Grambling State Announces 2018 Women’s Soccer Schedule

GRAMBLING, Louisiana -- Grambling State University second-year head women's soccer coach Justin Wagar announced the 2018 schedule on Wednesday as the Lady Tigers will play eight games and will make a trip to the west coast.

"We're excited to play a challenging schedule this year that includes road games against three opponents who competed in the NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament last year," Wagar said. "We'll have three important holes to fill in our line-up from the 2017 season, but we're hopeful that a talented recruiting class will provide the depth and competition we need as a program to keep moving forward."

Grambling State is coming off one of the best seasons in school history. The Lady Tigers, under the direction of Wagar, went from a one-win season in 2016 to an 11-7-2 mark in 2017. Grambling State finished the regular season second in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) and nearly won a conference crown, falling short in a penalty-kick shootout to Alabama State in the title game.

The Lady Tigers kick off the 2018 campaign with four straight road games, with trips to Beaumont, Texas, Thibodaux, La., Moscow, Idaho and Cheney, Wash. Grambling State opens the year on Aug. 17 against a Lamar team that went 18-4-1 last season and was a national tournament qualifying team. Grambling State visits Nicholls State on Aug. 19, before heading west to meet Idaho (Aug. 24) and Eastern Washington (Aug. 26).

The Black and Gold have its 2018 home opener to wrap up the month of August against Southern Miss. (Aug. 31) and the Lady Tigers conclude the weekend on Sept. 2 at the GSU Soccer Complex against LSU Shreveport.

Grambling State remains in the state for its next six matches as the Lady Tigers make back-to-back short trips to Ruston, La. and Monroe, La. to take on Louisiana Tech (Sept. 6) and Louisiana-Monroe (Sept. 9). GSU follows those trips with four straight home games against North Dakota (Sept. 14), Texas A&M-Texarkana (Sept. 16), Alcorn State (Sept. 21) and Mississippi Valley State (Sept. 23).

The Lady Tigers take to the road for their next three games, with trips to Washington, D.C., Baton Rouge, La., and Jackson, Miss. GSU meets Howard (Sept. 28) to open the three-game road swing, followed by matches at Southern (Oct. 5) and Jackson State (Oct. 7).

Grambling State wraps up its home campaign against Prairie View A&M (Oct. 12) for Parents Weekend and Texas Southern (Oct. 14) for Senior Day.

The Lady Tigers conclude their regular season slate at Alabama A&M (Oct. 19), Alabama State (Oct. 21) and Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Oct. 26).

The 2018 SWAC Women's Soccer Tournament begins Nov. 1, with the championship game to be played on Nov. 4.

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