Men's Soccer

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Six home dates and an early-season west coast tournament highlight the 2008 Howard men's soccer schedule. The Bison are coming off a 2007 campaign in which HU earned its first ranking in a Division I poll in nearly a decade.

Howard opens its season with the annual D.C. Cup when it faces off with host American University on August 29 at 5 p.m. The Bison will match up with George Washington in the finale on August 31 at noon.

The following weekend the squad will make a trip to the west coast, where they will meet up with Oregon State (Sept. 5) and Seattle (Sept. 7) in the Hensor/Zaher Memorial Diadora Classic. HU will take on Mercer (Sept. 13) and Alabama A&M (Sept. 14) in its second tournament of the year in Macon, Ga.

The Bison will make its home debut on Sept. 17 with a non-conference contest against Mount St. Mary's at 7:30 pm. Three days later, Howard will host Liberty on Sept. 20 at 7 pm.

HU plays in its third tournament on Oct. 3-4, kicking off competition in the Country Inn & Suites Homecoming Classic on Friday against Missouri State at 5 pm. Howard closes out the weekend action on Saturday with host Bradley at 7:30 pm.

The Bison will face NJIT in its conference opener on Oct. 25 and wraps up its regular season on Nov. 8 against league foe Adelphi University.