Men's Soccer to have 16 game slate opening September 1st
North Adams, MA- The MCLA Men's Soccer program will open up a 16 game slate with tough road trip to national power Montclair State on September 1st. The match will kick off a highly anticipated schedule for the Trailblazers that will feature the CIAO tournament and night games at Shewcraft Field.
Following the opener in New Jersey, MCLA will travel to Becker on the third before hosting the home opener on the 7th against Western Connecticut. That weekend, MCLA will host the annual CIAO soccer classic tournament. This year's event will feature Johnson State, Union (NY), and UMass-Boston. The Trailblazers will tackle the Badgers on the 10th and then challenge the Beacons on the 11th to close the tournament.
A midweek non conference matchup with Cobleskill looms on September 14th before the Trailblazers open MASCAC play with a road tilt at Bridgewater State on the 17th. On Tuesday September 20th, MCLA will host Skidmore College and then continue the homestand on Saturday the 24th against Salem State before turning the page in October.
After a week off, MCLA will take on Westfield State on the 1st and Worcester State on the 7th in a pair of MASCAC matchups. Three straight road games will challenge MCLA in the middle of the month as they battle SUNY Poly (10/10), Mass. Maritime (10/14), and Fitchburg State (10/22) respectively.
MCLA closes with a non league home date with Albertus Magnus on the 25th before hosting Framingham State in the regular season finale on the 29th. The MASCAC tournament will be held the following week as the top six teams qualify for postseason play.