LAREDO, Texas – Texas A&M International University head men's soccer coach,
Claudio Arias announced the 2023 schedule on Friday.
The Dustdevils open the 2023 campaign with a four-game road stretch, as Aug. 31 will serve as opening night when TAMIU meets Colorado Mesa in neutral site action at 4 p.m. in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Staying in Salt Lake City, the Dustdevils meet host Westminster on Sept. 2 with opening kick set for 7 p.m.
Another trip to the mountain time zone follows, as TAMIU heads to Rapid City, S.D. for a pair of matchups against MSU-Billings on Sept. 8 and South Dakota School of Mines on Sept. 10.
The Dustdevils get to enjoy the friendly confines of the TAMIU Soccer Complex for the first time on Sept. 15 when they host Sul Ross State in a 1 p.m. matinee.
The final three non-conference matchups take place against Lone Star Conference opponents with the second home game takes place on Sept. 20 against St. Edward's, followed by road clashes with Eastern New Mexico on Sept. 23 and UT Tyler on Sept. 27.
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LSC play kicks off on Oct. 4 with a rematch against UT Tyler in Laredo, while the remaining home conference schedule sees TAMIU take the pitch against DBU (Oct. 7), Midwestern State (Oct. 14), West Texas A&M (Oct. 18) and Eastern New Mexico in the home finale and senior night on Oct. 25.
All home conference games are scheduled for 7 p.m., with the exception being DBU which will have a start time of 5 p.m.
The road LSC schedule begins with a trip to Oklahoma Christian on Oct. 11, followed by trips to St. Edward's (Oct. 21), St. Mary's (Oct. 28) and the regular season finale against Lubbock Christian on Nov. 1.
The Lone Star Conference Tournament is scheduled to begin with the first round on Tuesday, Nov. 7, with the semifinals on Friday, Nov. 10 and the LSC Championship Game on Sunday, Nov. 12.
The first round will be hosted by the higher seeds and the semifinals and finals will take place at the top overall seed's facility.
LIST OF GAMEDAY EVENTS
SEPT. 20 – FACULTY & STAFF APPRICIATION NIGHT
OCT. 4 – ANGEL GUERRERO MEMORIAL NIGHT
OCT. 7 – KRISTINE MESA FOUNDATION/ALUMNI NIGHT
OCT. 14 – ERNST FEISNER MEMORIAL NIGHT
OCT. 18 – RESIDENT LIFE NIGHT
OCT. 25 – SENIOR NIGHT
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