WILLIAMSBURG — William & Mary head men’s soccer coach Chris Norris announced the Tribe’s 17-match slate for the 2022 season on Monday. The schedule includes nine home contests, three tilts against Atlantic Coast Conference competition and another three matches against NCAA Tournament teams from last season.
Highlighting the Tribe’s nonconference schedule will be a pair of home matches against ACC foes in Wake Forest (Oct. 11) and North Carolina (Oct. 25). Both teams played in the NCAA Tournament last season. The Demon Deacons will make their first trip to Williamsburg since 2010, while Carolina makes the trek for the first time since 2018.
W&M opens the fall with a pair of exhibition contests against Patriot League leaders Loyola Maryland and American. The Tribe travels to the Greyhounds on Aug. 16, before hosting the Eagles on Aug. 20.
The Tribe opens the regular season on the road at Atlantic 10 foe George Washington on Aug. 25. Last season, the Green and Gold topped the Colonials, 1-0, in Williamsburg.
William & Mary’s home opener is set for Aug. 28 when it welcomes Sun Belt Conference opponent Coastal Carolina for a 4 p.m. kickoff at Martin Family Stadium at Albert-Daly Field.
The non-conference home schedule also includes dates with instate foes Longwood on Sept. 6 and George Mason on Sept. 27.
W&M’s remaining non-conference road contests will be at rival Old Dominion on Sept. 13 and ACC foe NC State on Oct. 18. Former CAA counterparts, ODU is W&M’s second-most played opponent in program history as the teams meet for the 57th time.
The 2022 campaign marks the sixth time in the last 10 seasons that W&M faces three ACC teams in a season. During Norris’ tenure, the Tribe owns 10 wins and five ties against major conference opponents, including seven wins against ACC counterparts in the last 10 years.
W&M will play five of its nine CAA matches on the road in 2022. The Tribe opens the league ledger at Drexel on Sept. 3. The Green and Gold also travels to Stony Brook (Sept. 17), Charleston (Oct. 1), Elon (Oct. 8) and Northeastern (Oct. 22).
The Tribe’s first CAA home match is slated for Sept. 10 against Delaware. W&M hosts reigning league championship Hofstra on Sept. 24. Both UNCW (Oct. 15) and Monmouth (Oct. 29) travel to Williamsburg in 2022 as well.
The CAA Championship is set for Nov. 3-12. The quarterfinals and semifinals will be played at the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds on Nov. 3 and Nov. 6, respectively, before the championship is held at the highest remaining seed on Nov. 12.
2022 Opponent Breakdown
| Date | Opponent | 2021 Record | Series | Last Meeting |
| Aug. 25 | at George Washington | 5-10-2 | W&M, 9-6-4 | W&M, 1-0 (9/14/21) |
| Aug. 28 | Coastal Carolina | 6-5-4 | W&M, 4-3-1 | W&M, 1-0 (10/5/19) |
| Sept. 3 | at Drexel * | 8-8-1 | W&M, 15-5-1 | W&M, 2-0 (10/16/21) |
| Sept. 6 | Longwood | 6-10-2 | W&M, 8-0 | W&M, 3-2 (9/11/18) |
| Sept. 10 | Delaware * | 2-12-1 | W&M, 17-7-2 | W&M, 3-0 (10/24/21) |
| Sept. 13 | at Old Dominion | 3-9-2 | Tied, 24-24-8 | ODU, 1-0 (2/28/21) |
| Sept. 17 | at Stony Brook * | 8-6-1 | Tied, 1-1 | SB, 2-1 (9/29/07) |
| Sept. 24 | Hofstra * | 18-2-2 | W&M, 12-10-3 | HU, 4-1 (9/25/21) |
| Sept. 27 | George Mason | 2-13-1 | W&M, 25-16-6 | W&M, 2-1 (3/6/21) |
| Oct. 1 | at Charleston * | 5-8-3 | W&M, 13-2-2 | W&M, 1-0 (10/2/21) |
| Oct. 8 | at Elon * | 9-8-2 | W&M, 7-4-2 | Elon, 2-1 (11/6/21) |
| Oct. 11 | Wake Forest | 13-7-1 | WF, 8-1 | WF, 4-0 (10/5/21) |
| Oct. 15 | UNCW * | 9-6-2 | W&M, 35-9-6 | W&M, 2-1 (10/30/21) |
| Oct. 18 | at NC State | 7-8-2 | Tied, 5-5-1 | W&M, 1-0 (10/19/21) |
| Oct. 22 | at Northeastern * | 11-6-2 | W&M, 9-4-5 | NU, 2-1 (9/18/21) |
| Oct. 25 | North Carolina | 11-7-2 | UNC, 15-2-2 | UNC, 6-1 (8/31/18) |
| Oct. 29 | Monmouth * | 8-9-2 | Tied, 1-1 | MU, 1-0 (9/9/11) |
* CAA Match
