Michigan Wolverines women's soccer | |||
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Founded | 1994[1] | ||
University | University of Michigan | ||
Head coach | Jennifer Klein (6th season) | ||
Conference | Big Ten | ||
Location | Ann Arbor, Michigan | ||
Stadium | U-M Soccer Stadium [2] (Capacity: 2,200) | ||
Nickname | Wolverines | ||
Colors | Maize and blue [3] | ||
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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).
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.
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]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Position | Name | ||
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Head coach | Jennifer Klein | ||
Assistant coach | Tori Christ | ||
Assistant coach | Holly Hein | ||
Director of Operations | Elizabeth Linkous | ||
Sports scientist | Jacob Kromberg | ||
Soccer analyst | Conner Williams | ||
Reference: [12] |
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]
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | Coaches' poll | AP poll | |||
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Debbie Belkin Rademacher (Big Ten)(1994–2007) | ||||||||||
1994 | Debbie Belkin | 10–7–2 | 1–6 | 7th | ||||||
1995 | Debbie Belkin | 7–11–2 | 1–5–1 | 8th | ||||||
1996 | Debbie Belkin | 10–7–3 | 3–3–1 | 4th | ||||||
1997 | Debbie Belkin | 18–4–1 | 7–1–1 | 2nd | NCAA First Round | |||||
1998 | Debbie Belkin | 14–7–1 | 5–3–1 | 5th | NCAA Second Round | |||||
1999 | Debbie Belkin | 17–6–1 | 8–1–1 | 2nd | NCAA Second Round | |||||
2000 | Debbie Belkin Rademacher | 13–9–1 | 6–3–1 | 3rd | NCAA Second Round | |||||
2001 | Debbie Rademacher | 13–8–1 | 8–2 | 2nd | NCAA Second Round | |||||
2002 | Debbie Rademacher | 16–7–1 | 7–2–1 | 2nd | NCAA Quarterfinals | |||||
2003 | Debbie Rademacher | 11–8–6 | 4–2–4 | 4th | NCAA Third Round | |||||
2004 | Debbie Rademacher | 11–9–2 | 6–3–1 | 3rd | NCAA First Round | |||||
2005 | Debbie Rademacher | 8–9–4 | 3–6–1 | T6th | ||||||
2006 | Debbie Rademacher | 9–7–6 | 4–3–3 | 5th | NCAA First Round | |||||
2007 | Debbie Rademacher | 3–9–6 | 1–5–4 | 9th | ||||||
Debbie Belkin Rademacher: | 160–108–37 | 65–45–20 | ||||||||
Greg Ryan (Big Ten)(2008–2017) | ||||||||||
2008 | Greg Ryan | 4–10–5 | 1–6–3 | 11th | ||||||
2009 | Greg Ryan | 6–9–5 | 1–4–5 | T8th | ||||||
2010 | Greg Ryan | 10–5–4 | 5–3–2 | 5th | NCAA First Round | |||||
2011 | Greg Ryan | 9–8–2 | 4–6–1 | T8th | ||||||
2012 | Greg Ryan | 16–5–3 | 7–2–2 | 3rd | NCAA Third Round | |||||
2013 | Greg Ryan | 18–4–1 | 9–1–1 | 2nd | NCAA Quarterfinals | |||||
2014 | Greg Ryan | 12–5–3 | 8–2–3 | 3rd | ||||||
2015 | Greg Ryan | 12–7–2 | 6–3–2 | 5th | ||||||
2016 | Greg Ryan | 10–5–5 | 6–3–2 | 4th | NCAA First Round | |||||
2017 | Greg Ryan | 6–6–6 | 3–5–3 | 10th | ||||||
Greg Ryan: | 103–64–36 | 50–35–24 | ||||||||
Jennifer Klein (Big Ten)(2018–present) | ||||||||||
2018 | Jennifer Klein | 9–9–1 | 5–5–1 | T-6th | ||||||
2019 | Jennifer Klein | 17–6–1 | 8–2–1 | T-2nd | NCAA Round of 16 | |||||
2020 | Jennifer Klein | 5–3–3 | 5–3–3 | T-7th | ||||||
2021 | Jennifer Klein | 18–4–3 | 6–2–2 | 3rd | NCAA Quarterfinals | |||||
2022 | Jennifer Klein | 7–8–3 | 2–6–2 | 12th | ||||||
2023 | Jennifer Klein | 7–7–4 | 3–5–2 | T-7th | NCAA First Round | |||||
Jennifer Klein: | 63–37–15 | 29–23–11 | ||||||||
Total: | 326–209–86 | 131-96-53 | ||||||||
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