St. Cloud State Men’s Soccer Scores in the Final Minutes to Win Over Davenport

Friday, October 2

Grand Rapids, Mich.

1:00 P.M. CT

St. Cloud State

3-6-1, 1-3-1

Davenport

2-5-3, 1-3-1

Team	1	2	Final F
St. Cloud St.	0	1	1
Davenport	0	0	0

Photo by: Nathaly Delgado

St. Cloud State Men’s Soccer Scores in the Final Minutes to Win Over Davenport

10/2/2026 3:45:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

Huskies win their first conference game of the year with a last-minute goal

ST. CLOUD, Minn. - St. Cloud State Men's Soccer (3-6-1, 1-3-1 GLIAC) was victorious today over Davenport University (2-5-3, 1-3-1 GLIAC) 1-0. A crucial win for the Huskies as they look to make their return to the GLIAC Playoffs.

The Huskies and Panthers got off to a slow start offensively, with just one shot on goal from Johan Lopez, counting as the only shot on goal in the first half between the two teams. Entering the 2nd half, Davenport made a quick charge drawing a corner kick, but nothing came out of it for them. It was a pure defensive battle till the 73rd minute when Andrés García had a gorgeous look at the net but missed over the top of the keeper.

The turning point came almost immediately after the García try, when King Dwumah Acheampong had one man to beat, but the Panther keeper, Carter McGowen, came charging outside of the box to punch the ball away. McGowen would receive a red card for touching the ball with his hands outside of the box, leaving Davenport with 10 men. The Huskies would capitalize on their extra man advantage, as Acheampong scored the game winning goal off the rebound from Kingsley Kanu to give the Huskies a 1-0 advantage in the 86th minute. Davenport fought hard to equalize the game in the final minutes, but Panther midfielder Archie Oliver, drew the second red card of the game for Davenport, putting them down to just nine men for the final two minutes. The Huskies eventually earned their first GLIAC victory of the season.

The Huskies defense proved to be an enormous difference maker in the game, as they kept Davenport from tallying a single shot on goal, helping Erik Willke tally his second clean sheet of the season.

Top Huskies

King Dwumah Acheampong scored his second goal of the season

Kingsley Kanu assisted the goal

Erik Willke earned his second shutout of the year.

Notables

Huskies outshot the Panthers 11-4 (3-0 in SOG)

Davenport recieved two red cards in the game

Huskies get their second win all-time against Davenport

The last four games between the Huskies and Panthers have resulted in a 1-0 score

Up Next
Huskies will stay in Michigan and head over to University Center on Sunday to take on the Saginaw Valley State Cardinals at 10:00 a.m. CT. The game will be available to watch live on FloCollege.

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