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Messiah Men's Soccer 2019 Schedule
8/30 (Fri) 3:30pm (A) Hobart (8-8-2) [Liberty 4-seed, champs, NCAA 1-and-done]
8/31 (Sat) 3:00pm (A) Ithaca (14-2-4) [Liberty 3-seed]
9/4 (Wed) TBD (A) Penn State-Harrisburg (14-4-4) [ECAC 1-and-done]
9/7 (Sat) 7:00pm (H) Muhlenberg (7-8-2)
9/11 (Wed) 7:00pm (H) Dickinson (11-6-2) [Centennial 4-seed, semifinals]
9/14 (Sat) 7:00pm (A) Eastern Mennonite (9-9-1) [ODAC 5-seed]
9/18 (Wed) 7:00pm (A) York (Pa.) (10-6-2) [CAC 5-seed]
9/21 (Sat) 7:00pm (H) Salisbury (11-4-3) [CAC 3-seed, semifinals]
9/25 (Wed) 7:00pm (A) Elizabethtown (11-5-4) [Landmark 1-seed, champs, NCAA 2nd Rnd]
9/28 (Sat) 1:00pm (H) John Carroll (14-5-2) [OAC 2-seed, runner-up, NCAA 2nd Rnd]
10/5 (Sat) 7:30pm (H) Alvernia (8-11-2) [C-wealth 5-seed]
10/8 (Tue) 7:00pm (H) Arcadia (5-11-1)
10/12 (Sat) 7:30pm (A) Widener (7-10-1)
10/16 (Wed) 4:00pm (A) Lycoming (15-4-2) [C-wealth 2-seed, runner-up, NCAA 1-and-done]
10/19 (Sat) 6:00pm (H) Lebanon Valley (10-6-1) [C-wealth 3-seed, semifinals]
10/22 (Tue) 7:00pm (A) Hood (8-8-1)
10/25 (Fri) 7:00pm (A) Albright (4-11-2)
10/30 (Wed) 7:00pm (H) Stevenson (12-9-1) [C-wealth 4-seed, semifinals]
Non-Conference Opponents:
Retained (4): Dickinson, York (Pa.), Elizabethtown, Eastern Mennonite
Dropped (6): #9 Cortland State, #21 Johns Hopkins, #10 Montclair State, Misericordia, Whitworth, Hartwick
Added (6): Hobart, John Carroll, Salisbury, Ithaca, Penn State-Harrisburg, Muhlenberg
Lost three Top 25 teams and didn't gain any Top 25 teams. Hobart, John Carroll, Salisbury and Ithaca are each solid opponents, but collectively it would appear to be a weaker schedule based on last year. No opponents who finished ranked in the Top 25 last year, and only two who received any votes in the final poll. Only 4 opponents made last year's NCAA tournament, none advancing past the 2nd Round.