Press release written by Rich Groff, Athletics Operations Manager
NEWARK, Del. - - Head coach Jeff Zoyac has once again put a challenging schedule together for the 2017 year. The Wilmington University women's soccer team will play four teams that were in the 2016 NCAA Tournament as well as two teams that were ranked in Top-25 to end last season.
The Wildcats will take to the road as they open their season at The College of Saint Rose on August 31. The first opportunity to see the women's soccer team at home will be September 2 versus Roberts Wesleyan at the WU athletics complex. The Cats travel to take on PSAC opponent West Chester on September 6 who finished the 2016 season ranked No. 9 in NCAA poll.
The CACC season opens at home on September 10 versus Felician this year. Then they take to the road once again to face CACC foe Holy Family on September 12. The team is back home again on September 14 to play a regional game against Mercy, before heading out on road again to take on Bloomfield on September 16. September 20 finds the Lady Wildcats on the home pitch at the WU Athletics Complex to play CACC and cross town rival Goldey-Beacom College. The next two road games will be at Nyack College on September 23 and at Bridgeport on September 27 who was in the NCAA tournament in 2016 as well as ending the season ranked No. 7 in the country. Rounding out the month of September will see the 2016 CACC Tournament Champions of Caldwell come to the WU Athletics Complex.
The month of October is highlighted by six CACC games with one game versus NE10 opponent Adelphi. The Cats open up the month as they travel to Georgian Court on October 4 before returning home to take on Dominican on the 7th for Homecoming at the WU Athletics Complex. The Wildcats head to Chestnut Hill for another CACC game before hosting Post on the 14th. The next two games find the Cats on the road as they take on Adelphi on October 19 and Concordia on the 21st. The Panthers are the fourth and final team the Wildcats will play that were in last year's NCAA Tournament. They round out the CACC regular season at home on Senior Day as they take on Jefferson University (formerly Philadelphia University) on the October 24.
The Wildcats look to be one of the top eight seeds during the regular season to advance to the CACC Tournament once again. The first round of the CACC Tournament will be played on October 31 which will be hosted by the higher seed with the winner advancing to the semifinals at Georgian Court on November 3. A champion will be crowned this year on Sunday, November 5, in Lakewood, N.J.
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2017 Wilmington University Women's Soccer Schedule
August
31- At Saint Rose
September
2- vs. Roberts Wesleyan: 6- at West Chester; 10- *Felician; 12- vs.*Holy Family; 14- at Mercy; 16- at *Bloomfield; 20- vs.* Goldey Beacom; 23-at *Nyack; 27- at Bridgeport; 30- vs *Caldwell;
October
4- at*Georgian Court 7- vs.*Dominica; 10- at*Chestnut Hill; 14- vs.*Post; 19- at Adelphi; 21- at *Concordia; 24-*Thomas Jefferson; 31- *CACC Playoffs(@Higher Seed)
November
3-*CACC Playoffs (@Georgian Court); 5-*CACC Playoffs (@Georgian Court)