The 2020 Virginia Cavaliers women's soccer team represented

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during the

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. The Cavaliers were led by head coach Steve Swanson, in his twentieth season. They played home games at

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. This was the team's 35th season playing organized women's college soccer and their 33rd playing in the

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. Due to the

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, the ACC played a reduced schedule in 2020 and the NCAA Tournament was postponed to 2021. The Cavaliers finished the fall season 8–3–1, 5–2–1 in ACC play to finish in third place. In the ACC Tournament they defeated

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in the Quarterfinals before losing to

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in the Semifinals. The Cavaliers finished the spring season 2–1–1 and received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. As an unseeded team, the Cavaliers defeated SIU Edwardsville in the First Round,

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in the Second Round,

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in the Third Round, and TCU in the Quarterfinals before losing to

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on penalties in the Semifinals.

Squad

Roster

Updated November 10, 2020

Team management

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Schedule

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2021 NWSL College Draft

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Rankings

Fall 2020

Spring 2021

References

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2020 in sports in Virginia

Virginia Cavaliers women's soccer seasons