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.
Concordia men's soccer has revealed a 2020 schedule that will include 17 regular-season games -- 11 versus GPAC opponents. The campaign will kick off on Aug. 26 versus Tabor College.
Six members of the Concordia men's soccer squad picked up All-Nebraska Team recognition, as selected by the Omaha World-Herald. The list includes seniors Roger de la Villa and Carlos Ferrer.
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.
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.
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.”
An unforgettable senior class spurred the Concordia men's soccer team on to an unforgettable 2017 season that saw the Bulldogs shatter the program wins record. Concordia also reached the GPAC final.