Michigan Wolverines women's soccer

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Michigan Wolverines
women's soccer
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Founded1994;30 years ago (1994) [1]
University University of Michigan
Head coach Jennifer Klein (6th season)
Conference Big Ten
Location Ann Arbor, Michigan
StadiumU-M Soccer Stadium [2]
(Capacity: 2,200)
Nickname Wolverines
ColorsMaize and blue [3]
   
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Home
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Away
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
2002, 2013, 2021
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
2002, 2003, 2012, 2013, 2019, 2021
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2012, 2013, 2019, 2021
NCAA Tournament appearances
1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2023
Conference Tournament championships
1997, 1999, 2021

The Michigan Wolverines women's soccer team is the women's intercollegiate soccer program representing the University of Michigan. The school competes in the Big Ten Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

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Michigan has won three Big Ten tournaments and has advanced as far as the quarterfinals in the NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship since the creation of the program in 1994. The Michigan women's soccer team plays its home games at the U-M Soccer Stadium on the university campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

History

Women's soccer has been a varsity sport at the University of Michigan since 1994, and the team has played in the Big Ten Conference since its formation. [1] The team has won the Big Ten conference tournament twice, in 1997 and 1999, although it has never won a regular season conference title: the best it has finished is second place, which it has done on four separate occasions. [1] Michigan's best result in the NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship was a quarterfinal appearance in 2002. [1] All of these achievements came during the tenure of Debbie Rademacher (née Belkin), who coached the team from its inception in 1994 until 2007. [1] [4]

Since the 2008 season, the team has been coached by Greg Ryan, who was previously the head coach of the United States women's national soccer team. [4] [5] Under Ryan, the team has qualified for three berths in the NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship, although it has not won any Big Ten titles. [4] On January 25, 2018, it was announced that the University of Michigan and coach Greg Ryan decided to part ways after a 6–6–6 last season, 3–5–3 in Big Ten Play. Ryan was 103–64–36 in his time at Michigan. [6]

On February 28, 2018, Michigan hired Jennifer Klein as head coach. [7] On September 21, 2021, Michigan announced they extended Klein's contract through the 2025 season. [8]

In 2021, Michigan won its 300th match as a varsity program and their third Big Ten Tournament in program history. [9] [10]

Roster

As of July 14, 2023 [11]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
0 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Claire Heddings
00 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Stephanie Sparkowski
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sophie Homan
2 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Abby Zugay
3 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sammi Woods
4 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lilley Bosley
5 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kali Burrell
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kacey Lawrence
7 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jasmine Raines
8 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Taylor Brennan
9 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Zoey Milton
10 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Campbell Jewell
11 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Christa Hayden
12 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tamia Tolbert
No.Pos.NationPlayer
13 FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Syah Mangat
15 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sarah Bridenstine
16 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Gabrielle Prych
17 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ella Sims
19 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Avery Kalitta
20 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sam Suplee
21 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Vickie Jones
22 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Katie Mallory
23 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sierra Sargent
25 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Avery Peters
26 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jenna Lang
27 DF Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  DOM Stella Tapia
33 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Aniyah League

Coaching Staff

As of March 31, 2024
PositionName
Head coach Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Klein
Assistant coach Flag of the United States.svg Tori Christ
Assistant coach Flag of the United States.svg Holly Hein
Director of Operations Flag of the United States.svg Elizabeth Linkous
Sports scientist Flag of the United States.svg Jacob Kromberg
Soccer analyst Flag of the United States.svg Conner Williams
Reference: [12]

Stadium

U-M Soccer Stadium as it appeared during the 2013 season Oakland vs. Michigan women's soccer 2013 01.jpg
U-M Soccer Stadium as it appeared during the 2013 season

Michigan has played at the U-M Soccer Complex since 2008, and at the U-M Soccer Stadium (built on the site of the Soccer Complex) since 2010. [2] The entire complex cost $6 million to build and includes three fields, including separate practice fields for both the women's and men's teams. [2] The 2,200-seat stadium is built around the central field, and it includes stands on both sides of the field that are both covered by a roof. [2] The stadium features a press box, separate home locker rooms for both the women's and men's teams, an athletic medicine training room, and handicap seating, as well as restrooms and concessions for spectators. [2]

Seasons

SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseasonCoaches' pollAP poll
Debbie Belkin Rademacher (Big Ten)(1994–2007)
1994Debbie Belkin 10–7–21–67th
1995Debbie Belkin 7–11–21–5–18th
1996Debbie Belkin 10–7–33–3–14th
1997Debbie Belkin 18–4–17–1–12nd NCAA First Round
1998Debbie Belkin 14–7–15–3–15th NCAA Second Round
1999Debbie Belkin 17–6–18–1–12nd NCAA Second Round
2000Debbie Belkin Rademacher 13–9–16–3–13rd NCAA Second Round
2001Debbie Rademacher 13–8–18–22nd NCAA Second Round
2002Debbie Rademacher 16–7–17–2–12nd NCAA Quarterfinals
2003Debbie Rademacher 11–8–64–2–44th NCAA Third Round
2004Debbie Rademacher 11–9–26–3–13rd NCAA First Round
2005Debbie Rademacher 8–9–43–6–1T6th
2006Debbie Rademacher 9–7–64–3–35th NCAA First Round
2007Debbie Rademacher 3–9–61–5–49th
Debbie Belkin Rademacher:160–108–3765–45–20
Greg Ryan (Big Ten)(2008–2017)
2008Greg Ryan 4–10–51–6–311th
2009Greg Ryan 6–9–51–4–5T8th
2010Greg Ryan 10–5–45–3–25th NCAA First Round
2011Greg Ryan 9–8–24–6–1T8th
2012Greg Ryan 16–5–37–2–23rd NCAA Third Round
2013Greg Ryan 18–4–19–1–12nd NCAA Quarterfinals
2014Greg Ryan 12–5–38–2–33rd
2015Greg Ryan 12–7–26–3–25th
2016Greg Ryan 10–5–56–3–24th NCAA First Round
2017Greg Ryan 6–6–63–5–310th
Greg Ryan:103–64–3650–35–24
Jennifer Klein (Big Ten)(2018–present)
2018Jennifer Klein 9–9–15–5–1T-6th
2019Jennifer Klein 17–6–18–2–1T-2nd NCAA Round of 16
2020Jennifer Klein 5–3–35–3–3T-7th
2021 Jennifer Klein 18–4–36–2–23rd NCAA Quarterfinals
2022Jennifer Klein 7–8–32–6–212th
2023Jennifer Klein 7–7–43–5–2T-7th NCAA First Round
Jennifer Klein:63–37–1529–23–11
Total:326–209–86131-96-53

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Awards and honors

Big Ten Midfielder of the Year
Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year
First Team All-Big Ten
Second Team All-Big Ten
Big Ten All-Freshman Team

All-Americans

First Team All-American
Second Team All-American

Notable alumnae

This is a list of former players who have received international caps and/or have played professional soccer.

Updated April 30, 2023

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