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.
In the GPAC preseason poll released on Wednesday (Aug. 11), Concordia Men's Soccer came in at No. 4 with 86 points. Head Coach Jason Weides' program has won at least 10 games in 10-straight years.
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.
Get to know Jason Weides, Head Coach of Concordia Men's Soccer since 2008. Weides is the winningest head coach in program history and led the Bulldogs to a GPAC title in 2015.
In a return to a more standard slate, the Concordia Men's Soccer team will play 17 regular season games this fall. The program announced the 2021 slate on June 3.
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.
Following 110 minutes of scoreless soccer, the outcome of Saturday (April 10)'s GPAC quarterfinals came down to PKs. Northwestern advanced while converting all 10 tries.
Concordia hopes to duplicate a similar result from the regular season when it plays at Northwestern in the GPAC quarterfinals on Saturday. The Bulldogs are coming off a win over Midland.
After a lethargic start to the second half, the Bulldogs turned on the jets and pulled away from Midland for a 4-2 win on Friday (April 2). Concordia (10-5-2) now looks forward to the GPAC quarterfinals.
Concordia make a strong big for the upset of fifth-ranked Missouri Valley College on Saturday (March 27) before falling by a 2-1 decision. Isaiah Shaddick scored the lone Bulldog goal.
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.
Lewis Rathbone is a soaking up a senior year that is off to a rip roaring start. The Manchester, England, native is one of the nation's leading goal scorers for one of the nation's last remaining unbeaten teams.
Already owner of a degree in sport management, Marcelo Hernandez decided to return for another year as a member of the men's soccer program. A big season for Hernandez could mean a big season for the Bulldogs.
The 2017 Concordia men's soccer roster features an abundance of both seniors and freshmen. With most key players back in place, the Bulldogs expect to again challenge the powers at the top of the conference.
Coming off a second-straight appearance in the GPAC championship game, Concordia men's soccer got back to the turf this spring and turned in impressive results. The Bulldogs are a seasoned bunch heading into the fall.
Piggybacking upon its 2015 GPAC title, the 2016 Bulldogs made a return trip to the conference finals. Head coach Jason Weides' program has proved it has staying power as one of the conference's best.
Five games. One goal allowed. The results have been impressive for Concordia's remade backline that takes from many different nations.
For the first time in program history, Concordia men’s soccer enters a season as the defending GPAC tournament champions. The Bulldogs were picked fourth in the league's preseason poll.
Following its GPAC tournament championship run this past fall, Concordia returned to exhibition action this spring with a new-look team.
What do seniors like Mark Campbell do in the second semester after finishing their collegiate career in the first? Well, Campbell still gets the chills when he re-watches the 2015 GPAC title game.