JONESBORO, Ark. (5/19/16) – The Arkansas State women's soccer team released its schedule for the 2016 season Thursday with the Red Wolves set to play nine contests, including four Sun Belt Conference matches, at the A-State Soccer Complex.

A-State will square off against UT Martin in an exhibition contest in Jonesboro on Aug. 12 before opening the regular season one week later with an opening tilt against Missouri State (Aug. 19) and Southern Miss (Aug. 21).

The matchup with the Bears will be the first regular season contest between the two teams since 2014 and mark the first time in history that the Red Wolves will open the season against the school. A-State opened the season regular season at Southern Miss in 2015 and went into double overtime with the Golden Eagles.

The first road trip of the season will come Aug. 25-28 with a trip to the state of Louisiana to play Southeastern Louisiana (Aug. 25) and La Tech (Aug. 28). A-State hosted both schools in Jonesboro one year ago.

The Red Wolves return home Friday, Sept. 2 for in-state clash against Central Arkansas, followed by a road matchup with Murray State on Sunday, Sept. 4. Arkansas State wraps up the non-conference portion of its schedule with a home match against Mississippi Valley State on Sunday, Sept. 11.

The Sun Belt Conference portion of the 2016 schedule begins on the road with A-State traveling to league newcomer Coastal Carolina on Friday, Sept. 16, followed by a long road trip to Troy, Ala., two days later for a matchup with the Trojans.

The SBC home opener is set for Friday, Sept. 23 against South Alabama, which begins a set of three straight home matches for the Red Wolves. Following the game with the Jaguars, A-State will host Louisiana-Monroe (Sept. 25) and Appalachian State (Sept. 30) before returning to the road for three straight matches.

A-State will take on Little Rock Sunday, Oct. 2 in Little Rock, followed by contests at Louisiana-Lafayette (Oct. 7) and at Texas State (Oct. 9). The Red Wolves' final two matches of the year will come at the A-State Soccer Complex against Georgia State (Oct. 16) and Georgia Southern (Oct. 23).

The Sun Belt Conference Tournament will take place in Foley, Ala., Nov. 2-6.

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