2020 Virginia Cavaliers women's soccer team
The 2020 Virginia Cavaliers women's soccer team represented University of Virginia during the 2020 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Cavaliers were led by head coach Steve Swanson, in his twentieth season. They played home games at Klöckner Stadium. This was the team's 35th season playing organized women's college soccer and their 33rd playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1]
| 2020 Virginia Cavaliers women's soccer | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| U. Soc. Coaches poll | No. 10 |
| TopDrawerSoccer.com | No. 6 |
| 2020 record | 8-3-1 (5-2-1 ACC) |
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| Home stadium | Klöckner Stadium |
| 2020 ACC women's soccer standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Florida State †‡ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 North Carolina † | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .917 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Virginia | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .688 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .708 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Clemson | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .625 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Duke | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .625 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .615 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .500 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .500 | 5 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .385 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Notre Dame | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .500 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .438 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .375 | 9 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .643 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .125 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .125 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .125 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .125 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .000 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2020 ACC Tournament champion As of November 24, 2020; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: The ACC Note: † Due to COVID-19, NC State has suspended the 2020 women's soccer season. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ACC played a reduced schedule in 2020 and the NCAA Tournament was postponed to 2021.[2][3]
Squad
Roster
Updated November 10, 2020[4] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Team management
| Position | Staff |
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| Athletic Director | Carla Williams |
| Head Coach | Steve Swanson |
| Associate Head Coach | Ron Raab |
| Assistant Coach | Jamie Frias |
| Volunteer Assistant Coach | Jake Davis |
| Director of Operations | Eilidh Thomson |
Source:[5]
Schedule
Source:[6]
| Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| September 12, 2020* 6:00 p.m. |
at Virginia Tech | W 3–1 | 1–0–0 (0–0–0) |
Klöckner Stadium (243) Charlottesville, VA | |||||||
| September 17, 2020 6:00 p.m., ACCN |
at Duke | T 1–1 2OT | 1–0–1 (0–0–1) |
Koskinen Stadium (0) Durham, NC | |||||||
| September 20, 2020 3:00 p.m., ACCN |
at Clemson | L 0–3 | 1–1–1 (0–1–1) |
Riggs Field (549) Clemson, SC | |||||||
| September 25, 2020* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 11 | at Virginia Tech | W 1–0 OT | 2–1–1 (0–1–1) |
Thompson Field (122) Blackburg, VA | ||||||
| October 1, 2020 7:00 p.m., RSN |
No. 10 | No. 14 Pittsburgh | W 2–1 OT | 3–1–1 (1–1–1) |
Klöckner Stadium (138) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
| October 4, 2020 3:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 10 | Miami | W 3–0 | 4–1–1 (2–1–1) |
Klöckner Stadium (163) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
| October 8, 2020* 8:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 10 | at No. 1 North Carolina | Canceled | 4–1–1 (2–1–1) |
Dorrance Field Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
| October 15, 2020 8:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 11 | No. 13 Louisville | W 2–0 | 5–1–1 (3–1–1) |
Klöckner Stadium (161) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
| October 18, 2020 3:30 p.m., ESPN2 |
No. 11 | No. 2 Florida State | L 3–4 | 5–2–1 (3–2–1) |
Klöckner Stadium (188) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
| October 29, 2020 6:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 10 | at Boston College | W 2–1 | 6–2–1 (4–2–1) |
Newton Campus Soccer Field (0) Newton, MA | ||||||
| November 1, 2020 12:00 p.m., RSN |
No. 10 | at Syracuse | W 5–3 | 7–2–1 (5–2–1) |
SU Soccer Stadium (1) Syracuse, NY | ||||||
| ACC Tournament | |||||||||||
| November 10, 2020* 8:00 p.m., ACCN |
(3) No. 9 | vs. (6) Louisville Quarterfinals |
W 4–1 | 8–2–1 (5–2–1) |
Sahlen's Stadium (217) Cary, NC | ||||||
| November 13, 2020 8:00 p.m., ACCN |
(3) No. 9 | vs. (2) No. 1 North Carolina | L 0–2 | 8–3–1 (5–2–1) |
Sahlen's Stadium (307) Cary, NC | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. | |||||||||||
2021 NWSL College Draft
| Player | Team | Round | Pick # | Position |
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| Taryn Torres | Sky Blue FC | 3 | 23 | MF |
| Alissa Gorzak | Chicago Red Stars | 4 | 35 | FW |
Source:[7]
Rankings
Fall 2020
| Poll | Wk 1 |
Wk 2 |
Wk 3 |
Wk 4 |
Wk 5 |
Wk 6 |
Wk 7 |
Wk 8 |
Wk 9 |
Final |
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| United Soccer[8] | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
References
- 2020 Fact Book (PDF)
- "ACC Women's Soccer 2020 Preview | College Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- "NCAA Division 1 Council Approves Moving 2020 Fall Championships to Spring 2021". SI.com. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- "Women's Soccer". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- "2020 Women's Soccer Coaching Staff". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- "Women's Soccer". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- Yang, Stephanie (January 13, 2021). "All the picks from the 2021 NWSL College Draft". allforxi.com. Vox Media. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 10, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. February 8, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
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