Men's Soccer Hosts UMSL in Thursday Opener
9/1/2010 8:50:01 PM
Match Notes
The Newman men's soccer team will open its 26th season of competition Thursday afternoon, playing host to the Missouri-St. Louis Tritons in a 4 p.m. contest at Wilkins Field. Thursday's season opener will be the first of two Sedgwick County Youth Soccer nights. All SCSA athletes wearing their uniform will be admitted free to the game.
Missouri-St. Louis (0-0, 0-0 GLVC)
Thursday, Sept. 2 // 4 p.m. // Wilkins Field // Wichita, Kan.
Newman will look to open its season on a high note by winning its season opener for the first time since 1996. That year, the Jets went on to post a 19-3-3 record that included a trip to the NAIA National Championship tournament. Newman returns five starters from a 2009 squad that posted a disappointing 3-12-3 record, but knocked off eighth-ranked Rockhurst, and played nationally-ranked Truman State to a 0-0 tie. UMSL, meanwhile, returns four starters from a 2009 Triton team that posted a 9-7-2 record, and finished eigth in the always-tough Great Lakes Valley Conference.
Tabor (0-0, 0-0 KCAC)
Monday, Sept. 6 // 7 p.m. // Wilkins Field // Wichita, Kan.
The Jets continue the first of two home games to start the season when they host NAIA foe Tabor in a 7 p.m. contest. Tabor finished 8-9-1 last season, scoring 36 goals on 117 shots on goal along the way. Opponents from the NAIA have been a thorn in Newman's side since the Jets made the transition to NCAA Div. II in 2007. In that time, the Jets are 0-3-1 against NAIA opponents. Newman's last win over an NAIA program came in the 16th game of the 2006 season, when the Jets picked up a 2-1 win over Central Christian.