St. Cloud State Men’s Soccer Set to Close Out Nonconference Play This Weekend

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – The St. Cloud State Men's Soccer team will play the final two nonconference games on its schedule this weekend. The Huskies head to Fayette, Iowa on Thursday to face former GLIAC foe, Upper Iowa. The game is set to kick off at 6:00 p.m. CT. On Sunday, SCSU hosts Truman State for its home-opener for the 2023 season. The game will be played at Husky Stadium and starts at 11:00 a.m. CT.

FOLLOW THE HUSKIES
Thursday's game will be streamed live on the GLVC Sports Network while Sunday's home match will be streamed live on $FloSports (FloFC)$ (paid membership required). Live stats will be covered by the home teams. Links to coverage options for both matches can be found on the St. Cloud State Men's Soccer schedule page.

SERIES HISTORY
Thursday's game against Upper Iowa marks the third second consecutive season that St. Cloud State will match up with the Peacocks. The Huskies played Upper Iowa twice in each of the past two seasons when both teams were members of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC). Upper Iowa moved to the Great Lakes Valley Conference ahead of the 2023 season so this is the first time the two teams will meet in a nonconference match. SCSU is 1-3 all-time against Upper Iowa. The Huskies dropped the first match against UIU in 2022 in St. Cloud on October 26, 1-0, and the Huskies lone win in the series came in the second matchup on September 2, a 2-0 win in Fayette.

Sunday's match against Truman State marks the second consecutive season that SCSU will play the Bulldogs and the first time that they host them. St. Cloud State is 0-0-1 all-time against Truman State. Last season, the Huskies traveled to Kirksville, Mo. for the inaugural matchup between the programs which ended in a 1-1 draw.

SCOUTING UPPER IOWA
The Peacocks are led by head coach Jason Carlson, who is in the second year of his second stint with the team after previously being the head coach from 2013-2016. UIU posted a 2-13-2 record in 2022 and enters Thursday's matchup with a record of 1-0-0. The Peacocks won their season-opener 5-1 against Saint Ambrose (Iowa) on Sep. 1 in Fayette. Upper Iowa had four different players score and three different players assist in its 2023 debut. Sophomore defender, Dexter Garrett led the Peacocks scoring two goals and playing every minute of the match. His production was supplemented by Frider Blunck, Thomas Walle and Kehinde Afolabi who all scored one goal apiece. David Mateo Porras Rodriguez and Daigo Adachi assisted on two goals each and Alejandro Suarez assisted on one. Senior goalkeeper, Archie Watts, played all 90 minutes between the posts and faced six shots total with five making it on frame. He allowed one goal and made four saves. Upper Iowa was picked to finish 13th in the GLVC Preseason Coaches' Poll.

SCOUTING TRUMAN STATE
The Bulldogs are led by head coach Duke Cochran, who is in his 19th season as head coach. Truman State dropped its season-opener 2-0 against Columbia College (Mo.) on Sep. 3. In 2022, TSU posted a 5-6-6 record and made the GLVC tournament as the seven-seed. From that team, the Bulldogs return their second and third leading goal scorers, Luke Payne and Jack Knust, who scored four and three goals respectively. Payne and Knust along with Sam Newton tied for the team lead in assists in 2022, with three each. TSU also returns its starting goalkeeper, Justin Olwig, who played every possible minute in the net a season ago. Truman state was picked to finish 10th in the GLVC Preseason Coaches' Poll.

For all the latest on St. Cloud State Men's Soccer, stay tuned to SCSUHuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

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