SEARCY - The Harding men's soccer team begins its 10th season of intercollegiate competition Friday when it meets Lynn University, the ninth-ranked team in the National Soccer Coaches Association NCAA Division II Preseason Poll.

Game Information

• Location/Time: Friday, Aug. 28 at 4:30 p.m. at the Harding Soccer Field on Bison Lane.
• Series Record: Lynn leads 5-0 ... Lynn won 8-0 last season.

Game Notes

• Harding has not scored a goal against Lynn in the last three meetings ... the last Bison to score against Lynn was Ben Faris in 2002.
  
• The Bisons are looking for their first-ever win against a ranked team ... this will be its 12th meeting vs. a ranked opponent.
• Harding is 1-8 all-time in season openers ... its last win in an opener was in 2000, its first season as a program.
• Two of the 10 largest crowds in program history have come against Lynn ... in 2002, 538 fans attended the game, the second-largest crowd in program history.
• Harding has six starters and 13 letterwinners returning from last season's team.