FLORENCE, Ala. (July 3, 2025) – The University of North Alabama soccer team announced the schedule for the 2025 season on Thursday. The UNA schedule features nine non-conference games and 10 games against Atlantic Sun Conference teams.

"The schedule is set and the pitch is calling," said UNA head coach Chris Walker. "It's a new season, with some new and old battles mixed in that sees the same passion within our team to compete for a conference title. We have an exciting non-conference slate followed by the always-competitive ASUN conference games. The coaches and team cannot wait to get going for the 2025 season."

Schedule  
Sunday, Aug. 10 Northwest Mississippi (Ex.) Florence, Ala. 5:00pm 
Thursday, Aug. 14 ETSU Florence, Ala. 7:00pm 
Sunday, Aug. 17 Jacksonville State Huntsville, Ala. 1:00pm 
Thursday, Aug. 21 UT Martin Martin, Tenn. 7:00pm 
Thursday, Aug. 28 Troy Florence, Ala.   7:00pm 
Sunday, Aug. 31 SEMO Cape Girardeau, Mo. 1:00pm 
Thursday, Sept. 4 Alabama State Florence, Ala.  7:00pm 
Sunday, Sept. 7 UT Chattanooga Chattanooga, Tenn.  5:00pm 
Sunday, Sept. 14 Tennessee Tech Cookeville, Tenn.  6:00pm 
Thursday, Sept. 18 Mississippi Valley State Florence, Ala.   7:00pm 
Sunday, Sept. 21 Central Arkansas Florence, Ala.  1:00pm 
Thursday, Sept. 25 Bellarmine Louisville, Ky.  6:00pm 
Sunday, Sept. 28 Eastern Kentucky Richmond, Ky. 12:00pm 
Thursday, Oct. 2 Austin Peay Florence, Ala. 7:00pm 
Sunday, Oct. 5 Lipscomb Florence, Ala. 1:00pm 
Thursday, Oct. 9 Lipscomb Nashville, Tenn. 6:00pm 
Sunday, Oct. 12 Austin Peay Clarksville, Tenn. 1:00pm 
Thursday, Oct. 16 Eastern Kentucky Florence, Ala. 7:00pm 
Sunday, Oct. 19 Bellarmine Florence, Ala. 1:00pm 
Saturday, Oct. 25 Central Arkansas Conway, Ark. 1:00pm 
Thursday, Oct. 30 ASUN Tournament – 1st Round TBA TBA 
Sunday, Nov. 2 ASUN Tournament – Quarterfinal TBA TBA 
Thursday, Nov. 6 ASUN Tournament – Semifinal TBA TBA 
Sunday, Nov. 9 ASUN Tournament – Final TBA TBA

*Home
*Away
*Neutral Site – Joe Davis Stadium (Away Team)
All times are CST

NOTES

DIVISION, DIVISION: Similar to baseball and softball, the ASUN will move to two divisions for the 2025 soccer season and will play in the Gold Division. This division includes Austin Peay, Bellarmine, Central Arkansas, EKU, Lipscomb and North Alabama. The other division is the Graphite division where FGCU, Jacksonville, North Florida, Queens, Stetson and West Georgia compete. As shown, the conference schedule snakes as they play a home and away game with each of the teams in their division. 

NEW FACES, DIFFERENT PLACES: Outside of conference play, the Lions see a swarm of new teams to play this season. They only return two non-conference opponents from last season in UT Martin and Jacksonville State, splitting those games in 2024. North Alabama had Alabama State scheduled to play before weather ultimately canceled the game. UNA adds three more Tennessee teams to the mix with ETSU, Chattanooga and Tennessee Tech. The Lions bring in-state opponent Troy to town in late August before traveling to see Southeast Missouri State that same weekend. UNA rounds up non-conference play with Mississippi Valley State on Sept. 18. This will mark the first time competing against ETSU and Mississippi Valley State.

POSTSEASON PROMISE: North Alabama has made the ASUN tournament in three different seasons with two of those ending in an ASUN Finals appearance in 2018 and 2023. The Lions, decimated by injuries last season, finished with a 3-14 record that leaned heavily on their prior freshman class to play big minutes. As experience settles in for the rising sophomores, and as the team returns big name players such as three-time captain Alice Bussey, UNA looks to host more ASUN Tournament games this season. 

THREE IS THE MAGIC NUMBER: Three wins is all that Walker needs to amass his 100th victory during his tenure at North Alabama. Walker is one of two coaches at North Alabama from the Division II era and enters his 13th season at the helm. He holds a career 97-91-23 record with the Purple and White.

OPPOSING RECORDS: The Lions boast opposing teams that won a combined 91 games between the 14 teams last year. Lipscomb won 14 games while Eastern Kentucky amassed 12. The Bisons went on to win the ASUN Championship over the Colonels and made it to the NCAA Tournament against No. 8 seed Vanderbilt. Outside of the conference opponents, UNA holds a 13-13-2 record all-time against this year's non-conference teams.

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