2020 Pittsburgh Panthers women's soccer team

2020 Pittsburgh Panthers women's soccer
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record11–5–0 (3–5–0 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ben Waldrum (3rd season)
  • Dustin Stein (3rd season)
Home stadiumAmbrose Urbanic Field
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 ACC women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 2 Florida State  ‍†‍‡‍y 8 – 0 – 0   1.000 13 – 0 – 3   .906
No. 3 North Carolina  ‍†‍‍y 8 – 0 – 0   1.000 18 – 2 – 0   .900
No. 4 Virginia  ‍‍‍y 5 – 2 – 1   .688 14 – 4 – 3   .738
No. 6 Clemson  ‍‍‍y 5 – 3 – 0   .625 12 – 5 – 2   .684
No. 7 Duke  ‍‍‍y 4 – 2 – 2   .625 12 – 5 – 4   .667
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 4 – 4 – 0   .500 5 – 7 – 0   .417
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 4 – 4 – 0   .500 8 – 9 – 0   .471
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍ 4 – 4 – 0   .500 6 – 7 – 0   .462
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 3 – 4 – 1   .438 5 – 7 – 2   .429
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 3 – 5 – 0   .375 11 – 5 – 0   .688
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 1 – 7 – 0   .125 3 – 10 – 1   .250
Syracuse  ‍‍‍ 1 – 7 – 0   .125 1 – 7 – 0   .125
Miami  ‍‍‍ 0 – 8 – 0   .000 1 – 11 – 1   .115
NC State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 5 – 3 – 1   .611
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2020 ACC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 18, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source: The ACC
Note: † Due to COVID-19, NC State suspended the 2020 women's fall soccer season. They did participate in the spring season.


The 2020 Pittsburgh Panthers women's soccer team represented University of Pittsburgh during the 2020 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Panthers are led by head coach Randy Waldrum, in his third season. They play home games at Ambrose Urbanic Field. This is the team's 25th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 8th 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 Panthers finished the fall season 9–5–0, 3–5–0 in ACC play to finish in tenth place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament. The team won both games of their extra spring season. They were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.

Previous season

The Panthers finished the season 5–10–3 overall, and 2–6–2 in ACC play to finish in tenth place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.

Squad

Roster

Updated February 25, 2021[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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK United States USA Kathernie Robinson
1 GK United States USA Caitlyn Lazzarini
3 MF United States USA Mackenzie Edwards
4 MF United States USA Landy Mertz
5 DF United States USA Zaria Stevenson
7 MF Canada CAN Chantelle Parker
8 FW Canada CAN Leah Pais
9 FW Canada CAN Amanda West
10 MF United States USA Emily Yaple
11 DF United States USA Hailey Davidson
12 MF Canada CAN Anna Bout
13 DF United States USA Eva Frankovic
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW United States USA Sarah Sinnott
15 MF Canada CAN Chloe Minas
17 DF Mexico MEX Athalie Palomo
18 MF United States USA Ione Fetsko
19 DF United States USA Kate McKay
20 MF United States USA Nyla Allen
22 MF United States USA Krystyna Rytel
23 MF United States USA Dixon Veltri
27 MF United States USA Hannah Knych
28 MF United States USA Abby Wert
29 FW Spain ESP Celia López
33 GK United States USA Gabriella Neibart

Team management

Position Staff
Head coach Randy Waldrum
Associate head coach Ben Waldrum
Assistant coach Dustin Stein

Source:[4]

Schedule

Source:[5][6]

Date
Time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Fall Regular Season
September 10, 2020*
4:00 p.m. 		at Appalachian State W 4–0  1–0–0
 ASU Soccer Stadium (0)
Boone, NC
September 13, 2020*
Noon 		at Appalachian State W 7–1  2–0–0
 ASU Soccer Stadium (0)
Boone, NC
September 17, 2020
7:00 p.m. 		Syracuse W 2–0  3–0–0
(1–0–0) 		Ambrose Urbanic Field (0)
Pittsburgh, PA
September 20, 2020*
2:05 p.m. 		at Navy W 1–0 OT 4–0–0
 Glenn Warner Soccer Facility (426)
Annapolis, MD
September 24, 2020*
4:00 p.m. 		No. 12 at The Citadel W 2–1 OT 5–0–0
 WLI Field (66)
Charleston, SC
September 27, 2020*
11:00 a.m. 		No. 12 at The Citadel W 1–0  6–0–0
 WLI Field (105)
Charleston, SC
October 1, 2020
7:00 p.m. 		No. 14 at No. 10 Virginia L 1–2 OT 6–1–0
(1–1–0) 		Klöckner Stadium (138)
Charlottesville, VA
October 4, 2020
3:00 p.m. 		No. 14 at Virginia Tech L 0–2  6–2–0
(1–2–0) 		Thompson Field (137)
Blackburg, VA
October 8, 2020
7:00 p.m. 		Boston College W 4–3  7–2–0
(2–2–0) 		Ambrose Urbanic Field (0)
Pittsburgh, PA
October 11, 2020*
1:30 p.m. 		Navy W 4–1  8–2–0
 Ambrose Urbanic Field (71)
Pittsburgh, PA
October 15, 2020
6:00 p.m. 		No. 2 Florida State L 1–4  8–3–0
(2–3–0) 		Ambrose Urbanic Field (50)
Pittsburgh, PA
October 18, 2020
1:00 p.m. 		Miami (FL) W 2–0  9–3–0
(3–3–0) 		Ambrose Urbanic Field (50)
Pittsburgh, PA
October 25, 2020
 at Syracuse  Canceled  9–3–0
(3–3–0) 		SU Soccer Stadium
Syracuse, NY
October 29, 2020
7:00 p.m. 		at No. 3 Clemson L 1–2 OT 9–4–0
(3–4–0) 		Riggs Field (467)
Clemson, SC
November 1, 2020
1:00 p.m. 		at Wake Forest L 0–1  9–5–0
(3–5–0) 		Spry Stadium (100)
Winston-Salem, NC
Spring Regular season
March 7, 2021*
7:00 p.m. 		Duquesne W 3–0  10–5–0
 Ambrose Urbanic Field (200)
Pittsburgh, PA
March 21, 2021*
1:00 p.m. 		at Marshall  Canceled 
Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex
Huntington, WV
March 29, 2021*
2:00 p.m. 		Kentucky W 4–1  10–5–0
 Ambrose Urbanic Field (100)
Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

Main article: 2020 NCAA Division I women's soccer rankings

Fall 2020

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ 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] 12 14

Spring 2021

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ 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

  1. ^ "ACC Women's Soccer 2020 Preview | College Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  2. ^ "NCAA Division 1 Council Approves Moving 2020 Fall Championships to Spring 2021". SI.com. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "Atlantic Coast Conference Announces Spring Olympic Sports Schedules". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 26, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "2020 Women's Soccer Roster". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh Athletics. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  5. ^ "2020 Women's Soccer Schedule". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  6. ^ "Pitt Announces Two Spring Regular Season Games". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh. February 4, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  7. ^ a b "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. May 18, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  8. ^ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. May 18, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021.