A perfect night for soccer brought together Concordia University Nebraska Men’s Soccer hosting Hastings on Wednesday. With time winding down in the second half, Martin Herrera buried an equalizer via penalty kick.
The Bulldogs will host back to back home contests that include Hastings Wednesday night and Briar Cliff on Homecoming weekend. Concordia University Nebraska Men’s Soccer outlasted Northwestern and tied Dordt.
Defender Michael Wyvill laid claim to his first career weekly honor as announced on Tuesday by the league office. Wyvill was awarded the GPAC Men's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week for his play during Sept. 16-22.
After a conference opening win, the Concordia Men’s Soccer team ended in a 1-1 draw with Dordt on Saturday. The two teams ended in a 1-1 deadlock over the 90 minutes.
Constantly searching and believing for a game winner, the Bulldogs hadn’t found one in six games; that is until Wednesday night.
The Bulldogs will enter GPAC play in the coming days to start towards their ultimate goal of a regular season conference championship. The trek starts with hosting Northwestern and traveling to Dordt over the weekend.
The Bulldogs and Panthers found themselves in a draw after 90 minutes of play at the York Soccer Complex. Concordia found a game opening goal via D’Andre Williams, but York University would tie (1-1) the match in the second half.
In terms of finding results, the Concordia University Men’s Soccer team feels snakebit. Another close clash with a top 25 foe resulted in a 1-0 defeat as No. 24 Benedictine emerged from Bulldog Stadium a winner.
The final week of nonconference has arrived for the Concordia Men’s Soccer team. The Bulldogs will start with hosting Benedictine on Wednesday and take a short trip to York on Saturday.
Concordia Men’s Soccer traveled to Grand View University on Saturday. The Bulldogs and Vikings collected scores in the first frame but neither team was unable to break the 1-1 draw.
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.”