Men's Soccer Releases 2026 Season Schedule
The Centenary men’s soccer program has announced its 2026 season schedule as the Gents are set to play 16 regular-season matches and two exhibition contests under the leadership of first-year head coach Joe O’Sullivan.
Shreveport – The Centenary men's soccer program has announced its 2026 season schedule as the Gents are set to play 16 regular-season matches and two exhibition contests under the leadership of first-year head coach Joe O'Sullivan.
The Gents' season opener is set for Thursday, Sept. 3 against Schreiner University at 7 PM at Atkins Field. Centenary will prep for the opener with an exhibition contest at home against LSU-Alexandria on Aug. 17 at Atkins Field and a second exhibition on Aug. 26 against East Texas Baptist University in Marshall, Texas.
Centenary then hits the road for a pair of matches at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor on Sept. 5 and at Lyon College on Sept. 10. The Gents then return home to face Huntingdon College on Sept. 12 at 11 AM and Texas College on Sept. 18 at 7:30 PM. The Maroon and White finish the month against Millsaps College on the road on Sept. 25 and at home against Dallas Christian College on Sept. 27.
The Gents open Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference play at home against the University of St. Thomas on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 2:30 PM and then play their first two league road matches the following weekend – at the University of Dallas on Oct. 9 and at Colorado College on Oct. 11.
Centenary will face Concordia University (Oct. 16) and Texas Lutheran (Oct. 18) at home and return to the road the next weekend for matches against Austin College (Oct. 23) and LeTourneau University (Oct. 25). The Gents will finish the regular season at home on Oct. 30 against Hendrix College and the University of the Ozarks on Nov. 1.
The Gents finished their 2025 season at 7-9-2 overall and 5-6 in SCAC play and were in contention for a conference tournament berth on the last day of the regular season. Centenary needed a victory over the University of St. Thomas in Houston but fell 4-2. Despite the disappointment on the final day of the season, the 2025 campaign was a success in many ways.
Centenary's seven wins are tied for third-most in a single season in the division III era (2011-present) in program history and the Gents' five conference wins are the most in a single season since joining the SCAC prior to the 2012 season.
The Gents finished the season as one of the conference's top offensive teams, as they entered the match second in goals (35) and points (91) and tied for fourth in assists (21). Centenary was also second in the conference in goals per game (2.06) and tied for 85th nationally in goals scored and tied for 104th in points.
The Gents' 37 goals are the most in a season in the D3 era, their 21 assists are the third-most, and 95 points rank second. Their 199 shots and 99 shots on goal also rank in the top 10.
The 2026 SCAC Tournament will be held Nov. 5-8 in Round Rock, Texas.
See the complete Gents' 2026 season schedule here: https://gocentenary.com/sports/msoc/2026-27/schedule
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