2020 Boston College Eagles women's soccer team
American college soccer season
The 2020 Boston College Eagles women's soccer team represented Boston College during the 2020 NCAA Division I women's soccer season . The Eagles were led by head coach Jason Lowe, in his second season. They played home games at Newton Campus Soccer Field . This is the team's 40th season playing organized women's college soccer, and their 16th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference .
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the ACC played a reduced schedule in 2020 and the NCAA Tournament was postponed to 2021.[ 1] [ 2] The ACC did not play a spring league schedule, but did allow teams to play non-conference games that would count toward their 2020 record in the lead up to the NCAA Tournament.[ 3]
The Eagles finished the fall season 1–7–0, 1–7–0 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament . They finished the spring season 2–3–1 and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament .
Previous season
The Eagles finished the season 8–8–2 overall, and 1–8–1 in ACC play to finish in fourteenth place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament .
Squad
Roster
Updated October 8, 2020[ 4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Team management
Position
Staff
Head Coach
Jason Lowe
Assistant Coach
Rachel Moreland
Assistant Coach
Jami Kranich
Volunteer Assistant Coach
Michael Galvin
Source:[ 4]
Schedule
Source:[ 5]
Date Time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (Attendance) City, State
Fall Regular season
October 1, 2020 6:00 p.m., ACCN
at Notre Dame
L 0–2
0–1–0 (0–1–0)
Alumni Stadium (0)Notre Dame, IN
October 4, 2020 Noon, ACCNX
at Louisville
L 0–2
0–2–0 (0–2–0)
Lynn Stadium (237)Louisville, KY
October 8, 2020 6:00 p.m., ACCN
at Pittsburgh
L 3–4
0–3–0 (0–3–0)
Ambrose Urbanic Field (0)Pittsburgh, PA
October 15, 2020 4:00 p.m., NESN
No. 5 Duke
L 0–1 OT
0–4–0 (0–4–0)
Newton Campus Soccer Field (0)Chestnut Hill, MA
October 18, 2020 1:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 1 North Carolina
L 1–3
0–5–0 (0–5–0)
Newton Campus Soccer Field (0) Chestnut Hill, MA
October 22, 2020 7:00 p.m., ACCN
at Syracuse
W 3–1
1–5–0 (1–5–0)
SU Soccer Stadium (1)Syracuse, NY
October 29, 2020 6:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 10 Virginia
L 1–2
1–6–0 (1–6–0)
Newton Campus Soccer Field (0) Chestnut Hill, MA
November 1, 2020 1:30 p.m., ACCN
Virginia Tech
L 0–3
1–7–0 (1–7–0)
Newton Campus Soccer Field (0) Chestnut Hill, MA
Spring Regular season
March 14, 2021 * 4:00 p.m.
vs. Hofstra
L 1–2 OT
1–8–0
CFC Park (32)Bethany, CT
March 18, 2021 * 5:00 p.m.
at Northeastern
Postponed [ 6]
Parsons Field Brookline, MA
March 21, 2021 * 1:00 p.m.
Rhode Island
L 2–3 OT
1–9–0
Newton Campus Soccer Field (0) Chestnut Hill, MA
March 25, 2021 * Noon
at UAlbany
W 3–0
2–9–0
Bob Ford Field (0)Albany, NY
April 1, 2021 * 5:00 p.m., ACCNX
Northeastern
W 1–0
3–9–0
Newton Campus Soccer Field (59) Chestnut Hill, MA
April 8, 2021 * 1:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Wake Forest
T 1–1
3–9–1
Spry Stadium (118)Winston-Salem, NC
April 17, 2021 * 1:00 p.m., ACCNX
vs. NC State
L 1–3
3–10–1
WakeMed Soccer Park (84)Cary, NC
*Non-conference game. # Rankings from United Soccer Coaches . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
Rankings
Fall 2020
Ranking movementLegend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll
Wk 1
Wk 2
Wk 3
Wk 4
Wk 5
Wk 6
Wk 7
Wk 8
Wk 9
Final
United Soccer [ 7]
Spring 2021
Ranking movementLegend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll
Pre
Wk 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
Final
United Soccer [ 7]
None Released
None Released
TopDrawer Soccer [ 8]
References
^ "ACC Women's Soccer 2020 Preview | College Soccer" . TopDrawerSoccer.com . Retrieved November 10, 2020 .
^ "NCAA Division 1 Council Approves Moving 2020 Fall Championships to Spring 2021" . SI.com . Retrieved November 10, 2020 .
^ "Atlantic Coast Conference Announces Spring Olympic Sports Schedules" . theacc.com . The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 26, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2021 .
^ a b "2019 Women's Soccer Roster" . bceagles.com . Boston College. Retrieved October 8, 2020 .
^ "2020-21 Women's Soccer Schedule" . bceagles.com . Boston College. Retrieved March 10, 2021 .
^ "BC-Northeastern Postponed" . bceagles.com . Boston College Athletics. March 18, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2021 .
^ a b "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National" . unitedsoccercoaches.org . United Soccer Coaches. May 18, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021 .
^ "College Soccer National Rankings" . TopDrawer Soccer. May 18, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021 .