Two Second-Half Goals Prop Huskies in 3-1 Season Opening Win Against Upper Iowa

Thursday, September 4

Fayette, IA

5:00 P.M.

St. Cloud State

1-0-0, 0-0-0

Upper Iowa

0-1-0, 0-0-0

St. Cloud St.

Upper Iowa

Photo by: Isaac Bentrott

Two Second-Half Goals Prop Huskies in 3-1 Season Opening Win Against Upper Iowa

9/5/2025 1:16:00 AM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

SCSU shuts out Peacocks in Second Half

Fayette, Iowa- St. Cloud State Men's Soccer opened up their season Thursday night against the Upper Iowa Peacocks and came away with a 3-1 victory down in Iowa. The teams battled scoreless for the first 15 minutes of play, but that would change following a corner kick by the Huskies. A yellow card would be given to each team following the kick, leading to a free kick for SCSU. Diego Ramos stepped up to take the free kick in the Huskies attacking zone and delivered a beautiful ball to Andrew Holmes who scored the goal off his head in a crowded area as St. Cloud State took a 1-0 lead. The Peacocks found the equalizer nine minutes later after a defensive misplay by the Huskies led to a goal by Julian Mesen. St. Cloud State continued to create offensive opportunities the rest of the half as they totaled six corner kicks and shots, but the game remained tied going into the break.

Coming out of halftime, the Huskies continued to apply pressure offensively as Yuken Harmon found a streaking Andrés García down the center of the pitch who ultimately would be fouled in the box leading to a penalty kick. Garcia stepped up to take the kick in a big moment as he fired a shot left-middle that burned the keeper and gave St. Cloud State a 2-1 advantage in the 52^nd minute. The defense of the Huskies was stout and shut down all opportunities for the Peacocks in the second half. The starting backline defense of William Gonzalez. Yannick Langerhuizen, Ryder Delport, and Jalen Joshua Rueter limited the Peacocks to three shots in the second half with five total in the game. With five minutes left in the game, Holmes found Matt Greenland deep in the right corner who then centered a pass to Owen Worsdell, creating another scoring opportunity for the Huskies. Worsdell delivered a shot in front of the net that would be saved but stuck with the play and cashed in a goal off a rebound. The late goal by Worsdell was the nail in the coffin as the Huskies took a 3-1 lead which held as the buzzer sounded. St. Cloud State picked up their first win of the season on the road with a score of 3-1.

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Andrew Holmes played all 90 minutes as he anchored the midfield. Holmes tallied three points from a goal and an assist to go with two shots on goal.
Andrés García scored two points from a goal which proved to be the game-winner. García played 56 minutes in his first start since 2021.
Owen Worsdell played 50 minutes and scored two points from a goal while tallying two shots on goal. This was Worsdell's 10^th career goal and 27^th career point.

Notables

St. Cloud State is now 3-4 all-time against Upper Iowa and has won two consecutive games against the Peacocks.
The Huskies led the game in shots (15-5), shots on goal (10-4), and corner kicks (7-2).
Ryder Delport, Elliott Hadley, Diego Ramos, Jalen Joshua Rueter, Matteo Bosch, Alex Tiedt, King Dwumah Acheampong, and Charlie Zellmann all made their Huskies debut.
Ramy Atia started in goal for the Huskies and compiled three saves while playing all 90 minutes.
William Gonzalez, Yannick Langerhuizen, and Andrew Holmes played all 90 minutes in the field.
Matt Greenland and Diego Ramos each tallied an assist. This was Greenland's third career assist and Ramos' first point as a Husky.
Ryder Delport played 83 minutes and totaled a shot on goal.
Jalen Joshua Rueter played 89 minutes and produced a shot on goal.
Owen Wasmund delivered two shots on goal.

Up Next
The Huskies will have a few days off before playing their home opener on Sunday, September 7 against Truman State.

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