After placing fifth in the GPAC in 2021, the Bulldogs have been picked to finish in that same spot in 2022, according to league coaches. Head Coach Jason Weides enters year 15 leading his alma mater.
One of the earliest stars of GPAC men's soccer, Bernie Ochoa will make history as the first Bulldog men's soccer individual to be inducted into the Concordia Athletic Hall of Fame. The Napa, Calif., native is set to make a return visit to Seward.
For its exceptional work in the classroom, the Concordia University Men’s Soccer program has garnered the 2021-22 College Team Academic Award from the United Soccer Coaches, as announced on Thursday (July 28).
The 2022 Concordia Men's Soccer campaign is set to kick off in late August with a trip to the Pacific Northwest. The Bulldogs have released a '22 slate complete with 17 regular season games, including eight at home.
There's a strong belief inside the program that the talent is there to be successful. Now it's about finding the right mental edge. The Bulldogs made progress in that area during a spring season that challenged them with strong opponents.
The 2021 campaign will be remembered as one that featured a series of close calls. The Bulldogs finished the season at 7-8-3 overall with each of their final seven defeats (including GPAC quarterfinals) coming by one-goal margins.
The trio of Yessine Bessaïes, Iker Casanova and David Moreno each landed on the all-conference second team announced by the GPAC on Monday (Nov. 15). Decker Mattimoe and Garrett Perry were named Honorable Mention All-GPAC.
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).
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.”
An unforgettable senior class spurred the Concordia men's soccer team on to an unforgettable 2017 season that saw the Bulldogs shatter the program wins record. Concordia also reached the GPAC final.
Already owners of school records for overall wins and conference wins in a single season, the 2017 Bulldogs want more. An upset of No. 8 Hastings on Wednesday would give them at least a share of the GPAC regular-season title.