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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Keenan Cummings" data-source="post: 132016863" data-attributes="member: 1041048">NEW ORLEANS – The Sun Belt Conference will bring back men’s soccer beginning in fall 2022, the league announced on Wednesday. Nine teams will comprise Sun Belt Conference men’s soccer; three of the new Sun Belt members (as of July 1) James Madison, Marshall, and Old Dominion will join Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, and Georgia State. In addition, Kentucky, South Carolina, and West Virginia will compete as affiliate members for men’s soccer only. The Sun Belt Conference previously sponsored men’s soccer from 1976-1995 and 2014-20. “These elite programs will lend instant credibility and help establish the Sun Belt as one of the nation’s premier men’s collegiate soccer conferences,” said Commissioner Keith Gill. “They each bring their unique traditions and histories of excellence. We welcome them and look forward to a bright future on the pitch.”The Sun Belt Conference men’s soccer membership will boast some of the sport’s most accomplished programs. The nine teams have combined for more than 100 all-time NCAA Tournament appearances. Marshall claimed the 2020 NCAA Championship, becoming the first unseeded team to accomplish the feat in nearly 15 years. South Carolina is one of just 24 programs all-time to make 20 or more NCAA Tournament appearances, finishing as national runners-up in 1993. West Virginia has appeared in 15 NCAA Tournaments and advanced to the national quarterfinal last fall.The Sun Belt Conference was founded in 1976 and began sponsoring football in 2001. The Sun Belt will now sponsor 18 NCAA Division I sports and annually awards nearly $134 million in financial aid to more than 4,600 student-athletes. Beginning July 1, 2022, the Sun Belt membership will be comprised of App State, Arkansas State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, James Madison, Louisiana, ULM, Marshall, Old Dominion, South Alabama, Southern Miss, Texas State, and Troy.2022 Sun Belt Men’s Soccer ScheduleCoastal CarolinaSaturday, September 17 – at West VirginiaSaturday, October 1 – vs. MarshallSaturday, October 8 – at Georgia StateSaturday, October 15 – vs. South CarolinaWednesday, October 19 – at KentuckySunday, October 23 – vs. Old DominionFriday, October 28 – at James MadisonTuesday, November 1 – vs. Georgia SouthernGeorgia SouthernSaturday, September 17 – vs. Old DominionSaturday, September 24 – at South CarolinaSaturday, October 1 – vs. Georgia StateSaturday, October 8 – at KentuckySaturday, October 15 – vs. James MadisonSunday, October 23 – at MarshallFriday, October 28 – vs. West VirginiaTuesday, November 1 – at Coastal CarolinaGeorgia StateSaturday, September 17 – at James MadisonSaturday, September 24 – vs. KentuckySaturday, October 1 – at Georgia SouthernSaturday, October 8 – vs. Coastal CarolinaWednesday, October 19 – vs. MarshallSunday, October 23 – at West VirginiaFriday, October 28 – vs. South CarolinaTuesday, November 1 – at Old DominionJames MadisonSaturday, September 17 – vs. Georgia StateSaturday, September 24 – at Old DominionSaturday, October 1 – vs. KentuckySaturday, October 15 – at Georgia SouthernWednesday, October 19 – vs. West VirginiaSunday, October 23 – at South CarolinaFriday, October 28 – vs. Coastal CarolinaTuesday, November 1 – at MarshallKentuckySaturday, Sept 17 – vs. MarshallSaturday, Sept. 24 – at Georgia StateSaturday, October 1 – at James MadisonSaturday, October 8 – vs. Georgia SouthernSaturday, October 15 – at West VirginiaWednesday, October 19 – vs. Coastal CarolinaFriday, October 28 – vs. Old DominionTuesday, November 1 – at South CarolinaMarshallSaturday, September 17 – at KentuckySaturday, September 24 – vs. West VirginiaSaturday, October 1 – at Coastal CarolinaSaturday, October 8 – at South CarolinaSaturday, October 15 – vs. Old DominionWednesday, October 19 – at Georgia StateSunday, October 23 – vs. Georgia SouthernTuesday, November 1 – vs. James MadisonOld DominionSaturday, September 17 – at Georgia SouthernSaturday, September 24 – vs. James MadisonSaturday, October 8 – vs. West VirginiaSaturday, October 15 – at MarshallWednesday, October 19 – vs. South CarolinaSunday, October 23 – at Coastal CarolinaFriday, October 28 – at KentuckyTuesday, November 1 – vs. Georgia StateSouth CarolinaSaturday, September 24 – vs. Georgia SouthernSaturday, October 1 – at West VirginiaSaturday, October 8 – vs. MarshallSaturday, October 15 – at Coastal CarolinaWednesday, October 19 – at Old DominionSunday, October 23 – vs. James MadisonFriday, October 28 – at Georgia StateTuesday, November 1 – vs. KentuckyWest VirginiaSaturday, September 17 – vs. Coastal CarolinaSaturday, September 24 – at MarshallSaturday, October 1 – vs. South CarolinaSaturday, October 8 – at Old DominionSaturday, October 15 – vs. KentuckyWednesday, October 19 – at James MadisonSunday, October 23 – vs. Georgia StateFriday, October 28 – at Georgia Southern</blockquote>

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