No. 3 seed CUNE Men’s Soccer reigns as the 2025 GPAC tournament champions. After starting the season 2-6, the uncommon Bulldogs finish with a 2-1 triumph over No. 4 seed Morningside to take the conference playoff title.
The Bulldogs have earned their sixth GPAC final appearance under Head Coach Jason Weides as they will clash against No. 4 seed Morningside for the chance to clinch the lone automatic NAIA national qualifying bid in the GPAC.
Knotted at two scores apiece, Ricards Busmeisters smashed in a game-winning penalty kick in the 84th minute and closed the 2025 book on seventh-seeded Briar Cliff (3-2) on Friday.
Inigo Chavarria has done it again. The Jaca, Spain native was awarded the GPAC Defensive Player of the Week as announced by the league office on Tuesday He helped the Bulldogs to a 2-0 week.
The GPAC playoff started off like the wild west with the No. 1 and 2 seeds falling in the quarterfinals and three of the four games needing extra time. The No. 3 seed Bulldogs needed a golden goal to finish past No. 6 Hastings.
The electric Hugo Garrote struck the match that would fire off a celebration in front of Bulldog nation after his golden goal free kick ended the GPAC quarterfinal bout (1-0) versus Hastings on Saturday.
With the Bulldogs earning the third seed in the GPAC tournament, the Seward side will welcome sixth-seeded Hastings to Bulldog Stadium on Saturday night. It will be an all-out brawl to move on to the semifinal.
After conceding a 2-0 lead, the Bulldogs showed grit in responding for a 3-2 home win over Doane on Wednesday (Oct. 29). The result put Concordia in third place to cap the regular season.
Goalkeeper Inigo Chavarria was announced as the GPAC Defensive Player of the Week by the league office on Tuesday (Oct. 28). Chavarria helped lead to a shutout of Dordt.
CUNE Men’s Soccer is in its final week of regular season play hosting in-state rival Doane for the last contest of the scheduled slate. The Bulldogs defeated Dordt on Saturday and have won four of their last five matches.
Featured StoryIt’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.
Featured StoryWhile 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.
Featured StoryJoão 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.
Featured StoryOne 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.
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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.
Featured StoryHead 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.
Featured StoryWhile 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.
Featured StoryA 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.
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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.
Featured StoryIt 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.
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