The 2020 Central Women’s Soccer schedule has been announced, and the Dutch have their path to rise from the bottom tier of the conference standings.

The season begins with three home games in a span of five days. North Park visits Central on September 2nd. Wisconsin-Platteville and Wisconsin-Eau Claire are the next two teams on the docket that week.

The first road trip of the season takes the Dutch to Monmouth, Illinois to take on the Scots. After that, it’s back home to take on Wisconsin-Whitewater.

A three-game road swing begins on September 16th when the Dutch travel to Northwestern-St. Paul. That weekend is a trip to Wisconsin for two games – Saturday at Ripon and Sunday at Wisconsin-Oshkosh. Central plays host to Greeneville on September 24th in the penultimate non-conference game.

Conference play begins on September 26th when Central hosts Coe. The final non-conference game follows on the 29th as the Dutch make the short trip to Grinnell.

Simpson, Nebraska Wesleyan and Luther are the other conference teams that will travel to Pella this year. Central will head on the road for their matches against Wartburg, Loras, Dubuque and Buena Vista.

The American Rivers Conference Tournament is scheduled for October 31st, November 4th and November 7th. Last season, the Dutch finished 6-10-2 overall and placed eighth in the conference with a 1-6-1 record.