ERIE, Pa. - The Gannon women's soccer team kicks off its home schedule Friday, September 2 against Atlantic Region foe Davis & Elkins at Gannon University Field. The original game time has been pushed back to 7 p.m. to accommodate travel schedules.

Live gameday statistics will be available at http://www.gannon.edu/athletics/women/soccer/lstats/xlive.htm.

Gannon dropped a 3-0 decision at NCAA Division I Cleveland State last Friday. The contest was originally scheduled as a regular match, but was later switched to an exhibition due to NCAA Division II regulations on start dates.

Head coach Colin Petersen's squad returns 12 letterwinners and 10 starters from last year's 10-7-2 squad. The Lady Knights finished fourth in the PSAC Western Division with an 8-5-1 conference mark. The squad later played in the NCAA Division II Tournament for the first time in school history, falling to Indiana (Pa.) via penalty kicks in the first round.

Davis & Elkins will also be playing its first match of the regular season. The defending West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) regular-season champions were picked as the favorite to win the conference again this season according the league's preseason coaches poll. The Senators posted a 14-5 overall record and 10-0 conference mark last season.

Gannon leads the all-time series 2-0. The Lady Knights posted a 3-1 road victory during the last meeting in 2007.