EUNICE, La. – LSU Eunice Men's Soccer will play a 15-game schedule during the 2025 regular season, including six home matches at the Bengal Soccer Complex. LSUE opens up its eighth season of NJCAA play and the second under the guidance of head coach John Plumbar.
The Bengals play three exhibition tune-ups leading into the season opener at the end of the month. LSUE heads to Xavier-New Orleans on Saturday, August 9, followed by home tilts against LSU Alexandria (August 13) and Louisiana Christian (August 15).
LSUE opens the regular season with a weekend doubleheader near the Gulf Coast beaches with games in Pensacola and Mobile. The Bengals season opener is at West Florida on August 22, before making the drive over the Mobile Bay to play Enterprise State CC a day later.
The Bengals then get into the meat of the conference schedule, once again playing as a scheduling partner with Region 14. LSUE is in the South Division this season, playing home-and-home contests against Texas Southmost College, Coastal Bend College, Blinn College, and Angelina College.
LSUE starts conference play with a home doubleheader against North Division opponents Paris JC on Friday, August 29 and Northeast Texas CC on Sunday, August 31. The Bengals step outside of conference for a Friday, September 5 road date at East Mississippi before finishing up with North Division slate at Tyler JC on Friday, September 12 and Jacksonville College on Saturday, September 13.
The South Division home-and-home portion ramps up on Tuesday, September 16 with Texas Southmost in town – the first of four straight home games for LSUE. The Bengals welcome Coastal Bend (September 19), Blinn (September 27) and Angelina (October 7) to the Cajun Prairie and end the regular season with a four-game road swing to make the return trips.
The postseason will be an eight-team tournament with the top four teams from each division squaring off, beginning Saturday, November 1. The tournament wraps up on Sunday, November 9 with the winner receiving the Gulf South District Championship and an automatic berth into the NJCAA Division I Men's Soccer National Tournament.
The National Tournament will be held November 16-22 in Daytona Beach, Florida.
LSUE comes off a 10-6-1 campaign, rising as high as seventh in the NJCAA national polls. The Bengals reached the Gulf South District semifinals for a third consecutive season.
