BEREA, Ohio -- The Baldwin Wallace University men's soccer team under the direction of 14th-year head coach Reid Ayers opens the 2015 campaign on the road in the second game of a men's and women's doubleheader at Bluffton College.

The schedule features two tournaments, seven non-conference games and nine contests against Ohio Athletic Conference opponents.  

The Yellow Jackets open tournament action at the annual Herb Lauffer Memorial Tournament hosted by Penn State Behrend on September 5 and 6.  BW will play its final tournament at the Blue Devil Tournament hosted by Fredonia (N.Y.) State on September 11 and 12.

The Yellow Jackets will play non-league home games against cross-town rival Case Western Reserve University on September 9, Allegheny (Pa.) College on September 15, Oberlin College on September 23 and Grove City (Pa.) College on September 29.    BW will face Waynesburg (Pa.) University and Defiance College in the second game of a men's and women's doubleheader road non-conference showdown on September 19 and 26, respectively.

The Yellow Jackets open OAC play at home on Saturday, October 3 against Muskingum University.  BW also hosts league contests against the University of Mount Union on October 14, cross-town rival John Carroll University on October 20 and will close the home schedule with a Seniors' and Parents' Day match against Otterbein University on October 24.

The OAC Tournament will begin on November 3 and will conclude on November 7, with the winner earning an automatic bid to the NCAA III Tournament.

BW finished the 2014 season with an overall record of 10-10-1 and was second in the OAC with a 6-2-1 league mark.