Soccer Schedule?

[Big D]

Someone on the bigsoccer forum posted what looks to be our schedule for this year...

After exhibition games in St. Louis against Tulsa and Notre Dame, we have...

8/29 7:00 pm UMKC Flames Field
9/1 7:00pm Santa Clara University Flames Field
9/5 7:00pm EST University of Alabama – Birmingham Birmingham, AL
9/7 1:00pm EST Alabama A&M University Alabama
9/12 7:00pm EST University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI
9/14 11:30amEST Michigan State University Ann Arbor, MI
9/19 7:00pm Chicago Classic - Princeton Flames Field
9/21 3:00pm Chicago Classic – Loyola Marymount Flames Field
9/26 7:00pm Cleveland State University Flames Field
9/28 4:00pm Detroit Mercy University # Flames Field
10/2 7:00pm Marquette Milwaukee, WI
10/5 5:00pm EST Wright State University # Dayton, OH
10/8 7:00 pm Ohio State Flames Field
10/11 4:00pm Butler University # Indianapolis, IN
10/18 or 19 7:00 pm University of Wisconsin - Green Bay # Flames Field
10/25 7:00pm University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee # Milwaukee, WI
10/31 3:00pm CST Valparaiso University Valparaiso, IN
11/2 6:00pm Loyola University # Flames Field

If this is indeed the schedule, which I didn't see at uicflames.com, it looks like a tough schedule. That Ohio State game at home looks fantastic...

[UICJohn]

If this is the case, then wow. Santa Clara and Ohio State coming to UIC this year. I'm hoping we hear something official soon.

[soccer fan]

This is one hell of a schedule, and an order of magnitude more fan-friendly than last year's. I am very happy to see that the longest stretch between home games is 18 days or so. I am also relieved to see only one conflict with the Chicago Fire (9/21 vs. FC Dallas @ 2:00 P.M.). No biggie and a no-brainer since I don't care about FC Dallas, anyway. Now I can go ahead and buy my Fire tickets for the rest of the season (DAMN I wish the Fire would stop scheduling home day games the same day as the marathon).

Great to see Santa Clara coming to town. Ditto for Ohio State, as well as the brand-new "Chicago Classic".

I'm sure the Fury and everyone else will be out in force to give all these teams a warm welcome to Flames Field. Really looking forward to it!

[Big D]

The official schedule is out...can't wait for this year to get going....expecting big things....

uicflames.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/071408aaa.html

Here it is...

August
22 (Fri.) vs. Tulsa (Exh.) St. Louis, Mo. 8:00 p.m.
25 (Mon.) at Notre Dame (Exh.) South Bend, Ind. 6:00 p.m.
29 (Fri.) UMKC Flames Field 7:00 p.m.

September
1 (Mon.) SANTA CLARA Flames Field 7:00 p.m.
5 (Fri.) at UAB Birmingham, Ala. 7:00 p.m.
7 (Sun.) at Alabama A&M Huntsville, Ala. 1:00 p.m.
12 (Fri.) at Michigan! Ann Arbor, Mich. 6:00 p.m.
14 (Sun.) vs. Michigan State! Ann Arbor, Mich. 10:30 a.m.
19 (Fri.) PRINCETON^ Flames Field 7:00 p.m.
21 (Sun.) LOYOLA MARYMOUNT^ Flames Field 3:00 p.m.
26 (Fri.) CLEVELAND STATE# Flames Field 7:00 p.m.
28 (Sun.) DETROIT# Flames Field 4:00 p.m.

October
2 (Thu.) at Marquette Milwaukee, Wis. 7:00 p.m.
5 (Sun.) at Wright State# Dayton, Ohio 4:00 p.m.
8 (Wed.) OHIO STATE Flames Field 7:00 p.m.
11 (Sat.) at Butler# Indianapolis, Ind. 3:00 p.m.
18 (Sat.) GREEN BAY# Flames Field 7:00 p.m.
25 (Sat.) at Milwaukee# Milwaukee, Wis. 7:00 p.m.
31 (Fri.) at Valparaiso# Valparaiso, Ind. 3:00 p.m.

November
2 (Sun.) LOYOLA Flames Field 6:00 p.m.

2008 Horizon League Tournament
7 (Fri.) First Round Higher Seed Hosts TBA
9 (Sun.) Quarterfinals Higher Seed Hosts TBA
14 (Fri.) Semifinals Regular-Season Champ Hosts TBA
16 (Sun.) Championship Regular-Season Champ Hosts TBA

2008 NCAA Tournament
21-22 (Fri.-Sat.) First Round Campus Sites TBA
26 (Wed.) Second Round Campus Sites TBA
29-30 (Sat.-Sun.) Third Round Campus Sites TBA

December
5-7 (Fri.-Sun.) National Quarterfinals Campus Sites TBA
12-14 (Fri.-Sun.) NCAA College Cup Frisco, Texas TBA

[UICJohn]

Tough schedule but hopefully we can come out and have a solid overall season. Last year, we had some bumps in the road. Maybe this year we can have a solid overall season and are possibly an at large team? The schedule is certainly there to make it possible.

[Chuck A]

If this team can make it through this schedule with minor bruises, I think it would certainly be poised to make another run through the tourney. As tough as the schedule is, and having that tourney experience making it to the Elite Eight, this has Final Four written all over it!