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BOSTON – Northeastern men's soccer head coach
Chris Gbandi revealed Thursday the dates, opponents, and venues that comprise the Huskies' 2017 schedule, highlighted by an early-season, west-coast tour against Pac-12 members California and Stanford, the two-time defending College Cup champion.
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"Our 2017 schedule is going to be very challenging," said Gbandi. "We are all excited and looking forward to the challenge ahead of us this coming fall. It is a great opportunity for the coaching staff and the team to compete against some of the best schools in the country. The team has been working hard physically and mentally during the summer and is eager to come back in August ready to go."
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Among Northeastern's 2017 fixtures …
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MASSACHUSETTS MINUTEMEN (exh.)
Sunday, Aug. 13Â |Â 2 p.m. Â | Â Brookline, Mass. (Parsons Field) |
| Head Coach |
Fran O'Leary (27th season, third at Massachusetts) |
| 2016 Record |
7-9-3 (4-2-2 Atlantic 10, 4th) |
| 2016 Postseason |
Atlantic 10 Quarterfinals |
| Last Meeting |
L, 0-1 (Sept. 19, 2009) |
| 2017 Conference |
Atlantic 10 |
| All-Time Series |
Northeastern trails, 2-10-0 |
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BRYANT BULLDOGS (exh.)
Saturday, Aug. 19 Â |Â 2 p.m. Â | Â Brookline, Mass. (Parsons Field) |
| Head Coach |
Seamus Purcell (22nd season) |
| 2016 Record |
3-10-3Â (2-2-3 NEC, t-4th) |
| 2016 Postseason |
None |
| Last Meeting |
L, 0-3 (Sept. 27, 1989) |
| 2017 Conference |
NEC |
| All-Time Series |
Northeastern trails, 1-2-0 |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE WILDCATS
Monday, Aug. 28 Â |Â 7 p.m. Â | Â Durham, N.H. (Wildcat Stadium) |
| Head Coach |
Marc Hubbard (10th season, third at New Hampshire) |
| 2016 Record |
12-7-0 (4-3-0 America East, t-4th) |
| 2016 Postseason |
America East Quarterfinals |
| Last Meeting |
L, 0-3 (Sept. 21, 2016) |
| 2017 Conference |
America East |
| All-Time Series |
Northeastern trails, 7-19-1 |
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CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS
Friday, Sept. 1 Â |Â 7:30 p.m. (EST) Â | Â Berkeley, Calif. (Goldman Field) |
| Head Coach |
Kevin Grimes (18th season) |
| 2016 Record |
5-10-2 (1-8-1 Pac-12, 6th) |
| 2016 Postseason |
None |
| Last Meeting |
L, 0-3 (Sept. 6, 2015) |
| 2017 Conference |
Pac-12 |
| All-Time Series |
Northeastern trails, 0-1-0 |
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STANFORD CARDINAL
Sunday, Sept. 3 Â |Â 8 p.m. (EST) Â | Â Stanford, Calif. (Laird Q. Cagan Stadium) |
| Head Coach |
Jeremy Gunn (19th season, sixth at Stanford) |
| 2016 Record |
15-3-5 (8-1-1 Pac-12, 1st) |
| 2016 Postseason |
NCAA Champions |
| Last Meeting |
L, 0-1 (Sept. 4, 2015) |
| 2017 Conference |
Pac-12 |
| All-Time Series |
Northeastern trails, 0-1-0 |
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UMASS LOWELL RIVER HAWKS
Saturday, Sept. 9  |  5 p.m. |  Brookline, Mass. (Parsons Field) |
| Head Coach |
Christian Figueroa (Eighth season) |
| 2016 Record |
13-1-2 (5-1-1 America East, 1st) |
| 2016 Postseason |
None |
| Last Meeting |
L, 1-2 (Aug. 26, 2016) |
| 2017 Conference |
America East |
| All-Time Series |
Northeastern leads, 7-3-0 |
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HARVARD CRIMSON
Wednesday, Sept. 13  |  6 p.m. |  Cambridge, Mass. (Jordan Field) |
| Head Coach |
Pieter Lehrer (Fifth season) |
| 2016 Record |
10-3-2 (4-0-1 Ivy League, 3rd) |
| 2016 Postseason |
None |
| Last Meeting |
L, 2-3 (Sept. 23, 2014) |
| 2017 Conference |
Ivy League |
| All-Time Series |
Northeastern trails, 2-7-0 |
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COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON COUGARS
Saturday, Sept. 16  |  5 p.m. |  Brookline, Mass. (Parsons Field) |
| Head Coach |
Ralph Lundy (42nd season, 31st at College of Charleston) |
| 2016 Record |
6-9-3 (3-3-2 CAA, t-5th) |
| 2016 Postseason |
CAA Semifinals |
| Last Meeting |
L, 1-2 (Oct. 29, 2016) |
| All-Time Series |
Series tied, 2-2-0 |
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HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS
Wednesday, Sept. 20  |  7 p.m. |  Worcester, Mass. (Linda Johnson Smith Soccer Stadium) |
| Head Coach |
Marco Koolman (21st season, sixth at Holy Cross) |
| 2016 Record |
5-10-3 (1-5-3Â Patriot League, 9th) |
| 2016 Postseason |
None |
| Last Meeting |
W, 3-1 (Oct. 19, 2016) |
| 2017 Conference |
Patriot League |
| All-Time Series |
Northeastern leads, 15-10-1 |
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DELAWARE BLUE HENS
Saturday, Sept. 23  |  5 p.m. |  Brookline, Mass. (Parsons Field) |
| Head Coach |
Ian Hennessy (12th season) |
| 2016 Record |
12-8-1Â (5-3-0 CAA, 2nd) |
| 2016 Postseason |
CAA Champions /
NCAA First Round |
| Last Meeting |
L, 0-4 (Sept. 24, 2016) |
| All-Time Series |
Northeastern leads, 17-7-3 |
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HOFSTRA PRIDE
Wednesday, Sept. 27  |  7 p.m. |  Hempstead, N.Y. (Hofstra Soccer Stadium) |
| Head Coach |
Richard Nuttall (29th season) |
| 2016 Record |
9-8-1Â (7-1-0 CAA, 1st) |
| 2016 Postseason |
CAA Semifinals |
| Last Meeting |
L, 0-3 (Sept. 24, 2016) |
| All-Time Series |
Northeastern leads, 13-8-1 |
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DREXEL DRAGONS
Saturday, Sept. 30  |  7 p.m. |  Philadelphia, Pa. (Vidas Field) |
| Head Coach |
Doug Hess (16th season, eighth at Drexel) |
| 2016 Record |
1-14-2 (0-8-0 CAA, 9th) |
| 2016 Postseason |
None |
| Last Meeting |
W, 2-0 (Sept. 17, 2016) |
| All-Time Series |
Northeastern leads, 13-7-3 |
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HARTFORD HAWKS
Tuesday, Oct. 3  |  6 p.m. |  Brookline, Mass. (Parsons Field) |
| Head Coach |
Tom Poitras (24th season, seventh at Hartford) |
| 2016 Record |
9-10-3 (2-3-2 America East, 6th) |
| 2016 Postseason |
America East Runner-Up |
| Last Meeting |
W, 1-0 (Oct. 4, 2016) |
| 2017 Conference |
America East |
| All-Time Series |
Northeastern trails, 6-16-2 |
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WILLIAM & MARY TRIBE
Saturday, Oct. 7  |  5 p.m. |  Brookline, Mass. (Parsons Field) |
| Head Coach |
Chris Norris (14th season) |
| 2016 Record |
12-7-2 (3-3-2 CAA, t-5th) |
| 2016 Postseason |
CAA Runner-Up |
| Last Meeting |
L, 1-7 (Oct. 1, 2016) |
| All-Time Series |
Northeastern trails, 2-7-4 |
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SMU MUSTANGS
Tuesday, Oct. 10  |  7 p.m. |  Dallas, Texas (Westcott Field) |
| Head Coach |
Kevin Hudson (third season) |
| 2016 Record |
6-9-1 (2-4-1 AAC, t-7th) |
| 2016 Postseason |
None |
| Last Meeting |
First meeting |
| 2017 Conference |
AAC |
| All-Time Series |
Series tied, 0-0-0 |
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ELON PHOENIX
Saturday, Oct. 14  |  7 p.m. |  Elon, N.C. (Rudd Field) |
| Head Coach |
Marc Reeves (Eighth season, first at Elon) |
| 2016 Record |
7-6-4 (3-2-3 CAA, t-3rd) |
| 2016 Postseason |
CAA Quarterfinals |
| Last Meeting |
L, 0-1 (Oct. 8, 2016) |
| All-Time Series |
Northeastern trails, 1-3-1 |
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BOSTON UNIVERSITY TERRIERS
Tuesday, Oct. 17  |  6 p.m. |  Brookline, Mass. (Parsons Field) |
| Head Coach |
Neil Roberts (33rd season) |
| 2016 Record |
8-6-3 (4-3-2 Patriot League, 4th) |
| 2016 Postseason |
Patriot League Quarterfinals |
| Last Meeting |
L, 0-3 (Sept. 13, 2016) |
| 2017 Conference |
Patriot League |
| All-Time Series |
Northeastern trails, 7-21-1 |
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JAMES MADISON DUKES
Saturday, Oct. 21  |  1 p.m. |  Brookline, Mass. (Parsons Field) |
| Head Coach |
Tom Foley (Third season) |
| 2016 Record |
5-9-3 (3-3-2 CAA, t-5th) |
| 2016 Postseason |
None |
| Last Meeting |
W, 1-0, 2OT (Oct. 15, 2016) |
| All-Time Series |
Northeastern leads, 7-6-2 |
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VERMONT CATAMOUNTS
Tuesday, Oct. 24  |  6 p.m. |  Brookline, Mass. (Parsons Field) |
| Head Coach |
Rob Dow (First season) |
| 2016 Record |
14-7-1 (4-3-0 America East, t-4th) |
| 2016 Postseason |
America East Semifinals /
NCAA Second Round |
| Last Meeting |
W, 2-0 (Sept. 25, 2004) |
| 2017 Conference |
America East |
| All-Time Series |
Northeastern trails, 6-13-1 |
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UNCW SEAHAWKS
Saturday, Oct. 28  |  7 p.m. |  Wilmington, N.C. (UNCW Soccer Stadium) |
| Head Coach |
Aidan Heaney (19th season, 17th at UNCW) |
| 2016 Record |
8-6-3 (3-2-3Â CAA, t-3rd) |
| 2016 Postseason |
CAA Quarterfinals |
| Last Meeting |
W, 1-0 (Oct. 22, 2016) |
| All-Time Series |
Northeastern trails, 5-6-3 |
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Among Northeastern's 2017 fixtures lie eight home matches, split evenly, four and four, against non-conference and CAA competition, respectively. The Huskies will begin their home schedule at Parsons Field on Saturday, Sept. 9, with a rematch of their 2016 home opener against UMass Lowell, which turned in a 13-1-2 record a season ago and ended the year ranked No. 19 in the final NSCAA poll.
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Preceding Northeastern's 2017 home opener will be two home exhibitions and three non-conference, regular-season road tests. During the preseason, the Huskies will host Massachusetts (Aug. 13) and Bryant (Aug. 19) before kicking off the regular season at New Hampshire (Aug. 28) and continuing on the road to face California (Sept. 1) and Stanford (Sept. 3). The latter two matchups will reverse Northeastern's 2015 trip to the Golden State, where the Huskies lost a one-goal match against the Cardinal before outshooting the Golden Bears, 15-10, during their west-coast finale.
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NU will open its eight-match CAA slate on Saturday, Sept. 16, at Parsons Field against College of Charleston. In addition to hosting the Cougars, the Huskies will also welcome the defending league champion, Delaware, to Brookline on Sept. 23, before entertaining William & Mary on Oct. 7 and James Madison on Oct. 21.
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Northeastern will face its remaining four CAA opponents on the road, traveling to Hofstra on Sept. 27, Drexel on Sept. 30, Elon on Oct. 14, and UNCW on Oct. 28.
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Three New England rivals will fill the Huskies' home calendar on Tuesday nights during October. Northeastern will host Hartford on Oct. 3, Boston University on Oct. 17, and Vermont on Oct. 24.
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The Huskies will step away from Parsons Field to contest road matches this season against Harvard (Sept. 13) and Holy Cross (Sept. 20), in addition to trekking out to Dallas on Oct. 10 for a showdown against SMU.
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TICKETS
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All tickets to home games at Parsons Field in Brookline, Massachusetts, are free and seating is general admission. All times listed on Northeastern's 2017 season schedule are Eastern and subject to change.
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