The men’s soccer programs of Concordia and Briar Cliff have announced the postponement of their scheduled meeting in Seward on Oct. 21. The makeup date is set for Nov. 14.
After suffering their first GPAC loss of 2020, the Concordia University Men’s Soccer team continues its conference slate this week.
Prior to a chippy battle with Hastings, the Bulldogs honored a group of six seniors as part of the festivities on Saturday (Oct. 17). GPAC power Hastings emerged with a 3-1 win.
After battling Mount Marty to a 2-2 tie on Monday, the Concordia University Men’s Soccer team continues its fall slate this weekend. The Bulldogs will be honoring their senior class when they take the pitch on Saturday, Oct. 17, to face Hastings College.
For the second week in a row, Iker Casanova has been honored as the GPAC Defensive Player of the Week. Casanova scored two goals in last week's 4-1 win over Jamestown.
Playing for the second time in three days, the Bulldogs settled for a 2-2 draw at Mount Marty on Monday (Oct. 12). Matt Schultz and Yessine Bessaïes found the back of the net for Concordia.
Iker Casanova (two goals) and Carlos Orquiz (one goal, two assists) supplied the firepower as Concordia defeated Jamestown, 4-1, while pushing its win streak to six.
The Bulldogs will ride their unblemished conference mark (3-0) into Saturday’s match against Jamestown. Kickoff from Bulldog Stadium is set for 3:30 p.m. CT.
For the third week in a row, a member of the men's soccer program has earned a GPAC weekly award. Freshman Iker Casanova is this week's honoree following the 2-0 win over Dakota Wesleyan.
An aggressive approach early on helped the Bulldogs take an early lead on the way to a 2-0 victory over Dakota Wesleyan. Concordia has now won five in a row.
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.
Plenty of familiar faces have returned to campus this preseason for a Concordia Men's Soccer team with the confidence to compete with anybody. Four All-GPAC performers are back.
It’s fair to say that David Moreno is a veteran of the NAIA soccer scene. The native of Cali, Colombia, will reside on an NAIA roster for the sixth season as he looks forward to 2021.
While up against perhaps the program's most challenging schedule ever, the 2020-21 Bulldogs again reached the 10-win mark. The season concluded in the GPAC quarterfinals.
João Pedro Veríssimo can smile now as he reflects on the journey from Nova Mutum, Brazil, to Seward, Nebraska. The relationships formed have made it worth it for Concordia's captain.
One of the nation's most consistent men's soccer programs has returned to practice this August. Coach Jason Weides' Bulldogs are aiming to make amends for how 2019 ended.
The outcome seemed to be something of a foregone conclusion - Concordia vs. a program it hadn't beaten since 1998. Except something wild happened and the Bulldogs celebrated a title.
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.