Two late-night kickoffs are coming up this week as the Bulldogs will play at Morningside and then come home to host Jamestown. Concordia has won three straight in GPAC play with wins over Northwestern, Midland and DWU.
Two late-night kickoffs are coming up this week as the Bulldogs will play at Morningside and then come home to host Jamestown. Concordia has won three straight in GPAC play with wins over Northwestern, Midland and DWU.
Dominic Abdel-Ahad went for a hat trick and Martin Herrera added two goals as the Bulldogs routed Dakota Wesleyan, 6-1, on Saturday (Oct. 1). Concordia improved to 9-2 overall (4-1 GPAC).
Two separate two-goal leads shrunk to one in both cases, but the Bulldogs got it done at Midland, 3-2, on Wednesday (Sept. 28). Concordia got a goal apiece from three different players in the process of moving to 8-2 overall (3-1 GPAC).
The Bulldogs hope to carry over the momentum from the thrilling finish to this past weekend's 2-1 win over Northwestern. Concordia is prepping for a rivalry battle with Midland and then a home game versus Dakota Wesleyan.
Things looked bleak until the 84th minute when Ryan Wokutch headed in a goal. Less than three minutes later, the Bulldogs were celebrating another Wokutch goal on the way to a 2-1 comeback win over Northwestern.
In a wild one, host Dordt got the best of the Bulldogs, 4-3, underneath the lights in Sioux Center, Iowa, on Wednesday (Sept. 21). Concordia got a goal apiece from Martin Herrera (4’), Carlos Orquiz (32’) and Dominic Abdel-Ahad (64’).
One of the top defensive squads in the nation, the Bulldogs have stifled the opposition while stacking five wins in a row. The first full week of GPAC play brings matchups with Dordt and Northwestern for 6-1 Concordia.
In another down-to-the-wire battle, the Bulldogs got a go-ahead goal from Miguel Navarro and saw out a 2-1 victory at Mount Marty on Saturday. Concordia moved to 6-1 while narrowly missing out on a fourth straight clean sheet.
As a close to the nonconference portion of the regular season, the Bulldogs grinded out a 2-0 win that included a goal apiece from Carlos Orquiz and Matt Schultz. Concordia limited visiting Bethany College to three total shots.
For the second time in three weeks, and for the third time in his career, Federico Simonetti has been named the GPAC Defensive Player of the Week. Simonetti earned shutouts last week in wins over both York and Bellevue.
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.
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.
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