Fall Sports Schedules Announced
NEW LONDON, Conn. - The Mitchell College Department of Athletics
has announced the 2012 schedules for the sports of men's and
women's soccer, women's volleyball, women's tennis, men's golf and
men's and women's cross country.
Schedules: Men's Soccer | Women's Soccer | Women's
Volleyball | Women's Tennis | Men's Golf | Men's and
Women's Cross Country
The men's soccer team officially kicks off the fall season at Anna
Maria on September 1, the first of 16 games on a challenging
schedule. The Mariners will play eight home games that include
non-conference dates with Johnson & Wales, Albertus Magnus,
Connecticut College and Coast Guard. Road contests at Springfield,
Eastern Connecticut State and Western Connecticut State also
highlight the beginning of the season. Mitchell, which begins
conference play at home against Daniel Webster on September 22,
will look to qualify for the NECC Championship for the
fifth straight season.
The women's soccer team will play a 14-game slate in 2012, opening
the season at home against Saint Joseph on September 5. Mitchell
will play a total of eight home games, including conference clashes
against Lesley and Elms and non-conference contests against Coast
Guard and Albertus Magnus. The Mariners start NECC play against
Daniel Webster on September 22, the first half of a doubleheader
with the men's squad. The top six in the 10-team conference will
earn a berth in the NECC Championship.
An 18-game slate will present a challenge for the women's
volleyball team this fall. The Mariners host a tri-match
against Pine Manor and Albertus Magnus to start the year
off on September 8. Mitchell has a total of 10 home dates on
the docket, including non-conference matches against Mount Saint
Vincent, Curry, Eastern Connecticut State and Saint Joseph. The
eight-match conference season begins on September 29 at home
against Becker, as the Mariners hope to qualify for the NECC
Championship for the first time since 2009.
The women's tennis team gets back into action on September 8 at
Albertus Magnus, the first of 12 matches in 2012. The Mariners open
their home season four days later against Saint Joseph before
vaulting into conference play. The six teams in the NECC will all
play a home-and-home series with each other, and the top four
squads at the end of the regular season will qualify for the NECC
Championship.
The men's golf team tees it up for the first time on September
10 in a tri-match with Becker and Newbury. The Mariners will
play in six tournaments in the fall, including the two-day NECC
Championship on October 6-7. Mitchell is also scheduled to host two
matches at Shennecossett Golf Course, a dual match against Rhode
Island College on September 12 and the Mitchell Invitational on
October 10.
The men's and women's cross country teams will compete at seven
events this season. Both squads open the year at the Trinity
Invitational on September 8 before hosting the Mitchell
Invitational at Stenger Farm Park on September 14. The Mariners
will then have three more meets to prepare for the NECC
Championship on October 13 at Harkness Memorial State Park. Each
team finished as runner-up at last year's championship.
