Arizona soccer announced its schedule on Monday, a 16-game slate that begins Feb. 4 and will feature 12 games against Pac-12 opponents instead of the customary 11. The extra match is a home game vs. ASU that will not count toward the conference standings.
Arizona’s four non-conference matches are against GCU, UTEP, New Mexico State and NAU, which are pretty unusual opponents as I’ll explain below.
As of now, fans will not be allowed to attend Pac-12 soccer games, per a league mandate. Parents are OK on a school-by-school basis.
Every game matters a great deal since only 48 teams, not 64, will play in the NCAA Tournament this season, which was postponed from the fall to the spring due to coronavirus pandemic.