TOLEDO, OH - Toledo will kick off the 2016 campaign this weekend when it faces Quinnipiac on Friday, Aug. 19 and Wagner on Sunday, Aug. 21. The opening whistle against the Bobcats is slated for 3:00 p.m. from QU Soccer Field, while the contest versus the Seahawks will commence at 2:00 p.m. from Hameline Field.
UT, which was picked to finish tied for fourth in the Mid-American Conference West Division in the Preseason Coaches' Poll, sports an impressive 13-6-2 mark in season-opening matches in program history. A year ago in the debut of head coach TJ Bucholz, the Rockets overcame a 2-0 deficit to pull off a 3-2 double-overtime triumph at Detroit.