Men's Soccer

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.

Inigo Chavarria locked down the Dordt attack finding quality attempts but couldn’t respond to the two scores by the Bulldogs in the second frame on Saturday. Jasper Hofland slid in the game-winner just after the halftime break.

With only two games left in the regular season, CUNE Men’s Soccer will host Dordt on Saturday in Bulldog Stadium. The Dawgs split their last two contests on the road, taking a loss in Fremont to Midland (3-0) and besting Dakota Wesleyan.

In an effort to keep position in the GPAC standings, Concordia University, Nebraska Men’s Soccer executed on its quality chances to defeat Dakota Wesleyan (2-1) on Saturday.

In an otherwise competitive match, Concordia let the game get away from during a seven-minute stretch that allowed Midland to earn a 3-0 win on Wednesday (Oct. 15). All three goals came after the 70-minute mark.

Coming off back-to-back wins, Concordia University, Nebraska Men’s Soccer will make two in-conference trips to No. 25 Midland and Dakota Wesleyan starting on Wednesday.