2020 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season

2020 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season
2020 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season
League	NCAA Division I
Sport	Soccer
Duration	February 3 – April 11, 2021
Number of teams	13
2021 MLS SuperDraft
Top draft pick	Jonas Fjeldberg, 54th overall
Picked by	FC Cincinnati
Regular Season
Season champions	Dayton
Runners-up	Saint Louis
Season MVP	Off.: Jonas Fjeldberg; Def.: Jørgen Oland; Mid.: Kingsford Adjei
Tournament
Champions	Fordham
Runners-up	George Washington
Finals MVP	Matt Sloan
Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer seasons
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2020 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Central
George Washington	3	–	1	–	2	5	–	3	–	2
VCU	3	–	2	–	1	4	–	3	–	2
Davidson	2	–	2	–	2	3	–	4	–	2
George Mason	0	–	3	–	3	0	–	6	–	3
North
No. 22 Fordham ‡	3	–	0	–	2	7	–	1	–	2
UMass +	3	–	1	–	2	7	–	2	–	2
La Salle	2	–	3	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
Rhode Island	1	–	3	–	1	2	–	4	–	1
Saint Joseph's	1	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
West
Dayton	4	–	1	–	1	4	–	4	–	1
Saint Louis	4	–	2	–	0	9	–	5	–	0
Duquesne	2	–	4	–	0	2	–	5	–	0
St. Bonaventure	1	–	4	–	1	4	–	4	–	1


‡ – 2020 Atlantic 10 Tournament champion + – Also invited to the 2020 NCAA tournament As of May 28, 2021 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The 2020 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season is 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.

Rhode Island entered the season as the defending regular season and tournament champions, but failed to defend both titles. Dayton won the regular season, while Fordham won the A10 Tournament.

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.

Stadiums and locations

Club	City	Home Ground	Capacity
Davidson Wildcats	Davidson, North Carolina	Alumni Soccer Stadium	2,000
Dayton Flyers	Dayton, Ohio	Baujan Field	3,000
Duquesne Dukes	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Rooney Field	2,200
Fordham Rams	Bronx, New York	Coffey Field	7,000
George Mason Patriots	Fairfax, Virginia	George Mason Stadium	5,000
George Washington Colonials	Washington, D.C.	Mount Vernon Athletic Field	800
La Salle Explorers	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	McCarthy Stadium	7,500
Rhode Island Rams	Kingston, Rhode Island	URI Soccer Complex	2,000
St. Bonaventure Bonnies	Allegany, New York	Marra Athletics Complex	200
St. Joseph's Hawks	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Sweeney Field	3,000
Saint Louis Billikens	St. Louis, Missouri	Hermann Stadium	6,050
UMass Minutemen	Amherst, Massachusetts	Rudd Field	800
VCU Rams	Richmond, Virginia	Sports Backers Stadium	3,250

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 Mason	Greg Andrulis	Resigned	November 13, 2019	Preseason	Elmar Bolowich	January 13, 2020

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the season

Teams were divided into pods for the season:

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

Preseason

Preseason poll

The preseason poll was announced on February 2, 2021.^[18]

	Team Ranking	Points (First)
1.	Saint Louis	145
2.	Dayton	143
2.	VCU	143
4.	Rhode Island	135
5.	Fordham	115
6.	George Mason	86
7.	Davidson	76
8.	La Salle	75
8.	UMass	75
10.	Duquesne	63
11.	George Washington	60
12.	Saint Joseph's	36
13.	St. Bonaventure	31

Preseason awards

To be announced.

Preseason fixtures

Index to colors and formatting
A10 member won	A10 member lost	A10 member tied
A10 teams in bold

All times Eastern time.

Date	Time (ET)	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance
January 26	4:00 p.m.	VCU	Charlotte	Transamerica Field • Charlotte, NC	Cancelled^[19]
January 28	7:00 p.m.	Belmont Abbey	Davidson	Alumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NC	W 3–0	0
January 29	2:30 p.m.	VCU	Temple	Owls Sports Complex • Philadelphia, PA	W 2–1	0
January 31	2:00 p.m.	Saint Joseph's	Temple	Owls Sports Complex • Philadelphia, PA	T 1–1	0
February 2	5:00 p.m.	Charlotte	Davidson	Alumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NC	Cancelled^[a]
February 6	1:00 p.m.	Fordham	UConn	Morrone Stadium • Storrs, CT	T 0–0	0
February 10	2:00 p.m.	Saint Joseph's	Villanova	Campolo Field • Philadelphia, PA	Cancelled
February 12	2:00 p.m.	Dayton	Akron	FirstEnergy Stadium • Akron, OH	W 2–1	0

Regular season

Index to colors and formatting
A10 member won	A10 member lost	A10 member tied
A10 teams in bold

All times Eastern time.

Week 1 (Feb. 3 – Feb. 7)

Date	Time (ET)	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance
February 3	5:00 p.m.	VCU	Marshall	Veterans Soccer Complex • Huntington, WV	Postponed^[b]
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^[c]
February 7	12:00 p.m.	Mercer	Davidson	Alumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NC	Postponed^[d]
February 7	3:45 p.m.	McKendree	Saint Louis	Hermann Stadium • St. Louis, MO	W 2–1	0

Week 2 (Feb. 8 – Feb. 14)

Date	Time (ET)	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance
February 10	2:00 p.m.	Sacred Heart	UMass	Rudd Field • Amherst, MA	Cancelled^[e]
February 10	7:00 p.m.	Liberty	Davidson	Alumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NC	L 0–1	0
February 10	7:00 p.m.	Georgetown	VCU	Sports Backers Stadium • Richmond, VA	T 1–1	0
February 13	4:00 p.m.	Saint Louis	Marquette	Valley Fields • Milwaukee, WI	L 0–1	0
February 13	5:00 p.m.	Fairleigh Dickinson	Fordham	Jack Coffey Field • The Bronx, NY	W 2–0	0
February 13	6:00 p.m.	VCU	UNCW	UNCW Soccer Stadium • Wilmington, NC	Postponed^[f]
February 14	6:00 p.m.	Davidson	UNCG	UNCG Soccer Stadium • Greensboro, NC	Postponed^[g]

Week 3 (Feb. 15 – Feb. 21)

Date	Time (ET)	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance
February 15	5:00 p.m.	Saint Joseph's	St. John's	Belson Stadium • New York City, NY	L 0–1	0
February 17	6:00 p.m.	VCU	Longwood	Longwood Athletics Complex • Farmville, VA	Postponed^[h]
February 17	7:00 p.m.	SIU Edwardsville	Saint Louis	Hermann Stadium • St. Louis, MO	Postponed^[i]
February 17	TBA	Fordham	St. John's	Belson Stadium • Queens, NY	Postponed
February 18	7:00 p.m.	Presbyterian	Davidson	Alumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NC	Postponed^[j]
February 19	5:00 p.m.	Virginia Tech	VCU	Sports Backers Stadium • Richmond, VA	Canceled^[k]
February 19	6:00 p.m.	Bowling Green	Dayton	Wall2Wall Indoor Soccer Field • Mason, OH	L 2–3	5
February 20	1:00 p.m.	Stony Brook	Fordham	Jack Coffey Field • The Bronx, NY	Postponed
February 20	2:00 p.m.	George Mason	Old Dominion	ODU Soccer Complex • Norfolk, VA	Cancelled^[l]
February 21	1:00 p.m.	Saint Louis	Butler	Sellick Bowl • Indianapolis, IN	W 2–0	108

Week 4 (Feb. 22 – Feb. 28)

Date	Time (ET)	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance
February 24	6:00 p.m.	UMass	Northeastern	Parsons Field • Boston, MA	W 2–0	0
February 24	6:00 p.m.	NC State	VCU	Sports Backers Stadium • Richmond, VA	L 0–1	103
February 24	7:00 p.m.	Fordham	Seton Hall	Owen T. Carroll Field • South Orange, NJ	Postponed
February 25	7:00 p.m.	Davidson	High Point	Vert Stadium • High Point, NC	Postponed
February 26	TBA	Saint Louis	Xavier	Grand Park • Indianapolis, IN	W 3–1	270
February 27	2:00 p.m.	James Madison	George Mason	George Mason Stadium • Fairfax, VA	L 0–3	147
February 27	7:00 p.m.	Cedarville	Dayton	Baujan Field • Dayton, OH	W 6–2	25
February 27	7:00 p.m.	Duquesne	No. 1 Pitt	Ambrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PA	L 0–1	0
February 27	7:00 p.m.	Drexel	Saint Joseph's	Sweeney Field • Philadelphia, PA	W 2–0	0
February 27	7:00 p.m.	VCU	ETSU	Summers-Taylor Stadium • Johnson City, TN	T 0–0 ^2OT	201
February 27	TBA	UMass	Vermont	Virtue Field • Burlington, VT	Canceled
February 28	TBA	Davidson	Wake Forest	Spry Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	L 0–1	0

Week 5 (Mar. 1 – Mar. 7)

Date	Time (ET)	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance
March 2	1:00 p.m.	George Mason	Virginia	Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	L 0–3	37
March 2	6:00 p.m.	Columbia (MO)	No. 17 Saint Louis	Grand Park • Indianapolis, IN	L 0–1	0
March 3	5:30 p.m.	Hofstra	UMass	Rudd Field • Amherst, MA	W 2–0	0
March 3	6:00 p.m.	VCU	Coastal Carolina	CCU Soccer Field • Conway, SC	Canceled
March 3	7:00 p.m.	Saint Joseph's	Drexel	Vidas Field • Philadelphia, PA	L 0–4	0
March 6	2:00 p.m.	Fordham	Hofstra	Hofstra Soccer Stadium • Hempstead, NY	Postponed
March 6	2:00 p.m.	William & Mary	George Mason	George Mason Stadium • Fairfax, VA	L 1–2 ^OT	145
March 6	6:00 p.m.	Wofford	Davidson	Alumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NC	W 3–2	0
March 7	4:00 p.m.	Albany	UMass	Rudd Field • Amherst, MA	W 3–0	0
March 7	6:00 p.m.	Lipscomb	No. 17 Saint Louis	Hermann Stadium • St. Louis, MO	W 2–0	0
March 7	6:00 p.m.	VCU	Elon	Rudd Field • Elon, NC	W 3–2	33

Week 6 (Mar. 8 – Mar. 14)

Date	Time (ET)	Visiting team	Home team	Site
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)

Date	Time (ET)	Visiting team	Home team	Site
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)

Date	Time (ET)	Visiting team	Home team	Site
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)

Date	Time (ET)	Visiting team	Home team	Site
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)

Date	Time (ET)	Visiting team	Home team	Site
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.

Semifinals April 15			Final April 17

1	Dayton	0

4	George Washington	1
			4	George Washington	0

			3	Fordham	2
2	Saint Louis	1

3	Fordham	2

NCAA Tournament

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

Seed	School	1st Round	2nd Round	3rd Round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Championship
—	Fordham	BYE	L 1–2 (OT) vs. Marshall – (Wilson, NC)
—	UMass	BYE	L 1–4 vs. Penn State – (Greensboro, NC)
	W–L (%):	0–0–0 (–)	0–2–0 (.000)	0–0–0 (–)	0–0–0 (–)	0–0–0 (–)	0–0–0 (–) Total: 0–2–0 (.000)

Rankings

National

		Improvement in ranking
		Drop in ranking
RV		Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25
NV		No votes received

		Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11
Davidson	USC	—	None released				NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV
Davidson	TDS	—	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV
Dayton	USC	—	None released				NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV
Dayton	TDS	—	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV
Duquesne	USC	—	None released				NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV
Duquesne	TDS	—	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV
Fordham	USC	—	None released				NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV
Fordham	TDS	—	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV
George Mason	USC	—	None released				NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV
George Mason	TDS	—	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV
George Washington	USC	—	None released				NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV
George Washington	TDS	—	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV
La Salle	USC	—	None released				NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV
La Salle	TDS	—	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV
Rhode Island	USC	—	None released				NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV
Rhode Island	TDS	—	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV
St. Bonaventure	USC	—	None released				NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV
St. Bonaventure	TDS	—	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV
Saint Joseph's	USC	—	None released				NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV
Saint Joseph's	TDS	—	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV
Saint Louis	USC	—	None released				17	RV	RV	NV	NV	NV
Saint Louis	TDS	—	NV	NV	NV	NV	18	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV
UMass	USC	—	None released				NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV
UMass	TDS	—	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV
VCU	USC	—	None released				NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV
VCU	TDS	—	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV

Regional – Southeast Regional

		Improvement in ranking
		Drop in ranking
RV		Received votes but were not ranked in Top 10
NV		No votes received

The United Soccer Coaches' Southeast Regional compared Atlantic 10 teams to teams in the Sun Belt Conference and Conference USA.

	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7
Davidson	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV
Dayton	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	9
Duquesne	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV
Fordham	10	NV	NV	NV	6	6	6
George Mason	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV
George Washington	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV
La Salle	NV	NV	NV	10	NV	NV	NV
Rhode Island	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV
St. Bonaventure	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV
Saint Joseph's	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV	NV
Saint Louis	3	4	5	7	10	10	8
UMass	NV	6	7	6	8	8	NV
VCU	NV	8	9	9	NV	NV	NV

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

List of selections

Rnd.	Pick	Player	Pos.	Team	School	Ref.
2	54	Jonas Fjeldberg	MF	FC Cincinnati	Dayton (Sr.)	^[32]

Awards

Player of the Week

Week	Offensive			Defensive			Rookie			Ref.
Week	Player	Position	Team	Player	Position	Team	Player	Position	Team	Ref.
Feb. 16	Omari Cotterell	Forward	La Salle	Brett Warner	Goalkeeper	La Salle	Mason Leeth	Midfielder	Saint Louis	^[33]
Feb. 22	Luca Nicastro	Midfielder	St. Bonaventure	Justin Grady	Goalkeeper	George Washington	Tim Neumann	Midfielder	George Washington	^[34]
Mar. 1	Simon Becher	Forward	Saint Louis	Patrick Schulte	Goalkeeper	Saint Louis	Junior Nare	Midfielder	La Salle	^[35]
Mar. 8	Celio Pompeu	Midfielder	VCU	Marvyn Dorchin	Goalkeeper	UMass	Junior Nare	Forward	La Salle	^[36]
Mar. 16	Kent Harrison	Forward	George Mason	Patrick Schulte	Goalkeeper	Saint Louis	Adam Luckhurst	Forward	Davidson	^[37]
Mar. 22	Alec Hughes	Defender	UMass	Justin Grady	Goalkeeper	George Washington	Maxi Hopfer	Midfielder	Duquesne	^[38]
Mar. 29	Luke McNamara	Midfielder	Fordham	Giacomo Piccardo	Goalkeeper	Davidson	Alec Hughes	Defender	UMass	^[39]
Apr. 5	Jonas Fjeldberg	Forward	Dayton	Josh Levin	Goalkeeper	Fordham	Nemo Philipp	Midfielder	Saint Joseph's	^[40]
Apr. 12	Ethan Manheim	Midfielder	VCU	Josh Levin	Goalkeeper	Fordham	Alec Hughes	Defender	UMass	^[41]

Player of the Year

Award	Recipient(s)
2020 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Individual Awards^[42]
Offensive Player of the Year	Jonas Fjeldberg – Dayton
Defensive Player of the Year	Patrick Schulte – Saint Louis
Midfielder of the Year	Kingsford Adjei – Dayton
Coach of the Year	Dennis Currier – Dayton
Freshman of the Year	Alec Hughes – UMass

First Team Honorees	Second Team Honorees	All-Freshman Team Honorees	Academic Award Honorees
2020 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams
Jonas Fjeldberg, Dayton Alec Hughes, Massachusetts Oscar Haynes Brown, George Washington Simon Becher, Saint Louis Kingsford Adjei, Dayton Yosuke Hanya, Massachusetts Christian Buendia, Saint Louis Luke McNamara, Fordham Graham Brenner, Massachusetts Mujeeb Murana, Saint Louis Patrick Schulte, Saint Louis	Lucas Hauth, Davidson Toluwalase Oladeinbo, Dayton Omari Cotterell, La Salle John Klein, Saint Louis Ben Shepherd, Massachusetts Mason Leeth, Saint Louis Celio Pompeu, VCU Elias Harryson, Dayton Kipp Keller, Saint Louis Ulrik Edvarsen, VCU Justin Grady, George Washington	Trey Gardiner, Davidson Adam Luckhurst, Davidson Marc Kouadio, Dayton Maxi Hopfer, Duquesne Scott Beeks, La Salle Junior Nare, La Salle Alec Hughes, Massachusetts Kevin Castaneda, Rhode Island Christian Buendia, Saint Louis Mason Leeth, Saint Louis Jonathan Kanagwa, VCU	Lucas Hauth, Davidson Jacob Bohm, Fordham Tom Cooklin, George Washington Sandro Weber, George Washington Hugo Guerra, Rhode Island Shea Currey, St. Bonaventure David Grana, Saint Joseph's Alan Kahlenbeck, Saint Joseph's Keaton Schieffer, Saint Louis Toranosuke Abe, VCU Simon Fitch, VCU

National honors

To be announced.

Regional honors

To be announced.

Notes

^ The Davidson v Charlotte friendly was cancelled due to the January 31 – February 3, 2021 nor'easter.^[20]
^ The Marshall v VCU match was postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the Marshall program.^[21]
^ The VCU v Old Dominion match was postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the Old Dominion program.^[22]
^ The Davidson v Mercer match was postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the Mercer program.^[23]
^ UMass' matches against Sacred Heart and Northeastern were cancelled due to a pause in athletic events due to COVID-19 from February 7–21, 2021.^[24]
^ The UNCW v VCU match was postponed due to the February 11–14, 2021 North American storm complex.^[25]
^ The UNCG v Davidson match was postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the UNCG program.^[26]
^ The VCU v Longwood match was postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the Longwood program.^[27]
^ The Saint Louis v SIUE match was postponed due to inclement weather caused by the February 13–17, 2021 North American winter storm.^[28]
^ The Davidson v Presbyterian was postponed due to COVID-19 protocols.^[29]
^ The VCU v Virginia Tech match was cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols within the Virginia Tech program.^[30]
^ The George Mason v Old Dominion match was cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols within the Old Dominion program.^[31]

References

^ Goff, Steven (November 13, 2019). "George Mason soccer coach Greg Andrulis resigns after 15 seasons". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
^ Goff, Steven (January 13, 2020). "George Mason hires Elmar Bolowich as men's soccer coach". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
^ "Atlantic 10 Conference Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). atlantic10.com. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "NCAA Men's Soccer Championship Brackets" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. ncaa.org. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
^ "Davidson Names Mike Babst Head Men's Soccer Coach". atlantic10.com. January 17, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
^ "Dennis Currier's Career Record". daytonflyers.com. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
^ "2018 M Soccer Record Book" (PDF). goduquesne.com. Duquesne University Athletics. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
^ "Carlo Acquista – Men's Soccer Coach". fordhamsports.com. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
^ "Elmar Bolowich – Men's Soccer Coach". George Mason University Athletics. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
^ "Craig Jones – Men's Soccer – Colonials Under Craig Jones". gwsports.com. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
^ "Rob Irvine – Men's Soccer Coach". goexplorers.com. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
^ "Fran O'Leary's Year-By-Year Head Coaching Record". umassathletics.com. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
^ "2018 Rhode Island Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). gorhody.com. July 18, 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 23, 2019. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
^ "St. Bona Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). gobonnies.sbu.edu. St. Bonaventure University Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 24, 2019. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
^ "Don D'Ambra Biography". sjuhawks.com. Archived from the original on September 13, 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
^ "Kevin Kalish Bio". slubillikens.com. Retrieved April 24, 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Dave Giffard – Head Coach – Men's Soccer". vcuathletics.com. Archived from the original on April 23, 2019. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
^ "Saint Louis Chosen as Preseason #A10MSOC Favorite". Atlantic10.com. February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
^ @CharlotteMSoc (January 25, 2021). "The 49ers home exhibition game against VCU scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday, Jan. 26 has been canceled" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ @DavidsonMSoccer (February 2, 2021). "Tonight's exhibition against cross-county rival Charlotte has been canceled" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ @VCUMensSoccer (January 31, 2021). "The VCU Men's Soccer match scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 3rd at Marshall has been postponed due to a pause in the Marshall program" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ "Men's Soccer vs ODU Postponed". vcuathletics.com. February 5, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
^ @DavidsonMSoccer (February 3, 2021). "Davidson's season opener versus Mercer scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 7 has been postponed due to COVID-19 protocols" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ "Campus COVID-19 Risk Level Raised From "Elevated" to "High"". umassathletics.com. February 7, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
^ "Men's Soccer Match Saturday vs. UNC Wilmington Postponed". vcuathletics.com. February 12, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
^ @DavidsonMSoccer (February 12, 2021). "Due to COVID-19 protocols, Davidson's contests at UNCG scheduled for Sunday, February 14 has been postponed" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ "Men's Soccer Match Wednesday Postponed". vcuathletics.com. February 15, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
^ "Wednesday's Bronze Boot Game Postponed". slubillikens.com. February 15, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
^ @DavidsonMSoccer (February 15, 2021). "Due to COVID-19 protocols, Davidson's contests versus Presbyterian scheduled for Thursday, February 18 has been postponed." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ "Men's Soccer Match vs. Virginia Tech Canceled". vcuathletics.com. February 15, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
^ "First Two Men's Soccer Games Canceled". February 16, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
^ Pfahler, Laurel (January 24, 2021). "Dayton senior 'grateful' for opportunity with FC Cincinnati". Journal-News. Cox Enterprises. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
^ "La Salle's Cotterell & Werner, Along with SLU's Leeth Earn First Men's Soccer Weekly Honors". atlantic10.com. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
^ "#A10MSOC Weekly Awards Announced". atlantic10.com. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
^ "Saint Louis, La Salle Claim #A10MSOC Weekly Awards". atlantic10.com. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
^ "VCU, Massachusetts, La Salle Earn Weekly Men's Soccer Awards". atlantic10.com. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
^ "George Mason, Saint Louis, Davidson Earn Men's Soccer Weekly Honors". atlantic10.com. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
^ "UMass, George Washington, Duquesne Take Home Weekly Men's Soccer Awards". atlantic10.com. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
^ "Fordham, Davidson, Massachusetts Earn Weekly Men's Soccer Awards". atlantic10.com. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
^ "Dayton, Fordham, Saint Joseph's Take Home Weekly Men's Soccer Honors". atlantic10.com. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
^ "Final Men's Soccer Weekly Awards Announced". atlantic10.com. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
^ "Men's Soccer Major Awards Honor Fjeldberg, Schulte, Adjei, Hughes, Currier". Atlantic10.com. Retrieved April 17, 2021.

External links

Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer

[Davidson_v_Charlotte-21] The Davidson v Charlotte friendly was cancelled due to the January 31 – February 3, 2021 nor'easter.^[20]

[Marshall_v_VCU-23] The Marshall v VCU match was postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the Marshall program.^[21]

[VCU_v_Old_Dominion-25] The VCU v Old Dominion match was postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the Old Dominion program.^[22]

[Davidson_v_Mercer-27] The Davidson v Mercer match was postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the Mercer program.^[23]

[UMass_pause_February_2021-29] UMass' matches against Sacred Heart and Northeastern were cancelled due to a pause in athletic events due to COVID-19 from February 7–21, 2021.^[24]

[UNCW_v_VCU-31] The UNCW v VCU match was postponed due to the February 11–14, 2021 North American storm complex.^[25]

[UNCG_v_Davidson-33] The UNCG v Davidson match was postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the UNCG program.^[26]

[VCU_v_Longwood-35] The VCU v Longwood match was postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the Longwood program.^[27]

[Saint_Louis_v_SIUE-37] The Saint Louis v SIUE match was postponed due to inclement weather caused by the February 13–17, 2021 North American winter storm.^[28]

[Davidson_v_Presbyterian-39] The Davidson v Presbyterian was postponed due to COVID-19 protocols.^[29]

[VCU_v_Virginia_Tech-41] The VCU v Virginia Tech match was cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols within the Virginia Tech program.^[30]

[George_Mason_v_Old_Dominion-43] The George Mason v Old Dominion match was cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols within the Old Dominion program.^[31]

[1] Goff, Steven (November 13, 2019). "George Mason soccer coach Greg Andrulis resigns after 15 seasons". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 26, 2021.

[2] Goff, Steven (January 13, 2020). "George Mason hires Elmar Bolowich as men's soccer coach". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 26, 2021.

[3] "Atlantic 10 Conference Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). atlantic10.com. Retrieved April 23, 2019.

[ncaa_brackets-4] "NCAA Men's Soccer Championship Brackets" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. ncaa.org. Retrieved April 19, 2019.

[hc_a10_announcement-5] "Davidson Names Mike Babst Head Men's Soccer Coach". atlantic10.com. January 17, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2019.

[6] "Dennis Currier's Career Record". daytonflyers.com. Retrieved April 23, 2019.

[7] "2018 M Soccer Record Book" (PDF). goduquesne.com. Duquesne University Athletics. Retrieved April 22, 2019.

[8] "Carlo Acquista – Men's Soccer Coach". fordhamsports.com. Retrieved April 22, 2019.

[9] "Elmar Bolowich – Men's Soccer Coach". George Mason University Athletics. Retrieved January 26, 2021.

[jones_bio-10] "Craig Jones – Men's Soccer – Colonials Under Craig Jones". gwsports.com. Retrieved April 23, 2019.

[11] "Rob Irvine – Men's Soccer Coach". goexplorers.com. Retrieved April 23, 2019.

[12] "Fran O'Leary's Year-By-Year Head Coaching Record". umassathletics.com. Retrieved April 23, 2019.

[13] "2018 Rhode Island Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). gorhody.com. July 18, 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 23, 2019. Retrieved April 23, 2019.

[14] "St. Bona Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). gobonnies.sbu.edu. St. Bonaventure University Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 24, 2019. Retrieved April 23, 2019.

[15] "Don D'Ambra Biography". sjuhawks.com. Archived from the original on September 13, 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2019.

[16] "Kevin Kalish Bio". slubillikens.com. Retrieved April 24, 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}

[17] "Dave Giffard – Head Coach – Men's Soccer". vcuathletics.com. Archived from the original on April 23, 2019. Retrieved April 23, 2019.

[preseason_poll_and_awards-18] "Saint Louis Chosen as Preseason #A10MSOC Favorite". Atlantic10.com. February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2021.

[19] @CharlotteMSoc (January 25, 2021). "The 49ers home exhibition game against VCU scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday, Jan. 26 has been canceled" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[20] @DavidsonMSoccer (February 2, 2021). "Tonight's exhibition against cross-county rival Charlotte has been canceled" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[22] @VCUMensSoccer (January 31, 2021). "The VCU Men's Soccer match scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 3rd at Marshall has been postponed due to a pause in the Marshall program" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[24] "Men's Soccer vs ODU Postponed". vcuathletics.com. February 5, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2021.

[26] @DavidsonMSoccer (February 3, 2021). "Davidson's season opener versus Mercer scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 7 has been postponed due to COVID-19 protocols" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[umass_pause-28] "Campus COVID-19 Risk Level Raised From "Elevated" to "High"". umassathletics.com. February 7, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2021.

[uncw_v_vcu-30] "Men's Soccer Match Saturday vs. UNC Wilmington Postponed". vcuathletics.com. February 12, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2021.

[32] @DavidsonMSoccer (February 12, 2021). "Due to COVID-19 protocols, Davidson's contests at UNCG scheduled for Sunday, February 14 has been postponed" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[vcu_v_longwood-34] "Men's Soccer Match Wednesday Postponed". vcuathletics.com. February 15, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2021.

[36] "Wednesday's Bronze Boot Game Postponed". slubillikens.com. February 15, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2021.

[38] @DavidsonMSoccer (February 15, 2021). "Due to COVID-19 protocols, Davidson's contests versus Presbyterian scheduled for Thursday, February 18 has been postponed." (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[vcu_v_virginia_tech-40] "Men's Soccer Match vs. Virginia Tech Canceled". vcuathletics.com. February 15, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2021.

[42] "First Two Men's Soccer Games Canceled". February 16, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2021.

[44] Pfahler, Laurel (January 24, 2021). "Dayton senior 'grateful' for opportunity with FC Cincinnati". Journal-News. Cox Enterprises. Retrieved January 26, 2021.

[45] "La Salle's Cotterell & Werner, Along with SLU's Leeth Earn First Men's Soccer Weekly Honors". atlantic10.com. Retrieved April 17, 2021.

[46] "#A10MSOC Weekly Awards Announced". atlantic10.com. Retrieved April 17, 2021.

[47] "Saint Louis, La Salle Claim #A10MSOC Weekly Awards". atlantic10.com. Retrieved April 17, 2021.

[48] "VCU, Massachusetts, La Salle Earn Weekly Men's Soccer Awards". atlantic10.com. Retrieved April 17, 2021.

[49] "George Mason, Saint Louis, Davidson Earn Men's Soccer Weekly Honors". atlantic10.com. Retrieved April 17, 2021.

[50] "UMass, George Washington, Duquesne Take Home Weekly Men's Soccer Awards". atlantic10.com. Retrieved April 17, 2021.

[51] "Fordham, Davidson, Massachusetts Earn Weekly Men's Soccer Awards". atlantic10.com. Retrieved April 17, 2021.

[52] "Dayton, Fordham, Saint Joseph's Take Home Weekly Men's Soccer Honors". atlantic10.com. Retrieved April 17, 2021.

[53] "Final Men's Soccer Weekly Awards Announced". atlantic10.com. Retrieved April 17, 2021.

[54] "Men's Soccer Major Awards Honor Fjeldberg, Schulte, Adjei, Hughes, Currier". Atlantic10.com. Retrieved April 17, 2021.

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2020 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season

Background

Previous season

Stadiums and locations

Coaching changes

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the season

Head coaches

Preseason

Preseason poll

Preseason awards

Preseason fixtures

Regular season

Week 1 (Feb. 3 – Feb. 7)

Week 2 (Feb. 8 – Feb. 14)

Week 3 (Feb. 15 – Feb. 21)

Week 4 (Feb. 22 – Feb. 28)

Week 5 (Mar. 1 – Mar. 7)

Week 6 (Mar. 8 – Mar. 14)

Week 7 (Mar. 15 – Mar. 21)

Week 8 (Mar. 22 – Mar. 28)

Week 9 (Mar. 29 – Apr. 4)

Week 10 (Apr. 5 – Apr. 11)

Postseason

A-10 Tournament

NCAA Tournament

Rankings

National

Regional – Southeast Regional

2021 MLS Draft

Total picks by school

List of selections

Awards

Player of the Week

Player of the Year

National honors

Regional honors

Notes

References

External links

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