For the sixth consecutive year, Sky Blue FC will begin its National Women’s Soccer League season on the road as it travel to the Maryland SoccerPlex to meet the Washington Spirit Saturday, April 13 at 7 p.m.

Sky Blue’s home opener at Yurcak Field in Piscataway, N.J. is set for Saturday, April 20 at 6 p.m. against the Houston Dash.

The New Jersey squad will play a 24-game season.

Sky Blue will take on the defending lrshur vhampions North Carolina Courage at Sahlen’s Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, N.C. Saturday, May 4 at 7 p.m.

The league will break for the Women’s World Cup from June 3-14. Sky Blue will return to play Saturday, June 15 at 10 p.m. ET against Utah Royals FC at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah.

The team will finish the season with five of its last eight games on the road, with the final match at the Courage Saturday, Oct. 12 at 7 p.m.

The NWSL playoffs will begin with two semifinal games on the weekend of Oct. 19-20 and the final at a TBA location Oct. 26.

For Sky Blue’s full schedule, visit:

www.skybluefc.com/schedule

Front Row Soccer editor Michael Lewis has covered 13 World Cups (eight men, five women), seven Olympics and 25 MLS Cups. He has written about New York City FC, New York Cosmos, the New York Red Bulls and both U.S. national teams for Newsday and has penned a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. Lewis, who has been honored by the Press Club of Long Island and National Soccer Coaches Association of America, is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com. He has written seven books about the beautiful game and has published ALIVE AND KICKING The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers. It is available at Amazon.com.