Matches with three NCAA Division I teams highlight a five-game
spring schedule for the Tusculum College men's soccer team,
beginning Saturday with a contest at Virginia Tech and continuing
through April 6.
The Pioneers, who finished 7-8-3 overall and 3-4-2 in the South
Atlantic Conference last season, will battle the Hokies on Saturday
at 4 p.m. in Blacksburg. Virginia Tech went 7-10-3 overall in 2012,
including a win over North Carolina State in the opening round of
the ACC Tournament.
Tusculum will then host local rival ETSU on Thursday, March 28 at 6
p.m. The Bucs posted a 10-6-4 overall record last fall, including a
5-2-1 mark in the Atlantic Sun Conference and a trip to the league
semifinals.
The Pioneers will continue their home schedule on Wednesday, April
3 at 6 p.m. against King. The teams have had 23 recorded all-time
meetings, with the Tornado holding a 13-8-2 edge. Tusculum and King
last met in 2010, playing to a 2-2 tie.
Tusculum finishes its spring schedule on Saturday, April 6 with a
pair of matches in Boiling Springs, N.C. The Pioneers will face
host Gardner-Webb at 12 noon followed by a match with SAC rival
Newberry at 1:40. Gardner-Webb, which played five nationally-ranked
teams last season, finished 4-14-2 overall and 3-5-2 in the Big
South. All-time, the Pioneers are 4-1-1 against the Runnin'
Bulldogs in a series that spanned 1996 to 1999.
The Pioneers have enjoyed success against the Wolves over the
years, owning a 12-0-2 lead in the all-time series. Tusculum
defeated Newberry 2-1 in the teams' regular-season meeting on Oct.
7 in Greeneville.
Pioneers to open spring schedule Saturday at Virginia Tech
Posted: Feb 28, 2013
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