St. Cloud State Men’s Soccer to Begin Snake Schedule as they Rematch Saginaw Valley State and Davenport

Friday, October 9

St. Cloud, Minn.

3:00 P.M.

St. Cloud State

Saginaw Valley State

St. Cloud State Men’s Soccer to Begin Snake Schedule as they Rematch Saginaw Valley State and Davenport

10/8/2026 11:04:00 AM | Men's Soccer

Huskies return home as they reverse their conference schedule, beginning with SVSU and DU

ST. CLOUD, Minn. - St. Cloud State Men's Soccer (3-7-1, 1-4-1 GLIAC) will return to Husky Stadium to host Saginaw Valley State (SVSU) (5-1-4, 3-1-2 GLIAC) on Friday at 3:00 p.m. CT and Davenport University (DU) (2-6-3, 1-4-1 GLIAC) on Sunday at 12:00 p.m. CT.

Follow the Huskies

Friday and Sunday's game will be streamed on FloCollege (Purchase Required). Live stats will be provided by St. Cloud State.

Last Time Out

The Huskies had a two-game road trip in Michigan against Davenport and SVSU. Huskies were victorious against DU and fell to SVSU.

Davenport Recap

The Huskies and Panthers got off to a slow start offensively with just one shot on goal between the two teams, the one came from Johan Lopez in the 12th minute. 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.

Saginaw Valley State Recap

The Huskies got off to a promising start, as Kingsley Kanu almost got things going SCSU's way in the 9th minute, firing a shot off the crossbar. The rest of the first half would prove to be a defensive battle, as Erik Willke saved four, and both teams went to the locker room scoreless.

The second half was all Saginaw Valley State, as they scored four unanswered goals to defeat the Huskies 4-0. Huskies tallied just one shot on goal for the entire game to the Cardinals 10. Kanu proved to be the biggest offensive threat for the Huskies in this game, tallying three shots and the only shot on goal.

St. Cloud State Statistical Team Leaders (amount)

Points: Andrés Garcia (8)

Goals: Andrés Garcia (4)

Assists: Kingsley Kanu (2)

Shots on goal: Andrés García (8)

Shots: Andrés García (16)

Minutes: Andrew Holmes (945)

Saves: Erik Willke (317)

Save %: Erik Willke (0.607)

Goals against average: Albin Thompson (1.89)

Goalkeeper wins: Erik Willke (3)

St. Cloud State Team Rankings (GLIAC Rankings)

9.45 shots per game (6th) | 4.00 shots on goal per game (4th)

2.00 points per game (6th) | .727 goals per game (7th) | 0.545 assists per game (6th)

2.27 goals allowed per game (7th) | 3.45 saves per game (5th)

Senior Day

Prior to Sunday's game against Davenport, the Huskies will honor their graduating seniors: Ryder Delport, JJ Dufner, Ziad Kaddah, Diego Ramos, Elliot Hadley, Max Subra, and Andrew Holmes.

Scouting Saginaw Valley State

The Cardinals come into this game with a 5-1-4 record and a 3-1-2 conference record. SVSU last played against the Huskies, scoring four 2nd half goals to propel them to victory.

Matty Telfer has been the dominate force for the Cardinals this season, tallying 22 points with nine goals, four assists, and 33 shots (22 on goal). Jo Bédard is the next highest point scorer with two goals, three assists, and 19 shots (10 on goal) this season. Nick Kaye has been the primary keeper for the Cardinals this season. Through eight starts he has allowed just seven goals good for a 0.73 goals against average, 21 saves, a 0.750 save percentage, and a 5-1-4 record.

Louis Barrow enters his eighth season as head coach of SVSU men's soccer. He has a career record of 78-29-21 (51-18-12 in GLIAC play). The Cardinals finished the 2025 season as GLIAC regular season champions. They were undefeated through their first eight matches and only suffered three losses in an 11-3-4 season. Kolja Thomas earned D2CCA All-American Honors and Eoin Farrell signed with the New Saints FC in the Welsh Premier League.

Scouting Davenport

The Panthers come into this game with a 2-6-3 record and a 1-4-1 GLIAC record through nine games this season. The Panthers last Roosevelt in a hard-fought battle that ended in a 1-0 loss.

Junior, Isiah Meyer leads the Cardinals with six points this season. He has tallied three goals and ten shots (four on goal) throughout the season. Dugan Black and Charlie Davis are close behind with two goals each this season. Davenport has gone through four different starting goalies this season. Beau Hudd has been the most consistent starter this season with five total starts. Through those five games he has a 2.27 goals against average, 20 saves, and a 1-2-2 record. Carter McGowan started in the game against the Huskies last Friday and recieved a red card for touching the ball outside the box. He likely will be the starter for the Panthers in their game against the Huskies this Sunday.

Chris Hughes enters his 15th season as the head coach of the Davenport University men's soccer program in 2026, having guided the Panthers through a period of sustained success and growth since taking over in 2012. Over his first 14 seasons at the helm, Hughes has compiled an impressive 153-89-32 record and built a championship-caliber program that includes the 2014 NAIA National Championship, the 2021 GLIAC Regular Season Co-Championship, and the 2017 GLIAC Tournament Championship.

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