Goucher Fall Sports Schedules Released
BALTIMORE, Md. – Goucher College fall sports announced their schedules over social media over the last week. If you missed it, check out the links and the information below for cross country, field hockey, men's soccer, women's soccer, and women's volleyball.
CROSS COUNTRY | 2021 SCHEDULE
Erick Camodeca was hired in January 2020, but due to the pandemic this will be his first season at the helm of the Gopher harriers. Goucher will host two meets this year, opening the season with the Gopher Twilight on September 1 and will host its traditional meet on Family Weekend, but it will be the first time the event will be called Coach Caslin Classic on October 9.
FIELD HOCKEY | 2021 SCHEDULE
The Blue and Gold field hockey team has five new teams added to its schedule in 2021. The Gophers open up the season at Keystone on September 1 in the first meeting between the two teams since 1988 when Keystone was a member of the NJCAA. Bridgewater (September 14) rejoined the schedule for the first time since 1995 with Goucher leading the series 5-1 while local rivals Stevenson (September 21) and Notre Dame (October 5) return to the schedule for the first time since 2017 and 2015, respectively. Goucher will also face Lancaster Bible for the first time. Widener (September 10) comes to Goucher for the home opener, while Randolph-Macon (September 18), Eastern Mennonite (September 29) and Hood (October 25) stay on the schedule from the 2019 season. The team will celebrate Senior Day on October 30 against Susquehanna.
MEN'S SOCCER | 2021 SCHEDULE
Head coach Bryan Laut has set up his 2021 schedule like 2019 with a bunch of games at Beldon Field to start the year. After starting the season on the road, the squad will play the next four in Baltimore. Penn State Brandywine (September 4) returns to the schedule for the first time since 1990 while the Coast Guard (September 5) makes is first appearance on the schedule. Also, new to the schedule in 2021 is Johns Hopkins (October 5) for the first meeting since 2017 and 10th overall while the Gophers hold a 6-1 edge against Lancaster Bible (September 28) in the first meeting since 2011, and a 5-0 lead against Penn State-Berks (October 12) in the first matchup since 2013. Along with Cairn, Washington (September 8), Hood (September 11), McDaniel (September 14), Immaculata (September 18) and Rosemont (September 21) return from the 2019 non-conference schedule. Goucher will hold senior day on October 23 against Juniata.
WOMEN'S SOCCER | 2021 SCHEDULE
Six of the first seven non-conference opponents return to the 2021 schedule from 2019, opening the season with Gwynedd Mercy (September 1), Eastern (September 4), Lycoming (September 8), Franklin & Marshall (September 11), Notre Dame (September 18) and Alvernia (September 21). Marymount, an old rival from the Capital Athletic Conference, returns to the schedule for the 28 meeting and first since 2015 on September 28, and Neumann returns to the slate for the first time since 2017 with the Gophers leading 2-0-1 on September 28. Rutgers-Camden (October 6) returns to the slate for the third time and first since 2008 while Lancaster Bible (October 26) rejoins the schedule for the first time since 2014 with the series knotted up at 4. Seniors will be honored on October 23 against Juniata.
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL | 2021 SCHEDULE
Hired during the 2020-21 academic year, head coach Maggie Catherina will make her head coaching debut at Notre Dame on September 1. She will then be introduced the Decker faithful in a tri-match with Widener and St. Mary's three days later on September 4. Catherina, who was an assistant coach at her alma mater, Rowan, will face her former team in a tri-match with Eastern on September 18. The Blue and Gold will play eight matches at home that includes a pair of three-game homestands. Goucher concludes its home schedule with three-straight games matches against Gwynedd Mercy (October 8), Bridgewater (October 9) and Susquehanna (October 13).
