Seniors
1. Angelina Anderson (California)
2. Ruthie Jones (Duke)
3. Heather Hinz (South Carolina)
4. Kayza Massey (West Virginia, Canada)
5. Jordan Silkowitz (Iowa State)
6. Mackenzie Wood (Notre Dame)
7. Katherine Asman (Penn State)
8. Anna Smith (USC)
9. Monica Wilhelm (Iowa)
10. Cayla White (Virginia)
One to watch: Angelina Anderson. Anderson has been largely absent from international play since starting at the U17 World Cup in 2018. Just this past summer, the U23s led by Ruthie Jones and Shelby Hogan in exhibition matches against India and Sweden, and few were asking about Anderson’s omission. However, the Cal senior enters this fall as a likely candidate to be taken in the upcoming NWSL draft, quietly working on her craft out west. Anderson checks a lot of boxes for pro scouts but the one thing missing from her resume is an extended tournament run, which has been alluding Cal for many years now. The Golden Bears will try to reach the second round of the national tournament for the first time since 2014 and help propel Anderson into her the next stage of her career.
Juniors
1. Macy Enneking (Iowa)
2. Maria Echezarreta (NC State, Spain)
3. Cristina Roque (Florida State, Puerto Rico)
4. Lauren Traywick (Baylor)
5. Madison Howard (Wake Forest)
6. Emily Puricelli (Saint Louis)
7. Leah Freeman (Oregon)
8. Tatum Sutherland (SMU)
9. Alia Skinner (Virginia Tech)
10. Ryan Campbell (Stanford)
One to watch: Ryan Campbell / Haley Craig (sophomore). Replacing a starting goalkeeper is always difficult but Stanford moving forward from Katie Meyer’s passing will be exceptionally challenging. The former Stanford Cardinal will go down as one of, if not the, most iconic collegiate goalkeepers of all time with her high-profile moments and rarely matched intensity on full display. Stanford enters the fall with just two rostered goalkeepers and although their backgrounds are about as good as a coach can hope for, filling Meyer’s shoes will be a long and collective process. Look for Stanford to lean on more than one person this fall to help lead the Cardinal defense in 2022.
Sophomores
1. Mia Justus (Florida State)
2. Nadia Cooper (Washington State)
3. CJ Graham (Lipscomb)
4. Bella Grust (Colorado)
5. Wiebke Willebrandt (Boston College, Germany)
6. Maya Bellomo (Yale)
7. Elizabeth Beardsley (Georgia)
8. Savanna Mason (BYU)
9. Autum Monty (San Jose State)
10. Haley Craig (Stanford)
One to watch: Mia Justus. Florida State enters a new era with a dramatic coaching change and how the school’s goalkeeping core will shake out is anyone’s guess at this point. Roque (junior) received 17 of the 25 matches last fall while Justus picked up the other eight. Although many will argue that the Roque should have received every minute, it doesn’t remove the fact that FSU has a tall task of balancing two top goalkeepers in all of college soccer. Keep an eye on Justus to take advantage of a clean slate and make a case for herself to receive more minutes this fall.
Freshmen
1. Emmie Allen (North Carolina)
2. Neeku Purcell (UCLA)
3. Abby Reisz (Tennessee)
4. Caroline Duffy (Duke)
5. Mackenzie Smith (West Virginia)
6. Nona Reason (North Carolina)
7. Teagan Wy (California)
8. Christina Tsaousis (South Carolina)
9. Sophie Homan (Michigan)
10. Pauline Nelles (Arizona State, Germany)
One to watch: Emmie Allen. Watch for yourself.
Past Collegiate Goalkeeper Rankings
2021: Final
2020: Preseason and Final
2019: Preseason and Final
2018: Preseason and Final
2017: Preseason and Final
2016: Preseason and Final
2015: Preseason and Final