Burnaby, BC - The Simon Fraser University men's soccer team will play six matches in their spring schedule, including contests against the Vancouver Whitecaps and the Division I Gonzaga Bulldogs.

It will be the first competition for the Clan since a bittersweet 2012 season that saw the program capture their third straight Great Northwest Athletic Conference Championship and first NCAA West Region Championship before losing in the Final Four.

Missing from the team will be seven seniors including 2012 All-American and GNAC Player of the Year Mike Winter (Vancouver, BC), Academic All-American and GNAC first team player, captain Helge Neumann (Oslo, Norway), and five other players that have all been instrumental in the Clan's three GNAC titles.

The spring schedule will be an opportunity for junior Marco Voegeli (Lenzerheide, Switzerland), All-American Carlo Basso (Coquitlam, BC) and Player's Player of the Year Justin Wallace (Kamloops, BC) to fill some of the leadership roles vacated by the graduating seniors.  

Finally, the spring presents a chance for red-shirts and freshman to compete for starting positions on the 2013 team including former Whitecaps youth player Paris Gee (Burnaby, BC), BCSPL goal poacher Gilbert Kyne (Burnaby, BC), and  six foot seven BCSPL goalkeeper Simon Cohen (White Rock, BC).  
      
In addition to their highly anticipated matches against the Vancouver Whitecaps and the Gonzaga Bulldogs, the Clan will fill out a challenging spring schedule against opponents from the VMSL, the CCAA and the CIS.

Action gets underway on Tuesday night at Terry Fox Field at 7:00 p.m. against the VMSL Hurricanes. Admission is free.

Match:                        Opposition League:        Location:                 Date:                      Kickoff:
SFU vs Hurricanes       VMSL                             Terry Fox Field        Tues Feb 26th         7:00 p.m.
SFU vs QUEST           CCAA                              Terry Fox Field        Sat Mar 2nd           11:00 a.m.
SFU vs Whitecaps       MLS                                UBC                        Tues Mar 19th         5:00 p.m.
SFU vs UFV                 CIS                                 Terry Fox Field        Weds Mar 20th        6:00 p.m.
SFU vs Gonzaga         NCAA                              Terry Fox Field        Sat Mar 30th           7:00 p.m.
SFU vs Alumni            N/A                                 Terry Fox Field         Fri Apr 5th               7:00 p.m.