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St. Cloud State
Purdue Northwest
10/21/2026 9:52:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Huskies to play two crucial road games in their final push for the GLIAC Playoffs
ST. CLOUD, Minn. - St. Cloud State Men's Soccer (4-9-2, 2-6-2 GLIAC) will finish the regular season at Purdue Northwest (7-5-2, 4-5-1 GLIAC) on Friday, October 23rd and at UW-Parkside (6-7-1, 4-5-1 GLIAC) on Sunday, October 25th.
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Friday and Sunday's games will be streamed on FloCollege (Purchase Required). Live stats will be provided by PNW and UW-Parkside.
Last Time Out
The Huskies hosted an exhilarating contest against Roosevelt last Wednesday, October 14th, handing the Lakers just their second loss of the season. SCSU then headed to the Upper Peninsula to take on Northern Michigan where they fell 4-0 on Friday, October 16th.
Roosevelt Recap (10/14/26)
The Huskies set the tone early, getting out to a 1-0 lead after King Dwumah Acheampong scored his third goal in his last four games in the 15th minute off a beautiful cross from Santi Martin at midfield. Huskies held the lead till the 40th minute when Roosevelt scored off a deflection to make it 1-1. The two teams would head to the locker room tied.
The Huskies battled hard to win this game, with the Huskies committing 10 fouls in the 2nd half. In the 66th minute, Jovan Koceski forced a huge turnover and found Andrés García who had just the keeper to beat but couldn't get past his body, and the game remained tied at 1.
Turning Point
In the 85th minute, Kingsley Kanu sent a cross from midfield to Jovan Koceski. Koceski, with one defender in front and two chasing, dribbled to his right, found an opening and fired the shot with his right foot into the back of the netting to give the Huskies the lead. The Koceski goal would become the game winner, and the Huskies would go on to win an enormous game over the Lakers, earning three crucial points, and now pull ahead of Davenport in the GLIAC standings, putting themselves in solo sixth.
Northern Michigan Recap (10/16/26)
Despite the Huskies tallying six shots on goal in the game, the Northern Michigan Wildcats shut out the Huskies in an impressive performance from both their keeper and offense.
The Wildcats scored two in the first half and two in the second, with Luca Rosen continuing his impressive 2026 season, as he scored goals number 13 and 14 for 32 points on the year, the most in the GLIAC.
The Huskies were outshot by the Wildcats 19-11 but had multiple great chances throughout the game with shots on goal coming from Kingsley Kanu, Andrés García, Armaan Sekhon, Andrew Holmes, Diego Ramos, and Marlon Seahorn Jr.
St. Cloud State Statistical Team Leaders (amount)
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Points: Andrés Garcia (13)
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Goals: Andrés Garcia (6)
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Assists: Kingsley Kanu (6)
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Shots on goal: Andrés García (13)
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Shots: Andrés García (25)
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Minutes: Erik Willke (1288)
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Saves: Erik Willke (55)
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Save %: Albin Thompson (0.667)
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Goals against average: JJ Dufner (0.00)
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Goalkeeper wins: Erik Willke (4)
St. Cloud State Team Rankings (GLIAC Rankings)
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9.67 shots per game (6th) | 4.47 shots on goal per game (6th)
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3.13 points per game (5th) | .933 goals per game (6th) | 1.267 assists per game (3rd)
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2.40 goals allowed per game (7th) | 3.80 saves per game (5th)
Playoff Push
Both Purdue Northwest and UW-Parkside rank five points ahead of St. Cloud State. There is a scenario where if St. Cloud State wins out and both PNW and UW-Parkside lose their final game of the season; the Huskies would climb into the solo fourth spot and host their first round GLIAC Tournament match-up. If the Huskies win out and PNW and UW-Parkside tie their final games, they would all be in a tie for fourth place. If the Huskies were to lose to both teams, they would have to rely on Davenport to lose both of their contests as well. The Panthers and Huskies are currently tied for sixth at eight points each.
Scouting Purdue Northwest
The Lions come into this game with a 7-5-2 overall record and a 4-5-1 conference record. Purdue Northwest currently ranks tied fourth in the GLIAC standings, five points clear of St. Cloud State and Davenport. The Lions have dropped their last two games to Saginaw Valley State and Davenport. The Lions defeated the Huskies 2-1 in their lone match-up that came earlier in the season.
Landon Potts leads the team in points with 12 on the year, off four goals and four assists. The Lions have three other players tied for second on the team at the six-point mark. Estefano Alvear has made 11 starts at the goalkeeper position for the Lions this season, tallying a 1.27 goals against average, 47 saves, a 0.770 save percentage, and a 5-4-2 record.
The Lions are coached by Luke Dunn, who's in his fourth season with the team. In his first year as the head coach, he led the men's soccer team to the schools and programs first-ever GLIAC Tournament Championship in 2023. Dunn returned to Hammond after serving as the head coach for Viterbo University. During his time in La Crosse, Wisconsin, he earned a winning percentage of .642 and the past two seasons went 31-3-2 (.889) with the program being ranked in the top 25 for the first time in over 20 years.
Scouting UW-Parkside
The Rangers come into this game with a 6-7-1 record and a 4-5-1 conference record. The Rangers sit in a tie for fourth with Purdue Northwest, also standing five points clear of St. Cloud State. The Rangers won their last contest 1-0 over the Davenport Panthers to advance into the tie for fourth with PNW. The Rangers defeated the Huskies 3-0 in their last contest earlier in the season.
Keven Sosa leads the Ranger offense with 10 points off five goals this season. Pablo Seco Zabala is close behind with seven points off three goals and an assist this season. Mateusz Pass has played every single minute of action for the Rangers between the posts this season. He's accumulated a 1.14 goals against average, 74 saves, a 0.822 save percentage, and a 6-7-1 record.
The Rangers are coached by Jason Zitzke who's in his 16th season with the team. Under Zitzke's leadership, Parkside has emerged as one of the premier programs in the GLIAC. He has guided the Rangers to multiple GLIAC regular-season and tournament championships, NCAA Tournament appearances, and individual national honors. Parkside reached the NCAA Tournament five times during Zitzke's tenure as both a player and coach, including appearances in 2019, 2021, 2022, and 2023 as head coach.
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