# 2020 South Florida Bulls women's soccer team

The 2020 South Florida Bulls women's soccer team represented the University of South Florida during the 2020 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The regular season began on February 7, 2021 (due to delay brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic) and concluded on April 11. It was the program's 26th season fielding a women's soccer team, and their 8th season in the American Athletic Conference. The 2020 season was Denise Schilte-Brown's 14th year as head coach for the program. The Bulls completed the regular season unbeaten for the first time in program history, with seven wins, zero losses, and two ties. They won the American Athletic Conference regular season title for the third time overall and second time in three years, then won the conference tournament for the second season in a row to clinch the AAC's autobid to the NCAA Tournament. They were eliminated in the second round of the tournament by Texas A&M.

## Roster

    As of April 16, 2021
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 | Madison Holcombe |
| 1 | GK | PUR | Sydney Martinez |
| 2 | DF | JAM | Chyanne Dennis |
| 3 | DF | USA | Alanna Lutchmansingh |
| 4 | DF | CAN | Vivianne Bessette |
| 5 | MF | CAN | Fanny Pelletier Laroche |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Lucy Roberts |
| 7 | MF | NZL | Katie Kitching |
| 8 | MF | ESP | Rosalia Muino Gonzalez |
| 9 | FW | ISL | Solveig Johannesdottir Larsen |
| 10 | MF | ESP | Paula Leblic |
| 11 | FW | CAN | Madeleine Penman Derstine |
| 12 | FW | USA | Lizzie Spears |
| 13 | DF | USA | Camryn Lizardi |
| 14 | FW | CAN | Serita Thurton |
| 15 | MF | USA | Sabrina Wagner |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | DF | CAN | Olivia Cooke |
| 17 | MF | GER | Chiara Hahn |
| 18 | DF | USA | Maya Alicea |
| 19 | FW | USA | Chloe Zamiela |
| 22 | MF | CAN | Dominique Marcelli |
| 23 | FW | USA | Ashley Meade |
| 24 | FW | USA | Bella Kober |
| 25 | MF | USA | Katie Moore |
| 26 | MF | USA | Hayden Fredericks |
| 27 | DF | USA | Aideen O'Donoghue |
| 28 | MF | USA | Madison Waltz Schwartzenberger |
| 29 | DF | USA | Landry Singleton |
| 31 | GK | USA | Hannah Wrigley |
| 32 | GK | CAN | Katrina Haarmann |
| 33 | MF | USA | Meghan Cavanaugh |
| 35 | FW | USA | Sydny Nasello |

## Schedule

| Date Time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site City, State |
| Preseason ||||||
| January 30* 1:00 p.m. | | FGCU | W 1–0 | 1–0–0 | Corbett Stadium Tampa, FL |
| Regular season ||||||
| February 7* 1:00 p.m. | | at FAU | W 3–0 | 1–0–0 (0–0–0) | FAU Soccer Stadium Boca Raton, FL |
| February 14 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at SMU (Canceled) | | | Westcott Field Dallas, TX |
| February 21 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Temple | W 2–0 | 2–0–0 (1–0–0) | Corbett Stadium Tampa, FL |
| February 27* 6:00 p.m. | | at Florida | T 0–0 $^{2OT}$ | 2–0–1 (1–0–0) | Donald R. Dizney Stadium Gainesville, FL |
| March 7 1:00 p.m. | | at ECU | W 1–0 | 3–0–1 (2–0–0) | Stewart Johnson Stadium Greenville, NC |
| March 13 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Tulsa | W 3–0 | 4–0–1 (3–0–0) | Corbett Stadium Tampa, FL |
| March 21 6:00 p.m. | No. 24 | UCF War on I-4 | W 2–1 | 5–0–1 (4–0–0) | Corbett Stadium Tampa, FL |
| March 28 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 22 | at Houston | W 3–1 | 6–0–1 (5–0–0) | Carl Lewis International Complex Houston, TX |
| April 3 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 21 | No. 14 Memphis | W 2–1 | 7–0–1 (6–0–0) | Corbett Stadium Tampa, FL |
| April 11 7:00 p.m. | No. 15 | at Cincinnati | T 1–1 $^{2OT}$ | 7–0–2 (6–0–1) | Gettler Stadium Cincinnati, OH |
| American Athletic Conference Tournament ||||||
| April 15 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (1) No. 15 | (4) ECU Semifinal | W 1–0 | 8–0–2 | Corbett Stadium Tampa, FL |
| April 17 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (1) No. 15 | (3) Cincinnati Final | W 4–0 | 9–0–2 | Corbett Stadium Tampa, FL |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| April 27 3:00 p.m. | No. 15 | Central Connecticut State First round | W 3–0 | 10–0–2 | Bryan Park Greensboro, NC |
| April 30 3:00 p.m. | No. 15 | (7) No. 13 Texas A&M Second round | L 0–2 | 10–1–2 | Bryan Park Greensboro, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Awards and recognition
### Players
#### All-American first team

* Sydny Nasello

#### All-American second team

* Sydney Martinez

#### AAC Offensive Player of the Year

* Sydny Nasello

#### AAC Defensive Player of the Year

* Chayanne Dennis

#### AAC Goalkeeper of the Year

* Sydney Martinez

#### First team all-conference

* Sydny Nasello
* Chyanne Dennis
* Vivianne Bessette
* Sydney Martinez
* Chiara Hahn

#### Second team all-conference

* Sabrina Wagner

#### AAC all-rookie team

* Vivianne Bessette (unanimous selection)
* Chiara Hahn (unanimous selection)

### Coaches
#### AAC Coach of the Year

* Denise Schilte-Brown

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| United Soccer Coaches | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | RV | RV | 24 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| TopDrawer Soccer | RV | 25 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 |