Men’s Soccer Announces 2010 Schedule
6/30/2010 3:36:15 PM | Men's Soccer
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The University of North Florida's men's soccer team announced its 2010 schedule. The schedule features 15 regular season matches, including seven matches to be played at Hodges Stadium.
“I think it is the best schedule we have had in five years, since we started the transition [to full Division I],” head coach Ray Bunch commented. “We have more home games than we have had in the past. We have more home games this year which is exciting. We made the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament last year. We had good support last year and with more home games this year we are hoping for better support.”
The Ospreys kick off the soccer season with a pair of exhibition matches. In the first exhibition match of the season, UNF will take on Middle Georgia on Thursday, Aug. 26 at 6 p.m. at Hodges Stadium.
After an exhibition game on the road, North Florida officially starts the 2010 season at the UAB “Soccer for a Cure” Classic in Birmingham, Ala. The Ospreys open the season against Memphis on Friday, Sept. 10, before playing tournament-host UAB on Saturday, Sept. 11.
Following the UAB Tournament, North Florida returns home for a pair of matches. The Ospreys take on Georgia Southern on Wednesday, Sept. 15 at 7 p.m. for the first home match of the season. On Saturday, Sept. 18, UNF plays host to Longwood in a match set for 5 p.m.
The Ospreys play a road match at Florida Atlantic before returning home for a three-match homestand to open up Atlantic Sun Conference play.
The home swing begins with the a SunTrust River City Rumble match against Jacksonville for the annual Viollet Cup, named in honor of Dennis Viollet, a former professional soccer player with Manchester United and an English international, who is a former coach of JU and a key member of starting up the UNF soccer program. Violet still holds Manchester United's single season scoring record after he scored 32 goals in the 1959-1960 season.
North Florida continues the homestand with a match on Friday, Oct. 8 against Belmont. On Sunday, Oct. 10, the Ospreys square off against Lipscomb.
UNF continues A-Sun competition on the road with matches against USC Upstate (10/15) and East Tennessee State (10/17) before hosting Mercer on Thursday, Oct. 21 and Campbell on Saturday, Oct. 22. The Ospreys close out the conference season on the road against Stetson (10/29) and Florida Gulf Coast (10/31).
North Florida closes out the season on the road on Tuesday, Nov. 2 against UCF in Orlando, Fla.
The Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament is slated to begin on Saturday, Nov. 6 at campus sites. Last year, in its first time being eligible, UNF advanced to the A-Sun Tournament, hosting a first-round match.
Wednesday, September 24
Tuesday, September 23
Monday, September 08
Thursday, July 06
