2020 Syracuse Orange women's soccer team

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2020 Syracuse Orange women's soccer
Syracuse Orange logo.svg
Conference Atlantic 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 stadium SU Soccer Stadium
Seasons
  2019
2021  
2020 ACC women's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 2 Florida State  y800 1.0001303 .906
No. 3 North Carolina  y800 1.0001820 .900
No. 4 Virginia  y521 .6881443 .738
No. 6 Clemson  y530 .6251252 .684
No. 7 Duke  y422 .6251254 .667
Louisville  440 .500570 .417
Virginia Tech  440 .500890 .471
Notre Dame  440 .500670 .462
Wake Forest  341 .438572 .429
Pittsburgh  350 .3751150 .688
Boston College  170 .1253101 .250
Syracuse  170 .125170 .125
Miami  080 .0001111 .115
NC State  000 531 .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.

Contents

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

Team management

PositionStaff
Head CoachNicky Adams
Assistant CoachKelly Madsen
Assistant CoachBrandon Denoyer

Source: [4]

Schedule

Source: [5]

Date
Time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (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

Fall 2020

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Spring 2021

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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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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.