The 2020 Virginia Cavaliers women's soccer team represented University of Virginia during the 2020 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Cavaliers were led by head coach Steve Swanson, in his twentieth season. They played home games at Klöckner Stadium. This was the team's 35th season playing organized women's college soccer and their 33rd 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 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 Louisville in the Quarterfinals before losing to North Carolina 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, BYU in the Second Round, Rice in the Third Round, and TCU in the Quarterfinals before losing to Florida State on penalties in the Semifinals.
Squad
Roster Updated November 10, 2020
Team management PositionStaffAthletic DirectorCarla WilliamsHead CoachSteve SwansonAssociate head coachRon RaabAssistant CoachJamie FriasVolunteer Assistant CoachJake DavisDirector of OperationsEilidh Thomson
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Schedule
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!colspan=6 style=""| Fall Regular Season
!colspan=6 style=""| ACC Tournament
!colspan=6 style=""| Spring Exhibition
!colspan=6 style=""| Spring Regular Season
!colspan=6 style=""| NCAA Tournament
2021 NWSL College Draft
Taryn Torres Sky Blue FC 3 23 MF Alissa Gorzak Chicago Red Stars 4 35 FW
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Rankings
Fall 2020
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Spring 2021
+ Ranking movementLegend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes. PollPre Wk1 Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12 Wk13 Final United Soccer None Released 8 9 9 10 10 12 12 13 None Released 4 (1) TopDrawer Soccer 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 3 6 5 5 4 3 3
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