USA Jordan Losey
19 DF   USA Delaney Brown
20 DF   USA Reese Wheeler
21 MF   USA Lauren Meeks
22 FW   USA Taylor Shell
23 MF   USA Jordan Felton
25 FW   USA Megan Morgan
26 MF   USA Emma Tucker
27 GK   USA Skylah Klein
29 DF   USA Hallie Salas
30 DF   USA Nyema Freeman

Team management edit

Position Staff
Head Coach Sarah Barnes
Assistant Coach Jeremy Williams
Assistant Coach Alan Fread
Assistant Coach Kayley Sullivan

Source:[10]

Schedule edit

Source:[11][12]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 6*
No. 24 UCF L 0–1 
Cobb Stadium
Coral Gables, FL
August 12*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Florida Gulf Coast W 2–1 
FGCU Soccer Complex
Fort Myers, FL
Non-Conference Regular season
August 17*
5:00 p.m.
at Stetson W 3–0  1–0–0
Athletic Training Center (102)
DeLand, FL
August 20*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
Florida Atlantic T 1–1  1–0–1
Cobb Stadium (334)
Coral Gables, FL
August 24*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
Florida
Rivalry
T 0–0  1–0–2
Cobb Stadium (405)
Coral Gables, FL
August 27*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
Georgia Southern L 1–2  1–1–2
Cobb Stadium (168)
Coral Gables, FL
August 31*
7:00 p.m., SECN+
at No. 5 Alabama T 0–0  1–1–3
Alabama Soccer Stadium (874)
Tuscaloosa, AL
September 3*
1:00 p.m., SECN+
at Mississippi State L 1–2  1–2–3
MSU Soccer Park (242)
Starkville, MS
September 7*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at FIU L 0–1  1–3–3
FIU Soccer Stadium (650)
Miami, FL
ACC Regular season
September 15
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
Syracuse W 2–1  2–3–3
(1–0–0)
Cobb Stadium (272)
Coral Gables, FL
September 21
6:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 8 Clemson L 0–5  2–4–3
(1–1–0)
Cobb Stadium (184)
Coral Gables, FL
September 24
12:00 p.m., ACCNX
Louisville W 1–0  3–4–3
(2–1–0)
Cobb Stadium (214)
Coral Gables, FL
September 29
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at No. 2 Florida State
Rivalry
L 0–2  3–5–3
(2–2–0)
Seminole Soccer Complex (1,978)
Tallahassee, FL
October 5
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at No. 1 North Carolina L 0–1  3–6–3
(2–3–0)
Dorrance Field (2,892)
Chapel Hill, NC
October 8
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
at No. 11 Notre Dame L 2–7  3–7–3
(2–4–0)
Alumni Stadium (407)
Notre Dame, IN
October 14
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
NC State T 0–0  3–7–4
(2–4–1)
Cobb Stadium (249)
Coral Gables, FL
October 19
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Virginia L 0–1  3–8–4
(2–5–1)
Klöckner Stadium (1,419)
Charlottesville, VA
October 22
3:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Virginia Tech L 0–3  3–9–4
(2–6–1)
Thompson Field (197)
Blacksburg, VA
October 26
6:00 p.m., ACCN
Wake Forest L 0–2  3–10–4
(2–7–1)
Cobb Stadium (196)
Coral Gables, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.


Rankings edit

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
Week
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United Soccer[13]Not released
TopDrawer Soccer[14]


References edit

  1. ^ "University of Miami Athletics Announces Change in Soccer Leadership". miamihurricanes.com. University of Miami. November 2, 2023. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  2. ^ "Gianna Angelillo". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  3. ^ "Sophia Broz". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  4. ^ "Moira Flynn". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  5. ^ "Claireese Foley". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  6. ^ "Nyema Freeman". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  7. ^ "Caroline Hood". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  8. ^ "Emilie McCartney". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  9. ^ "Sonia Neighbors". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  10. ^ a b "2023-24 Soccer Roster". hurricanesports.com. Miami Hurricanes Athletics. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  11. ^ "2023-24 Soccer Schedule". miamihurricanes.com. University of Miami. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  12. ^ "2023 Soccer Schedule Announced". miamihurricanes.com. University of Miami. July 28, 2023. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  13. ^ "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  14. ^ "College Soccer National Rankings". topdrawersoccer.com. TopDrawer Soccer. December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.