2020_Atlantic_Coast_Conference_women's_soccer_season

2020 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season

2020 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season

Sports season


The 2020 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season was the 32nd season of women's varsity soccer in the conference.

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Florida State and North Carolina shared the regular season title. The Seminoles won the 2020 ACC tournament over the Tar Heels, 3–2.[2]

Teams

Stadiums and locations

1. ^ Georgia Tech does not sponsor women's soccer
2. ^ NC State decided to opt out of the 2020 season.[3]

Coaches

Head Coaching Records

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Notes

  • Records shown are prior to the 2020 season
  • Years at school includes the 2020 season

Pre-season

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the season

On September 4, 2020, the Atlantic Coast Conference announced the fall Olympic sports schedule, which included the schedule for women's soccer. The men's soccer season will begin in September, 2020 instead of the originally planned August, and conclude on November 1. The season will culminate with the 2020 ACC Women's Soccer tournament, which will have the usual eight teams, but all games will be played at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina.[4]

On January 26, 2021, the Atlantic Coast Conference announced that no league matches will be played in the spring. However, teams were permitted to play non-conference matches, that will count toward their overall records. The winner of the 2020 ACC Women's Soccer tournament, Florida State, would receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.[5]

Hermann Trophy Watchlist

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a preseason MAC Hermann Trophy watch list was released in January instead of August. Eight players from ACC schools were named to the watchlist.[6]

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Pre-season poll

The 2020 ACC Preseason Poll was announced on September 8, 2020. The defending regular season champions, North Carolina were voted to repeat their regular season crown. Florida State was voted in second place. The leagues 14 head coaches also voted on a preseason All-ACC team.[7] Full results for the coaches poll and preseason team are shown below.

Pre-season Coaches Poll

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Source:[7]

Pre-season All-ACC Team

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Source:[7]

Regular season

Conference matrix

The table below shows head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Each team plays seven matches. Each team does not play every other team.

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Rankings

Fall 2020

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Spring 2021

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Players of the Week

Fall

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Spring

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Postseason

ACC Tournament

Semifinals Final
      
1 Florida State 4
5 Duke 0
1 Florida State 3
2 North Carolina 2
2 North Carolina 2
3 Virginia 0

NCAA tournament

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Awards and honors

ACC Awards

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2021 NWSL Draft

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References

  1. "2020 Women's Soccer Overall Statistics". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  2. "Tim Santoro Discusses Decision To Opt Out Of 2020 Season". gopack.com. North Carolina State Wolfpack Athletics. August 31, 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  3. "ACC Announces Fall Olympic Sports Schedules". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. September 4, 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  4. "Atlantic Coast Conference Announces Spring Olympic Sports Schedules". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 26, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  5. "2020-21 MAC Hermann Trophy Watch Lists Announced". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. January 28, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  6. "North Carolina Picked to Repeat as ACC Women's Soccer Champion". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. September 8, 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  7. "Duke's McGuire, Pitt's McKay Earn ACC Player of the Week Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. September 15, 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  8. "Clemson Sweeps ACC Women's Soccer Weekly Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. September 22, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  9. "North Carolina, Virginia Earn Women's Soccer Weekly Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. September 29, 2020. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  10. "Louisville's Ekic, Virginia Tech's Skinner Earn ACC Women's Soccer Weekly Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 6, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  11. "Duke's Cosme, Pitt's West Earn ACC Women's Soccer Weekly Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 13, 2020. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  12. "Florida State, Virginia and Wake Forest Earn Women's Soccer Weekly Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 20, 2020. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  13. "Boston College, Notre Dame and Virginia Tech Earn ACC Weekly Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 27, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  14. "Florida State's Roque, Virginia Tech's Powell Earn ACC Weekly Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 3, 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  15. "Clemson's Conti, Virginia's Staude Earn ACC Women's Soccer Weekly Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. March 3, 2021. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  16. "Pitt's Mertz, Duke's Cosme Earn ACC Women's Soccer Weekly Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. March 9, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  17. "Miami Sweeps ACC Women's Soccer Weekly Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. March 16, 2021. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  18. "Clemson's Morris, Wake Forest's Parks Earn ACC Women's Soccer Weekly Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. March 23, 2021. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  19. "North Carolina's Pinto, Wake Forest's Parks Earn ACC Women's Soccer Weekly Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. March 23, 2021. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  20. "Pitt's West, Duke's Gyau Earn ACC Women's Soccer Weekly Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. April 6, 2021. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  21. "Clemson's Bornkamp, Duke's Jones Earn ACC Women's Soccer Weekly Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. April 13, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  22. "NC State Sweeps Final ACC Women's Soccer Weekly Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. April 20, 2021. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  23. "2020 All-ACC Women's Soccer Awards Announced". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 13, 2020. Retrieved November 15, 2020.

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