St. Cloud State Men’s Soccer Closes out Non-Conference Schedule with Pair of Road Matches

Wednesday, September 17

Jamestown, ND

6:00 P.M.

St. Cloud State

Jamestown

Photo by: Isaac Bentrott

St. Cloud State Men’s Soccer Closes out Non-Conference Schedule with Pair of Road Matches

9/15/2025 1:14:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Huskies take on Jamestown and Division I St. Thomas

St. Cloud, Minn. – St. Cloud State Men's Soccer (1-1-1, 0-0 GLIAC) finishes out their non-conference schedule this week as they travel to Jamestown on Wednesday, September 17 and then to St. Thomas on Saturday, September 20. Wednesday's match is set for 6:00 p.m. while Saturday's match will kick off at 1:00 p.m.

Follow the Huskies
Wednesday's match against Jamestown will be streamed live for free on the NSIC Network, while Saturday's game against St. Thomas will be streamed on MIDCO Sports (registration required). Live Stats will be provided by Jamestown on Wednesday and then by St. Thomas on Saturday.

Last Time Out
The Huskies took to the pitch last Wednesday as they faced off against No. 10 Quincy at Husky Stadium.

Fresh off their recent anointment of a top ten ranking via the United Soccer Coaches Poll, the #10 Quincy Hawks struck first in the second minute of the game. Leo Cann split a pair of Huskies defenders and dropped the ball off to Carlos Moreno Henao who scored the first goal of the game. The Huskies started to find their offensive flow 10 minutes later as they tacked on a few shots with one landing goal, but neither finding the mesh. Continuing to push tempo, SCSU worked towards a pair of corner kicks in the 20th minute. Matteo Bosch stepped up to take the kick and delivered a dime into the box. Defensemen Jalen Joshua Rueter used his 6'4 frame to attack the ball which he knocked in with his head to tie the game. Each team ended the half by tacking on a few shots on goal, but nothing came to fruition as the teams went into halftime tied 1-1.

Coming out of the break, play resembled the later part of the first half. Both teams' defenses held strong with the Huskies and Hawks producing few scoring chances. In the 74th minute, the game would take a massive turn as goalkeeper Ramy Atia was called for a red card from denying a goal scoring opportunity. The Hawks had created a break opportunity that caused Atia to step out of the box and touch the ball. Atia prevented a potential goal by Quincy but resulted in the Huskies playing 10 men the rest of the way. Taking the place of Atia in goal would be JJ Dufner. The red card sparked life for the Hawks in the final 16 minutes and created a multitude of scoring opportunities with the advantage. The defense of St. Cloud State rose to the occasion and Dufner came up big with three saves in the final 16 minutes of action. The Huskies held firm and showed resilience in what would ultimately finish as a 1-1 tie against No. 10 Quincy.

Head Coach Sean Holmes recaps the game against Quincy

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St. Cloud State Statistical Team Leaders (amount)

Points- Andrés García & Diego Ramos (4)
Goals- Andrés García (2)
Assists- Diego Ramos (2)
Game-winning goals- Andrés García (1)
Shots on goal- Diego Ramos & Owen Worsdell (4)
Shots- Diego Ramos (7)
Minutes- William Gonzalez & Yannick Langerhuizen (270)
Saves- Ramy Atia (8)
Save percentage- JJ Dufner (1.00)
Goals allowed average- Ramy Atia (1.77)
Goalkeeper wins- Ramy Atia (1)

St. Cloud State Team Statistics (GLIAC Ranking)

11.33 shots per game (5^th) | 8.33 shots on goal per game (1^st)
6.33 points per game (1^st) | 2.00 goals per game (T-1^st) | 2.33 assists per game (1^st)
1.67 goals allowed per game (5^th) | 3.67 saves per game (3^rd)
11.00 fouls per game (3^rd) | 5.00 corner kicks per game (5^th)

Series History
Wednesday's game against Jamestown will be the second all-time meeting between the programs with the Huskies taking the lone game a season ago.

It was a defensive first half for both teams as neither team could find the back of the net. The game would be tied 0-0 going into half, but the Huskies drew first blood in the 54th minute as Austin Plumhoff skipped a pass to Rhys Ward who dribbled up the field and beat the keeper to give the Huskies a 1-0 lead. That play sparked the St. Cloud State offense as a minute later on a corner kick, Eduardo Balduino found Philip Caputo deep in the box and he punched it in, extending the Huskies lead to 2-0. 10 minutes later, the Huskies would have another corner kick that found its way to Mika Folstad who dished it down to Abdi Isse who knocked the ball in off his left foot to put the Huskies up 3-0. Jamestown would score in the 69th minute to set the score at 3-1, but St. Cloud State would come out victorious.

Saturday's game against St. Thomas will also be the second all-time meeting between the teams with the Tommies coming away with the win last year.

The Tommies struck first with a goal coming at nearly the two-minute mark of the first half. The Huskies would create some offensive chances until Philip Caputo ultimately tied the game at the 22nd minute off assists by Yanis Smeg and Mika Folstad. The teams went into the half tied 1-1, but coming out the break, St. Thomas would take a 2-1 lead after a goal by Faris Colic in the 49th minute. The two teams continued to battle late into the second half before Folstad tied the game with a goal in the 77th minute off assists by Rhys Ward and Matt Greenland. St. Thomas was not fazed and scored three-minutes later in the 80th to lead 3-2. St. Cloud State continued to create opportunities but were unable to find the back of the net as they would be defeated 3-2 by St. Thomas.

Scouting Jamestown
The Jamestown Jimmies come into this matchup holding a 1-3 record with their lone win coming against Minnesota Morris by score of 4-3. In their four games, the Jimmies are allowing 3.25 goals per game on average while scoring 1.5 goals per game. Jamestown is coming off a 2024 season where they tallied a 3-9-3 record.

Through four games, Felipe Costa and Jake Simson each have tallied six points to lead the Jimmies. Costa has produced two goals and assists while Simson has three goals. Jamestown has rotated goalkeepers to start the year with Dawid Chrobot and Valon Ismaili both starting two games. Chrobot is 1-1 with a 3.96 goals allowed average to go with eight saves on a 53.3%. Ismaili is 0-2 with a 3.00 GAA and has 10 saves with a 62.5 save percentage on the year.

Head Coach Justin Gilfert enters his first season with Jamestown in 2025. Prior to arriving at Jamestown in January, Gilfert spent the previous three seasons at Adams State.

Scouting St. Thomas
The St. Thomas Tommies enter this game producing a 3-1-2 record through six games. In their last matchup, St. Thomas took down Northern Illinois 1-0. The Tommies are coming off a 2024 season that saw them go 4-10-2 with a 1-7 record in conference play to finish last in the Summit League.

Through six games, Mathis Guffroy leads the team in points with nine. Guffroy has started every game and logged 487 minutes while producing three goals, three assists, and two game-winning goals. Yanis Lakhlifi is a close second to Guffroy in points with seven. Starting all six games and playing 382 minutes, Lakhlifi has tallied three goals and an assist. Starting in goal will likely be Mortiz Krenc who has every game and played all 540 minutes. Krenc has produced a 1.17 goals allowed average, 23 saves on a 76.7%, and three shutout victories.

Head Coach Jon Lowery enters his 14^th season with St. Thomas in 2025 as St. Thomas begins year five as a Division I program. Lowery and the Tommies saw sustained success at the Division III level with the program being a three-time MIAC regular season champion and a two-time MIAC tournament champion. In 2016, Lowery was named National Coach of the Year. Lowery has totaled a 128-100-27 record during his tenure.

St. Thomas will take on Milwaukee on Tuesday before hosting the Huskies on Saturday.

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