Eastern soccer season scheduled

CHENEY — Eastern Washington women’s soccer announced its full 2024 schedule as head coach Missy Strasburg begins her fourth year leading the Eagles.

In preseason, Eastern hosts Washington (Aug. 5) and Thompson Rivers (Aug. 8) for a pair of exhibition matches at EWU Soccer Field. 

Eastern Washington University has an extended road trip to begin the fall schedule, with the first official game at Troy on Aug. 15.

The team next travels for games at Kennesaw St. (Aug. 18), South Dakota (Aug. 25) and Southern Utah (Aug. 29).

Eastern plays nine home matches this season, with four in the Big Sky.

The home-opener has University of California-Davis traveling to Cheney on Thursday, Sept. 5 as part of a three-match home stand for the Eagles. The team also hosts Hawaii (Sept. 8) and San Jose State (Sept. 12). 

Following a road match against San Diego State (Sept. 15), Eastern has a five-match home stand. As September ends, Eastern closes out its non-conference slate at home against UNLV (Sept. 19) and Boise State (Sept. 27). 

The Eagles open Big Sky competition with three of their four home conference matches.