# 2020 Syracuse Orange women's soccer team

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. 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.
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

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
### Roster

Updated March 11, 2021
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. 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

| Position | Staff |
| Head Coach | Nicky Adams |
| Assistant Coach | Kelly Madsen |
| Assistant Coach | Brandon Denoyer |
Source:

## Schedule

Source:
| 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
### Fall 2020

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 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Spring 2021

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 | None Released | None Released | None Released | None Released | | | | | | | | | None Released | None Released | |
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