Purple Knights Release 2014 Women's Soccer Schedule
UB Opens Season Versus AIC On September 5 At LIU Post
Bridgeport, Conn.-The University of Bridgeport women's soccer team, under the direction of sixteenth-year head coach Magnus Nilerud, will open its 2014 season on Friday afternoon, September 5 when they travel to LIU Post to face American International College in a 2:00 p.m. match that is part of the LIU Post season-opening classic. On Sunday, September 7, the Purple Knights will take on Southern Connecticut State at 2:00 p.m. on the final day of the season-opening classic. AIC reached the NCAA Division II national semifinals in 2013 after defeating Bridgeport in the second round of the NCAA National Championship Tournament.
Bridgeport will play seven home matches and 10 contests on the road during the 2014 campaign.
UB will open its 2014 home schedule and East Coast Conference slate against Roberts Wesleyan College on Friday, September 19 at 6:00 p.m.
The Purple Knights went 18-3-0 overall and 8-1-0 in East Coast Conference action in 2013 and captured the ECC title. UB also made its sixth appearance in the NCAA Division II Championship Tournament in the last seven seasons last year defeating Caldwell University, 1-0, in the NCAA First Round.
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