LAKELAND, Fla. --- Hear from Florida Southern College men's soccer head coach Ashley Holmes and assistant director of athletic communications Jace Aymond as they talk about their returning cast of offensive production, depth of the roster and their schedule, which is the toughest in all of Division II.

The schedule features eight home matches and eight on the road. The Mocs play six different opponents in the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 Preseason Poll, including No. 10 Mississippi Christian and No. 15 Flagler, along with the rest of the SSC slate. The season begins on Friday (Aug. 28) as the men's soccer team faces Barton at Berend Field at 7 PM before turning back around for a Sunday match against Middle Georgia State in Lakeland at 1 PM.