The Ohio Northern men's soccer team will open its 2021 season on Sept. 1 with a home match against Trine (Ind.) under third-year head coach Chris Matejka.

The Polar Bears will then travel north to play at Calvin (Mich.) and Hope (Mich.) Sept. 3-4.

Northern will then return home to host Concordia (Mich.) and Huntington (Ind.) Sept. 10-11 at Kerscher Stadium as part of the annual ONU Invitational.

Northern will also host Hanover (Ind.) and travel to Ohio Wesleyan, Westminster (Pa.), Carnegie Mellon (Pa.), Rose-Hulman (Ind.) and Kalamazoo (Mich.) in non-conference action.

The Ohio Athletic Conference portion of the schedule kicks off on Oct. 2 at home against Marietta. 

The Polar Bears will also host Wilmington, Heidelberg and Capital and play at Baldwin Wallace, Muskingum, John Carroll, Otterbein and Mount Union in OAC action.

OAC Tournament play will begin with the quarterfinals on Nov. 2 and conclude with the finals on Nov. 6.

The Polar Bears finished the 2020-21 season 6-4-1 overall and were fourth in the OAC with a 5-3-1 record.