Huskers Release 2010 Schedule

Lincoln - Highlighted by 10 home matches and five contests against 2009 NCAA Tournament qualifiers, the Nebraska soccer program has finalized its 2010 schedule. The Huskers return 13 letterwinners and eight starters this fall and will be aiming for a return to the postseason after narrowly missing the 64-team field last year.

Following the season opener at New Mexico on Aug. 22, Nebraska's first home match will be part of the adidas Husker Classic on Friday, Aug. 27 vs. Loyola University (Chicago). Nebraska also faces defending Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference champion Loyola College (Maryland) on Sunday, Aug. 29.

The Husker schedule features five September home matches, although NU begins the month at Indiana on Sept. 4. Nebraska then welcomes 2009 NCAA Tournament qualifier IUPUI for a Labor Day battle on Sept. 6 at the Nebraska Soccer Field before hitting the road to take on Arizona (Sept. 10) and Arizona State (Sept. 12) in Tempe.

NU rounds out the non-conference portion of the schedule Sept. 17 and 19 by hosting Cal State-Fullerton and Iowa at the Nebraska Soccer Field to kick off a four-game homestand.

Head Coach John Walker's squad finished fourth (5-3-2) in the Big 12 Conference last season and begins the 2010 league slate Sept. 24-26 vs. Texas and Texas A&M in Lincoln. The Huskers will face Texas schools in its first four Big 12 matches as NU then travels to Baylor (Oct. 1) and Texas Tech (Oct. 3) to begin the month of October.

NU returns to Lincoln to take on Big 12 North foes Iowa State (Oct. 8) and Missouri (Oct. 10) the following week, before its final two-match week beginning Thursday at Oklahoma (Oct. 14) and Saturday at Oklahoma State (Oct. 16).

Senior Day will be Oct. 22 vs. Kansas, while the regular season schedule concludes Oct. 29 at Colorado. The 2010 Big 12 Championship will run from Nov. 3-7 in San Antonio.

The exhibition portion of the schedule consists of one match at the University of Denver on Sunday, Aug. 15. The Pioneers look to be a worthy preseason opponent after qualifying for the 2009 NCAA Tournament as the Sun Belt Conference champions.

Nebraska was 11-5-4 last season behind freshman forward Morgan Marlborough, the 2009 Big 12 Offensive Player and Rookie of the Year. The sophomore-to-be will be joined in attack by junior Molly Thomas, a 2009 All-Big 12 Second Team selection.

2010 Schedule	(All Times Central)
Aug. 15 (Exh.)	Denver	Denver, Colo.	1 p.m.
Aug. 22	New Mexico	Albuquerque, N.M.	1 p.m.
Aug. 27	Loyola Univ. (Chicago)	Nebraska Soccer Field	5 p.m.
Aug. 29	Loyola College (Maryland)*	Nebraska Soccer Field	10 a.m.
Sept. 4	Indiana	Bloomington, Ind.	11 a.m.
Sept. 6	IUPUI*	Nebraska Soccer Field	Noon
Sept. 10	Arizona	Tempe, Ariz.	6:30 p.m.
Sept. 12	Arizona State*	Tempe, Ariz.	3:30 p.m.
Sept. 17	Cal State-Fullerton	Nebraska Soccer Field	5 p.m.
Sept. 19	Iowa	Nebraska Soccer Field	1 p.m.
Sept. 24	Texas	Nebraska Soccer Field	4:30 p.m.
Sept. 26	Texas A&M*	Nebraska Soccer Field	1 p.m.
Oct. 1	Baylor	Waco, Texas	7 p.m.
Oct. 3	Texas Tech	Lubbock, Texas	1 p.m.
Oct. 8	Iowa State	Nebraska Soccer Field	4 p.m.
Oct. 10	Missouri	Nebraska Soccer Field	1 p.m.
Oct. 14	Oklahoma	Norman, Okla.	7 p.m.
Oct. 16	Oklahoma State*	Stillwater, Okla.	1 p.m.
Oct. 22	Kansas	Nebraska Soccer Field	3:30 p.m.
Oct. 29	Colorado	Boulder, Colo.	4 p.m.
Nov. 3-7	Big 12 Championship	San Antonio, Texas	TBA

*Indicates 2009 NCAA Tournament qualifier