MCLA Athletics Fall Schedules 2015- Men's Soccer
North Adams, MA- Every day this week, the MCLA Athletics department will take an in depth look into the fall program schedules of each team. Today's featured schedule will be the Men's Soccer program.
Last season MCLA had a shot at a regular season MASCAC championship heading into the final week of league play. Head Coach Adam Hildabrand returns his top scoring threats from a year ago as MCLA looks to once again be a force in the conference.
The Trailblazers will open play at Shewcraft Field on September 1st when they host SUNY Poly. Following a road tilt at Western Connecticut, MCLA will be home for the next three contests. September 12-13 is the annual CIAO Classic event featuring UMass-Dartmouth, WPI, and Union.
MCLA will close out the homestand a week later when they host Bridgewater State in the MASCAC opener for both teams. Hildabrand's squad will be on the road for four of the next five games with an October 3rd home tilt with rival Westfield State sandwiched in. The tough stretch concludes with Worcester State on the road on 10/10.
The Trailblazers then play four straight at home including national power Montclair State on the 21st. Senior day will be held against Fitchburg State on the 24th and MCLA closes with two road dates, at Albertus Magnus and then Framingham State to close out the regular season.
The MASCAC playoffs kick into gear on Tuesday, November 3rd.
On Monday, we will close out our schedules by looking at Men's Golf.
North Adams, MA- Every day this week, the MCLA Athletics department will take an in depth look into the fall program schedules of each team. Today's featured schedule will be the Women's Tennis program.
Under the direction of head coach Holly McGovern, the Trailblazers reached the NAC semifinals a year ago and were well represented on the All NAC team. McGovern was tabbed as the coach of the year, and four Trailblazers were named all conference.
MCLA will return two all NAC performers in Mariza Sfakianaki and Emily Deaso as they look to return to the postseason. The Traillblazers will embark on a 13 game schedule beginning on September 3rd with a match at Bay Path. MCLA opens at home on Saturday, September 5th when they host Sage before road tilts at Becker and Worcester State the following week.
McGovern's troops return home to face St. Joseph (CT) on the 12th before opening league play at Lyndon State on the 16th. That match begins a four game stretch all verse NAC foes, including home tilts with Green Mountain and Johnson State.
MCLA welcomes defending NAC champion Colby Sawyer to campus on September 30th before finishing up the regular season with a trip to Maine to battle Thomas and NAC newcomer Husson. The playoff begin on October 11th.
Check back tomorrow as we look into the Men's Soccer Schedule.
North Adams, MA- Every day this week, the MCLA Athletics department will take an in depth look into the fall program schedules of each team. Today's featured schedule will be the Women's Soccer program.
The Trailblazers will look to return to the MASCAC postseason under head coach Deb Raber in 2015 with a 16 game slate. MCLA will open up on the road at Regis College on Tuesday, September 1st. The women will then return home for an opening homestand featuring Skidmore College and Elms on September 4th and 8th respectively.
MCLA will begin conference play with a road tilt at Bridgewater State on the 19th. Following a non conference matchup with SUNY Poly, MCLA hosts Salem State in the home MASCAC opener.
In October, MCLA will host league rivals Worcester State (10/10) and Framingham State (10/31). The matchup with Framingham on Halloween will also be senior day. The MASCAC playoffs open up on Tuesday, November 3rd with the championship being held on the 8th.
Check in tomorrow as we break down the Women's Tennis schedule as they look to return to the NAC postseason.
2015 Men's Cross Country Schedule
2015 Women's Cross Country Schedule
North Adams, MA- Every day this week, the MCLA Athletics department will take an in depth look into the fall program schedules of each team. Today's featured schedule will be the Cross Country programs.
MCLA will start a new era as Rob Colantuono takes the helm of both the Men's and Women's programs. In prior years, Colantuono was the women's head coach. The Trailblazers will have mirrored schedules in 2015 as both programs open at the Fitchburg State Invitational over Labor Day weekend.
The Trailblazers will begin with three straight weeks of competition running at Castleton and UMass-Dartmouth in September. Following a week off, MCLA will again compete in three straight meets starting with the Keene State Invitational. The annual James Early Invitational (Westfield State) follows and MCLA will travel to Western New England on October 17th.
Championship season begins on Halloween as MCLA will go to Worcester for the annual MASCAC Championships. The final two weeks feature the ECAC New England Championships hosted by Williams College and the season concludes with the NCAA New England Championships held at Connecticut College.
North Adams, MA- Every day this week, the MCLA Athletics department will take an in depth look into the fall program schedules of each team. Today's featured schedule will be the Volleyball program.
Under the direction of Amanda Beckwith, the Volleyball team will feature a 31 game slate set to begin at Skidmore College on September 1st. The Trailblazers will open up with five straight road tilts, including participation in the Morrisville State tournament, before hosting Mount Holyoke on September 8th in the home opener.
MCLA will have a nice home stretch with seven straight matches in the Amsler Campus Center gym running from September 17th and concluding on the 29th. In all, the Trailblazers will have 13 home dates on the schedule.
The Trailblazers qualified for the MASCAC postseason tournament a year ago and will open conference play on Tuesday, September 15th at Westfield State. MCLA concludes the six game conference slate with a senior day match at home against Bridgewater State University on Halloween.
The conference playoffs will begin on Wednesday, November 4th.