HENNIKER, N.H. - The New England College men's soccer team released their schedule for the 2025 season on Tuesday. 

After scrimmages against NHTI on August 23rd and SNHU on August 25th, the team opens the season by hosting Plymouth State University on Friday, August 29th at 4:00 PM. 

The 'Grims play five non-conference games before kicking off their Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) slate on Saturday, September 13th with a home match against Regis College at 11:00 AM.  

On Saturday, October 4th, the Pilgrims will host Mitchell College at 5:00 PM as part of NEC's Fall Festival Weekend. Three weeks later, On October 25th, NEC will travel to West Hartford, Connecticut, for a 5:00 PM matchup against the defending GNAC Champion Blue Jays of the University of Saint Joseph. 

The team closes out their regular season schedule on the road against Norwich on Tuesday, October 28th.  

The GNAC tournament kicks off on Saturday, November 1st with the quarterfinals, and the semifinals will follow on Tuesday, November 4th. The GNAC Championship game will be played on Saturday, November 8th. All playoff games are played at the home site of the higher seed. 

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