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The Lincoln University women's soccer team has released its 2017 schedule, head coach Emmanuel Awotula announced Thursday. Awotula enters his second year at the helm of the Lions women's soccer program after leading the team to a 3-11-1 mark last season.
The women's soccer team has a full 18-game schedule for 2017, featuring ten home contests, 11 games against NCAA Division II opponents, five home-and-home series and an exhibition match against Division I Hampton University.
Lincoln opens the season with a pair of home contests against Washington Adventist University (Aug. 31) and Holy Family University (Sept. 2). The team travels to Bloomfield College (Sept. 5) before returning home against Hollins University on September 8.
The Lions next three home games are against Trinity Washington (Sept. 16); Shaw (Sept. 20) and Chowan (Oct. 4). Lincoln then takes to the road for four straight contests before closing out their season with four straight home matches. University of Valley Forge comes to Lincoln on October 20, followed by Saint Thomas Aquinas College (Oct. 25); Chestnut Hill college (Oct. 27) and Salem International (Nov. 1). The Salem International game has been designated as the Lions Senior Day game.