In a game indicative of how the 2021 season unfolded, the Bulldogs dropped another close one. They were edged by Morningside, 2-1, on Wednesday (Nov. 3) in the GPAC quarterfinals and finished the campaign with a 7-8-3 overall record.
Following an up-and-down regular season, the Bulldogs are ready for a restart and a GPAC quarterfinal matchup at Morningside. Concordia reached the GPAC tournament title game as recently as 2017.
The regular season came to a conclusion on Wednesday (Oct. 27) as the Bulldogs played Doane to a 1-1 draw on a rainy night in Crete. Concordia will enter the postseason at 7-7-3 overall (5-4-2 GPAC).
The regular season will wrap up on Wednesday for the Bulldogs, who are looking to continue their recent success over rival Doane. Concordia can lock up the No. 5 seed in the GPAC with a win in Crete.
On a night used to celebrate the seniors, the Bulldogs enjoyed their most lopsided win of the season, handling Presentation, 6-0. Both Yessine Bessaïes and Ryan Wokutch burned the Saints with two goals apiece.
A rough start to the second half doomed the Bulldogs on Wednesday (Oct. 20) as they attempted to put an end to Briar Cliff's win streak. The Chargers emerged with a 1-0 win in a game played at Memorial Field in Sioux City, Iowa.
Only three games remain for the Bulldogs to make a move in the GPAC regular season standings. Coming off a 3-3 draw at Hastings, Concordia will play Briar Cliff and Presentation. Saturday will be senior day.
The evening featured all the intensity and tension one could ask for in a matchup between Concordia and Hastings. Both sides traded blows in what ultimately finished as a 3-3 draw after 110 minutes of action on Saturday (Oct. 16).
Coming off a 3-0 win at Jamestown, the Bulldogs look forward to an always anticipated matchup with Hastings. Concordia's hopes of a top four spot in the GPAC would receive a considerable boost with a win.
A 3-0 win made the longest road trip of the season, and rainy conditions, worth the while on Saturday (Oct. 9). Three different Bulldogs found the back of the net as Concordia defeated Jamestown in North Dakota.
Head coach Jason Weides likens this to situation to simply having an extended period of summer. The onus is on the players to get better individually as they prepare for the 2020 season.
While the Bulldogs came up shy of their aim to win a GPAC title, they put 10 wins on the board and set the program up for potential future success. Many key performers will return in 2020.
A member of a GPAC tournament championship team, Toby Down recently experienced another high. His Tai Po FC professional team celebrated a Hong Kong Premier League title this May.
With two senior captains having graduated, the Bulldogs are in the process of filling a leadership void. That was part of the focus this spring as head coach Jason Weides prepared his program for the 2019 season.
It was an entertaining season to be sure. Seven games went to overtime (12 total overtime periods) in a campaign that once again proved Concordia capable of competing with the best.
After letting go of a career in graphic design, Jason Weides has taken the Concordia men's soccer program to places it has never been before. Now in his 11th season, Weides has reached the 100-win mark.
On the brink of 100 career wins, Jason Weides begins his 11th season as head coach of a men's soccer program that has been a model of consistency. Stars such as Jack Bennett and Carlos Ferrer are back in the fold.
Five members of the standard setting 2017 Concordia men's soccer team spent the summer tearing it up with the Bugeaters FC, a newly formed United Premier Soccer League squad in Lincoln.
The spring season has been given head men's soccer coach Jason Weides a chance to see how his team will adapt without an accomplished senior class. Carlos Ferrer looks to be on the brink of a breakout.
Due to a multitude of factors, Concordia men’s soccer continues to climb. Summed up by Lehenbauer, the prospect of competing for championships, “over time, became an expectation instead of a hope.”