2020 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season

The 2020 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season will be the 34th season of men's college soccer in the Atlantic 10 Conference. The season was scheduled to begin on August 29, 2020 and conclude on November 6, 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The season is scheduled to begin on February 3, 2021 and conclude on April 11, 2021.

2020 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season
League	NCAA Division I
Sport	Soccer
Duration	February 3 – April 11, 2021
Number of teams	13
2021 MLS SuperDraft
Top draft pick	Jonas Fjeldberg, 54th overall
Picked by	FC Cincinnati
Regular Season
Tournament

2020 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Saint Louis	0	–	0	–	0			1	–	0	–	0
Davidson	0	–	0	–	0			0	–	0	–	0
Dayton	0	–	0	–	0			0	–	0	–	0
Duquesne	0	–	0	–	0			0	–	0	–	0
Fordham	0	–	0	–	0			0	–	0	–	0
George Mason	0	–	0	–	0			0	–	0	–	0
George Washington	0	–	0	–	0			0	–	0	–	0
La Salle	0	–	0	–	0			0	–	0	–	0
Rhode Island	0	–	0	–	0			0	–	0	–	0
St. Bonaventure	0	–	0	–	0			0	–	0	–	0
Saint Joseph's	0	–	0	–	0			0	–	0	–	0
UMass	0	–	0	–	0			0	–	0	–	0
VCU	0	–	0	–	0			0	–	0	–	0
‡ – 2020 Atlantic 10 Tournament champion + – Also invited to the 2020 NCAA Tournament As of February 5, 2021; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

Rhode Island are the defending regular season and tournament champions.

Background

Previous season

Rhode Island won the college soccer double by winning the Atlantic 10 regular season and tournament. The Rams finished the season with a record of 14–4–3, 7–1–0 in Atlantic 10 play. In the NCAA Tournament Rhode Island lost 3–4 to UConn in the opening round.

Dayton's Jonas Fjeldberg won the Offensive Player of the Year. Fordham's Jørgen Oland won the Defensive Player of the Year. Dayton's Kingsford Adjei won the Midfielder of the Year. Rhode Island head coach, Gareth Elliott, won the Coach of the Year Award. Finally, Dayton's Toluwalase Oladeinbo won the Freshman of the Year Award. Rhode Island's Peder Kristiansen won third-team All-American honors by TopDrawer Soccer and Soccer America. VCU's Ryo Shimazaki was the first Atlantic 10 player selected in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft, drafted in the third round with the 59th pick by Columbus Crew.

Coaching changes

Long-time George Mason head coach, Greg Andrulis, resigned at the end of the 2019 season, coaching the program for 15 seasons.[1] Andrulis was replaced by former North Carolina and Creighton coach, Elmar Bolowich, who was hired on January 13, 2020.[2]

School	Outgoing coach	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming coach	Date of appointment
George Mason	Greg Andrulis	Resigned	November 13, 2019	Preseason	Elmar Bolowich	January 13, 2020

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the season

Teams were divided into pods for the season:

• Midwest: Dayton, Duquesne, Saint Louis, St. Bonaventure
• North: Fordham La Salle, Rhode Island, Saint Joseph's, UMass
• South: Davidson, George Mason, George Washington, VCU

Head coaches

As of December 31, 2020

Team	Head coach	Previous job	Years at school	Overall record	Record at school	Atlantic 10 record[3]	NCAA Tournaments[4]	NCAA College Cups[4]	NCAA Titles[4]	Ref.
Davidson	Mike Babst	UChicago	2	90–34–14 (.703)	3–11–2 (.250)	3–5–0 (.375)	5	0	0	[5]
Dayton	Dennis Currier	Incarnate Word	15	340–147–55 (.678)	152–98–43 (.592)	6–2–0 (.750)	9	0	0	[6]
Duquesne	Chase Brooks	Niagara	8	64–57–22 (.524)	42–51–13 (.458)	18–24–6 (.438)	1	0	0	[7]
Fordham	Carlo Acquista	Adelphi	2	145–137–32 (.513)	7–10–3 (.425)	5–2–1 (.688)	9	0	0	[8]
George Mason	Elmar Bolowich	Creighton	1	395–184–55 (.666)	0–0–0 (–)	0–0–0 (–)	21	6	0	[9]
George Washington	Craig Jones	George Washington (asst.)	9	53–72–15 (.432)	53–72–15 (.432)	25–32–8 (.446)	0	0	0	[10]
La Salle	Rob Irvine	Kean	4	55–59–7 (.483)	29–45–6 (.400)	12–17–3 (.422)	0	0	0	[11]
UMass	Fran O'Leary	Bowdoin	5	275–179–56 (.594)	41–44–10 (.484)	20–16–4 (.550)	7	2	0	[12]
Rhode Island	Gareth Elliott	Siena	8	114–93–14 (.548)	72–53–3 (.574)	31–23–2 (.571)	2	0	0	[13]
St. Bonaventure	Kwame Oduro	Canisius (asst.)	5	26–57–6 (.326)	26–57–6 (.326)	12–27–1 (.313)	0	0	0	[14]
Saint Joseph's	Don D'Ambra	Philadelphia Kixx	10	170–225–23 (.434)	47–109–23 (.327)	16–57–11 (.256)	0	0	0	[15]
Saint Louis	Kevin Kalish	SIU Edwardsville	3	65–57–21 (.528)	16–11–7 (.574)	9–3–4 (.688)	0	0	0	[16]
VCU	Dave Giffard	Akron (asst.)	10	93–72–31 (.554)	93–72–31 (.554)	51–20–12 (.687)	3	0	0	[17]

Preseason

Preseason poll

To be announced.

Preseason awards

To be announced.

Preseason fixtures

Index to colors and formatting
A10 member won	A10 member lost	A10 member tied
A10 teams in bold

All times Eastern time.

Date	Time (ET)	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance
January 26	4:00 p.m.	VCU	Charlotte	Transamerica Field • Charlotte, NC	Cancelled[18]
January 28	7:00 p.m.	Belmont Abbey	Davidson	Alumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NC	W 3–0	0
January 29	2:30 p.m.	VCU	Temple	Owls Sports Complex • Philadelphia, PA	Not reported	0
January 31	2:00 p.m.	Saint Joseph's	Temple	Owls Sports Complex • Philadelphia, PA	Not reported	0
February 2	5:00 p.m.	Charlotte	Davidson	Alumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NC	Cancelled (snow)
February 6	1:00 p.m.	Fordham	UConn	Dillon Stadium • Hartford, CT
February 10	2:00 p.m.	Saint Joseph's	Villanova	Campolo Field • Philadelphia, PA
February 12	2:00 p.m.	Dayton	Akron	FirstEnergy Stadium • Akron, OH

Regular season

Index to colors and formatting
A10 member won	A10 member lost	A10 member tied
A10 teams in bold

All times Eastern time.

Week 1 (Feb. 3 – Feb. 7)

Date	Time (ET)	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance
February 3	5:00 p.m.	VCU	Marshall	Veterans Soccer Complex • Huntington, WV	Postponed[19]
February 3	6:00 p.m.	Kansas City	Saint Louis	Hermann Stadium • St. Louis, MO	W 3–0	50
February 6	2:00 p.m.	Old Dominion	VCU	Sports Backers Stadium • Richmond, VA	Postponed
February 7	12:00 p.m.	Mercer	Davidson	Alumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NC
February 7	3:45 p.m.	Missouri State	Saint Louis	Hermann Stadium • St. Louis, MO

Week 2 (Feb. 8 – Feb. 14)

Date	Time (ET)	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance
February 10	2:00 p.m.	Sacred Heart	UMass	Rudd Field • Amherst, MA
February 10	7:00 p.m.	Liberty	Davidson	Alumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NC
February 10	TBA	Georgetown	VCU	Sports Backers Stadium • Richmond, VA
February 13	4:00 p.m.	Saint Louis	Marquette	Valley Fields • Milwaukee, WI
February 13	5:00 p.m.	Fairleigh Dickinson	Fordham	Jack Coffey Field • The Bronx, NY
February 13	5:00 p.m.	Saint Joseph's	St. John's	Belson Stadium • New York City, NY
February 13	6:00 p.m.	VCU	UNCW	UNCW Soccer Stadium • Wilmington, NC
February 14	6:00 p.m.	Davidson	UNCG	UNCG Soccer Stadium • Greensboro, NC
February 14	TBA	UMass	Northeastern	Parsons Field • Boston, MA

Week 3 (Feb. 15 – Feb. 21)

Date	Time (ET)	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance
February 17	6:00 p.m.	VCU	Longwood	Longwood Athletics Complex • Farmville, VA
February 17	7:00 p.m.	SIU Edwardsville	Saint Louis	Hermann Stadium • St. Louis, MO
February 17	7:00 p.m.	Drexel	Saint Joseph's	Sweeney Field • Philadelphia, PA
February 17	TBA	Fordham	St. John's	Belson Stadium • Queens, NY
February 18	7:00 p.m.	Presbyterian	Davidson	Alumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NC
February 19	5:00 p.m.	Virginia Tech	VCU	Sports Backers Stadium • Richmond, VA
February 20	1:00 p.m.	Stony Brook	Fordham	Jack Coffey Field • The Bronx, NY
February 20	2:00 p.m.	George Mason	Old Dominion	ODU Soccer Complex • Norfolk, VA
February 20	6:00 p.m.	Bowling Green	Dayton	Baujan Field • Dayton, OH
February 21	1:00 p.m.	Saint Louis	Butler	Sellick Bowl • Indianapolis, IN

Week 4 (Feb. 22 – Feb. 28)

Date	Time (ET)	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance
February 22	1:00 p.m.	UMass	Syracuse	Afirm's Sport Park • Colonie, NY
February 23	7:00 p.m.	Georgetown	George Mason	George Mason Stadium • Fairfax, VA
February 24	6:00 p.m.	NC State	VCU	Sports Backers Stadium • Richmond, VA
February 24	7:00 p.m.	Fordham	Seton Hall	Owen T. Carroll Field • South Orange, NJ
February 25	7:00 p.m.	Davidson	High Point	Vert Stadium • High Point, NC
February 26	TBA	Saint Louis	Xavier	Grand Park • Indianapolis, IN
February 27	2:00 p.m.	James Madison	George Mason	George Mason Stadium • Fairfax, VA
February 27	7:00 p.m.	Cedarville	Dayton	Baujan Field • Dayton, OH
February 27	7:00 p.m.	Duquesne	Pitt	Ambrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PA
February 27	7:00 p.m.	Fordham	Drexel	Vidas Field • Philadelphia, PA
February 27	7:00 p.m.	VCU	ETSU	Summers-Taylor Stadium • Johnson City, TN
February 27	TBA	UMass	Vermont	Virtue Field • Burlington, VT
February 28	TBA	Davidson	Wake Forest	Spry Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC

Week 5 (Mar. 1 – Mar. 7)

Date	Time (ET)	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance
March 2	1:00 p.m.	George Mason	Virginia	Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA
March 2	6:00 p.m.	Columbia (MO)	Saint Louis	Grand Park • Indianapolis, IN
March 3	5:30 p.m.	Hofstra	UMass	Rudd Field • Amherst, MA
March 3	6:00 p.m.	VCU	Coastal Carolina	CCU Soccer Field • Conway, SC
March 3	7:00 p.m.	Saint Joseph's	Drexel	Vidas Field • Philadelphia, PA
March 6	2:00 p.m.	Fordham	Hofstra	Hofstra Soccer Stadium • Hempstead, NY
March 6	2:00 p.m.	William & Mary	George Mason	George Mason Stadium • Fairfax, VA
March 6	6:00 p.m.	Wofford	Davidson	Alumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NC
March 7	4:00 p.m.	Albany	UMass	Rudd Field • Amherst, MA
March 7	6:00 p.m.	Lipscomb	Saint Louis	Hermann Stadium • St. Louis, MO
March 7	6:00 p.m.	VCU	Elon	Rudd Field • Elon, NC

Week 6 (Mar. 8 – Mar. 14)

Date	Time (ET)	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance
March 10	7:00 p.m.	Bellarmine	Dayton	Baujan Field • Dayton, OH
March 10	7:00 p.m.	Delaware	Saint Joseph's	Sweeney Field • Philadelphia, PA
March 13	4:00 p.m.	Fordham	UMass	Rudd Field • Amherst, MA
March 13	6:00 p.m.	Dayton	Saint Louis	Hermann Stadium • St. Louis, MO
March 13	7:00 p.m.	George Washington	VCU	Sports Backers Stadium • Richmond, VA
March 13	TBA	Duquesne	St. Bonaventure	Marra Athletics Complex • Olean, NY
March 13	TBA	Rhode Island	La Salle	McCarthy Stadium • Philadelphia, PA
March 14	11:00 a.m.	George Mason	Davidson	Alumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NC

Week 7 (Mar. 15 – Mar. 21)

Date	Time (ET)	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance
March 16	7:00 p.m.	Fordham	Saint Joseph's	Sweeney Field • Philadelphia, PA
March 17	4:00 p.m.	Saint Louis	St. Bonaventure	Marra Athletics Complex • Olean, NY
March 17	7:00 p.m.	VCU	Davidson	Alumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NC
March 17	7:00 p.m.	George Washington	George Mason	George Mason Stadium • Fairfax, VA
March 17	7:00 p.m.	La Salle	UMass	Rudd Field • Amherst, MA
March 17	TBA	Dayton	Duquesne	Rooney Field • Pittsburgh, PA
March 20	2:00 p.m.	George Mason	VCU	Sports Backers Stadium • Richmond, VA
March 20	6:00 p.m.	Saint Francis (PA)	Fordham	Jack Coffey Field • The Bronx, NY
March 20	7:00 p.m.	St. Bonaventure	Dayton	Baujan Field • Dayton, OH
March 20	TBA	Saint Louis	Duquesne	Rooney Field • Pittsburgh, PA
March 20	TBA	Davidson	George Washington	Mount Vernon Athletic Field • Washington, DC
March 20	TBA	UMass	Rhode Island	URI Soccer Complex • Kingston, RI
March 21	7:00 p.m.	Saint Joseph's	La Salle	McCarthy Stadium • Philadelphia, PA

Week 8 (Mar. 22 – Mar. 28)

Date	Time (ET)	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance
March 27	1:00 p.m.	VCU	George Washington	Mount Vernon Athletic Field • Washington, DC
March 27	3:00 p.m.	Rhode Island	Fordham	Jack Coffey Field • The Bronx, NY
March 27	5:00 p.m.	UMass	Saint Joseph's	Sweeney Field • Philadelphia, PA
March 27	TBA	St. Bonaventure	Duquesne	Rooney Field • Pittsburgh, PA
March 27	TBA	Davidson	George Mason	George Mason Stadium • Fairfax, VA
March 28	TBA	Saint Louis	Dayton	Baujan Field • Dayton, OH

Week 9 (Mar. 29 – Apr. 4)

Date	Time (ET)	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance
March 30	7:00 p.m.	Fordham	La Salle	McCarthy Stadium • Philadelphia, PA
March 31	5:00 p.m.	Saint Joseph's	Rhode Island	URI Soccer Complex • Kingston, RI
April 3	1:00 p.n.	George Mason	George Washington	Mount Vernon Athletic Field • Washington, DC
April 3	6:00 p.m.	St. Bonaventure	Saint Louis	Hermann Stadium • St. Louis, MO
April 3	7:00 p.m.	UMass	Fordham	Jack Coffey Field • The Bronx, NY
April 3	7:00 p.m.	Saint Joseph's	Delaware	Grant Stadium • Newark, DE
April 3	7:00 p.m.	Davidson	VCU	Sports Backers Stadium • Richmond, VA
April 3	TBA	Duquesne	Dayton	Baujan Field • Dayton, OH
April 3	TBA	La Salle	Rhode Island	URI Soccer Complex • Kingston, RI

Week 10 (Apr. 5 – Apr. 11)

Date	Time (ET)	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result	Attendance
April 6	7:00 p.m.	Fordham	NJIT	J. Malcolm Simon Stadium • Newark, NJ
April 7	7:00 p.m.	La Salle	Saint Joseph's	Sweeney Field • Philadelphia, PA
April 10	2:00 p.m.	VCU	George Mason	George Mason Stadium • Fairfax, VA
April 10	4:00 p.m.	George Washington	Davidson	Alumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NC
April 10	6:00 p.m.	Duquesne	Saint Louis	Hermann Stadium • St. Louis, MO
April 10	TBA	Dayton	St. Bonaventure	Marra Athletics Complex • Olean, NY
April 10	TBA	Rhode Island	UMass	Rudd Field • Amherst, MA
April 11	5:00 p.m.	Saint Joseph's	Fordham	Jack Coffey Field • The Bronx, NY

Postseason

A-10 Tournament

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Atlantic 10 Tournament only had four teams participate.

NCAA Tournament

The NCAA Tournament was reduced from 48 to 36 teams due to the pandemic.

Rankings

National

		Improvement in ranking
		Drop in ranking
RV		Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25
NV		No votes received

		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	Wk 14	Final
Davidson	USC												None released
	TDS
Dayton	USC												None released
	TDS
Duquesne	USC												None released
	TDS
Fordham	USC												None released
	TDS
George Mason	USC												None released
	TDS
George Washington	USC												None released
	TDS
La Salle	USC												None released
	TDS
Rhode Island	USC												None released
	TDS
St. Bonaventure	USC												None released
	TDS
Saint Joseph's	USC												None released
	TDS
Saint Louis	USC												None released
	TDS
UMass	USC												None released
	TDS
VCU	USC												None released
	TDS

Regional

		Improvement in ranking
		Drop in ranking
RV		Received votes but were not ranked in Top 10
NV		No votes received

	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10
Davidson
Dayton
Duquesne
Fordham
George Mason
George Washington
La Salle
Rhode Island
St. Bonaventure
Saint Joseph's
Saint Louis
UMass
VCU

2021 MLS Draft

The 2021 MLS SuperDraft was held on January 21, 2021. One players from the conference was drafted.

Total picks by school

Team	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Total
Davidson	0	0	0	0	0
Dayton	0	1	0	0	1
Duquesne	0	0	0	0	0
Fordham	0	0	0	0	0
George Mason	0	0	0	0	0
George Washington	0	0	0	0	0
La Salle	0	0	0	0	0
UMass	0	0	0	0	0
Rhode Island	0	0	0	0	0
St. Bonaventure	0	0	0	0	0
Saint Joseph's	0	0	0	0	0
Saint Louis	0	0	0	0	0
VCU	0	0	0	0	0

List of selections

Rnd.	Pick	Player	Pos.	Team	School	Ref.
2	54	Jonas Fjeldberg	MF	FC Cincinnati	Dayton (Sr.)	[20]

Awards

Player of the Week

To be announced.

Player of the Year

To be announced.

National honors

To be announced.

Regional honors

To be announced.

References

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18. @CharlotteMSoc (January 25, 2021). "The 49ers home exhibition game against VCU scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday, Jan. 26 has been canceled" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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External links

• Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer