Women's Soccer Sets 2011 Schedule
Head coach Kathy Brawn and the Colgate women's soccer team have announced the 2011 fall schedule.
“I really like our schedule this year because I think it has a great mix of teams,” said Brawn. “There are some nationally ranked teams, regionally ranked teams and a lot of different styles and systems of play. All the way through I think we have a solid list of opponents that will test us from top to bottom.”
The highlights this season include matchups against Big East powerhouse, Connecticut, which is coming off a 2010 NCAA first round appearance, and ACC opponent, Boston College, which made it to the 2010 NCAA Final Four and completed the season ranked third in the country with a 17-7-1 record.
“I also like our balance of home and away games," Brawn said. "I think it is important for our players to get used to what it is like to be on the road but also enjoy the comforts of being at home on Van Doren Field which is always really nice."
The Raiders will play eight home games, including their last three regular-season games, and 10 road games, two of which will be at a neutral site.
Colgate opens the regular season at home against Vermont on Aug. 21, looking to repeat its 2-0 win over the Catamounts in 2010. The team will then hit the road to take on Connecticut four days later before returning to Van Doren Field to face Syracuse and Buffalo at the end of August.
The Raiders will then travel to the West Point Classic on the first weekend of September where they will meet Stetson and Seton Hall in neutral territory, before hitting the road for four straight games. During that time the team will challenge Cornell, Albany, St. Bonaventure and nationally-ranked Boston College, before hosting Canisius in its final regular-season game on Sept. 25.
The team then opens league play at home with Bucknell on Oct. 1 before traveling to Army, which defeated them in the semi finals of the 2010 Patriot League Tournament. Two more road games against Holy Cross and Navy then give way to a three-game homestead. The team will first host Lafayette and defending champion, Lehigh, before closing out the regular season with American. Patriot League play will take place on Nov. 5-7 at the home field of the highest seed.
The team returns 24 members of the 2011 squad and adds five newcomers to the 2011 roster.
Source: Colgate
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