AC Soccer Teams Release 2024 Schedules
Lady Roadrunners, Roadrunners Kick off In August
By GARY STALLARD
AC Athletics
Angelina College’s beautiful soccer complex is about to get extremely busy.
AC’s soccer teams have released their schedules for the upcoming 2024 season, and both the Lady Roadrunners and Roadrunners will combine for at least 12 home dates with at least six doubleheaders, with more home matches possible according to postseason seedings.
AC’s ladies, under first-year head coach Sergio Gardea, have put together a grueling schedule for the pre-season, the non-conference season and the conference season.
The Lady ‘Runners open the pre-season with a pair of home scrimmages on Wednesday, Aug. 7 (vs. LSU-Shreveport) and on Saturday, August 10 (vs. Brookhaven College). Kickoff times are 6 p.m. on Aug. 7, while the Aug. 10th match kickoff time is TBA.
The Lady Roadrunners open the regular season on Aug. 22 at Miami Dade College in Miami before opening conference play at 5 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 30 against Northeast Texas Community College.
The Roadrunner men are looking for a “three-peat” after qualifying for the NJCAA Division I National Tournament in 2023, marking the first time an Angelina College athletics program has participated in back-to-back national tournaments.
AC’s men, led by reigning Region XIV District Coach of the Year Martin Melchor, kick off the pre-season with a trio of road scrimmages (at Dallas College-Mountain View on Aug. 13, at Jarvis College on Aug. 18 and at UT-Tyler on Aug. 21) before hosting back-to-back scrimmages at home. AC hosts Texas A&M San Antonio on Aug. 24 and Western Texas on Aug. 27.
The ‘Runners then kick off the regular season as part of a women’s/men’s conference doubleheader against Northeast Texas Community College on Friday, Aug. 30.
The Lady Roadrunners will compete in Region XIV’s South Zone (featuring Blinn College, Jacksonville College and UT-Southmost College), while the men’s South Zone competition includes Blinn College, Jacksonville College, Coastal Bend Community College and UT-Southmost.
The Region XIV/District Tournament takes place from Oct. 24 through Nov. 1, and the 2024 NJCAA Division I National Tournament (for both men and women) takes place Nov. 17-23 at the Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita, Kansas.
All AC Soccer home games will be live streamed on TSBN Sports (a free streaming service for fans), with most of the conference road games also available for streaming.
Currently, the Angelina College Athletics web site is scheduled for an upgrade. Once the upgrade takes place, all schedules will be available for viewing there.
The email address for AC’s Sports Information Director is gstallard@angelina.edu.
Angelina College Soccer Combined Schedule for Fall 2024
(ACLR=Lady Roadrunners, AC=Roadrunners)
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Day |
Date |
Opponent |
Location |
Time |
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*Home Matches in Bold | |||
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Pre-Season Matches |
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Wed. |
8/7 |
ACLR vs. LSU-Shreveport |
Lufkin |
6:00 |
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Sat. |
8/10 |
ACLR vs. Brookhaven |
Lufkin |
TBD |
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Tues. |
8/13 |
AC at DC-Mountain View |
Dallas |
5:00 |
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Sun. |
8/18 |
ACLR at Louisiana Christian |
Pineville, LA |
6:30 |
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AC at Jarvis College |
Hawkins, TX |
4:00 |
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Tues. |
8/20 |
ACLR at UT-Tyler |
Tyler, TX |
7:00 |
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Wed. |
8/21 |
AC at UT-Tyler |
Tyler, TX |
7:00 |
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Sat. |
8/24 |
AC vs. TAMU-San Antonio |
Lufkin |
4:00 |
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Tues. |
8/27 |
AC vs. Western Texas |
Lufkin |
6:00 |
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Regular Season Matches |
*Denotes Conference Match |
**Denotes In-Zone Match |
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Thurs. |
8/22 |
ACLR at Miami Dade College |
Miami, FL |
5:00 |
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Fri. |
8/30 |
ACLR vs. *NTCC |
Lufkin |
5:00 |
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AC vs. *NTCC |
7:30 |
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Tues. |
9/3 |
ACLR at *Paris College |
Paris |
TBD |
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AC at *Paris College |
4:00 |
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Fri. |
9/6 |
ACLR vs. *Trinity Valley CC |
Lufkin |
5:00 |
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AC vs. LSU-Eunice |
7:30 |
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Tues. |
9/10 |
ACLR at *Navarro College |
Corsicana, TX |
4:00 |
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Tues. |
9/17 |
ACLR at *Tyler JC |
Tyler, TX |
TBD |
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AC at *Tyler JC |
7:00 |
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Fri. |
9/20 |
ACLR at **Blinn College |
Brenham, TX |
5:00 |
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AC at **Blinn College |
7:30 |
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Tues. |
9/24 |
AC vs. Ranger College |
Lufkin |
7:00 |
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Fri. |
9/27 |
ACLR vs. LSU-Eunice |
Lufkin |
TBD |
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AC vs. **Coastal Bend CC |
7:00 |
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Tues. |
10/1 |
ACLR vs. **UT-Southmost College |
Lufkin |
5:00 |
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AC vs. **UT-Southmost College |
7:30 |
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Fri. |
10/4 |
ACLR at **Jacksonville |
Jacksonville, TX |
TBD |
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AC at **Jacksonville |
5:00 |
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Tues. |
10/8 |
ACLR vs. **Blinn College |
Lufkin |
5:00 |
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AC vs. **Blinn College |
7:30 |
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Fri. |
10/11 |
AC vs. TBD |
Lufkin |
7:30 |
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Sat. |
10/12 |
ACLR at LSU-Eunice |
Eunice, LA |
5:00 |
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Tues. |
10/15 |
AC at **Coastal Bend CC |
Beeville, TX |
1:00 |
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Fri. |
10/18 |
ACLR at **UT-Southmost CC |
Brownsville, TX |
2:00 |
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AC at **UT-Southmost CC |
Brownsville, TX |
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Tues.
|
10/22 |
ACLR vs. **Jacksonville College |
Lufkin |
5:00 |
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AC vs. **Jacksonville College |
7:30 |
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Women's Region XIV/District Tournament |
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TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
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Men's Region XIV/District Tournament |
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Fri.-Fri. |
Oct. 25-Nov. 1 |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
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Women's and Men's NJCAA Division I National Tournament |
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Sun.-Sat. |
Nov. 17-23 |
at Stryker Sports Complex |
Wichita, KS |
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