Lions Release Fall 2017 Schedule
MARS HILL, N.C. – Head coach Gary Hamel and the Mars Hill men’s soccer team have announced a 15-game slate for the upcoming 2017 season.
MARS HILL, N.C. – Head coach Gary Hamel and the Mars Hill men's soccer team have announced a 15-game slate for the upcoming 2017 season. The Lions' schedule consists of nine home matches, including two exhibitions, as well as eight road contests. MHU will look to improve from last year's 6-9-1 overall mark.
The Lions will kick-off the season with a pair of home exhibitions, playing host to Southern Wesleyan on August 23 at 5 p.m. before returning to Meares Stadium to take on Francis Marion August 25 at 6 p.m. Mars Hill will then take to the road for the first time on August 31, traveling to Gaffney, S.C. to take on Limestone College of Conference Carolinas before heading to Mount Olive to face the Trojans on September 3.
A home match against King (Tenn.) on September 6 leads to the opening of South Atlantic Conference action as Mars Hill welcomes Carson-Newman to the Ammons Family Athletic Center on September 13. The Lions first conference road match will come on September 16 as they travel to Salisbury, N.C. to play Catawba prior to a date with Wingate at home on September 20.
A neutral site, non-conference game will be held on September 23 as the Lions will play Belmont Abbey in Charlotte, N.C. A single contest against SAC foe Coker at home on September 27 will then take the Lions on a two-game road trip against Lenoir-Rhyne and Queens, October 4 and 7, respectively.
The Bearcats of Lander University will visit the Hill on October 10 before Tusculum make the trip to the mountains on October 13. Two more road contests, Lincoln Memorial (October 18) and Newberry (October 21) will give way to the season finale, a home game versus Anderson on October 28.
