2020 Western Athletic Conference men's soccer season

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2020 Western Athletic Conference men's soccer season
Western Athletic Conference logo.svg
League NCAA Division I
Sport Soccer
DurationFebruary 3, 2021 – April 10, 2021
Number of teams11
2021 MLS SuperDraft
Top draft pickN/A
Regular Season
Season MVPOffensive:
Defensive:
Goalkeeper:
Tournament
WAC men's soccer seasons
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2020 Western Athletic Conference men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 25 Grand Canyon + 7 –0 –08 –2 –0
UTRGV 6 –1 –26 –2 –2
San Jose State 5 –1 –25 –1 –3
California Baptist #5 –4 –16 –4 –2
UNLV 4 –4 –24 –5 –2
Seattle 4 –2 –16 –4 –1
Air Force ‡ 4 –4 –16 –5 –2
Dixie State #3 –6 –03 –6 –0
Utah Valley 2 –4 –03 –4 –0
Incarnate Word 2 –7 –02 –7 –0
Houston Baptist 0 –9 –10 –9 –2
Chicago State ¿ 0 –0 –01 –2 –0
  • ‡ – Conference tournamen champion
    + – Also invited to the 2020 NCAA tournament
    # – Ineligible (In transition)
    ¿– Not competing in WAC until 2022
As of May 28, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The 2020 Western Athletic Conference men's soccer season will be the 38th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. The regular season will begin on February 3, 2021 and conclude on April 10, 2021.

Contents

The regular season will culminate with the 2020 WAC Men's Soccer Tournament, which will begin on April 14 and conclude on April 18, 2021. [1]

Effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the WAC postponed sports through the calendar year on August 13, 2020.

On November 4, 2020, the NCAA approved moving fall championships to the spring.

San Jose State announced that they will not have fans at home games. [2]

Teams

A total of 11 teams are due to take part in the conference this season.

Changes from last season

The 2019 season was the last for both CSU Bakersfield and Kansas City as WAC members. On July 1, 2020, CSU Bakersfield joined the Big West Conference and Kansas City returned to the Summit League after a seven-year absence.

The WAC added a new member, as Dixie State [4] joined from the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. They will be ineligible for the postseason until the 2024–25 season, as they will complete the four-year reclassification process. [5]

Stadiums and locations

CollegeLocationVenueCapacity
Air Force Falcons Colorado Springs, Colorado Cadet Soccer Stadium 1,000
Cal Baptist Lancers Riverside, California California Bapitst Soccer Field 250
Dixie State [4] St. George, Utah Greater Zion Stadium 10,500
Grand Canyon Antelopes Phoenix, Arizona GCU Stadium 6,000
Houston Baptist Huskies Houston, Texas Sorrels Field 500
Incarnate Word Cardinals San Antonio, Texas Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium 6,000
San Jose State Spartans San Jose, California Spartan Soccer Field 1,000
Seattle Redhawks Seattle, Washington Championship Field 1,000
UNLV Rebels Las Vegas, Nevada Peter Johann Soccer Field 500
Utah Valley Wolverines Orem, Utah Clyde Field 1,000
UTRGV Vaqueros Edinburg, Texas Soccer and Track & Field Complex 1,250

Matches

Index to colors and formatting
WAC member won
WAC member lost
WAC member tied

Non-conference

DateTime (MT)Visiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendance
February 3Cancelled Cal Baptist Pacific Knoles FieldN/A
February 35:00 p.m. Gonzaga Seattle Championship Field 3–2 0
February 66:00 p.m. St. Thomas (Tex.) Houston Baptist Sorrels Field 0-0 227
February 21Postponed Portland Seattle Championship Field
March 3Cancelled Seattle Oregon State Lorenz Field N/A
March 107:00 p.m. Seattle Washington Husky Soccer Stadium

Conference

Matchday 1

DateTime (MT)Visiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendance
February 61:00 p.m. Air Force Dixie State [4] Greater Zion Stadium 4-0 445
February 6Cancelled Incarnate Word San Jose State Spartan Soccer Field N/A
February 6Postponed Utah Valley Grand Canyon GCU Stadium
February 67:00 p.m. Rio Grande Valley Seattle Championship Field 1-0 0
February 7Cancelled Cal Baptist UNLV Peter Johann Soccer Field N/A

Matchday 2

DateTime (MT)Visiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendance
February 1311:00 a.m. UNLV Incarnate Word Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium 2-3 25
February 131:00 p.m. Seattle Houston Baptist Sorrels Field 4-0 40
February 13Cancelled San Jose State Air Force Cadet Soccer Stadium N/A
February 13Postponed Dixie State [4] Cal Baptist California Bapitst Soccer Field
February 13Cancelled Grand Canyon Rio Grande Valley Soccer and Track & Field Complex

Matchday 3

DateTime (MT)Visiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendance
February 201:00 p.m. San Jose State Dixie State [4] Greater Zion Stadium 2-1 186
February 20Postponed Incarnate Word Utah Valley Clyde Field
February 207:00 p.m. Houston Baptist Grand Canyon GCU Stadium 1-2 0
February 207:00 p.m. Air Force UNLV Peter Johann Soccer Field 0-0 0
February 246:00 p.m. Rio Grande Valley Cal Baptist California Bapitst Soccer Field 0-0 0

Matchday 4

DateTime (MT)Visiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendance
February 2711:00 a.m. Dixie State [4] Incarnate Word Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium 2-1 50
February 271:00 p.m. Utah Valley Air Force Cadet Soccer Stadium 3-1 45
February 275:00 p.m. UNLV Seattle Championship Field 1-1 0
February 278:00 p.m. Grand Canyon San Jose State Spartan Soccer Field 3-2 1
February 281:00 p.m. Cal Baptist Houston Baptist Sorrels Field 2-1 60

Matchday 5

DateTime (MT)Visiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendance
March 58:00 p.m. Houston Baptist UNLV Peter Johann Soccer Field 0-1 80
March 61:00 p.m. Incarnate Word Cal Baptist Soccer and Track & Field Complex 1-2 0
March 61:30 p.m. Rio Grande Valley Utah Valley Clyde Field 3-1 120
March 67:00 p.m. Air Force Grand Canyon GCU Stadium 0-1 215
March 67:00 p.m. Seattle Dixie State [4] Greater Zion Stadium 2-0 107

Matchday 6

DateTime (MT)Visiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendance
March 1311:00 a.m. UNLV Rio Grande Valley Soccer and Track & Field Complex 1-0
March 131:00 p.m. San Jose State Houston Baptist Sorrels Field 1-1 111
March 136:00 p.m. Grand Canyon Incarnate Word Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium 1-0 50
March 13Cancelled Dixie State [4] Utah Valley Clyde Field N/A
March 161:00 p.m. Seattle Air Force Cadet Soccer Stadium 1-0 0

Matchday 7

DateTime (MT)Visiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendance
March 198:00 p.m. Utah Valley UNLV Peter Johann Soccer Field 0-1
March 205:00 p.m. Houston Baptist Dixie State [4] Greater Zion Stadium 1-2 132
March 206:30 p.m. Cal Baptist Grand Canyon GCU Stadium 1-3 264
March 208:00 p.m. Rio Grande Valley San Jose State Spartan Soccer Field 1-1
March 211:00 p.m. Incarnate Word Seattle Championship Field 1-7 50

Matchday 8

DateTime (MT)Visiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendance
March 25Cancelled Utah Valley Seattle Championship Field N/A
March 2611:00 a.m. Air Force Rio Grande Valley Soccer and Track & Field Complex 1-3 143
March 265:00 p.m. San Jose State Cal Baptist California Bapitst Soccer Field 4-0 0
March 266:30 p.m. Houston Baptist Incarnate Word Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium 0-2 115
March 268:00 p.m. Dixie State [4] Grand Canyon GCU Stadium 1-5 0

Matchday 9

DateTime (MT)Visiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendance
March 3111:00 a.m. Air Force Incarnate Word Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium 3-1 115
March 315:00 p.m. UNLV Dixie State [4] Greater Zion Stadium 2-0 329
March 315:00 p.m. Seattle Cal Baptist California Bapitst Soccer Field 0-1 0
March 316:00 p.m. Rio Grande Valley Houston Baptist Sorrels Field 4-3 110
March 317:00 p.m. San Jose State Utah Valley Clyde Field 3-2 245

Matchday 10

DateTime (MT)Visiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendance
April 5Cancelled Grand Canyon Seattle Championship Field N/A
April 511:00 a.m. Dixie State [4] Rio Grande Valley Soccer and Track & Field Complex 1-0 116
April 56:00 p.m. UNLV San Jose State Spartan Soccer Field 0-1 0
April 56:00 p.m. Utah Valley Houston Baptist Sorrels Field 2-1 130
April 56:00 p.m. Cal Baptist Air Force Cadet Soccer Stadium 1-4 64

Matchday 11

DateTime (MT)Visiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendance
April 97:00 p.m. Cal Baptist Utah Valley Clyde Field
April 98:00 p.m. Seattle San Jose State Spartan Soccer Field
April 1011:00 a.m. Incarnate Word Rio Grande Valley Soccer and Track & Field Complex
April 101:00 p.m. Houston Baptist Air Force Cadet Soccer Stadium
April 108:00 p.m. Grand Canyon UNLV Peter Johann Soccer Field

Source: [6]

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References

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  2. ↑ "WAC Releases Men's Soccer Slate". SJSU Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  3. ↑ "They'll soon play for Utah Tech — but Black student-athletes still face strife in 'Utah's Dixie'". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Now known as Utah Tech UniversityTrailblazers [3]
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