HOBOKEN, N.J. (July 26, 2021) – The Stevens Institute of Engineering men’s soccer crew unveiled its 2021 opposition program Monday. The calendar features 17 matches, which includes 8 at the DeBaun Athletic Advanced, the place the Ducks are 91-13-8 given that 2010, together with 32-7-4 underneath sixth-year head mentor Dale Jordan. Six of this year’s opponents participated in both the 2018 or 2019 Division III Men’s Soccer Championship.
“I know the university student-athletes and workers are actually energized to get again at it and have a year this year!” Jordan said. “This time, we have an incredibly aggressive non-convention timetable. The purpose of these types of a hard agenda is to prepare the crew for the calls for of our conference schedule. We are really enthusiastic about the problem that lies ahead and we can’t wait to get commenced”
The 2021 period kicks off on Sept. 1 with a household fixture towards Rutgers-Newark, marking the sixth time-opening match played in Hoboken considering that 2014. The Ducks are 6-4 versus the Scarlet Raiders given that 2002, with half of the contests decided by a single objective. Stevens will enter the contest winners of 3 straight time-openers. The match will be the to start with countable intercollegiate competitiveness for the software considering that Nov. 6, 2019.
The Ducks then head to upstate New York for a pair of matches versus SUNY Cortland (Sept. 4) and Ithaca College or university (Sept. 5). The contest with the Purple Dragons will be the initial conference amongst the plans since the next round of the 2017 NCAA Championship, which noticed the Ducks progress with a 2-1 victory on alumnus Chris Cesario’s header in the 90th moment. Apparently enough, both of those conferences concerning SUNY Cortland and Stevens have taken location at T. Fred Holloway Field.
Stevens will vacation to the Empire Condition for the second weekend in a row on Sept. 11 for a non-convention matchup with Vassar Higher education right before heading to Massachusetts for a contest at Springfield University a single day later on. The Ducks bested the Satisfaction 2-1 in their final conference at Brock-Affleck Subject.
A Saturday matchup less than the DeBaun Athletic Elaborate lights against New York University on Sept. 18 kicks off a few straight home fixtures. The Higher education of New Jersey comes to Hoboken on Sept. 22 ahead of Stevenson College comes to campus for a Saturday afternoon match on Sept. 25 to shut out the longest homestand of the period. Stevens has not hosted the Violets considering the fact that the 2013 year, even though the Mustangs make their very first excursion to the Mile Square Town.
The Ducks return to New England to shut out the non-meeting part of the agenda on Sept. 28 with a matchup at perennial electric power, Amherst Faculty. The teams have only fulfilled 2 times in their illustrious histories, with Stevens profitable both equally matches, such as a 4-1 triumph in the 2008 countrywide semifinal.
The eight-match MAC Liberty slate gets underway on Oct. 2, when the Ducks welcome DeSales University to campus. Dwelling contests stick to towards Arcadia College (Oct. 13), Wilkes University (Oct. 23) and Lycoming Faculty (Oct. 3), when Stevens travels to Delaware Valley (Oct. 5), King’s School (Oct. 9), Misericordia University (Oct. 16) and FDU-Florham (Oct. 27). New to the MAC Liberty following a slight conference realignment just after the addition of York (Pa.) College or university to the MAC Commonwealth, the frequent-season finale towards Lycoming will be the to start with meeting concerning the systems.
Postseason engage in begins on Nov. 1 with the MAC Liberty enjoy-in contest and a convention winner is scheduled to be topped on Nov. 6.
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