2020 Syracuse Orange women's soccer team

2020 Syracuse Orange women's soccer
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record1–7–0 (1–7–0 ACC)
Head coach
  • Nicky Adams (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Kelly Madsen (2nd season)
  • Brandon Denoyer (1st season)
Home stadiumSU Soccer Stadium
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 Syracuse Orange women's soccer team represented Syracuse University during the 2020 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Orange were led by head coach Nicky Adams, in her second season. They played home games at SU Soccer Stadium. This is the team's 24th season playing organized women's college soccer, and their 7th 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 Orange 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. The Orange did not participate in the spring season and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.

Previous season

The Orange finished the season 3–11–2 overall, and 1–7–1 in ACC play to finish in thirteenth place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.

Squad

Roster

Updated March 11, 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 Michaela Walsh
3 MF United States USA Margaret Thornton
5 DF Russia RUS Alina Miagkova
6 MF United States USA Kailee Coonan
7 FW United States USA Blue Ellis
9 MF United States USA Olivia Erlbeck
10 FW New Zealand NZL Hannah Pilley
11 DF United States USA Jenna Tivnan
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF United States USA Kate Murphy
15 DF United States USA Natalie Weidenbach
18 FW United States USA Aysia Cobb
19 FW United States USA Raia James
22 GK Canada CAN Lysianne Proulx
23 MF United States USA Chloe Deveze
24 FW United States USA Meghan Root

Team management

Position Staff
Head Coach Nicky Adams
Assistant Coach Kelly Madsen
Assistant Coach Brandon Denoyer

Source:[4]

Schedule

Source:[5]

Date
Time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Non-Conference Regular season
September 17
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Pittsburgh L 0–2  0–1–0
(0–1–0) 		Ambrose Urbanic Field (0)
Pittsburgh, PA
October 1
4:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Louisville L 0–3  0–2–0
(0–2–0) 		Lynn Stadium (325)
Louisville, KY
October 4
Noon, ACCNX 		at Notre Dame L 0–2  0–3–0
(0–3–0) 		Alumni Stadium (0)
Notre Dame, IN
October 15
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 1 North Carolina L 0–2  0–4–0
(0–4–0) 		SU Soccer Stadium (1)
Syracuse, NY
October 18
11:00 a.m., ACCRSN 		No. 5 Duke L 0–4  0–5–0
(0–5–0) 		SU Soccer Stadium (1)
Syracuse, NY
October 22
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		Boston College L 1–3  0–6–0
(0–6–0) 		SU Soccer Stadium (1)
Syracuse, NY
October 25
1:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Pittsburgh  Canceled  0–6–0
(0–6–0) 		SU Soccer Stadium
Syracuse, NY
October 29
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Miami (FL) W 1–0  1–6–0
(1–6–0) 		Cobb Stadium (100)
Coral Gables, FL
November 1
Noon, ACCNX 		Virginia L 3–5  1–7–0
(1–7–0) 		SU Soccer Stadium (1)
Syracuse, NY
*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
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9 		Final
United Soccer[6]

Spring 2021

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll Pre Wk
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13 		Final
United Soccer[6] None Released None Released
TopDrawer Soccer [7]

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 "2021 Women's Soccer Spring Roster". cuse.com. Syracuse University. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  5. ^ "2020 Women's Soccer Schedule". cuse.com. Syracuse University. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  6. ^ a b "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. May 18, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  7. ^ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. May 18, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021.