It’s opening weekend of the 2013-14 school year, with six of the seven Mule fall teams in action.
Men’s Soccer vs. Rutgers-Camden (Friday, 5:00) and vs. Neumann (Saturday, 5:00)
Men’s soccer is the only team at home this weekend, and it will face some tough competition. Rutgers-Camden was 17-2-3 last year, falling to York on penalty kicks in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, and is ranked 14th in the NSCAA preseason poll. Neumann is coming off a 12-7-3 season that included a bid to the ECAC South Tournament. The Mules were 11-5 last year.
Live stats: http://www.muhlenberg.edu/sports/msoclive/xlive.htm
Live video: http://www.livestream.com/muhlenberg
Volleyball at DeSales Invitational (Friday vs. Cabrini, 5:00; Friday vs. DeSales, 7:00; Saturday vs. Albright, 10:00; Saturday vs. Ithaca, 2:00)
Muhlenberg will travel down Route 309 for its first matches of the season. Of the Mules’ four opponents, Cabrini had the best record last year, going 20-10 and earning a bid to the ECAC South Tournament. DeSales (13-18) and Ithaca (13-15) both qualified for their conference playoffs, and Albright finished 7-15. The Mules (17-11) played a five-set match against DeSales last year, coming back from a 2-0 deficit to win the fifth set, 15-13.
Live stats (DeSales match only): http://www.sidearmstats.com/desales/wvball/
Women’s Soccer at Lady Colonel Classic (Friday vs. Brockport State, 6:00; Saturday vs. Wilkes, 6:00)
The Mules (8-9-2 last year) open up against two 2012 ECAC finalists. Brockport (15-3-2) lost in the ECAC Upstate championship game, while Wilkes (12-5-5) lost in overtime in the ECAC South final. Wilkes defeated Muhlenberg last season, 2-1.
Live video: http://wilkesathletics.ezstream.com
Field Hockey at Scranton (Friday, 7:00)
Last year, these teams played a thriller in the first game of the season, with Muhlenberg pulling out a 2-1 win on a goal 57 seconds into overtime. The Mules went on to a 9-7 record, while the Lady Royals qualified for the Landmark Conference playoffs and finished at 11-7
Live stats: http://livestats.prestosports.com/scranton/fh/?e=qhnw6fdr4nguqb87
Cross Country at Lehigh Invitational (Saturday, 10:00)
Formerly the Lehigh Valley Championships, this meet has grown to include Division I schools La Salle, St. Francis, Temple and West Virginia in addition to other Division III teams. After this race, the Mules will not compete again for another three weeks, until thier meet at Cedar Crest on Homecoming morning.