RICHARDSON, Texas – Schedules and championship events for the delayed American Southwest Conference 2020-21 men’s soccer, women’s soccer and volleyball seasons were announced by the league office on Monday (August 31).
Conference-scheduled competition and tournaments in the three fall sport programs were postponed to the spring semester by action of the ASC Council of Presidents on July 24. The schedules for the fall sports are subject to change and contingent upon health and safety guidelines of the NCAA and local, state, and federal entities.
The men’s and women’s soccer ASC schedules will be played over nine weeks, beginning the week of February 10. The 12 teams are divided into two divisions, with Belhaven, East Texas Baptist, LeTourneau, Louisiana College, Ozarks and UT Dallas in the East Division and Concordia Texas, Hardin-Simmons, Howard Payne, Mary Hardin-Baylor, McMurry and Sul Ross State in the West Division. Teams have seven regular season conference matches among their division opponents and will play women/men doubleheaders each date.
The top four seeded teams in each division qualify to the ASC soccer tournaments which will be played over two weekends. Quarterfinals are set for April 3 with the semifinals on April 8, and finals on April 10. The winners of the soccer tournaments will be declared the 2020-21 ASC champions.
The Conference volleyball season will cover nine weeks – eight for the ASC regular-season and one for the postseason – and gets underway the week of February 9. The conference will maintain the East and West Division team designations. Teams play regular season within their division with each ASC date consisting of two matches. The top three seeds in each division qualify for the six-team ASC Championship Tournament beginning on April 9 at the West No. 1 seed.
Dates and start times for the spring ASC soccer, volleyball and football competitions will be determined by the Directors of Athletics as they build the delayed fall sports schedules into basketball and spring sports activities.
2020-21 Men’s & Women’s Soccer Schedule
Matches can be scheduled from Wednesday to Sunday each week
Subject to Change
Week 1 (February 10-14)
Belhaven at Ozarks; Louisiana College at East Texas Baptist; UT Dallas at LeTourneau; Hardin-Simmons at Sul Ross State; Howard Payne at Mary Hardin-Baylor; Concordia Texas at McMurry
Week 2 (February 17-21)
East Texas Baptist at Belhaven; Ozarks at LeTourneau; Louisiana College at UT Dallas; Howard Payne at Concordia Texas; Hardin-Simmons at McMurry; Mary Hardin-Baylor at Sul Ross State
Week 3 (February 24-28)
Belhaven at Louisiana College; UT Dallas at Ozarks; LeTourneau at East Texas Baptist; Sul Ross State at Howard Payne; McMurry at Hardin-Simmons; Mary Hardin-Baylor at Concordia Texas
Week 4 (March 3-7)
Belhaven at East Texas Baptist, Louisiana College at LeTourneau; Ozarks at UT Dallas; Concordia Texas at Sul Ross State; McMurry at Mary Hardin-Baylor; Howard Payne at Hardin-Simmons
Week 5 (March 10-14)
Louisiana College at Belhaven; East Texas Baptist at Ozarks; LeTourneau at UT Dallas; Sul Ross State at McMurry; Hardin-Simmons at Concordia Texas; Mary Hardin-Baylor at Howard Payne
Week 6 (March 17-21)
UT Dallas at East Texas Baptist; Ozarks at Louisiana College; Belhaven at LeTourneau; Sul Ross State at Hardin-Simmons; Concordia Texas at Mary Hardin-Baylor; Howard Payne at McMurry
Week 7 (March 24-28)
LeTourneau at Ozarks, East Texas Baptist at Louisiana College; UT Dallas at Belhaven; McMurry at Sul Ross State; Concordia Texas at Howard Payne; Hardin-Simmons at Mary Hardin-Baylor
ASC Championship Tournament
Format: 8-Team Single-Elimination; Qualification: Top 4 seeds from each Division (East & West)
Quarterfinals: Saturday, April 3 (campus sites)
Semifinals: Thursday, April 8 (site TBD)
Finals: Saturday, April 10 (site TBD)
2020-21 Volleyball Schedule
Matches can be scheduled from Tuesday to Saturday each week with two matches on each date
Subject to Change
Week 1 (February 9-13)
Belhaven at East Texas Baptist; Louisiana College at LeTourneau; UT Dallas-open; Hardin-Simmons at Concordia Texas; Mary Hardin-Baylor at Howard Payne; Sul Ross State at McMurry
Week 2 (February 16-20)
East Texas Baptist-open; LeTourneau at UT Dallas; Louisiana College at Belhaven; Howard Payne at Concordia Texas; Sul Ross State at Hardin-Simmons; McMurry at Mary Hardin-Baylor
Week 3 (February 23-27)
LeTourneau-open; UT Dallas at Belhaven; East Texas Baptist at Louisiana College; Concordia Texas at Sul Ross State; Hardin-Simmons at Mary Hardin-Baylor; Howard Payne at McMurry
Week 4 (March 2-6)
Louisiana College-open; Belhaven at LeTourneau; East Texas Baptist at UT Dallas; Concordia Texas at Hardin-Simmons; Sul Ross State at Howard Payne; Mary Hardin-Baylor at McMurry
Week 5 (March 9-13)
Louisiana College at UT Dallas; LeTourneau at East Texas Baptist; Mary Hardin-Baylor at Concordia Texas; McMurry at Hardin-Simmons; Howard Payne at Sul Ross State
East Texas Baptist at Belhaven; LeTourneau at Louisiana College; Concordia Texas at Howard Payne; Hardin-Simmons at McMurry; Sul Ross State at Mary Hardin-Baylor
Week 6 (March 16-20)
UT Dallas at LeTourneau; Belhaven at Louisiana College
Belhaven at UT Dallas; Louisiana College at East Texas Baptist; Sul Ross State at Concordia Texas; Mary Hardin-Baylor at Hardin-Simmons, McMurry at Howard Payne
Week 7 (March 23-27)
Louisiana College-open; LeTourneau at Belhaven; UT Dallas at East Texas Baptist; Concordia Texas at Mary Hardin-Baylor; McMurry at Sul Ross State; Howard Payne at Hardin-Simmons
Week 8 (March 30-April 3)
Belhaven-open; UT Dallas at Louisiana College; East Texas Baptist at LeTourneau; Hardin-Simmons at Sul Ross State; Concordia Texas at McMurry; Howard Payne at Mary Hardin-Baylor
ASC Championship Tournament
Format: 6-Team Single-Elimination; Qualification: Top 3 seeds from each Division (East & West)
Host: West Division #1 Seed
Quarterfinals: Friday, April 9
Semifinals: Friday, April 9
Finals: Saturday, April 10