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Friday, September 27
St. Cloud, Minn.
7:00 P.M. CT
St. Cloud State
vs
No. 21 UW-Parkside
St. Cloud State Men’s Soccer to Host Two Ranked Conference Opponents in Weekend Tilt
9/25/2024 11:12:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Huskies look to extend three-game winning streak
St. Cloud, Minn.- St. Cloud State Men's Soccer (3-2-0, 1-0-0 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) wrap up their five-game homestand this weekend as they host No. 21 Wisconsin-Parkside on Friday, September 27 and RV Purdue Northwest on Sunday, September 29. Friday's game is set for 7:00 P.M. and Sunday's game is slated for 12:00 P.M.
Gameday Promotions
Friday's game will be Family Night and Sunday's game will be Youth Day. All kids under 13 will get in for free with a paid adult.
Follow the Huskies
Tickets to the game are available at scsutickets.com. The game will be streamed on Flo Sports (registration required). Live stats will be provided by St. Cloud State. Links for each option can be found on the St. Cloud State Men's Soccer Schedule.
Last Time Out
St. Cloud State Men's Soccer opened up conference play this past week as they hosted Northern Michigan Saturday evening.
Philip Caputo got the party started early in the first half for the Huskies as he cashed in his sixth goal of the season in the 10th minute off assists by Nolan Pratumwon and Andrew Holmes. The goal by Caputo not only put the Huskies up 1-0, but also extended his streak of consecutive games with a goal to four. The streak is now the longest in program history. St. Cloud State held that lead for the remainder of the first half and went into halftime leading 1-0. Northern Michigan came out of the break rejuvenated and used that energy to tie the game in the 51st minute with a goal by Alessandro Scialanga. The two teams battled late into the match before former Northern Michigan Wildcat Noah Eklund drew a key foul at midfield to set up a free kick. Goalkeeper Ramy Atia launched the ball deep into the Wildcats box where Matt Greenland delivered a strike off of his right foot to give the Huskies a 2-1 lead in the 83rd minute. The St. Cloud State defense locked in for the final seven minutes as Northern Michigan was unable to attempt a shot leading to the 2-1 victory and third straight win for St. Cloud State.
Lockdown Goalie
Following the Huskies undefeated week, goalkeeper Ramy Atia was named GLIAC Defensive Player of the Year. In St. Cloud State's 2-0 week, Atia led the conference in saves (6), save percentage (.857), goals against average (0.67) in 135 minutes of play, and allowed the least goals of any goalkeeper in the conference with one. Atia recorded three saves and shutout half against Jamestown and three saves while delivering the game-winning assist in the Huskies 2-1 victory over Northern Michigan.
St. Cloud State Statistical Team Leaders (amount)
St. Cloud State Statistical Conference Leaders (amount, GLIAC ranking)
St. Cloud State Team Statistics (GLIAC ranking)
GLIAC Standings (as of September 25)
Series history
Friday's game against Wisconsin Parkside will be the seventh meeting between the teams with the Huskies holding a 1-4-1 record against the Rangers.
The two programs played twice last year with the teams splitting the games. The first game took place in Kenosha, Wisconsin where no scoring occurred in the first 61 minutes of play. The Rangers changed that in the 62nd minute when Edgar Heredia Victoria broke the tie and gave Parkside a 1-0 lead. The scoring continued for the Rangers late in the game as Alejandro Martinez put the game away in the 89th minute as he found the back of the net to ultimately give the Rangers a 2-0 victory.
The second game took place at Husky Stadium where the Huskies would not be shutout as Philip Caputo rocketed a ball into the cage off a feed from Juan Villegas in the 10th minute. The Huskies would take that 1-0 lead into the second half before Caputo crossed a ball into the middle of the field where Parkside would pickup a handball penalty, setting up a chance for Zinedine Kroeten. Kroeten fired a shot into the net that was initially blocked, but he picked up the rebound and scorched the ball past the keeper to give St. Cloud State a 2-0 lead in the 51st minute. Parkside knocked in their own goal in the 61st minute to set the score at 2-1 but were unable to tie the game as St. Cloud State picked up the 2-1 victory.
Sunday's game against Purdue Northwest will be the seventh meeting between the teams with St. Cloud State holding a 3-3-0 record against the Pride.
The two programs played twice a season ago where they split the two matchups. The matchup took place in Hammond, Indiana where the Huskies took a quick 1-0 lead as Zinedine Kroeten stuffed a ball into the net after Mika Folstad swung a pass up to Philip Caputo who then set up Kroeten for the goal in the 5th minute. The lone goal would be the game-winner as the Huskies shutout Purdue Northwest with goalkeeper Dylan De Baldo recording four saves.
The second meeting took place at Husky Stadium where this game, the Pride flipped the script on the Huskies as they scored a goal in the 5th minute to take a 1-0 lead. That would be the only goal needed to secure the victory, but Purdue Northwest tacked on two more goals in the 28th and 55th minutes to take down the Huskies 3-0.
Scouting Wisconsin Parkside
The Wisconsin Parkside Rangers come into this game ranked as the No. 22 team in the country and hold a 2-0-2 record and a 0-0-1 record in GLIAC play. The two wins for the Rangers have come against Quincy and Illinois Springfield while their two ties have come against Lewis and Purdue Northwest. Parkside is coming off of a 9-5-3 (7-2-1 GLIAC) record in 2023 where they reached the NCAA Tournament but were defeated 3-4 by Maryville. This year, the Rangers return four of their top six points scorers from 2023 including Chris Estrada, Paco Piscaglia, Bryan Torres, and Mario Bolado who all scored 8+ points last season. Estrada, Bolado, and Jules Peycelon were all named All-GLIAC last year. While the Rangers offer a plethora of returners, they lost 2023 GLIAC Defensive Player of the Year and All-Region honoree Mike Howell as well as their leading points scorer and All-American Alejandro Martinez. Howell and Martiniez were both First Team All-GLIAC selections last season.
Through four games, Estrada is the current points leader on the team with seven and has tallied three goals and an assist. Senior Jules Peycelon is second on the team in points with five and has registered two goals with an assist.
Starting in goal will likely be redshirt junior Daniyal Rana who has started three games for the Rangers and compiled stats of three goals allowed, 1.00 goals against average, eight saves, .727 save percentage, one shutout and a 2-0-1 record. Last year, Rana started 11 games where he put together a 7-2-2 record, allowed 15 goals for a 1.36 goals against average, saved 34 shots for a .694 save percentage, and tallied two shutouts.
Head Coach Jason Zitzke enters his 14th season with the Rangers in 2024. Zitzke has put together a historic career in his tenure with Parkside as he has compiled a 112-85-30 record, three GLIAC Coach of the Year honors, four NCAA Tournament appearances, and five GLIAC Championships.
Wisconsin Parkside Statistical Team Leaders (amount)
Wisconsin Parkside Statistical Conference Leaders (amount, GLIAC ranking)
Wisconsin Parkside Team Statistics (GLIAC ranking)
Scouting Purdue Northwest
The Purdue Northwest Pride come into this game receiving votes and hold a 3-1-1 record and a 0-0-1 record in GLIAC play. The Pride's three wins have come against Lewis, Illinois Springfield, and Saint Xavier. Their lone loss came to Quincy, and they tied Wisconsin Parkside in their conference opener. Purdue Northwest is coming off a 2023 campaign that saw them go 10-4-4 (5-3-2 GLIAC). The Pride took down Saginaw Valley State in the GLIAC Championship to qualify for the NCAA Tournament where they would be defeated 1-0 by Lewis. This year, Purdue Northwest returns four of their six All-GLIAC honorees from a year ago including Hugo Lorenzo who was named GLIAC Offensive Player of the Year, First Team All-GLIAC, Midwest Player of the Year, and All-American after tallying 33 points on 13 goals and seven assists. Jacob Battista was named Second Team All-GLIAC after scoring 23 points on eight goals and seven assists. On the defensive side, the Pride return Second Team All-GLIAC performers Martin Murrillo and Flavio Nardecchia. The losses for Purdue Northwest include GLIAC Goalkeeper of the Year and First Team All-GLIAC Performer Eligh Williams and All-GLIAC Honorable Mention Ryan Moran.
Through five games, Battista is the leading scorer for Purdue Northwest with 10 points coming from four goals and two assists. Battista is the reigning GLIAC Offensive Player of the Year after a nine-point week that saw him record a hat trick against St. Xavier while recording a goal and assist against Wisconsin Parkside. Christian Booth is the second leading points scorer on the team with seven coming from three goals and an assist.
Starting in goal for the Pride will likely be Tomas Rozman, who has started all five games for Purdue Northwest this year. Rozman has allowed four goals for a 0.86 goals against average, tallied 13 saves for a .765 save percentage, and registered a 3-1-1 record with two shutouts.
Head Coach Luke Dunn enters his second season with Purdue Northwest in 2024. In his inaugural season with the Pride, Dunn led the team to their first NCAA Tournament in program history while winning the GLIAC Tournament for the first time in program history. Dunn and the Pride tallied a 10-4-4 record with a 5-3-2 record in GLIAC play.
Purdue Northwest Statistical Team Leaders (amount)
Purdue Northwest Statistical Conference Leaders (amount, GLIAC ranking)
Purdue Northwest Team Statistics (GLIAC ranking)
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.
Gameday Promotions
Friday's game will be Family Night and Sunday's game will be Youth Day. All kids under 13 will get in for free with a paid adult.
Follow the Huskies
Tickets to the game are available at scsutickets.com. The game will be streamed on Flo Sports (registration required). Live stats will be provided by St. Cloud State. Links for each option can be found on the St. Cloud State Men's Soccer Schedule.
Last Time Out
St. Cloud State Men's Soccer opened up conference play this past week as they hosted Northern Michigan Saturday evening.
Philip Caputo got the party started early in the first half for the Huskies as he cashed in his sixth goal of the season in the 10th minute off assists by Nolan Pratumwon and Andrew Holmes. The goal by Caputo not only put the Huskies up 1-0, but also extended his streak of consecutive games with a goal to four. The streak is now the longest in program history. St. Cloud State held that lead for the remainder of the first half and went into halftime leading 1-0. Northern Michigan came out of the break rejuvenated and used that energy to tie the game in the 51st minute with a goal by Alessandro Scialanga. The two teams battled late into the match before former Northern Michigan Wildcat Noah Eklund drew a key foul at midfield to set up a free kick. Goalkeeper Ramy Atia launched the ball deep into the Wildcats box where Matt Greenland delivered a strike off of his right foot to give the Huskies a 2-1 lead in the 83rd minute. The St. Cloud State defense locked in for the final seven minutes as Northern Michigan was unable to attempt a shot leading to the 2-1 victory and third straight win for St. Cloud State.
Lockdown Goalie
Following the Huskies undefeated week, goalkeeper Ramy Atia was named GLIAC Defensive Player of the Year. In St. Cloud State's 2-0 week, Atia led the conference in saves (6), save percentage (.857), goals against average (0.67) in 135 minutes of play, and allowed the least goals of any goalkeeper in the conference with one. Atia recorded three saves and shutout half against Jamestown and three saves while delivering the game-winning assist in the Huskies 2-1 victory over Northern Michigan.
St. Cloud State Statistical Team Leaders (amount)
- Points- Philip Caputo (15)
- Goals- Philip Caputo (6)
- Assists- Mika Folstad (4)
- Shots on goal- Philip Caputo (8)
- Shots- Philip Caputo (17)
- Minutes- Andrew Holmes (402)
- Saves- Ramy Atia (12)
- Goals against average- Ramy Atia (1.50)
- Save percentage- Ramy Atia (.667)
- Game-winning goals- Philip Caputo/Matt Greenland/Owen Worsdell (1)
St. Cloud State Statistical Conference Leaders (amount, GLIAC ranking)
- Points- Philip Caputo (15, 1st), Mika Folstad (8, tied 3rd), Yanis Smeg (5, tied 9th), Owen Worsdell (5, tied 9th)
- Goals- Philip Caputo (6, 1st), Mika Folstad (2, tied 8th), Owen Worsdell (2, tied 8th)
- Assists- Mika Folstad (4, 1st), Philip Caputo (3, tied 2nd), Yanis Smeg (3, tied 2nd), Andrew Holmes (2, tied 6th), Austin Plumhoff (2 tied 6th), Nolan Pratumwon (2, tied 6th)
- Shots on goal- Philip Caputo (8, tied 2nd)
- Shots- Philip Caputo (17, 1st), Yuken Harmon (7, 10th)
- Saves- Ramy Atia (12, 4th)
- Goals against average- Ramy Atia (1.5, 6th)
- Save percentage- Ramy Atia (.667, tied 5th)
- Game-winning goals- Philip Caputo (1, tied 2nd), Matt Greenland (1, tied 2nd), Owen Worsdell (1, tied 2nd)
St. Cloud State Team Statistics (GLIAC ranking)
- 13.40 shots per game (3rd) | 7.20 shots on goal per game (1st)
- 9.80 points per game (1st) | 2.80 goals per game (1st) | 4.20 assists per game (1st)
- 1.60 goals allowed per game (6th) | 2.80 saves per game (4th)
- 6.80 fouls per game (1st)
GLIAC Standings (as of September 25)
- St. Cloud State (3-2-0, 1-0-0 GLIAC)
- Wisconsin Parkside (2-0-2, 0-0-1 GLIAC)
- Purdue Northwest (3-1-1, 0-0-1 GLIAC)
- Saginaw Valley State (3-1-0, 0-0-0 GLIAC)
- Roosevelt (2-0-3, 0-0-0 GLIAC)
- Northern Michigan (3-1-1, 0-1-0 GLIAC)
- Davenport (3-2-1, 0-0-0 GLIAC)
Series history
Friday's game against Wisconsin Parkside will be the seventh meeting between the teams with the Huskies holding a 1-4-1 record against the Rangers.
The two programs played twice last year with the teams splitting the games. The first game took place in Kenosha, Wisconsin where no scoring occurred in the first 61 minutes of play. The Rangers changed that in the 62nd minute when Edgar Heredia Victoria broke the tie and gave Parkside a 1-0 lead. The scoring continued for the Rangers late in the game as Alejandro Martinez put the game away in the 89th minute as he found the back of the net to ultimately give the Rangers a 2-0 victory.
The second game took place at Husky Stadium where the Huskies would not be shutout as Philip Caputo rocketed a ball into the cage off a feed from Juan Villegas in the 10th minute. The Huskies would take that 1-0 lead into the second half before Caputo crossed a ball into the middle of the field where Parkside would pickup a handball penalty, setting up a chance for Zinedine Kroeten. Kroeten fired a shot into the net that was initially blocked, but he picked up the rebound and scorched the ball past the keeper to give St. Cloud State a 2-0 lead in the 51st minute. Parkside knocked in their own goal in the 61st minute to set the score at 2-1 but were unable to tie the game as St. Cloud State picked up the 2-1 victory.
Sunday's game against Purdue Northwest will be the seventh meeting between the teams with St. Cloud State holding a 3-3-0 record against the Pride.
The two programs played twice a season ago where they split the two matchups. The matchup took place in Hammond, Indiana where the Huskies took a quick 1-0 lead as Zinedine Kroeten stuffed a ball into the net after Mika Folstad swung a pass up to Philip Caputo who then set up Kroeten for the goal in the 5th minute. The lone goal would be the game-winner as the Huskies shutout Purdue Northwest with goalkeeper Dylan De Baldo recording four saves.
The second meeting took place at Husky Stadium where this game, the Pride flipped the script on the Huskies as they scored a goal in the 5th minute to take a 1-0 lead. That would be the only goal needed to secure the victory, but Purdue Northwest tacked on two more goals in the 28th and 55th minutes to take down the Huskies 3-0.
Scouting Wisconsin Parkside
The Wisconsin Parkside Rangers come into this game ranked as the No. 22 team in the country and hold a 2-0-2 record and a 0-0-1 record in GLIAC play. The two wins for the Rangers have come against Quincy and Illinois Springfield while their two ties have come against Lewis and Purdue Northwest. Parkside is coming off of a 9-5-3 (7-2-1 GLIAC) record in 2023 where they reached the NCAA Tournament but were defeated 3-4 by Maryville. This year, the Rangers return four of their top six points scorers from 2023 including Chris Estrada, Paco Piscaglia, Bryan Torres, and Mario Bolado who all scored 8+ points last season. Estrada, Bolado, and Jules Peycelon were all named All-GLIAC last year. While the Rangers offer a plethora of returners, they lost 2023 GLIAC Defensive Player of the Year and All-Region honoree Mike Howell as well as their leading points scorer and All-American Alejandro Martinez. Howell and Martiniez were both First Team All-GLIAC selections last season.
Through four games, Estrada is the current points leader on the team with seven and has tallied three goals and an assist. Senior Jules Peycelon is second on the team in points with five and has registered two goals with an assist.
Starting in goal will likely be redshirt junior Daniyal Rana who has started three games for the Rangers and compiled stats of three goals allowed, 1.00 goals against average, eight saves, .727 save percentage, one shutout and a 2-0-1 record. Last year, Rana started 11 games where he put together a 7-2-2 record, allowed 15 goals for a 1.36 goals against average, saved 34 shots for a .694 save percentage, and tallied two shutouts.
Head Coach Jason Zitzke enters his 14th season with the Rangers in 2024. Zitzke has put together a historic career in his tenure with Parkside as he has compiled a 112-85-30 record, three GLIAC Coach of the Year honors, four NCAA Tournament appearances, and five GLIAC Championships.
Wisconsin Parkside Statistical Team Leaders (amount)
- Points- Chris Estrada (7)
- Goals- Jules Peycelon (3)
- Assists- Luis Flores/Matteo Quintero (2)
- Shots on goal- Jules Peycelon (5)
- Shots- Paco Piscaglia (7)
- Minutes- Jaime Le Conte/Matteo Quintero/Pol Saiz (360)
- Saves- Daniyal Rana (8)
- Goals against average- Daniyal Rana/Augustin Warnod (1.00)
- Save percentage- Daniyal Rana (.727)
- Game-winning goals- Jules Peycelon/Eduardo Aguilera-Guillen (1)
Wisconsin Parkside Statistical Conference Leaders (amount, GLIAC ranking)
- Points- Chris Estrada (7, tied 7th), Jules Peycelon (5, 9th), Eduardo Aguilera-Guillen (4, 10th)
- Goals- Chris Estrada (3, tied 5th), Jules Peycelon (2, tied 8th), Eduardo Aguilera- Guillen (2, tied 8th)
- Assists- Matteo Quintero (2, tied 7th), Luis Flores (2, tied 7th)
- Shots on goal- Jules Peycelon (5, tied 7th)
- Saves- Daniyal Rana (8, 6th)
- Goals against average- Daniyal Rana (1.00, 3rd)
- Save percentage- Daniyal Rana (.727, 3rd)
- Game-winning goals- Jules Peycelon (1, tied 2nd), Eduardo Aguilera-Guillen (1, tied 2nd)
Wisconsin Parkside Team Statistics (GLIAC ranking)
- 11.25 shots per game (6th) | 5.75 shots on goal per game (4th)
- 7.25 points per game (2nd) | 2.25 goals per game (2nd) | 2.75 assists per game (2nd)
- 1.00 goals allowed per game (3rd) | 2.50 saves per game (5th)
- 15.50 fouls per game (7th)
Scouting Purdue Northwest
The Purdue Northwest Pride come into this game receiving votes and hold a 3-1-1 record and a 0-0-1 record in GLIAC play. The Pride's three wins have come against Lewis, Illinois Springfield, and Saint Xavier. Their lone loss came to Quincy, and they tied Wisconsin Parkside in their conference opener. Purdue Northwest is coming off a 2023 campaign that saw them go 10-4-4 (5-3-2 GLIAC). The Pride took down Saginaw Valley State in the GLIAC Championship to qualify for the NCAA Tournament where they would be defeated 1-0 by Lewis. This year, Purdue Northwest returns four of their six All-GLIAC honorees from a year ago including Hugo Lorenzo who was named GLIAC Offensive Player of the Year, First Team All-GLIAC, Midwest Player of the Year, and All-American after tallying 33 points on 13 goals and seven assists. Jacob Battista was named Second Team All-GLIAC after scoring 23 points on eight goals and seven assists. On the defensive side, the Pride return Second Team All-GLIAC performers Martin Murrillo and Flavio Nardecchia. The losses for Purdue Northwest include GLIAC Goalkeeper of the Year and First Team All-GLIAC Performer Eligh Williams and All-GLIAC Honorable Mention Ryan Moran.
Through five games, Battista is the leading scorer for Purdue Northwest with 10 points coming from four goals and two assists. Battista is the reigning GLIAC Offensive Player of the Year after a nine-point week that saw him record a hat trick against St. Xavier while recording a goal and assist against Wisconsin Parkside. Christian Booth is the second leading points scorer on the team with seven coming from three goals and an assist.
Starting in goal for the Pride will likely be Tomas Rozman, who has started all five games for Purdue Northwest this year. Rozman has allowed four goals for a 0.86 goals against average, tallied 13 saves for a .765 save percentage, and registered a 3-1-1 record with two shutouts.
Head Coach Luke Dunn enters his second season with Purdue Northwest in 2024. In his inaugural season with the Pride, Dunn led the team to their first NCAA Tournament in program history while winning the GLIAC Tournament for the first time in program history. Dunn and the Pride tallied a 10-4-4 record with a 5-3-2 record in GLIAC play.
Purdue Northwest Statistical Team Leaders (amount)
- Points- Jacob Battista (10)
- Goals- Jacob Battista (4)
- Assists- Tobias Crosariol (3)
- Shots on goal- Jacob Battista (9)
- Shots- Jacob Battista (14)
- Minutes- Tomas Rozman (421)
- Saves- Tomas Rozman (13)
- Goals against average- Tomas Rozman (0.86)
- Save percentage- Tomas Rozman (.765)
- Game-winning goals-Michael Miljevic/Miguel Rodriguez De la Garza/Rami Hassan Zantout (1)
Purdue Northwest Statistical Conference Leaders (amount, GLIAC ranking)
- Points- Jacob Battista (10, 2nd), Christian Booth (7, tied 7th), Rami Hassan Zantout (4, tied 10th), Miguel Rodriguez De la Garza (4, tied 10th)
- Goals- Jacob Battista (4, tied 2nd), Christian Booth (3, tied 5th)
- Assists- Tobias Crosariol (3, tied 2nd), Jacob Battista (2, tied 7th), Rami Hassan Zantout (2, tied 7th), Miguel Rodriguez De la Garza (2, tied 7th)
- Shots on goal- Jacob Battista (9, tied 1st), Rami Hassan Zantout (5, tied 7th)
- Shots- Jacob Battista (14, tied 4th), Rami Hassan Zantout (10, 9th)
- Saves- Tomas Rozman (13, 3rd)
- Goals against average- Tomas Rozman (0.86, 2nd)
- Save percentage- Tomas Rozman (.765, 2nd)
- Game-winning goals- Michael Miljevic (1, tied 2nd), Miguel Rodriguez De la Garza (1, tied 2nd) Rami Hassan Zantout (1, tied 2nd)
Purdue Northwest Team Statistics (GLIAC ranking)
- 13.20 shots per game (4th) | 6.80 shots on goal per game (3rd)
- 6.40 points per game (3rd) | 2.00 goals per game (5th) | 2.40 assists per game (3rd)
- 0.80 goals allowed per game (tied 1st) | 3.00 saves per game (3rd)
- 14.60 fouls per game (6th)
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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