2020 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season

The 2020 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season will be the 34th season of men's college soccer in the Atlantic 10 Conference. The season was scheduled to begin on August 29, 2020 and conclude on November 6, 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The season is scheduled to begin on February 3, 2021 and conclude on April 11, 2021.

2020 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportSoccer
DurationFebruary 3 – April 11, 2021
Number of teams13
2021 MLS SuperDraft
Top draft pickJonas Fjeldberg, 54th overall
Picked byFC Cincinnati
Regular Season
Tournament
2020 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Saint Louis 0 0 0  1 0 0
Davidson 0 0 0  0 0 0
Dayton 0 0 0  0 0 0
Duquesne 0 0 0  0 0 0
Fordham 0 0 0  0 0 0
George Mason 0 0 0  0 0 0
George Washington 0 0 0  0 0 0
La Salle 0 0 0  0 0 0
Rhode Island 0 0 0  0 0 0
St. Bonaventure 0 0 0  0 0 0
Saint Joseph's 0 0 0  0 0 0
UMass 0 0 0  0 0 0
VCU 0 0 0  0 0 0
As of February 5, 2021; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

Rhode Island are the defending regular season and tournament champions.

Background

Previous season

Rhode Island won the college soccer double by winning the Atlantic 10 regular season and tournament. The Rams finished the season with a record of 14–4–3, 7–1–0 in Atlantic 10 play. In the NCAA Tournament Rhode Island lost 3–4 to UConn in the opening round.

Dayton's Jonas Fjeldberg won the Offensive Player of the Year. Fordham's Jørgen Oland won the Defensive Player of the Year. Dayton's Kingsford Adjei won the Midfielder of the Year. Rhode Island head coach, Gareth Elliott, won the Coach of the Year Award. Finally, Dayton's Toluwalase Oladeinbo won the Freshman of the Year Award. Rhode Island's Peder Kristiansen won third-team All-American honors by TopDrawer Soccer and Soccer America. VCU's Ryo Shimazaki was the first Atlantic 10 player selected in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft, drafted in the third round with the 59th pick by Columbus Crew.

Coaching changes

Long-time George Mason head coach, Greg Andrulis, resigned at the end of the 2019 season, coaching the program for 15 seasons.[1] Andrulis was replaced by former North Carolina and Creighton coach, Elmar Bolowich, who was hired on January 13, 2020.[2]

School Outgoing coach Manner of
departure
Date of
vacancy
Position in table Incoming coach Date of
appointment
George MasonGreg Andrulis ResignedNovember 13, 2019PreseasonElmar Bolowich January 13, 2020

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the season

Teams were divided into pods for the season:

  • Midwest: Dayton, Duquesne, Saint Louis, St. Bonaventure
  • North: Fordham La Salle, Rhode Island, Saint Joseph's, UMass
  • South: Davidson, George Mason, George Washington, VCU

Head coaches

As of December 31, 2020
Team Head coach Previous job Years at
school
Overall record Record at
school
Atlantic 10
record[3]
NCAA
Tournaments[4]
NCAA
College Cups[4]
NCAA
Titles[4]
Ref.
Davidson Mike Babst UChicago 2 90–34–14 (.703) 3–11–2 (.250) 3–5–0 (.375) 5 0 0 [5]
Dayton Dennis Currier Incarnate Word 15 340–147–55 (.678) 152–98–43 (.592) 6–2–0 (.750) 9 0 0 [6]
Duquesne Chase Brooks Niagara 8 64–57–22 (.524) 42–51–13 (.458) 18–24–6 (.438) 1 0 0 [7]
Fordham Carlo Acquista Adelphi 2 145–137–32 (.513) 7–10–3 (.425) 5–2–1 (.688) 9 0 0 [8]
George Mason Elmar Bolowich Creighton 1 395–184–55 (.666) 0–0–0 (–) 0–0–0 (–) 21 6 0 [9]
George Washington Craig Jones George Washington (asst.) 9 53–72–15 (.432) 53–72–15 (.432) 25–32–8 (.446) 0 0 0 [10]
La Salle Rob Irvine Kean 4 55–59–7 (.483) 29–45–6 (.400) 12–17–3 (.422) 0 0 0 [11]
UMass Fran O'Leary Bowdoin 5 275–179–56 (.594) 41–44–10 (.484) 20–16–4 (.550) 7 2 0 [12]
Rhode Island Gareth Elliott Siena 8 114–93–14 (.548) 72–53–3 (.574) 31–23–2 (.571) 2 0 0 [13]
St. Bonaventure Kwame Oduro Canisius (asst.) 5 26–57–6 (.326) 26–57–6 (.326) 12–27–1 (.313) 0 0 0 [14]
Saint Joseph's Don D'Ambra Philadelphia Kixx 10 170–225–23 (.434) 47–109–23 (.327) 16–57–11 (.256) 0 0 0 [15]
Saint Louis Kevin Kalish SIU Edwardsville 3 65–57–21 (.528) 16–11–7 (.574) 9–3–4 (.688) 0 0 0 [16]
VCU Dave Giffard Akron (asst.) 10 93–72–31 (.554) 93–72–31 (.554) 51–20–12 (.687) 3 0 0 [17]

Preseason

Preseason poll

To be announced.

Preseason awards

To be announced.

Preseason fixtures

Index to colors and formatting
A10 member wonA10 member lostA10 member tied
A10 teams in bold

All times Eastern time.

DateTime (ET)Visiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendance
January 264:00 p.m.VCUCharlotteTransamerica Field  Charlotte, NCCancelled[18]
January 28 7:00 p.m. Belmont Abbey Davidson Alumni Soccer Stadium  Davidson, NC W 3–0 0
January 292:30 p.m.VCUTempleOwls Sports Complex  Philadelphia, PANot reported0
January 31 2:00 p.m. Saint Joseph's Temple Owls Sports Complex  Philadelphia, PA Not reported 0
February 2 5:00 p.m. Charlotte Davidson Alumni Soccer Stadium  Davidson, NC Cancelled (snow)
February 61:00 p.m.FordhamUConnDillon Stadium  Hartford, CT
February 10 2:00 p.m. Saint Joseph's Villanova Campolo Field  Philadelphia, PA
February 12 2:00 p.m. Dayton Akron FirstEnergy Stadium  Akron, OH

Regular season

Index to colors and formatting
A10 member wonA10 member lostA10 member tied
A10 teams in bold

All times Eastern time.

Week 1 (Feb. 3 – Feb. 7)

DateTime (ET)Visiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendance
February 3 5:00 p.m. VCU Marshall Veterans Soccer Complex  Huntington, WV Postponed[19]
February 3 6:00 p.m. Kansas City Saint Louis Hermann Stadium  St. Louis, MO W 3–0 50
February 6 2:00 p.m. Old Dominion VCU Sports Backers Stadium  Richmond, VA Postponed
February 7 12:00 p.m. Mercer Davidson Alumni Soccer Stadium  Davidson, NC
February 7 3:45 p.m. Missouri State Saint Louis Hermann Stadium  St. Louis, MO

Week 2 (Feb. 8 – Feb. 14)

DateTime (ET)Visiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendance
February 10 2:00 p.m. Sacred Heart UMass Rudd Field  Amherst, MA
February 10 7:00 p.m. Liberty Davidson Alumni Soccer Stadium  Davidson, NC
February 10 TBA Georgetown VCU Sports Backers Stadium  Richmond, VA
February 13 4:00 p.m. Saint Louis Marquette Valley Fields  Milwaukee, WI
February 13 5:00 p.m. Fairleigh Dickinson Fordham Jack Coffey Field  The Bronx, NY
February 13 5:00 p.m. Saint Joseph's St. John's Belson Stadium  New York City, NY
February 13 6:00 p.m. VCU UNCW UNCW Soccer Stadium  Wilmington, NC
February 14 6:00 p.m. Davidson UNCG UNCG Soccer Stadium  Greensboro, NC
February 14 TBA UMass Northeastern Parsons Field  Boston, MA

Week 3 (Feb. 15 – Feb. 21)

DateTime (ET)Visiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendance
February 17 6:00 p.m. VCU Longwood Longwood Athletics Complex  Farmville, VA
February 17 7:00 p.m. SIU Edwardsville Saint Louis Hermann Stadium  St. Louis, MO
February 17 7:00 p.m. Drexel Saint Joseph's Sweeney Field  Philadelphia, PA
February 17 TBA Fordham St. John's Belson Stadium  Queens, NY
February 18 7:00 p.m. Presbyterian Davidson Alumni Soccer Stadium  Davidson, NC
February 19 5:00 p.m. Virginia Tech VCU Sports Backers Stadium  Richmond, VA
February 20 1:00 p.m. Stony Brook Fordham Jack Coffey Field  The Bronx, NY
February 20 2:00 p.m. George Mason Old Dominion ODU Soccer Complex  Norfolk, VA
February 20 6:00 p.m. Bowling Green Dayton Baujan Field  Dayton, OH
February 21 1:00 p.m. Saint Louis Butler Sellick Bowl  Indianapolis, IN

Week 4 (Feb. 22 – Feb. 28)

DateTime (ET)Visiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendance
February 22 1:00 p.m. UMass Syracuse Afirm's Sport Park  Colonie, NY
February 23 7:00 p.m. Georgetown George Mason George Mason Stadium  Fairfax, VA
February 24 6:00 p.m. NC State VCU Sports Backers Stadium  Richmond, VA
February 24 7:00 p.m. Fordham Seton Hall Owen T. Carroll Field  South Orange, NJ
February 25 7:00 p.m. Davidson High Point Vert Stadium  High Point, NC
February 26 TBA Saint Louis Xavier Grand Park  Indianapolis, IN
February 27 2:00 p.m. James Madison George Mason George Mason Stadium  Fairfax, VA
February 27 7:00 p.m. Cedarville Dayton Baujan Field  Dayton, OH
February 27 7:00 p.m. Duquesne Pitt Ambrose Urbanic Field  Pittsburgh, PA
February 27 7:00 p.m. Fordham Drexel Vidas Field  Philadelphia, PA
February 27 7:00 p.m. VCU ETSU Summers-Taylor Stadium  Johnson City, TN
February 27 TBA UMass Vermont Virtue Field  Burlington, VT
February 28 TBA Davidson Wake Forest Spry Stadium  Winston-Salem, NC

Week 5 (Mar. 1 – Mar. 7)

DateTime (ET)Visiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendance
March 2 1:00 p.m. George Mason Virginia Klöckner Stadium  Charlottesville, VA
March 2 6:00 p.m. Columbia (MO) Saint Louis Grand Park  Indianapolis, IN
March 3 5:30 p.m. Hofstra UMass Rudd Field  Amherst, MA
March 3 6:00 p.m. VCU Coastal Carolina CCU Soccer Field  Conway, SC
March 3 7:00 p.m. Saint Joseph's Drexel Vidas Field  Philadelphia, PA
March 6 2:00 p.m. Fordham Hofstra Hofstra Soccer Stadium  Hempstead, NY
March 6 2:00 p.m. William & Mary George Mason George Mason Stadium  Fairfax, VA
March 6 6:00 p.m. Wofford Davidson Alumni Soccer Stadium  Davidson, NC
March 7 4:00 p.m. Albany UMass Rudd Field  Amherst, MA
March 7 6:00 p.m. Lipscomb Saint Louis Hermann Stadium  St. Louis, MO
March 7 6:00 p.m. VCU Elon Rudd Field  Elon, NC

Week 6 (Mar. 8 – Mar. 14)

DateTime (ET)Visiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendance
March 10 7:00 p.m. Bellarmine Dayton Baujan Field  Dayton, OH
March 10 7:00 p.m. Delaware Saint Joseph's Sweeney Field  Philadelphia, PA
March 13 4:00 p.m. Fordham UMass Rudd Field  Amherst, MA
March 13 6:00 p.m. Dayton Saint Louis Hermann Stadium  St. Louis, MO
March 13 7:00 p.m. George Washington VCU Sports Backers Stadium  Richmond, VA
March 13 TBA Duquesne St. Bonaventure Marra Athletics Complex  Olean, NY
March 13 TBA Rhode Island La Salle McCarthy Stadium  Philadelphia, PA
March 14 11:00 a.m. George Mason Davidson Alumni Soccer Stadium  Davidson, NC

Week 7 (Mar. 15 – Mar. 21)

DateTime (ET)Visiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendance
March 16 7:00 p.m. Fordham Saint Joseph's Sweeney Field  Philadelphia, PA
March 17 4:00 p.m. Saint Louis St. Bonaventure Marra Athletics Complex  Olean, NY
March 17 7:00 p.m. VCU Davidson Alumni Soccer Stadium  Davidson, NC
March 17 7:00 p.m. George Washington George Mason George Mason Stadium  Fairfax, VA
March 17 7:00 p.m. La Salle UMass Rudd Field  Amherst, MA
March 17 TBA Dayton Duquesne Rooney Field  Pittsburgh, PA
March 20 2:00 p.m. George Mason VCU Sports Backers Stadium  Richmond, VA
March 20 6:00 p.m. Saint Francis (PA) Fordham Jack Coffey Field  The Bronx, NY
March 20 7:00 p.m. St. Bonaventure Dayton Baujan Field  Dayton, OH
March 20 TBA Saint Louis Duquesne Rooney Field  Pittsburgh, PA
March 20 TBA Davidson George Washington Mount Vernon Athletic Field  Washington, DC
March 20 TBA UMass Rhode Island URI Soccer Complex  Kingston, RI
March 21 7:00 p.m. Saint Joseph's La Salle McCarthy Stadium  Philadelphia, PA

Week 8 (Mar. 22 – Mar. 28)

DateTime (ET)Visiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendance
March 27 1:00 p.m. VCU George Washington Mount Vernon Athletic Field  Washington, DC
March 27 3:00 p.m. Rhode Island Fordham Jack Coffey Field  The Bronx, NY
March 27 5:00 p.m. UMass Saint Joseph's Sweeney Field  Philadelphia, PA
March 27 TBA St. Bonaventure Duquesne Rooney Field  Pittsburgh, PA
March 27 TBA Davidson George Mason George Mason Stadium  Fairfax, VA
March 28 TBA Saint Louis Dayton Baujan Field  Dayton, OH

Week 9 (Mar. 29 – Apr. 4)

DateTime (ET)Visiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendance
March 30 7:00 p.m. Fordham La Salle McCarthy Stadium  Philadelphia, PA
March 31 5:00 p.m. Saint Joseph's Rhode Island URI Soccer Complex  Kingston, RI
April 3 1:00 p.n. George Mason George Washington Mount Vernon Athletic Field  Washington, DC
April 3 6:00 p.m. St. Bonaventure Saint Louis Hermann Stadium  St. Louis, MO
April 3 7:00 p.m. UMass Fordham Jack Coffey Field  The Bronx, NY
April 3 7:00 p.m. Saint Joseph's Delaware Grant Stadium  Newark, DE
April 3 7:00 p.m. Davidson VCU Sports Backers Stadium  Richmond, VA
April 3 TBA Duquesne Dayton Baujan Field  Dayton, OH
April 3 TBA La Salle Rhode Island URI Soccer Complex  Kingston, RI

Week 10 (Apr. 5 – Apr. 11)

DateTime (ET)Visiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendance
April 6 7:00 p.m. Fordham NJIT J. Malcolm Simon Stadium  Newark, NJ
April 7 7:00 p.m. La Salle Saint Joseph's Sweeney Field  Philadelphia, PA
April 10 2:00 p.m. VCU George Mason George Mason Stadium  Fairfax, VA
April 10 4:00 p.m. George Washington Davidson Alumni Soccer Stadium  Davidson, NC
April 10 6:00 p.m. Duquesne Saint Louis Hermann Stadium  St. Louis, MO
April 10 TBA Dayton St. Bonaventure Marra Athletics Complex  Olean, NY
April 10 TBA Rhode Island UMass Rudd Field  Amherst, MA
April 11 5:00 p.m. Saint Joseph's Fordham Jack Coffey Field  The Bronx, NY

Postseason

A-10 Tournament

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Atlantic 10 Tournament only had four teams participate.

NCAA Tournament

The NCAA Tournament was reduced from 48 to 36 teams due to the pandemic.

Rankings

National

    Improvement in ranking
  Drop in ranking
RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25
NV No votes received
  PreWk
1
Wk
2
Wk
3
Wk
4
Wk
5
Wk
6
Wk
7
Wk
8
Wk
9
Wk
10
Wk
11
Wk
12
Wk
13
Wk
14
Final
Davidson USC None released
TDS
Dayton USC None released
TDS
Duquesne USC None released
TDS
Fordham USC None released
TDS
George Mason USC None released
TDS
George Washington USC None released
TDS
La Salle USC None released
TDS
Rhode Island USC None released
TDS
St. Bonaventure USC None released
TDS
Saint Joseph's USC None released
TDS
Saint Louis USC None released
TDS
UMass USC None released
TDS
VCU USC None released
TDS


Regional

    Improvement in ranking
  Drop in ranking
RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 10
NV No votes received
  Wk
1
Wk
2
Wk
3
Wk
4
Wk
5
Wk
6
Wk
7
Wk
8
Wk
9
Wk
10
Davidson
Dayton
Duquesne
Fordham
George Mason
George Washington
La Salle
Rhode Island
St. Bonaventure
Saint Joseph's
Saint Louis
UMass
VCU

2021 MLS Draft

The 2021 MLS SuperDraft was held on January 21, 2021. One players from the conference was drafted.

Total picks by school

Team Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total
Davidson 0 0 0 0 0
Dayton 0 1 0 0 1
Duquesne 0 0 0 0 0
Fordham 0 0 0 0 0
George Mason 0 0 0 0 0
George Washington 0 0 0 0 0
La Salle 0 0 0 0 0
UMass 0 0 0 0 0
Rhode Island 0 0 0 0 0
St. Bonaventure 0 0 0 0 0
Saint Joseph's 0 0 0 0 0
Saint Louis 0 0 0 0 0
VCU 0 0 0 0 0

List of selections

Rnd. Pick Player Pos. Team School Ref.
2 54 Jonas Fjeldberg MF FC Cincinnati Dayton (Sr.) [20]

Awards

Player of the Week

To be announced.

Player of the Year

To be announced.

National honors

To be announced.

Regional honors

To be announced.

References

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