BRIDGEWATER, Va. - Bridgewater Athletics is set for an action-packed weekend with eight games at the Jopson Athletic Complex over the weekend.

The Action gets started Friday night as No. 23 women's volleyball opens the Mary Frances Heishman Invitational at 6 p.m. against Stevens Institute of Technology. Friday night's matchup starts off the Mary Frances Heishman Invitational and the program's 50th Anniversary celebration, with familiar faces in the crowd and on the sidelines all weekend. Bridgewater Alum and former assistant coach Macon Frey '18 leads Stevens. She returns to Nininger Hall on Friday night in a different shade of red. The celebration continues as the Eagles battle Randolph at 11 a.m. Saturday morning to open the day, and the WildCats follow with a clash against Stevens at 1 PM. Following that, another familiar face returns to the nest as former assistant coach Tom Doherty's Marymount Saints battle Frey and her Ducks of Stevens at 3 p.m. Following that match, the Eagles will honor all of their alumni in attendance prior to the nightcap. Bridgewater Athletics will also honor BC Athletic Hall of Famer, ODAC Hall of Famer, the program's winningest coach, and the tournament's namesake, Mary Frances Heishman, before Bridgewater College vs. Marymount concludes the jam-packed day in Nininger Hall at 5 p.m.

Friday evening, the Bridgewater Swimming program kicks off its season with a dual meet against Southern Virginia, starting at 5 p.m.

Saturday at 10 a.m., we will induct the 2026 Class of the Bridgewater Athletic Hall of Fame in the Nininger Hall President's Suite. 

Elsewhere on campus this weekend, the Bridgewater football program hosts Washington and Lee at 2 p.m.. The Eagles look to make it a pair of wins in a row as they look to stop one of the nation's top rushing attacks. During halftime of the football contest, the newest class of the Bridgewater Athletic Hall of Fame will receive their Hall of Fame rings.

Over at the west end of campus, both soccer programs host their senior days. The men's soccer program hosts Randolph-Macon at 1 p.m., as the Yellow Jackets are fresh off defeating No. 8 Washington & Lee. The women's program will honor its seniors before the start of its clash with Christopher Newport at 4 p.m.

Fans for the Mary Frances Heishman Invitational and football contests are encouraged to park in the Kline Campus Center Parking Lot. Soccer fans are encouraged to park in the Third Street Parking Lot, Bridgewater Presbyterian Church Lot or the Kline Campus Center Lot. Limited parking/tailgating spots are still available for purchase in the Alumni Gym Parking Lot. Admission to all Mary Frances Heisman Invitational, Bridgewater Swim, Bridgewater Men's Soccer, and Bridgewater Women's Soccer contests is free. Tickets for the Bridgewater Football contest vs. Washington & Lee can be purchased by clicking HERE. ALL Bridgewater Athletic Facilities are cashless venues. 

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