Steubenville, Ohio - Franciscan Men's Soccer released the 2025 schedule on Friday, which consists of 17 regular season contests before the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Tournament begins on October 31st. 

The Barons will begin 2026 on Tuesday, September 1st with an away game at Wittenberg. The squad's home opener is on September 5th at 1 PM against Messiah. After three more non-conference games (vs. Messiah on September 9th, at Capital on September 12th, and at Mount Union on September 15th), PAC competition begins with a road match at Hiram on September 19th.

Franciscan will host five PAC conference games, in addition to PAC newcomer Saint Francis this season. The Barons' PAC home opener is scheduled for September 23 as it hosts Chatham. 

The top six teams in the conference standings will make the PAC Tournament with the top two teams receiving a bye into the semifinals. The PAC Tournament will start on October 31st with the quarterfinals. The semifinals will be on Wednesday, November 4th, and the Championship will be on Saturday, November 7th at the highest remaining seed. The winner of the conference championship will then represent the PAC in the NCAA Tournament.

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