HIGH POINT, N.C.-- High Point University men's soccer Head Coach Zach Haines has announced the 2022 fall schedule with perhaps its most competitive schedule to date. HPU has appeared in the last three Big South Tournament championship games. The Panthers are hoping this is difficult and impressive upcoming slate will prepare HPU for a deep NCAA Tournament. HPU has nine non-conference games lined up, six of which will be on the road and three inside beautiful Vert Stadium. High Point will be facing teams from the Atlantic 10, ACC, A-Sun, Big Ten, Big East, SoCon, and Sun Belt.
Home Games: UNCW*, Mars Hill*, Davidson, Wofford, Gardner-Webb, Radford, UNC Asheville, Queens, and Longwood
Away Games: Georgetown, UNCG, Coastal Carolina, Winthrop, Elon, NC State, Presbyterian, Campbell, Maryland, USC Upstate
*=Denotes exhibition
This type of competition is no surprise to Panther fans as High Point men's soccer has made a reputation for testing themselves against the very best available each year. Coach Haines is looking forward to the challenges ahead this season and believes his team will be ready and knows his guys are excited about the opportunity.
Head Coach Zach Haines: "We have put together the most challenging schedule we could based on what was possible with other teams. I'm excited for the team and know they will work hard to take advantage of every opportunity they can this season to be successful in the end. Our staff is ready to get started and looking forward to August."
HPU will again have its traditional three-game preseason with UNCW coming to Vert on August 13th, a trip to Duke on August 16th, and the annual move in-game which will be against Mars Hill in High Point on August 20th.
For the second straight season HPU opens up the regular season with a contest against in-state foe Davidson but this time the Wildcats travel to Vert Stadium on August 25th. On August 28th, HPU travels to Georgetown as they meet in a rematch of the 2020-2021 NCAA Tournament Second Round matchup. The last meeting between the two saw the Hoyas moving on in the tournament with a 2-0 victory. It was a hard-fought game where HPU kept Georgetown on alert the entire game just missing a few equalizing chances throughout the day. It was the furthest a High Point Soccer team has ever made it in an NCAA Tournament. August 28th in Washington D.C. will be just the second all-time meeting between the two sides.
On September 1st, HPU will face Wofford for the fifth straight season, the Terriers will travel to HPU. The Panthers have won three of the last four contests against Wofford. HPU will play SoCon opponents in back games as the Panthers head to Greensboro on September 6th to face UNCG for the first time since 2019. HPU has won the last eight meetings against the Spartans.
HPU renews an old Big South rivalry with a trip to Coastal Carolina on September 11th. The two sides faced each other last year for the first time since 2015, HPU defeated #25 Coastal Carolina 1-0 a season ago.
The Purple & White start Big South play with two straight conference games as HPU welcomes Gardner-Webb on September 16th and then travels to Rock Hill to face Winthrop on September 24th.
After winning in an overtime thriller a season ago High Point will again see Elon this time on the road on September 28th. Big South play resumes as Radford heads to Vert Stadium in High Point on October 1st.
In October 4th, HPU will travel to Raleigh for the second straight season to face NC State.
That is game one of what will be four straight challenging road games, on October 8th HPU will be in Clinton, SC to face Presbyterian the two sides played to a draw a season ago. October 12th in Buies Creek will be the date and site of the 2021 Big South Championship rematch between High Point and Campbell.
For the second straight season, HPU plays Maryland in College Park, Md. It will be High Point's second trip ever to legendary Ludwig Field.
UNC Asheville travels down to High Point on October 21st. On October 25th, Queens, the newest member of the A-SUN will play HPU. The two-faced each other during HPU's 2022 spring season.
The final two games of Big South play for HPU will be against USC Upstate on October 29th on the road and on November 2nd HPU will host Longwood.
The Big South Semifinal will take place on November 6th and the Big South Championship will be played on November 12th.
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