2020 Syracuse Orange women's soccer team

2020 Syracuse Orange women's soccer
2020 Syracuse Orange women's soccer
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	1–7–0 (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
v t e	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[edit]

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[edit]

Roster[edit]

Updated March 11, 2021^[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
0	GK	USA	Michaela Walsh
3	MF	USA	Margaret Thornton
5	DF	RUS	Alina Miagkova
6	MF	USA	Kailee Coonan
7	FW	USA	Blue Ellis
9	MF	USA	Olivia Erlbeck
10	FW	NZL	Hannah Pilley
11	DF	USA	Jenna Tivnan


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	DF	USA	Kate Murphy
15	DF	USA	Natalie Weidenbach
18	FW	USA	Aysia Cobb
19	FW	USA	Raia James
22	GK	CAN	Lysianne Proulx
23	MF	USA	Chloe Deveze
24	FW	USA	Meghan Root

Team management[edit]

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

Source:^[4]

Schedule[edit]

Source:^[5]

Date Time, TV	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[edit]

Fall 2020[edit]

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^[6]

Spring 2021[edit]

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^[6]	None Released												None Released
TopDrawer Soccer ^[7]

References[edit]

^ "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 "2021 Women's Soccer Spring Roster". cuse.com. Syracuse University. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
^ "2020 Women's Soccer Schedule". cuse.com. Syracuse University. Retrieved March 11, 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.

[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.

[auto-4] "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.

[US-6] "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.

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