A goal apiece in games last week against Doane and Dakota Wesleyan paved the way for GPAC Offensive Player of the Week accolades for Roger de la Villa. He is the second Bulldog this season to be recognized.
After playing four of its last five games at home, the Bulldog men's soccer team will hit the road this week for a pair of trips north. Concordia will be at Mount Marty on Tuesday and at Jamestown on Saturday.
After a draw at Doane on Wednesday, the Bulldog men's soccer team knew the importance of a win on Saturday (Oct. 13). It wasn't easy, but Concordia got a golden goal from Roger de la Villa for the winner.
Carlos Ferrer put together a fine individual performance in helping lead the Bulldogs back from a 2-0 deficit at Doane on Wednesday (Oct. 10). Concordia eventually settled for a 2-2 draw.
Coming off a 7-0 win over Presentation, Bulldog men's soccer looks to get on a roll in conference play. Concordia will be at Doane and then host Dakota Wesleyan on Saturday with an eye on moving up the standings.
Seven unique goal scorers powered an attack that overwhelmed new GPAC member Presentation on Saturday (Oct. 6). In the process of a 7-0 win, the Bulldogs earned their first shutout of the season.
A rough opening few minutes made for too difficult of a hole to climb out of for Concordia men's soccer on Wednesday (Oct. 3). Visiting fourth-ranked Hastings emerged from Bulldog Stadium with a 2-0 victory.
Concordia will see the GPAC's first place and last place team as it enjoys a week at home in conference play. No. 6 Hastings will be in Seward on Wednesday for a rematch of the last three GPAC championship games.
An early hole failed to doom the Bulldog men's soccer team this time. Five different Concordia players got into the scoring column in what turned into a comfortable 5-1 win over visiting Dordt on Saturday (Sept. 29).
Two first-half Morningside goals proved too much for Concordia to overcome on the road in Sioux City, Iowa. The Bulldogs fell by a 2-1 score on Wednesday (Sept. 26). The team's lone goal came from Konrad Sinu.
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.