# 2020 Big South Conference men's soccer season

The 2020 Big South Conference men's soccer season was the 37th edition of Big South Conference men's varsity soccer. The season began on February 21 and concluded on April 8, 2021.
The season was originally scheduled to be played from August 28 to November 6, 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Background
### Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the season

The COVID-19 pandemic widely disrupted all sporting activities across the NCAA, including men's soccer. Prior to the pandemic, the regular season was scheduled to begin on August 30, 2020 and conclude on November 6, 2020 culminating with the Big South Tournament in mid-November and the NCAA Tournament in late November into mid-December.
On July 22, 2020, the conference announced plans to begin the season during the fall 2020 semester, with a September 3 start date. On August 12, 2020, the conference reversed its decision, cancelling fall sporting activities, and targeting a spring 2021 semester start for all fall sports.
Details around the spring 2021 season became known on November 5, 2020 when the Big South Conference announced the schedule for the spring of 2021. Teams would play an eight-match conference schedule starting on February 21, 2021. Teams are permitted to schedule three non-conference matches, starting no earlier than February 14, 2021. The final game of the regular season was scheduled for April 8, 2021.
The tournament was reduced to four teams and will begin on April 12, 2021 and conclude on April 18, 2021.

## Teams
### Stadiums and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Campbell Fighting Camels | Indianapolis, Indiana | Eakes Athletic Complex | 1,000 |
| Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs | Boiling Springs, North Carolina | Greene-Harbison Soccer Stadium | 800 |
| High Point Panthers | High Point, North Carolina | Vert Stadium | 1,100 |
| Longwood Lancers | Farmville, Virginia | Longwood Athletics Complex | 350 |
| Presbyterian Blue Hose | Clinton, South Carolina | Martin Stadium | 400 |
| Radford Highlanders | Radford, Virginia | Cupp Memorial Stadium | 5,000 |
| UNC Asheville Bulldogs | Asheville, North Carolina | Greenwood Soccer Field | 1,000 |
| USC Upstate Spartans | Spartanburg, South Carolina | County University Soccer Stadium | 3,000 |
| Winthrop Eagles | Rock Hill, South Carolina | Eagle Field | 1,500 |

## Head coaches

    As of the 2019 season
| Team | Head coach | Previous job | Years at school | Overall record | Record at school | BSC record | NCAA Tournaments | NCAA College Cups | NCAA Titles |
| Campbell | Dustin Fonder | High Point | 6 | 128–102–26 (.551) | 50–39–8 (.557) | 63–34–12 (.633) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gardner–Webb | | | 0 | 0–0–0 (–) | 0–0–0 (–) | 0–0–0 (–) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| High Point | Zach Haines | Denver (asst.) | 2 | 13–7–0 (.650) | 13–7–0 (.650) | 7–1–0 (.875) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Longwood | | | 0 | 0–0–0 (–) | 0–0–0 (–) | 0–0–0 (–) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Presbyterian | | | 0 | 0–0–0 (–) | 0–0–0 (–) | 0–0–0 (–) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Radford | | | 0 | 0–0–0 (–) | 0–0–0 (–) | 0–0–0 (–) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UNC Asheville | | | 0 | 0–0–0 (–) | 0–0–0 (–) | 0–0–0 (–) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USC Upstate | Scott Halkett | USC Upstate (asst.) | 4 | 0–0–0 (–) | 0–0–0 (–) | 0–0–0 (–) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Winthrop | Daniel Ridenhour | Winthrop (asst.) | 5 | 17–44–5 (.295) | 17–44–5 (.295) | 9–17–3 (.362) | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Preseason
### Preseason poll

The preseason poll was released on January 28, 2021.
| | Team Ranking | Points | First Place Votes |
| 1. | Campbell | 76 | 6 |
| 2. | High Point | 70 | 1 |
| 3. | Gardner–Webb | 53 | 1 |
| 4. | Presbyterian | 50 | 0 |
| 5. | USC Upstate | 41 | 0 |
| 6. | Longwood | 36 | 1 |
| 7. | Winthrop | 34 | 0 |
| 8. | Radford | 28 | 0 |
| 9. | UNC Asheville | 17 | 0 |

### Preseason national polls

The preseason national rankings are normally announced in August. United Soccer Coaches, Soccer America, and TopDrawerSoccer.com delayed their Top-25 preseason poll to the start of the spring season. CollegeSoccerNews.com did a Top-30 preseason poll in September 2020. TopDrawer Soccer, Soccer America, and United Soccer Coaches released their rankings in February 2021.
| | United Soccer | CSN | Soccer America | TopDrawer Soccer |
| Campbell | — | — | — | — |
| Gardner–Webb | — | — | — | — |
| High Point | — | — | — | RV |
| Longwood | — | — | — | — |
| Presbyterian | — | — | — | — |
| Radford | — | — | — | — |
| UNC Asheville | — | — | — | — |
| USC Upstate | — | — | — | — |
| Winthrop | — | — | — | — |

### Preseason honors

* Preseason Offensive Player of the Year – Matt Lock, Campbell
* Preseason Defensive Player of the Year – Luca Ziegler, Presbyterian

## Regular season
### Weekly results
#### Legend

* Index to colors and formatting
* BSC member won
* BSC member lost
* BSC member tied
* BSC teams in bold
All times Eastern time.

#### Week 1 (Feb. 3 – Feb. 7)

No Big South Teams scheduled matches during Week 1.

#### Week 2 (Feb. 8 – Feb. 14)

| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| February 14 | 2:00 p.m. | Winthrop | South Carolina | Stone Stadium • Columbia, SC | 2-4 | 167 |
| February 14 | 2:00 p.m. | Gardner–Webb | VMI | Patchin Field • Lexington, VA | 5-0 | 0 |
| February 14 | 3:00 p.m. | Longwood | Liberty | Liberty Soccer Stadium • Lynchburg, VA | Postponed | |
| February 14 | 3:00 p.m. | USC Upstate | Wofford | Snyder Field • Spartanburg, SC | Postponed | |
| February 14 | 4:00 p.m. | Shaw University | Campbell | Eakes Athletics Complex • Buies Creek, NC | 0-2 | 25 |
| February 14 | 4:00 p.m. | Lees–McRae | High Point | Vert Stadium • High Point, NC | 0-5 | 0 |

#### Week 3 (Feb. 15 – Feb. 21)

| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| February 17 | 3:00 p.m. | Wofford | Winthrop | Eagle Field • Rock Hill, SC | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| February 17 | 5:00 p.m. | Radford | Liberty | Liberty Soccer Stadium • Lynchburg, VA | 0-4 | 250 |
| February 17 | 6:00 p.m. | VCU | Longwood | Longwood Athletics Complex • Farmville, VA | Postponed | |
| February 17 | 7:00 p.m. | USC Upstate | South Carolina | Stone Stadium • Columbia, SC | 1-2 (OT) | 210 |
| February 21 | 1:00 p.m. | Longwood | UNC Asheville | Greenwood Soccer Field • Asheville, NC | 1-2 | 1 |
| February 21 | 3:30 p.m. | Radford | USC Upstate | County University Soccer Stadium • Spartanburg, SC | 1-2 | 155 |
| February 21 | 4:00 p.m. | Gardner–Webb | High Point | Vert Stadium • High Point, NC | 0-4 | 0 |

#### Week 4 (Feb. 22 – Feb. 28)

| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| February 22 | 7:00 p.m. | Winthrop | Campbell | Eakes Athletics Complex • Buies Creek, NC | 0-6 | 60 |
| February 24 | 6:00 p.m. | UNC Greensboro | Gardner–Webb | Greene-Harbison Stadium • Shelby, NC | | |
| February 24 | 7:00 p.m. | Furman | USC Upstate | County University Soccer Stadium • Spartanburg, SC | | |
| February 25 | 7:00 p.m. | Davidson | High Point | Vert Stadium • High Point, NC | | |
| February 28 | 1:30 p.m. | Longwood | Presbyterian | Martin Stadium • Clinton, SC | | |
| February 28 | 2:00 p.m. | Campbell | USC Upstate | County University Soccer Stadium • Spartanburg, SC | | |
| February 28 | 2:00 p.m. | Winthrop | UNC Asheville | Greenwood Soccer Field • Asheville, NC | | |
| February 28 | 4:00 p.m. | Radford | Gardner–Webb | Greene-Harbison Stadium • Shelby, NC | | |

#### Week 5 (Mar. 1 – Mar. 7)

| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site |
| March 1 | 7:00 p.m. | High Point | Liberty | Liberty Soccer Stadium • Lynchburg, VA |
| March 2 | 6:00 p.m. | Furman | Gardner–Webb | Greene-Harbison Stadium • Shelby, NC |
| March 3 | 6:00 p.m. | Campbell | UNC Wilmington | UNCW Soccer Stadium • Wilmington, NC |
| March 3 | 7:00 p.m. | Presbyterian | USC Upstate | County University Soccer Stadium • Spartanburg, SC |
| March 4 | 7:00 p.m. | VMI | Radford | Cupp Stadium • Radford, VA |
| March 7 | 2:00 p.m. | Gardner–Webb | Longwood | Longwood Athletics Complex • Farmville, VA |
| March 7 | 2:00 p.m. | High Point | Presbyterian | Martin Stadium • Clinton, SC |
| March 7 | 3:00 p.m. | USC Upstate | Winthrop | Eagle Field • Rock Hill, SC |
| March 7 | 6:00 p.m. | UNC Asheville | Campbell | Eakes Athletics Complex • Buies Creek, NC |

#### Week 6 (Mar. 8 – Mar. 14)

| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site |
| March 10 | 4:00 p.m. | Longwood | VMI | Patchin Field • Lexington, VA |
| March 11 | 4:00 p.m. | UNC Asheville | Radford | Cupp Stadium • Radford, VA |
| March 13 | 6:00 p.m. | High Point | Campbell | Eakes Athletics Complex • Buies Creek, NC |
| March 14 | 2:00 p.m. | USC Upstate | Longwood | Longwood Athletics Complex • Farmville, VA |
| March 14 | 2:00 p.m. | Winthrop | Radford | Cupp Memorial Stadium • Radford, VA |
| March 14 | 3:00 p.m. | Presbyterian | Gardner–Webb | Greene-Harbison Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC |

#### Week 7 (Mar. 15 – Mar. 21)

| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site |
| March 17 | 7:00 p.m. | High Point | Winthrop | Eagle Field • Rock Hill, SC |
| March 20 | 6:00 p.m. | Presbyterian | Campbell | Eakes Athletics Complex • Buies Creek, NC |
| March 21 | 3:00 p.m. | USC Upstate | UNC Asheville | Greenwood Soccer Field • Asheville, NC |
| March 21 | 6:00 p.m. | Gardner–Webb | Winthrop | Eagle Field • Rock Hill, SC |
| March 22 | 7:00 p.m. | Radford | High Point | Vert Stadium • High Point, NC |

#### Week 8 (Mar. 22 – Mar. 28)

| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site |
| March 24 | 6:00 p.m. | Campbell | Longwood | Longwood Athletics Complex • Farmville, VA |
| March 27 | 5:00 p.m. | High Point | USC Upstate | County University Soccer Stadium • Spartanburg, SC |
| March 28 | 6:00 p.m. | Longwood | Winthrop | Eagle Field • Rock Hill, SC |
| March 28 | 6:00 p.m. | Elon | Campbell | Eakes Athletics Complex • Buies Creek, NC |
| March 28 | 2:00 p.m. | Gardner–Webb | UNC Asheville | Greenwood Soccer Field • Asheville, NC |
| March 28 | 4:00 p.m. | Presbyterian | Radford | Cupp Memorial Stadium • Radford, VA |

#### Week 9 (Mar. 29 – Apr. 4)

| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site |
| April 2 | 7:00 p.m. | Winthrop | Furman | Eugene E. Stone III Stadium • Greenville, SC |
| April 3 | 4:00 p.m. | USC Upstate | Gardner–Webb | Greene-Harbison Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC |
| April 3 | 7:00 p.m. | Longwood | High Point | Vert Stadium • High Point, NC |
| April 3 | 7:00 p.m. | UNC Asheville | Presbyterian | Martin Stadium • Clinton, SC |
| April 3 | 1:00 p.m. | Campbell | Radford | Cupp Memorial Stadium • Radford, VA |

#### Week 10 (Apr. 5 – Apr. 11)

| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site |
| April 8 | 4:00 p.m. | Winthrop | Presbyterian | Martin Stadium • Clinton, SC |
| April 8 | 4:00 p.m. | Campbell | Gardner–Webb | Greene-Harbison Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC |
| April 8 | 6:00 p.m. | Radford | Longwood | Longwood Athletics Complex • Farmville, VA |
| April 8 | 7:00 p.m. | UNC Asheville | High Point | Vert Stadium • High Point, NC |

## Postseason
### Big South Tournament

The top four teams will qualify for the tournament. The tournament will be played April 12–18.
* Semifinals April 12
* 1
* 4
* 2
* 3

### NCAA Tournament

The Big South Tournament winner will qualify for the NCAA Tournament. Other teams can still earn an at-large bid into the tournament.

### Postseason awards and honors

2020 Big South Men's Soccer Individual Awards :
* Award
* Attacking Player of the Year
* Defensive Player of the Year
* Coach of the Year
* Freshman of the Year
2020 Big South Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams :
| First Team | Second Team | Rookie Team |

## MLS SuperDraft

The 2021 MLS SuperDraft was held in January 2021.

### Total picks by school

| Team | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total |
| Campbell | | | 1 | | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |

### List of selections

| Round | Pick # | MLS team | Player | Position | College |
| 3 | 75 | FC Dallas | Thibaut Jacquel | DF | Campbell |

### Notable undrafted players

The following players went pro after the 2020 season despite not getting drafted in the 2021 MLS draft.
| Player | Nationality | Position | College | Team | League |