Men’s Soccer

All but one of the league’s 11 teams opens its season its season Thursday evening. The first two teams to begin play will be Northeastern (at UMass) and William & Mary (vs. Binghamton) in 5 p.m. contests, with the Tribe’s match available on FloFC. Two CAA teams will host opponents receiving votes in the preseason United Soccer Coaches Top 25 when Delaware welcomes Rutgers and Campbell hosts South Carolina; both contests will kick off at 7 p.m. on FloFC. In other Thursday action, Stony Brook (LIU), Monmouth (Temple), UNCW (American), and Hofstra (Marist) will be at home on FloFC, while Drexel heads to Saint Joseph’s and Charleston visits Stetson. Elon will be the lone team in action on Friday, facing Furman in Durham.

A four-game Sunday begins when Elon hosts Jacksonville (2 p.m., FloFC) before three evening matches, including Campbell at home against Davidson (7 p.m., FloFC), Charleston at North Florida, and Delaware at Loyola Maryland. Monday’s seven-match slate includes Northeastern (UMass Lowell), Stony Brook (Iona), and Monmouth (LIU) at home, while on the road, UNCW visits No. 9 Clemson (7 p.m., ACCNX).| Weekend Schedule  

Thursday night is ⚽️ night.

A big night of #CAASoccer includes 11 matches on @FloFC_, as the men's season begins and a full schedule of week 2 on the women's side gets underway.

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Women’s Soccer

The CAA picked up two wins over Power 5 opponents in the season’s opening week thanks to Delaware’s home win over Syracuse and Hofstra’s victory at Rutgers. A nine-game Thursday features four teams at home on FloFC, as Stony Brook hosts Lafayette, Northeastern welcomes in San Jose State, Charleston gets an in-state visit from South Carolina State, and Drexel takes on UMBC. The five games on the road include Towson, the lone 2-0-0 team in the opening weekend, visiting Mount St. Mary’s (2 p.m., ESPN+), and William & Mary, the only team to shut out each of its first two opponents, heading up I-64 to play Richmond (5 p.m., ESPN+). Hampton will visit Howard with bragging rights on the line.

A light Friday/Saturday slate involving two games at Ivy League opponents (Hofstra at Columbia, Monmouth at Princeton) and Hampton continuing its trip north to face Saint Peter’s is followed by eight games on Sunday with five teams at home. UNCW will host Liberty, William & Mary takes on VCU, and Northeastern welcomes Eastern Michigan in three 1 p.m. games on FloFC, Campbell faces East Carolina at 3 p.m. to open a soccer doubleheader, and Drexel clashes with Philly rival Saint Joseph’s at 7 p.m. | Weekend Schedule