The Ferris State University women's soccer team, which is ranked sixth in the 2023 United Soccer Coaches Association Division II Preseason Poll, will open the season at home this week.

The Bulldogs will host Maryville (Mo.) in regional action on Thursday (Aug. 31) with match time set for 1 p.m. (ET) at the South Athletic Complex. FSU then hosts Northwood in another regional tilt on Sunday (Sept. 3) starting at 1 p.m. (ET) in Big Rapids.

Ferris State will welcome nearly 200 youth on Thursday from Riverview Elementary for the season opener and celebrate last year's Midwest Regional Championship and run to the NCAA Division II National Semifinals with a special pregame ring ceremony.

Tickets for all Ferris State Soccer home contests can be purchased at the gate and are $10 for adults, $7 for seniors (age 65+) along with FSU Faculty/Staff or $5 for students age 3-17. FSU students are admitted free with a valid student ID card.

The Bulldogs, who reached the NCAA Tournament for the third time in program history a year ago, will embark on a challenging 18-game regular-season slate, which includes nine home contests at the Bulldog Soccer Field.

The Bulldogs will begin GLIAC play on the road at GVSU on Friday, Sept. 15, in Allendale. The first conference home tilt is against Northern Michigan on Sept. 22.

The Bulldogs won their first-ever NCAA Regional Championship this past year and earned a national quarterfinal win to move on to the NCAA D2 National Semifinals for the first time in the program's third national tournament appearance. FSU claimed four postseason victories along the way and went 11-3-5 in its final 19 games of the year.