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Nearly 2,700 miles and three different venues await the 19th-ranked Truman men’s soccer team this upcoming week, as the Bulldogs travel to Colorado for a pair of matches before visiting St. Charles, Mo., next Wednesday for a showdown with a future MIAA-member.

The Bulldogs begin their journey with a match at perennial-NCAA Div. II power and 18th-ranked Fort Lewis (Colo.) on Friday afternoon at 4:30 pm (central). Truman hosted the Skyhawks last season in Kirksville and handed FLC a 2-1 setback in front of nearly 600 fans at the Truman Soccer Park.

Truman then heads north to Grand Junction, home of Colorado Mesa University, for a neutral-site match against Dixie (Utah) State at 1:00 pm (central). DSU faces Mesa on Friday and will stick around to face the Bulldogs for the first time in program histories.

Then, on Wednesday (Sept. 14), Truman heads to Lindenwood University, a program reclassifying from NAIA to Div. II for a 7:00 pm showdown. The Lions are making the move into the MIAA and will join the league officially next season.

Following the Bulldogs:

Full coverage of Truman men’s soccer is available online at TrumanBulldogs.com, including results, upcoming game information and weekly updates.

When available, links to free online live stats are added to the Bulldog soccer schedule page as well as the top of each weekly update.

Keep up with the Bulldogs by tracking in-game updates (when available). Follow Truman Athletics on Twitter at www.twitter.com/TrumanAthletics. Also be sure to sign up for TextCaster updates on the Bulldog homepage.