CINCINATTI, Ohio – The Drake men's soccer team opens its 2017 season at Xavier on Sunday, Aug. 27. First kick against the Musketeers is scheduled for 4 p.m. CDT.
Drake went 2-1 in the preseason with exhibition wins over Iowa Western and Northern Illinois and its lone defeat to No. 10 Notre Dame. The preseason slate gave third-year head coach Gareth Smith a chance to play many of his younger players. The team has 11 newcomers this season along with seven players that redshirted in 2016. One of those newcomers, freshman Leroy Enzugusi (Marion, Iowa), scored three goals in the three exhibitions.