The 2022 Concordia Men's Soccer campaign is set to kick off in late August with a trip to the Pacific Northwest. The Bulldogs have released a '22 slate complete with 17 regular season games, including eight at home.
The 2022 Concordia Men's Soccer campaign is set to kick off in late August with a trip to the Pacific Northwest. The Bulldogs have released a '22 slate complete with 17 regular season games, including eight at home.
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.
The trio of Yessine Bessaïes, Iker Casanova and David Moreno each landed on the all-conference second team announced by the GPAC on Monday (Nov. 15). Decker Mattimoe and Garrett Perry were named Honorable Mention All-GPAC.
In a game indicative of how the 2021 season unfolded, the Bulldogs dropped another close one. They were edged by Morningside, 2-1, on Wednesday (Nov. 3) in the GPAC quarterfinals and finished the campaign with a 7-8-3 overall record.
Following an up-and-down regular season, the Bulldogs are ready for a restart and a GPAC quarterfinal matchup at Morningside. Concordia reached the GPAC tournament title game as recently as 2017.
The regular season came to a conclusion on Wednesday (Oct. 27) as the Bulldogs played Doane to a 1-1 draw on a rainy night in Crete. Concordia will enter the postseason at 7-7-3 overall (5-4-2 GPAC).
The regular season will wrap up on Wednesday for the Bulldogs, who are looking to continue their recent success over rival Doane. Concordia can lock up the No. 5 seed in the GPAC with a win in Crete.
On a night used to celebrate the seniors, the Bulldogs enjoyed their most lopsided win of the season, handling Presentation, 6-0. Both Yessine Bessaïes and Ryan Wokutch burned the Saints with two goals apiece.
A rough start to the second half doomed the Bulldogs on Wednesday (Oct. 20) as they attempted to put an end to Briar Cliff's win streak. The Chargers emerged with a 1-0 win in a game played at Memorial Field in Sioux City, Iowa.
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.
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