Iona Women's Soccer Announces 2019 Schedule
NEW ROCHELLE, NY –The Iona College women's soccer program has announced its 2019 schedule. The Gaels, under first-year head coach
Todd Plourde, open their new campaign with four straight home matches. League play begins on September 22 and Iona plays its 2019 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference home opener against Siena on October 5.
Iona welcomes Bryant (Aug. 22), Northern Arizona (Aug. 25), Cornell (Aug. 30) and St. Bonaventure (Sept. 2) to Mazzella Field to begin the season. The Gaels travel to Central Connecticut State University for their first road non-conference tilt on September 5 before returning to New Rochelle to host NJIT on September 8.
The Maroon & Gold remain in New York for the remainder of the month, facing off with Army (Sept. 11) and Wagner (Sept. 15) on the road and then hosting St. Francis Brooklyn on September 18. Conference play begins away from New Rochelle; Iona takes on Marist on September 22 and Niagara the following weekend to wrap up play in September.
The Gaels play their final non-conference match at Delaware State on October 2. Three days later, Iona hosts the Siena Saints at Mazzella Field for its conference home opener. The team then heads to Riverdale, NY for a matchup with Manhattan on October 9 before hosting three more MAAC foes in a week's span. The Gaels welcome Saint Peter's, Monmouth and Quinnipiac from October 12-19.
The 2019 regular season concludes with two matches on the road and one at Mazzella Field. Iona visits Fairfield on October 23, hosts Canisius on October 26 and head to Rider University for the season finale on October 30.
Stay tuned for announcements on which matches will be broadcasted on ESPN+, ESPN3 and IonaInsider.com.