8/11/2009 -

Pat Gormley is entering his second season as head women's soccer coach.

Riverdale, N.Y. – The College of Mount Saint Vincent Department of Athletics announced the 2009 game schedule for the women’s soccer program on Tuesday afternoon. The season opens on September 2 with a home date against Vassar.

The Dolphins will open the 2009 campaign by playing four of their first five games at home. After the season opener with Vassar the Dolphins will play a road came at City College of New York on September 22 before playing three straight at home from September 24-28. The Mount will open the home stretch against Polytechnic and will also tangle with Maritime and Medgar Evers.

After the three game home stand, Mount Saint Vincent will alternate home and road games over the next four contests. The Mount will play at Skyline rival Old Westbury on September 30 and then host Purchase on October 3. Following the matchup with Purchase, the Mount will travel to Mount Saint Mary for a midweek night match on October 6 and then will play host to Mills (Calif.) College on Sunday, October 11.

The Mount will close the 2009 slate by playing six of its final eight games on the road. After taking on Mills, the Dolphins will play two straight on the road when they travel to the College of Staten Island on October 12 and then to Sage on October 14. The Mount will then host Yeshiva on October 15 before traveling to Patchogue, N.Y. for a league match with St. Joseph’s.

Mount Saint Vincent will host Bard on October 22 in its final home contest of the season before closing out the campaign with a three game road trip that includes games at Trinity (D.C.) on October 24, Saint Elizabeth on October 29 and Farmingdale St. on Halloween.

At the conclusion of the regular season the top six teams in the league will compete for the Skyline Conference Championship and the right to represent the league in the NCAA Tournament. Farmingdale St. has captured the league championship the past two seasons.

2009 Mount Saint Vincent Women’s Soccer Schedule

September
2  Vassar    7:00 p.m.
22 at CCNY   TBA
24 Polytechnic (club)  TBA
26 Maritime *   TBA
28 Medgar Evers   TBA
30 at Old Westbury *  4:00 p.m.

October
3 Purchase*    TBA 
6 at Mount Saint Mary*  7:00 p.m.
11 Mills (Calif.)   10:00 a.m.
12 at Staten Island   12:00 p.m.
14 at Sage *   TBA
15 Yeshiva*    8:00 p.m.
17 at St. Joseph’s-LI*  1:00 p.m.
22 Bard*    TBA
24 at Trinity (D.C.)  12:00 p.m.
29 at Saint Elizabeth   3:30 p.m.
31 at Farmingdale St.*  1:00 p.m.

November
3 Skyline Quarterfinals   TBA
5 Skyline Semifinals   TBA
7 Skyline Championship  TBA