Western Kentucky is set to open its 2016 season with a pair of exhibition matches against Northern Kentucky and Xavier this weekend.

The Lady Toppers will face the Norse on Friday at 6 p.m. at the WKU Soccer Complex before heading north to play Xavier on Sunday at 5:30 p.m. Admission for Friday’s match is free.

WKU is facing the Norse and the Musketeers in exhibition action for the second consecutive year. In 2015, the Lady Toppers dropped a 2-0 decision against Xavier in Bowling Green before drawing 1-1 at NKU.

WKU ended the 2015 slate with an 8-6-5 record and fell 1-0 to eventual Conference USA champion North Texas in the conference tournament.