Men Kick Off Season with Friday Scrimmage
There’ll be new faces, both on the rosters and in the coaching ranks, but the excitement built around the Angelina College soccer programs over the past few years has remained constant.
Both the Roadrunners and Lady Roadrunners posted historic seasons in 2022, with the men qualifying for the national tournament and the women missing out by a single slot. Both teams ended the season with national rankings.
Now, men’s head coach Martin Melchor and women’s head coach Orlando Cervantes will work toward matching or surpassing those expectations heading into 2023.
And it all starts on Friday.
The Roadrunner men will host a pre-season scrimmage against Ranger College starting at 5 p.m. at the AC soccer complex. After a couple more pre-season matches on the road (at UT-Tyler and the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor), the teams open the regular season at Northeast Texas Community College on Sept. 1.
Ensuing home stands (mostly women/men doubleheaders) for the AC teams are as follows: Tuesday, Sept. 5 vs. Paris College (5/7:30 p.m.); Sunday, Sept. 10 vs. Navarro College (women only, 5 p.m.); Tuesday, Sept. 19 vs. Tyler Junior College (5/7:30 p.m.); Friday, Sept. 22 vs. Blinn College (5/7:30); Friday, Oct. 6 vs. Jacksonville College (5/7:30 p.m.); Tuesday, Oct. 17 vs. Coastal Bend Community College (men only, 2 p.m.); and Friday, Oct. 20 vs. Southmost Community College (2/4:30 p.m.).
The post-season will begin on Oct. 28, with locations and times to be announced.
For more information regarding Angelina College Athletics, visit the website at angelinaathletics.com.
The email address for AC’s Sports Information Director is gstallard@angelina.edu.
