Construction set to begin for new Pitt State soccer pitch

PITTSBURG, Kan. (KOAM) --Construction is set to begin soon for the Pittsburg State University soccer team.

According to PSU, construction should be finished in time for the university to host its first regular season soccer game this fall with Pitt State women's soccer team hosting Missouri University of Science and Technology on September 5, 2024.

PSU says the all-turf pitch will be built by Mammoth Sports Construction in the field between the Weede Gymnasium and the University Lake.

Construction Phases

1. Includes turf and equipment for the game.
2. Addition of a press box, lighting, fencing, seating, and other amenities.

"This is another milestone moment in Pitt State Athletics," said Athletic Director Jim Johnson. "We are incredibly excited about it and about the opportunity this will provide to the women who have signed to be our first soccer student-athletes."

Pitt State will host a total of nine home games in the Gorillas' debut season:

• Sept. 5, Missouri S&T, 3 p.m.
• Sept. 8, Northwestern Oklahoma State, 1 p.m.
• Sept. 12, East Central, 3 p.m.
• Sept. 27, Nebraska-Kearney, 3 p.m.
• Sept. 29, Ft. Hays State, 1 p.m.
• Oct. 18, Newman, 2 p.m.
• Nov. 1, Central Oklahoma, 2 p.m.
• Nov. 3, Central Missouri, 2 p.m.
• Nov. 6, Missouri Southern, 2 p.m.

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