2024 Women's Soccer Season Preview

By Nick Lewis, Assistant Director of Sports Information

8/27/2024 10:00:00 AM

2023 REWIND: CATCHING THE WIND

The 2023 Salisbury women's soccer team tallied double-digit victories in a single season for the first time in four seasons, highlighted by a six-match stretch spanning nearly three weeks in which the Sea Gulls went 5-0-1. The squad finished with a 10-7-2 record, earning the third seed and a first-round bye in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference (C2C) Tournament, automatically advancing to the semifinal stage.

SEASON ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Record: 10-7-2

First 10+ win season since 2019
21st campaign in program history with double-digit victories
Went 5-0-1 across six matches, Sept. 27 - Oct. 17

Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference (C2C) Honors

All-C2C First Team: Kristen Ging
All-C2C Second Team: Amanda Commodari, Zakiyyah McMillan, Ashley Pantano, Lauren Spelman

Academic Honors

Six CSC Academic All-District selections: Amanda Commodari, Kristen Ging, Alex Jankowski, Tori Pietuszka, Katy Poltrack, Lauren Spelman
17 C2C All-Academic Team selections
- Eight repeat honorees

THE 2024 SEA GULLS

Salisbury returns eight of the team's top 10 minute-loggers from 2023, including the top six contributors in points from a season ago. The Sea Gulls welcome back three of their five all-conference student-athletes, including first-teamer Kristen Ging and second-squad picks Zakiyyah McMillan and Ashley Pantano. The 2024 team boasts a strong class of five seniors while welcoming an incoming class of 10 freshmen.

KEY RETURNERS

F Kristen Ging | Sr. | La Plata, Md.

F Ashley Pantano | Jr. | Farmingdale, N.Y.

D/F Zakiyyah McMillan | Sr. | Upper Marlboro, Md.

F Alex Jankowski | Jr. | Baltimore, Md.

D/M Autumn Conway | Sr. | Bel Air, Md.

M/F Ava Wheeler | So. | Bel Air, Md.

Forwards
Midfield
Defense

F Kristen Ging | Sr. | La Plata, Md.

2023: Three goals, one assist in 19 starts

F Alex Jankowski | Jr. | Baltimore, Md.

2023: Three goals, team-high three assists in 19 starts

F Ashley Pantano | Jr. | Farmingdale, N.Y.

2023: Tied for team-high four goals, added two assists for team-high 10 points in 19 starts

M/F Ava Wheeler | So. | Bel Air, Md.

2023: Tied for team-high w/ four goals, added one assist with .643 SOG% across 19 games and nine starts

M Tori Pietuszka | Sr. | Elkton, Md.

2023: Sixth on team w/ 1,323 minutes across 19 games and 18 starts, added one assist

M/D Autumn Conway | Sr. | Bel Air, Md.

2023: Three goals, one assist, .600 SOG% across 17 games with 14 starts

D Zakiyyah McMillan | Sr. | Upper Marlboro, Md.

1,221 minutes across 18 starts, added fifth career goal

D/F Jordan Edwards | So. | Catonsville, Md.

Tallied first career goal and assist in 16 appearances off bench

GK Riley Pinato | Jr. | Earleville, Md.

6-6-2 record, 53 saves across 14 starts, four shutouts

2024 Salisbury Women's Soccer Roster

It's the same goal every year - we want to contend for a national championship, but we first want to contend for a C2C championship. We play one of the toughest schedules in our region... but we know we have a competitive schedule purposefully. To be the best, we have to beat the best, and that's what we try to put on our schedule.

Kwame Lloyd, Head Coach (12th Season)