Oregon women’s soccer opens their 2022 season this week looking to build upon the improvements of 2021. Coach Graeme Abel enters his third season as head coach, having been hired in 2019 following his position as assistant coach of the 2019 FIFA World Cup champions US Women’s National Team. Prior to his involvement with FIFA soccer, he was on staff at the Oklahoma, Washington State, and Nevada women’s teams.
Coach Abel has a record of 15-9-11 in his first two season with the Ducks. Last season’s record of 9-4-6 was Oregon’s best since 2006, and they tied for 5th place in the Pac-12.