University of Bridgeport Announces 2012 Men's Soccer Schedule
Purple Knights To Open Season At Home Versus Bloomfield On Thursday, August 30
Bridgeport, Conn.-The University of Bridgeport men's soccer team, under the direction of head coach Brian Quinn who is entering his thirteenth year on the Purple Knights' sideline, will open their 2012 season on Thursday evening, August 30 when they host the Deacons of Bloomfield College at 7:00 p.m. as part of the season-opening UB Soccer Classic. LIU Post and Wilmington (Del.) University will open the 2012 UB Soccer Classic with a 4:00 p.m. match on August 30. The four teams will switch opponents on Saturday, September 1 with LIU Post facing Bloomfield followed by UB versus Wilmington (Del.).
Bridgeport will play nine home matches and eight contests on the road during the 2012 campaign.
UB opens East Coast Conference play at the University of the District of Columbia on Saturday, September 22, and the team's home ECC opener will be against Queens (N.Y.) College on Wednesday, September 26 at 3:00 p.m.
The Purple Knights went 9-7-1 overall and 4-2-1 in East Coast Conference action in 2011, and the team made its ninth consecutive conference tournament appearance.
