2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer season | |
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Duration | Fall season: September 17 – November 22, 2020 Spring season: February 3 – May 17, 2021 |
Number of teams | |
Top goalscorer | 15 goals Gloire Amanda (Oregon State) |
Statistics | |
Biggest home win | Portland 15-0 Multnomah University (03/31/2021) |
Highest scoring | Portland 15-0 Multnomah University (03/31/2021) |
Longest winning run | 4 games Denver (03/18/21–current) |
Longest unbeaten run | 9 games Marshall (7-0-2) (03/11/21–current) |
Longest winless run | 23 games Harvard (0–22–1) (10/02/2018-current) |
Longest losing run | 13 games Canisius (10/12/19-current) |
Highest attendance | 5,000 – NCAA Title Game, Cary, NC 05/18/21[1] |
Lowest attendance | 0 (multiple closed door games) |
Tournament | |
Duration | April 30 to May 17, 2021 |
College Cup | |
Date | May 17, 2021 |
Site | WakeMed Soccer Park (Cary, NC) |
Champions | Marshall |
Runners-up | Indiana |
Seasons | |
← 2019 2021 → |
The 2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer season was the 62nd season of NCAA championship men's college soccer. The season was originally slated to begin on August 28, 2020, and conclude on November 15, 2020. The season was to culminate with the 2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament, which was to be held from November 18 to December 13, 2020, with the four-team College Cup at Meredith Field at Harder Stadium in Santa Barbara, California.
On August 13, 2020, the NCAA tournament was suspended due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[2] Leading up to the postseason tournament suspension, some conferences had planned to play conference-only matches during the fall season, while some conferences opted to postpone the season to Spring 2021 (February to May 2021).[3] Ultimately, the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Sun Belt Conference began play for the 2020 fall season; while a handful of programs scheduled competitive fixtures for the fall 2020 season: Army, Kentucky, Mercer, Navy, South Carolina, and UAB.
On September 16, 2020, the NCAA announced that the spring season would run from February 3 to April 17, 2021, culminating with the NCAA tournament, which was reduced from 48 to 36 teams for this season only. The postponed NCAA tournament began on April 30 and ended on May 17, 2021. The ACC and Sun Belt champions, which were determined in November, earned automatic bids into the tournament. Nevertheless, the fall season began with Notre Dame beating Kentucky, 1–0, on September 17, 2020.
On March 24, 2021, the NCAA announced that the entirety of the men's and women's tournament would be consolidated, with all 36 men's teams and 48 women's teams playing all games in Cary, North Carolina and its vicinity during the period from April 27–May 17.[4]
Changes from 2019
[edit]Coaching changes
[edit]Program | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
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Central Connecticut | Shaun Green | Retired[5] | December 6, 2019 | Dave Kelly (interim) | January 14, 2020[6] |
Incarnate Word | Chris Fidler (interim) | Not retained after 2 seasons[7] | November 11, 2019 | Kiki Lara | December 20, 2019[8] |
George Mason | Greg Andrulis | Resigned[9] | November 13, 2019 | Elmar Bolowich | January 13, 2020[10] |
Boston U. | Neil Roberts | Retired[11] | November 18, 2019 | Kevin Nylen | January 16, 2020[12] |
Harvard | Pieter Lehrer | Fired[13] | November 18, 2019 | Josh Shapiro | January 13, 2020[14] |
UNC Asheville | Mathes Mennell | Resigned[15] | November 19, 2019 | Mick Giordano (Interim) | February 7, 2020[16] |
Valparaiso | Mike Avery | Program discontinued[17] | November 20, 2019 | — | — |
Boston College | Ed Kelly | Retired[18] | November 25, 2019 | Bob Thompson | January 23, 2020[19] |
Kansas City | Rick Benben | Retired[20] | December 2, 2019 | Ryan Pore | January 14, 2020[21] |
Drexel | Doug Hess | Fired[22] | December 3, 2019 | Michael Marchiano | January 31, 2020[23] |
San Diego State | Lev Kirshner | Fired[24] | December 6, 2019 | Ryan Hopkins | January 21, 2020[25] |
West Virginia | Marlon LeBlanc | Resigned[26] | December 12, 2019 | Dan Stratford | January 20, 2020[27] |
Eastern Illinois | Kiki Lara | Hired by Incarnate Word[28] | December 23, 2019 | Ronnie Bouemboue | February 5, 2020[29] |
Purdue Fort Wayne | Mike Harper | Resigned[citation needed] | January 13, 2020 | Stephen Gorton | February 14, 2020[30] |
FIU | Kevin Nylen | Hired by Boston U.[12] | January 16, 2020 | Kyle Russell | February 21, 2020[31] |
Stetson | Cristian Neagu | Fired [32] | February 10, 2020 | Emmett Rutkowski | February 26, 2020[33] |
VMI | Charlie Hubbard | Hired by James Madison (asst.) [34] | March 5, 2020 | Max Watson | March 23, 2020 [35] |
Cincinnati | Hylton Dayes | Resigned, program discontinued[36][37] | March 13, 2020 | — | — |
Appalachian State | Jason O'Keefe | Program discontinued[38] | May 26, 2020 | — | — |
Chicago State | — | — | New program | Trevor Banks | July 20, 2020 [39] |
Robert Morris | Bill Denniston | Retired[40] | September 1, 2020 | Jason O'Keefe | November 24, 2020[41] |
UTRGV | Paul Leese | Not retained [42] | October 18, 2020 | Bryheem Hancock | November 24, 2020[43] |
Radford | Bryheem Hancock | Hired by UTRGV [44] | November 24, 2020 | Chris Barrett, | February 2, 2021[45] |
New programs
[edit]On November 27, 2017, it was announced that, in 2020, the Tritons of the University of California, San Diego, located in the San Diego, California district of La Jolla, would begin the transition from Division II to Division I as a member of the Big West Conference.[46]
On January 11, 2019, it was announced that the Trailblazers of Dixie State University, now known as Utah Tech University, of St. George, Utah would begin the transition from Division II to Division I as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).[47]
On June 17, 2019, it was announced that the Knights of Bellarmine University of Louisville, Kentucky would begin the transition from Division II to Division I as a member of the ASUN Conference.[48]
Chicago State University announced on June 23, 2020, that it would begin men's soccer effective immediately. The school had first committed to adding the sport when joining the Western Athletic Conference in 2014, and it budgeted for a team in 2016, but the school did not then begin play due to financial challenges and seriously discussed leaving Division I.[49] The decision to finally add men's soccer came at the same time the school dropped baseball due to fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Cougars will play in their full-time home of the WAC [50] but will not begin conference play until 2021.[51]
On July 15, 2020, after months of consideration, the NCAA granted the highly unusual request of the University of St. Thomas to move directly from Division III to Division I. The school had already accepted an invitation to join the Summit League, and the Tommies will enter Division I and Summit League competition in 2021.[52]
Discontinued programs
[edit]On November 20, 2019, Valparaiso announced that the men's soccer and tennis teams would be eliminated to allow greater attention to the school's other sports teams.[17]
On April 14, 2020, Cincinnati announced that, due to uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, the men's soccer program would be discontinued effective immediately.[36]
On May 26, 2020, Appalachian State, a Division I men's soccer power in the late 1970s, cut the men's soccer program and two other men's programs in response to the financial impact of COVID-19.[38]
Conference realignment
[edit]Other changes
[edit]In June 2020, the Missouri Valley Conference and SIU Edwardsville jointly announced that SIUE men's soccer would leave the Mid-American Conference and return to the MVC effective with the 2021 season.[59] While restoring the MVC to six teams, the move then reduced the MAC to only five teams.
The Sun Belt Conference had begun the 2020–21 school year with five men's soccer members, but by the start of the spring 2021 season, two were confirmed to be departing that July for conferences that sponsor men's soccer. On July 6, 2020, Howard announced that it would become an associate member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) in six sports no later than July 2021. Two sports joined the NEC for the 2020–21 school year, while the remaining four, including men's soccer, will join in July 2021.[60] Then, on January 29, 2021, the ASUN Conference officially announced three schools as incoming full members, including Sun Belt men's soccer associate member Central Arkansas.[61] With the Sun Belt men's soccer league by that time all but certain to disband after the 2020–21 school year, Conference USA (C-USA) and Coastal Carolina jointly announced on February 25 that the Chanticleers would become men's soccer members of the league effective with the fall 2021 season.[62] The end of Sun Belt men's soccer was confirmed on May 21 when the Mid-American Conference announced that the last two Sun Belt men's soccer members, Georgia Southern and Georgia State, would join the MAC for the fall 2021 season. This move also restored the MAC men's soccer league to seven teams.[63]
Season outlook
[edit]Preseason polls
[edit]NOTE: College Soccer News released its pre-season poll before the NCAA moved the season to the Spring semester. The ACC and the Sun Belt and some other teams played son Fall games, and the Ivy League cancelled its season. Before the Spring season got underway, College Soccer News conducted a new poll and published a new Top 30. The new poll is to the right of the older one.
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Impact of COVID-19 on season
[edit]For the 2020 season, several changes in how the season began, and how conference play was organized affected the 2020 season.
- The Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament, for the 2020 season only, will be reduced from eight teams to four, to minimize travel and contamination.[66]
- The Big East Conference divided into two divisions, the "East" and "Midwest" divisions to minimize travel and to regionalize conference play.[67]
- The Big South Conference Men's Soccer Tournament, for the 2020 season only, will be reduced from six teams to four, to minimize travel and contamination.[68]
- The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference announced that the men's soccer season will begin on September 11, rather than August 28.[69]
- The Mid-American Conference discontinued its men's soccer tournament.[70] All teams will play each other home-and-home.
- The Southern Conference Men's Soccer Tournament, for the 2020 season only, will be reduced from six teams to four, to minimize travel and contamination.[71]
- On July 8, the Ivy League cancelled all intercollegiate sports for the 2020 Fall semester; this includes both men's and women's soccer.[72]
- On July 10, the Big Ten and Pac-12 Conferences announced all teams will play the 2020 season with conference-only matches[73]
- On July 13, the Patriot League announced that all fall sports, including men's soccer would be cancelled.[74]
- On July 17, the Atlantic 10 Conference announced that all fall sports, including men's soccer, would be postponed to spring 2021.[75]
- On August 13, the Western Athletic Conference announced that all fall sports, including men's soccer, would be postponed to spring 2021. However, the league is allowing non-conference games.[76]
- On August 13, the Southern Conference announced that conference competition in all fall sports, including men's soccer, would be suspended through the end of the calendar year.[77]
- On August 14, the ASUN Conference announced that all fall sports, including men's soccer, would be postponed with the intent to hold them in the spring 2021.[78]
- On August 15, the NCAA suspended the men's soccer championship for the fall season, with the possibility of being played in winter or spring 2021
- On August 27, three conferences confirmed to play in the fall, with individual programs allowed to play games in the fall. The ACC and the Sun Belt played in fall 2020.
- On October 15, the ASUN announced that it would split into North and South Divisions for the spring 2021 season only. Conference standings, and with them seeding in the conference tournament, were based exclusively on results within each division.[79]
Fall 2020 season
[edit]Standings
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[edit]Top-ranked team
[edit]Weekly United Soccer Coaches #1 ranked team (Fall 2020) | ||||||||||
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Date | Team | Date | Team | Date | Team | Date | Team | |||
September 22 | Wake Forest | September 29 | Wake Forest | October 6 | Wake Forest | October 13 | Wake Forest | |||
October 20 | Pitt | October 27 | Pitt | November 3 | Pitt | November 10 | Pitt | |||
November 17 | Pitt | November 24 | Clemson | end of fall 2020 season |
Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week
[edit]- Bold denotes TDS player of the week.
Major upsets
[edit]In this list, a "major upset" is defined as a game won by an unranked team that defeats a ranked team.
All rankings are from the United Soccer Coaches Poll.
Date | Winner | Score | Loser |
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October 9, 2020 | North Carolina | 1–0 | No. 3 Clemson |
October 13, 2020 | Clemson | 2–1 | No. 1 Wake Forest |
November 15, 2020 | Virginia | 2–0 | No. 2 Wake Forest |
Fall postseason
[edit]Conference winners and tournaments
[edit]Conference | Regular Season Champion(s) |
Tournament Winner |
Conference Tournament |
Tournament Dates |
Tournament Venue (City) |
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ACC | North- Pitt South- Wake Forest |
Clemson | Tournament | November 15–22 | Dorrance Field • Chapel Hill, NC |
Sun Belt | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina | Tournament | November 11–15 | GSU Soccer Field • Atlanta, GA |
Spring 2021 season
[edit]Standings
[edit]Note: W-L-T records are through the Finals of the NCAA tournament.
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[edit]Top-ranked team
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January 11 (preseason) | None until after season starts | February 8 | — | February 15 | — | |||||
February 22 | — | March 1 | Clemson | March 8 | Clemson | March 15 | Clemson | |||
March 22 | Clemson | March 29 | Clemson | April 5 | Pitt | April 12 | Pitt | |||
April 19 | April 26 | None until after tournament | May 24 |
Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week
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Spring postseason
[edit]Conference winners and tournaments
[edit]Conference | Regular Season Champion(s) |
Tournament Winner |
Conference Tournament |
Tournament Dates |
Tournament Venue (City) |
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America East | New Hampshire | New Hampshire | 2020 Tournament | April 15–17 | Wildcat Stadium (Durham, NH) |
American | UCF | UCF | 2020 Tournament | April 16–18 | UCF Soccer and Track Stadium (Orlando, FL) |
ASUN | North: Bellarmine[a] South: Jacksonville |
Jacksonville | 2020 Tournament[b] | April 10–18[c] | Quarterfinals: Campus sites Semifinals: Southern Oak Stadium (Jacksonville, FL) Final: Stetson Athletic Training Center (DeLand, FL) |
Atlantic 10 | Dayton | Fordham | 2020 Tournament | April 15–17 | Baujan Field (Dayton, OH) |
Big East | Georgetown | Seton Hall | 2020 Tournament | TBD | Shaw Field (Washington, DC) |
Big South | High Point | High Point | 2020 Tournament | April 14–17 | Higher seed |
Big Ten | Indiana | Indiana | 2020 Tournament | April 10–17 | Bill Armstrong Stadium (Bloomington, IN) |
Big West | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 | ||||
Colonial | James Madison | James Madison | 2020 Tournament | April 15–17 | Vidas Field (Philadelphia, PA) |
Conference USA | Marshall | Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 | |||
Horizon | Northern Kentucky | Milwaukee | 2020 Tournament | April 11–17 | Higher seed |
Ivy | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 | ||||
MAAC | Quinnipiac | Monmouth | 2020 Tournament | April 11–17 | Higher seed |
Mid-American | Bowling Green | No tournament | |||
Missouri Valley | Missouri State | Missouri State | 2020 Tournament | April 13–17 | Higher seed |
Northeast | St. Francis Brooklyn | St. Francis Brooklyn | 2020 Tournament | April 16–18 | Higher seed |
Pac-12 | Washington | No tournament | |||
Patriot | Lafayette | American | 2020 Tournament | TBD | TBD |
Southern | Furman | UNCG | 2020 Tournament | TBD | TBD |
Summit | Denver [d] | No tournament | |||
WAC | Grand Canyon | Air Force | 2020 Tournament | TBD | TBD |
West Coast | Loyola Marymount | No tournament |
- ^ For the rescheduled spring 2021 season only, the ASUN split into divisions, with conference standings based strictly on results within each division.
- ^ The ASUN Conference officially called this season's tournament the "2021 Spring" edition.
- ^ The final, originally scheduled for April 17 at Jacksonville University's Southern Oak Stadium, was postponed to the following day due to unplayable field conditions and moved to the Stetson University campus.[91]
- ^ Omaha replaced Summit League champion Denver in the 2020 NCAA tournament due to COVID-19 protocols.
Postseason awards
[edit]Hermann Trophy
[edit]The Hermann Trophy is given to the year's most outstanding player. The finalists were announced on May 21.[92] On May 27, 2021, Gloire Amanda of Oregon State won the Hermann Trophy.
- Glorie Amanda – Oregon State
- Victor Bezerra – Indiana
- Valentin Noël – Pitt
TDS National Player of the Year
[edit]The TopDrawerSoccer.com National Player of the Year Award recognizes the top college soccer player in the nation by the TDS staff. On May 25, 2021, Veljko Petkovic of Pitt won the award.[93]
- Veljko Petković – Pitt
Senior CLASS Award
[edit]- The Senior CLASS Award is presented each year to the most outstanding senior in NCAA Division I. Thomas M'Barek of Cleveland State won the award.[94] The following finalists were:
- Jacob Graiber (DF), UIC
- Justin Malou (DF), Clemson
- Thomas M'Barek (DF), Cleveland State
- Jacob Montes (MF), Georgetown
- Yannik Oettl (GK), UCF
- George Proctor (DF), Georgia State
- Tor Saunders (GK), Coastal Carolina
- Chris Sullivan (MF), Bowling Green
- Joel Walker (FW), Oregon State
- Marc Ybarra (MF), Michigan
All-Americans
[edit]Conference player and coaches of the year
[edit]Conference | Conference Player of the Year |
Offensive Player of the Year |
Defensive Player of the Year |
Midfielder of the Year |
Goalkeeper of the Year |
Rookie of the Year |
Conference Coach of the Year |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ACC[95] | — | Valentin Noel (Pitt) |
Jasper Löeffelsend (Pitt) |
Daniel Pereira (Virginia Tech) |
— | Bertin Jacquesson (Pitt) |
Jay Vidovich (Pitt) |
America East[96] | — | Regsan Watkins (NJIT) |
Bridger Hansen (New Hampshire) |
Rory O'Driscoll (New Hampshire) |
Alejandro Robles (New Hampshire) |
Daniel Pacella (Vermont) |
Marc Hubbard (New Hampshire) |
American[97] | — | Alex Meinhard (Tulsa) |
Pierre Cayet (Temple) |
Yoni Sorokin & Knut Ahlander (UCF) & (SMU) |
Yannik Oettl (UCF) |
Gino Vivi (UCF) |
Scott Calabrese (UCF) |
ASUN[98] | O'Vonte Mullings (FGCU) |
O'Vonte Mullings (FGCU) |
Ethan Dudley (FGCU) |
— | Gustavo Vasconcelos (FGCU) |
Gabe Findley (Liberty) |
Tim Chastonay (Bellarmine) |
Atlantic 10[99] | — | Jonas Fjeldberg (Dayton) |
Patrick Shulte (Saint Louis) |
Kingsford Adjei (Dayton) |
— | Alex Hughes (UMass) |
Dennis Currier (Dayton) |
Big East[100] | — | Diego Gutierrez (Creighton) |
Rio Hope-Gund (Georgetown) |
Dante Polvara (Georgetown) |
Giannis Nikopolidis (Georgetown) |
Beto Soto (Marquette) |
Andreas Lindberg (Seton Hall) |
Big South[101] | — | MD Myers (High Point) |
Franck Momo (Campbell) |
— | — | Sami Amal (Campbell) |
Scott Halkett (USC Upstate) |
Big Ten[102] | — | Victor Bezerra (Indiana) |
Jackson Ragen (Michigan) |
Marc Ybarra (Michigan) |
Roman Celenato (Indiana) |
Laurence Wootton (Ohio State) |
Todd Yeagley (Indiana) |
Big West | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | ||||||
Colonial[103] | Laolu Daranijo (Drexel) |
Laolu Daranijo (Drexel) |
T.J. Bush (James Madison) |
— | — | Axel Ahlander (James Madison) |
Paul Zazenski (James Madison) |
Conference USA[104] | Vitor Dias (Marshall) |
Vitor Dias (Marshall) |
Patrick Hogan (Charlotte) |
Preston Popp (Charlotte) |
Oliver Semmle (Marshall) |
Josh Thacker (Old Dominion) |
Chris Grassie (Marshall) |
Horizon[105] | Noah Jensen (Oakland) |
Dylan Borczak (Oakland) |
Jacob Graiber (UIC) |
— | Danny Birmingham (Northern Kentucky) |
Logan Farrington (Milwaukee) |
Stu Riddle (Northern Kentucky) |
Ivy | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | ||||||
MAAC[106] | — | Dominic Law (Saint Peter's) |
George Akampeke (Monmouth) |
— | Jared Mazzola (Quinnipiac) |
Thomas Drillien (Fairfield) |
Robert McCourt (Monmouth) |
Mid-American[107] | Nick Markanich (Northern Illinois) |
— | — | — | — | Harry Jolley (Northern Illinois) |
Eric Nichols (Bowling Green) |
Missouri Valley[108] | Billy Hency (Loyola Chicago) |
Nicolo Mulatero (Missouri State) |
Kyle Hiebert (Missouri State) |
— | Bryce Logan (Bradley) |
Pablo Guillen (Evansville) |
Jon Leamy (Missouri State) |
Northeast[109] | Nicolas Molina (St. Francis Brooklyn) |
— | Harald Sollund (St. Francis Brooklyn) |
— | Callum James (Oakland) |
Emil Jaaskelainen (LIU) |
Tom Giovatto (St. Francis Brooklyn) |
Pac-12[110] | Zach Ryan (Stanford) |
— | Charlie Ostrem (Washington) |
— | — | Mark Fisher (Stanford) |
Jamie Clark (Washington) |
Patriot[111] | — | Sam Brown (Loyola Maryland) |
Nick Hazel (Lafayette) & Matt Nocita (Navy) |
Justin Ingram (Loyola Maryland) |
Chase Vosvick (Loyola Maryland) |
David Jackson (Navy) |
Dennis Bohn (Lafayette) |
Southern[112] | Ben Hale (Furman) |
— | — | — | Ben Hale (Furman) |
Theo Collomb (UNCG) & Jake Raine (Furman) |
Doug Allison (Furman) |
Summit | — | — | |||||
Sun Belt | — | — | |||||
WAC | — | — | — | ||||
West Coast |
Other major awards
[edit]- United Soccer Coaches College Coach of the Year: Chris Grassie, Marshall[113]
- Bill Jeffrey Award:
- Glenn Myernick Award:
- Jerry Yeagley Award: Raymon Gaddis
- Mike Berticelli Award: Neil Hull
- NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament Most Outstanding Player:
- Offensive: Jamil Roberts, Marshall[114]
- Defensive: Roman Celentano, Indiana[114]
- TopDrawerSoccer.com National Freshman of the Year Award: Bertin Jacquesson, Pitt
Final rankings
[edit]Rank | United Soccer Coaches[104] | TopDrawerSoccer.com | College Soccer News |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Marshall | ||
2 | Indiana | ||
3 | Pitt | ||
4 | North Carolina | ||
5 | Georgetown | ||
6 | Wake Forest | ||
7 | Clemson | ||
8 | Washington | ||
9 | Seton Hall | ||
10 | Stanford | ||
11 | Penn State | ||
12 | Missouri State | ||
13 | UCF | ||
14 | Marquette | ||
15 | Virginia Tech | ||
16 | Kentucky | ||
17 | Loyola Marymount | ||
18 | Oregon State | ||
19 | New Hampshire | ||
20 | Charlotte | ||
21 | James Madison | ||
22 | Fordham | ||
23 | High Point | ||
24 | Coastal Carolina | ||
25 | Grand Canyon | ||
26 | |||
27 | |||
28 | |||
29 | |||
30 |
Statistics
[edit]Individual statistics
[edit]Goals | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Rank | Scorer | School | Games | Goals |
1 | Glorie Amanda | Oregon State | 12 | 13 |
2 | MD Myers | High Point | 12 | 12 |
3 | Valentin Noel | Pitt | 14 | 11 |
4 | Victor Bezerra | Indiana | 10 | 10 |
Laolu Daranijo | Drexel | 11 | 10 | |
Paolo Gratton | Milwaukee | 11 | 10 | |
7 | Sebastian Chalbaud | High Point | 12 | 9 |
Nick Markanich | Northern Illinois | 13 | 9 | |
Zach Ryan | Stanford | 11 | 9 | |
10 | Chris Donovan | Drexel | 10 | 8 |
Jack Lynn | Notre Dame | 16 | 8 | |
Kimarni Smith | Clemson | 11 | 8 |
Goals Against Average | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rank | Keeper | School | Games | Minutes | GA | GAA |
1 | Roman Celentano | Indiana | 10 | 903 | 2 | .199 |
2 | Jacob Jackson | Loyola Marymount | 8 | 760 | 2 | .237 |
3 | Giannis Nikopolidis | Georgetown | 8 | 671 | 2 | .268 |
4 | T.J. Bush | James Madison | 7 | 662 | 2 | .272 |
5 | Padraic Gilley | North Florida | 6 | 580 | 2 | .310 |
6 | Oliver Semmle | Marshall | 12 | 1085 | 5 | .415 |
7 | Nathan Silveira | Vermont | 6 | 560 | 3 | .482 |
8 | Holden Trent | High Point | 12 | 1072 | 6 | .503 |
9 | Alejandro Robles | New Hampshire | 8 | 700 | 4 | .514 |
10 | Justin Grady | George Washington | 9 | 871 | 5 | .516 |
Assists | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Rank | Player | School | Games | Assists |
1 | Noah Jensen | Oakland | 9 | 14 |
2 | Rudy Castro | San Jose State | 9 | 10 |
Charlie Ostrem | Washington | 12 | 10 | |
4 | Joshua Kidder | Milwaukee | 11 | 9 |
5 | Gloire Amanda | Oregon State | 12 | 7 |
Grayson Barber | Clemson | 11 | 7 | |
James Boote | Seton Hall | 12 | 7 | |
Marcello Jones | Coastal Carolina | 14 | 7 | |
Jasper Loeffelsend | Pitt | 14 | 7 | |
Nicolo Mulatero | Missouri State | 11 | 7 | |
Miles Peay | UNC Asheville | 9 | 7 | |
Dawsun Schrum | Oakland | 9 | 7 | |
Ben Shepherd | UMass | 10 | 7 |
Save Percentage | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rank | Keeper | School | Games | Minutes | Saves | GA | Save % |
1 | Roman Celentano | Indiana | 10 | 903 | 32 | 2 | .941 |
2 | T.J. Bush | James Madison | 7 | 662 | 25 | 2 | .926 |
3 | Giannis Nikopolidis | Georgetown | 8 | 671 | 19 | 2 | .905 |
4 | Yannik Oettl | UCF | 9 | 841 | 47 | 5 | .904 |
5 | Jacob Jackson | Loyola Marymount | 8 | 760 | 17 | 2 | .895 |
6 | Nathan Silveira | Vermont | 6 | 560 | 22 | 3 | .880 |
7 | Justin Grady | George Washington | 9 | 871 | 36 | 5 | .878 |
8 | Josh Levine | Fordham | 8 | 779 | 35 | 5 | .875 |
9 | Chandler Hallwood | Marquette | 10 | 899 | 41 | 6 | .872 |
10 | Paul Tyson | Georgia State | 10 | 940 | 40 | 6 | .870 |
Points | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rank | Player | School | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | |
1 | |||||||
2 | |||||||
3 | |||||||
4 | |||||||
5 | |||||||
6 | |||||||
7 | |||||||
8 | |||||||
9 | |||||||
10 |
Saves | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Rank | Keeper | School | Games | Saves |
1 | ||||
2 | ||||
3 | ||||
4 | ||||
5 | ||||
6 | ||||
7 | ||||
8 | ||||
9 | ||||
10 |
- Individual statistics are through the games of April 17, 2021[115]
See also
[edit]- College soccer
- List of NCAA Division I men's soccer programs
- 2020 in American soccer
- 2020 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament
- 2020 NCAA Division I women's soccer season
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