Blackburn Men's Soccer has Favorable
2008 Schedule
The Blackburn College men’s soccer team will have a
favorable schedule to highlight the 2008 season as the
Beavers look to move into the upper division of the St.
Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
The Beavers will have eight home games to mark a slate
that features an intriguing exhibition game at the
University of Illinois - Springfield on at 7 p.m. on
August 27. That game features the return of second-year
Blackburn head coach Aydin Gonulsen to the site of the
greatest achievements in a legendary collegiate coaching
career.
Gonulsen came out of retirement to take over the
Blackburn program after spending a quarter-century as
head men’s soccer coach at UIS. While there, Gonulsen
racked up 416 wins and NAIA national titles in 1986,
1988, and 1993 during an NAIA Hall of Fame career. In
2007, Gonulsen led Blackburn to a 7-9 record.
The Beavers will then open the regular season with a
home game against MacMurray on Aug. 31 at 5 p.m.
Blackburn has not lost to MacMurray since the 2000
season and is 12-0-1 against the Highlanders in that
span.
Other home games for Blackburn include Robert Morris of
Springfield (Sept. 7, 5 p.m.), Fontbonne (Sept. 16, 2
p.m.), Webster (Sept. 20, 2 p.m.), Eureka (Sept. 24, 2
p.m.), and Principia (Sept. 30, 4 p.m.).
Blackburn then hosts Lincoln Christian at 4 p.m. on Oct.
2 before closing the home schedule against Maryville on
Oct. 25 at 3 p.m.
The UIS “friendly” will be the first of two trips to
Springfield for Gonulsen, who will also be back in the
Capital City as the Beavers play at Robert Morris on
Oct. 28 at 7 p.m. in the regular-season finale.
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