Men's Soccer Releases 2007 Schedule

4/23/07 --The Long Island University men’s soccer team announced its 2007 schedule, which features seven home games, on Monday afternoon. The slate features three games on the West Coast and a road tilt with defending Northeast Conference champion Monmouth.

The Blackbirds, who finished last year with a 4-11-2 record, open up with games against Cal-State Fullerton and UC Irvine in the UC Irvine Tournament in Irvine, Calif., on Aug. 31-Sept. 2. LIU entertained the Anteaters last season at the LIU Soccer Classic and fell, 4-0. The team remains out west for a match against Division II power Cal-State Bakersfield on Thursday, Sept. 6 at 7:00 p.m.

The season’s first home contest will be a battle of New York City schools as Manhattan comes to Brooklyn on Sept. 11 for a 4:00 p.m. start. Long Island will host the University of San Diego in another non-conference home game on Sept. 16. The Toreros finished last year 10-8-1 and took eventual NCAA tournament quarterfinalist Santa Clara to overtime before falling, 2-1.

Northeast Conference competition commences on Friday, Oct. 5 against Robert Morris and a road match against reigning NEC champion Monmouth will take place a week later in West Long Branch, N.J. A road trip to Connecticut concludes conference play as LIU will face Central Connecticut State and Quinnipiac in consecutive matches on Nov. 2 and 4, respectively. The regular season finale will also be the season’s final home game against Philadelphia University on Saturday, Nov. 10 at 1:00 p.m.

The NEC Tournament will be hosted by the regular season champion, with the semifinals on Friday, Nov. 16, and the championship on Sunday, Nov. 18.