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.
In the GPAC preseason poll released on Wednesday (Aug. 11), Concordia Men's Soccer came in at No. 4 with 86 points. Head Coach Jason Weides' program has won at least 10 games in 10-straight years.
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.
Get to know Jason Weides, Head Coach of Concordia Men's Soccer since 2008. Weides is the winningest head coach in program history and led the Bulldogs to a GPAC title in 2015.
In a return to a more standard slate, the Concordia Men's Soccer team will play 17 regular season games this fall. The program announced the 2021 slate on June 3.
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.
Following 110 minutes of scoreless soccer, the outcome of Saturday (April 10)'s GPAC quarterfinals came down to PKs. Northwestern advanced while converting all 10 tries.
Concordia hopes to duplicate a similar result from the regular season when it plays at Northwestern in the GPAC quarterfinals on Saturday. The Bulldogs are coming off a win over Midland.
After a lethargic start to the second half, the Bulldogs turned on the jets and pulled away from Midland for a 4-2 win on Friday (April 2). Concordia (10-5-2) now looks forward to the GPAC quarterfinals.
Concordia make a strong big for the upset of fifth-ranked Missouri Valley College on Saturday (March 27) before falling by a 2-1 decision. Isaiah Shaddick scored the lone Bulldog goal.
There is business to tend to this fall for a Concordia Men’s Soccer program that has never been better positioned from a competitive standpoint. The Bulldogs are focused on enjoying the ride on the way to a successful 2024 season.
Until a terrific senior season at Gretna High School, Carter Hinman flew under the radar of college recruiters. Now he's the team's top goal scorer, a First Team All-GPAC honoree and someone as confident as ever in his abilities.
One of the nation's best defensive teams in 2023, Concordia Men's Soccer strives to be even better in that area in 2024. The Bulldogs made strides defensively this spring with performances that reinforced their championship aspirations.
The sting of tripping up in the GPAC quarterfinals and missing the national tournament lingers, but the 2023 Bulldogs set new standards in many ways. They enjoyed an undefeated regular season and reached as high as No. 18 in the NAIA coaches' poll.
If there’s a simple catchphrase that would accurately describe the mantra for Concordia Men’s Soccer it would undoubtedly be: “go further.” The defending GPAC tournament champs hope to expand upon the successes of 2022.
The 2022 season recap booklet commemorates the 2022 GPAC championship season for Concordia Men's Soccer with photos, recaps and features from the season of glory that finished with Coach Weides' team appearing at the national tournament.
The aim in 2023 is to "go further." The Bulldogs spent the spring semester focused on maintaining the mental edge that allowed them to become champions in 2022. The spring hinted that more thrilling moments could lie ahead this fall.
Some day they will no longer be teammates or collegiate soccer players, but that day can wait. Fellow Lincoln Southwest HS alums Matt Schultz and Isaiah Shaddick are back to recapture the magic the Bulldogs enjoyed in 2022.
The 2022 season represented one of the greatest in the history of the Concordia Men's Soccer program. The accomplishments included a GPAC tournament title, a national tournament appearance and one unforgettable ride as a family.
These are the moments that validate Carlos Orquiz's decision to return for a fifth year. The native of Chihuahua, Mexico, is soaking up the afterglow of a championship and the chance to end his collegiate career at the national tournament.