Five Bulldogs represented the Concordia men's soccer program with honorable mention all-conference honors, as announced by the GPAC on Nov. 18. Senior Carlos Ferrer picked up the fourth All-GPAC award of his career.
The 2019 Men's Soccer team ended their season on Wednesday night, after falling 3-0 in the GPAC Quarterfinals to Hastings College. The Bulldogs struggled to find an attack after being forced on their heels for a majority of the match.
The regular season ended with a downer - a 1-0 loss at Dakota Wesleyan on Saturday (Nov. 2). The Bulldogs missed out on a chance to move to the No. 5 seed in the GPAC tournament due to the result.
Isaiah Shaddick, Ryan LeTourneau and Matthew Ho each found the back of the net in a 3-0 shutout win over Doane on Wednesday (Oct. 30). The win marked No. 10 this season for the Bulldogs.
With a successful final week of the regular season, Concordia could claim the No. 5 seed in the GPAC tournament. The Bulldogs will host Doane on Wednesday and then play at Dakota Wesleyan on Saturday.
In its only action this week, Concordia will host Jamestown on Saturday. The program will use the occasion to honor a senior class of seven members. The Bulldogs hope to stop a three-game skid.
Despite being undermanned due to injuries, the Bulldogs competed right with host Briar Cliff for most of the 90-minute contest on Saturday (Oct. 19). The Chargers ultimately won, 2-0.
A second-straight 3-0 loss to a GPAC opponent occurred under the lights at Bulldog Stadium on Wednesday (Oct. 16). Concordia has attempted to fight through injuries with its depth.
In battles between teams in the upper tier of the GPAC, Concordia will take on Morningside and Briar Cliff this week. The Bulldogs are currently in third place in the GPAC standings after a tie and a loss last week.
An underwhelming performance wasn't going to get it done at No. 5 Hastings on Saturday (Oct. 12). The host Broncos got a goal apiece from three different players in a 3-0 decision in Hastings, Neb.
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.”