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CEDARVILLE, Ohio - Cedarville travels to Elkins, W.Va. to square off with Indianapolis and Bellarmine in a couple of non-conference tilts to open the 2016 season.

The Yellow Jackets meet UIndy on Thursday at 5:00 p.m. EDT before finishing the trip on Saturday vs. Bellarmine at 1:30. Davis & Elkins is serving as host.

Fans can follow both contests via live stats and social media.

Head Coach Brett Faro, 42-11-8, enters his fourth season as head coach.

CU was 15-4-2 last season, won the Great Midwest Athletic Conference for the third straight time, and earned its first-ever bid to the NCAA Division II Tournament.

Yellow Jacket Notes:

• Cedarville has been chosen for a G-MAC four-peat in the pre-season coaches' poll.
• Nearly 75% of the team's offense and three all-conference players return.
• Two-time G-MAC Offensive Player of the Year Connor Gilmour rates #5 all-time at CU in goals (43) and points (97).
• Senior goalkeeper Paulo Pinto tops the school's career goals against average list (0.75).

Sept. 1  •  vs. Indianapolis, 5:00 p.m. EDT  •  LIVE STATS

• UIndy leads the all-time series, 2-1, including a 2-0 result on its turf in 2015.
• The Greyhounds were 12-5-3 and 10-3-2 Great Lakes Valley Conference last fall.
• Qualified for the 2015 NCAA Division II Tournament.
• Picked to finish 2nd of 16 schools in the GLVC behind national semifinals Rockhurst.

Sept. 3  •  vs. Bellarmine, 1:30 p.m. EDT  •  LIVE STATS

• CU won the first-ever meeting last year, 3-0, in the season opener at Indianapolis.
• Bellarmine finished 2015 at 10-9 overall and 8-7 GLVC.
• Picked to finish 6th of 16 schools in the GLVC.

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