UPDATED 2020 BC Football Schedule Link | UPDATED 2020 BC Men’s Soccer Schedule Link | UPDATED 2020 BC Women’s Soccer Schedule Link
BREVARD, N.C. – The USA South Conference has provided an update regarding the 2020 Fall sports seasons, adjusting the conference schedules in upcoming Fall sports in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Official Statement from the USA South: The leadership of the USA South Athletic Conference, including member Presidents and Athletic Directors, have participated in consistent, constructive, conversations regarding the current COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the upcoming 2020-21 athletic year. While there are many items still to be officially addressed, the USA South Presidents Council recently approved plans which will affect the currently scheduled fall athletic seasons. These implementations are rooted in assuring the health and safety of its student-athletes while still supplying as many opportunities as possible to participate in a positive collegiate athletic experience:
- Fall team sport Conference schedules adjusted to divisional-only play with the possible implementation of neutral-site venues, thus eliminating the need for overnight travel.
- The 2020 Men’s & Women’s Cross Country Championships will split into Eastern Division and Western Division events.
- Football will split into two divisions and play a home/home in-division format, culminating with a championship contest featuring the two divisional winners.
- Currently, institutions are free to schedule non-conference contests as they wish.
The Conference will continue to discuss pathways to safely return to play which include guidelines for resocialization, screening/testing, visiting teams, spectators and more. Further announcements from the USA South regarding the 2020-21 academic season will be forthcoming and shared in the coming weeks on USASouth.net.
Brevard College Fall Schedule Updates: Football
The conference will be adopting a divisional-style playing format for the sport of Football, with its eight member-institutions split up into East and West Divisions. The Tornados – alongside Huntingdon College, LaGrange College, and Maryville College – will represent the West Division, while Averett University, Greensboro College, Methodist University, and N.C. Wesleyan College will be in the East Division. As a result of this format, each divisional team will play each other two times, and the 2020 regular season will culminate in a new USA South Football Championship game to be held on Saturday, November 14 that features both division winners.
The 2020 BC Football season will begin with its conference-opener on Saturday, September 19 at home within the confines of the newly-expanded Ives-Lemel Family Field against Maryville. BC will then play LaGrange on the road on Saturday, September 26 in LaGrange, Georgia before returning for back-to-back home contests against Huntingdon (Saturday, October 3) and LaGrange (Saturday, October 10, Homecoming). The Tornados conclude their six-game conference schedule within the West Division by travelling first to Maryville, Tennessee for their second contest against the Scots on Saturday, October 17, followed by a trip to Montgomery, Alabama to face Huntingdon on Saturday, October 24 to conclude conference action.
USA South Football member-institutions will have two open weeks on October 31 and November 7 before the USA South Football Championship game slated for Saturday, November 14.
Any future BC Football schedule alterations will be announced and made available on bctornados.com as they become available.
2020 Brevard College Football Updated Schedule (subject to change)
Date Opponent Time Location
Sept. 19 vs. Maryville College* TBA Brevard, N.C.
Sept. 26 at LaGrange College* TBA LaGrange, Ga.
Oct. 3 vs. Huntingdon College* TBA Brevard, N.C.
Oct. 10 vs. LaGrange College* TBA Brevard, N.C.
Oct. 17 at Maryville College* TBA Maryville, Tenn.
Oct. 24 at Huntingdon College* TBA Huntingdon, Ala.
Oct. 30 Open Week – –
Nov. 7 Open Week – –
Nov. 14 USA South Football Championship Game TBA TBA
*denotes USA South Conference contest
Brevard College Fall Schedule Updates: Men’s Soccer
The 2020 BC Men’s Soccer schedule will feature 12 conference contests played within a new West Division in an effort to eliminate overnight travel and will also feature four non-conference opponents for a 16-match slate of opponents for 2020.
BC’s new schedule features a non-conference, season-opening contest against Southern Wesleyan University on Monday, September 7 at Ives-Lemel Family Field, scheduled for a 7 p.m. start time. BC opens up conference action on the road on Wednesday, September 9 in Maryville, Tennessee against Maryville at 7 p.m.
Any future BC Men’s Soccer schedule alterations will be announced and made available on bctornados.com as they become available.
2020 Brevard College Men’s Soccer Updated Schedule (subject to change)
Date Opponent Time Location
Sept. 7 vs. Southern Wesleyan University 7 p.m. Brevard, N.C.
Sept. 9 at Maryville College* 7 p.m. Maryville, Tenn.
Sept. 12 vs. Berea College* 4 p.m. Brevard, N.C.
Sept. 15 at Huntingdon College* 5 p.m. Montgomery, Ala.
Sept. 19 at Covenant College* 4 p.m. Lookout Mountain, Ga.
Sept. 24 vs. Warren Wilson College 7 p.m. Brevard, N.C.
Sept. 27 vs. LaGrange College* 4 p.m. Brevard, N.C.
Sept. 30 vs. Piedmont College TBA Brevard, N.C.
Oct. 3 at Berea College 4 p.m. Berea, Ky.
Oct. 6 vs. USC Union 6 p.m. Brevard, N.C.
Oct. 10 at LaGrange College* 3 p.m. LaGrange, Ga.
Oct. 13 at Piedmont College* 6 p.m. Demorest, Ga.
Oct. 17 vs. Covenant College* 5:30 p.m. Brevard, N.C.
Oct. 21 vs. Maryville College* 7 p.m. Brevard, N.C.
Oct. 24 at Piedmont International University 3 p.m. Winston-Salem, N.C.
Oct. 27 vs. Huntingdon College 4 p.m. Brevard, N.C.
*denotes USA South Conference match
Brevard College Fall Schedule Updates: Women’s Soccer
The 2020 BC Women’s Soccer schedule adjustments, in an effort to eliminate overnight travel, will feature eight conference contests played within the West Division and seven non-conference opponents for a total of 15 matches to be played during the Fall.
BC’s new schedule opens up in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on Sunday, September 13 when the Tornados take on N.C. Wesleyan at 4 p.m. in neutral-site action. The Tornados will open their home schedule up on Sunday, September 20 at 2 p.m. with a contest against William Peace University at Ives-Lemel Family Field, while BC’s eight-match conference schedule begins on Saturday, September 26 in Decatur, Georgia against Agnes Scott College.
Any future BC Women’s Soccer schedule alterations will be announced and made available on bctornados.com as they become available.
2020 Brevard College Women’s Soccer Updated Schedule (subject to change)
Date Opponent Time Location
Sept. 13 vs. N.C. Wesleyan College (neutral) 4 p.m. Winston-Salem, N.C.
Sept. 14 at Emory & Henry College 7 p.m. Emory, Va.
Sept. 17 at Johnson University Tennessee 5 p.m. Knoxville, Tenn.
Sept. 20 vs. William Peace University 2 p.m. Brevard, N.C.
Sept. 23 vs. Piedmont International University 6 p.m. Brevard, N.C.
Sept. 26 at Agnes Scott College* TBA Decatur, Ga.
Sept. 29 at Piedmont College* 6 p.m. Demorest, Ga.
Sept. 30 vs. Johnson & Wales University – Charlotte 5 pm. Brevard, N.C.
Oct. 3 at Wesleyan College* 3 p.m. Macon, Ga.
Oct. 7 vs. Warren Wilson College 7 p.m. Brevard, N.C.
Oct. 10 vs. LaGrange College* TBA Brevard, N.C.
Oct. 13 at Maryville College* TBA Maryville, Tenn.
Oct. 17 vs. Covenant College* 2 p.m. Brevard, N.C.
Oct. 21 vs. Huntingdon College 5 p.m. Brevard, N.C.
Oct. 24 vs. Berea College 2 p.m. Brevard, N.C.
*denotes USA South Conference match
Brevard College Fall Schedule Updates: Cross Country, Cycling, and Volleyball
The USA South Conference is currently examining the 2020 Fall schedule for the sport of Volleyball. All changes and updates will be announced on bctornados.com and the Brevard College Tornados Athletics social media channels.
The USA South has announced that the 2020 USA South Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Championships will take place this year in East/West divisional-style event format. Further details will be announced as soon as they become available.
The Southeastern Collegiate Cycling Conference (SECCC) announced on July 9 that the 2020 Mountain Bike season has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, keeping the safety of the athletes, coaches, volunteers, and community at the forefront of their decision. To read the full statement from the SECCC, please click here.
Please stay tuned to bctornados.com and the Brevard College Tornados Athletics social media channels for further schedule news, updates, and changes as they are made available.
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