2025 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's soccer team

2025 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's soccer
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jordan Grant
  • Drew Romig
  • Alsadiq Hasan
Home stadiumRalph Korte Stadium
Capacity, 4,000
2025 Ohio Valley Conference men's soccer standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Incarnate Word 0 – 0 – 0 1 – 0 – 0
Liberty 0 – 0 – 0 1 – 0 – 0
Lindenwood 0 – 0 – 0 1 – 0 – 0
Western Illinois 0 – 0 – 0 1 – 0 – 0
Houston Christian 0 – 0 – 0 0 – 0 – 0
Eastern Illinois 0 – 0 – 0 0 – 1 – 0
SIU Edwardsville 0 – 0 – 0 0 – 1 – 0
Southern Indiana 0 – 0 – 0 0 – 1 – 0
As of May 3, 2025
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: OVC

The 2025 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's soccer team will represent Southern Illinois University Edwardsville during the 2025 NCAA Division I men's soccer season, the school's 59th season. The Cougars are coached by Cale Wassermann. The team plays their home games on Bob Guelker Field at the Ralph Korte Stadium as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). The Cougars are the defending OVC regular season and tournament champions.

Preseason

The Cougars return fourteen players from 2024 as well as three redshirts. They are joined by six freshmen and five transfers from other schools.[1] None of the Cougars' top scorers from 2024 return, but most of the defenders do.[2]

Following consecurive Ohio Valley Conference regular season and tournament championships, SIUE men's soccer was voted the favorites to do it again. The Cougars received 14 of a possible 16 first-place votes and 98 total points in the preseason poll. The top six teams in league play advance to the OVC Championship tournament, with the first and second seeds receiving byes straight through to the semifinal round, and the tournament winner earns the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. [3]

2025 OVC Men's Soccer Preseason Poll

  • 1. SIUE (14 first-place votes) - 98 points
  • 2. HCU (2) - 69
  • 3. Lindenwood - 67
  • 4. Liberty - 64
  • 5. UIW - 55
  • 6. Western Illinois - 39
  • 7. Eastern Illinois - 38
  • 8. Southern Indiana - 18

Regular season

The regular season will begin on August 21, 2025 following three exhibition games.

The seven game non-conference schedule includes three teams--- Denver, Saint Louis, and Kansas City--- that were, like the Cougars, in last season's NCAA tournament.

Roster

Source=[1][4]

Buff background indicates returning players from 2023. Pink background indicates players "redshirted" in 2023.

# Name Nationality Height Weight Class Hometown High School Academy/Club Transfer from
Goalkeepers
1 Noah Scheidweiler Luxembourg 6'2" 165 Freshman Gasperich, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
29 Ethan Kornas United States 5'11" 150 Redshirt Juunior Huntley, Illinois Huntley Eclipse Select SC
30 Patrick O'Day United States 6'2" 180 RedshirtJunior O'Fallon, Missouri Liberty Lewis and Clark
Defenders
3 Elliott Forestier Australia 5'11" 175 Senior Sydney, Australia Sydney Secondary College Sydney Olympic FC Oklahoma Christian
4 Wesley Gibson* United States 6'1" 180 Graduate Student Morton, Illinois Morton Central Illinois United
5 Archie McDonnell England 6'4" 187 Redshirt Sophomore Leeds, England St Mary's Menston UFCA and Horsforth St. Margaret's
12 Enrique Ezquerro Spain 6'1" 177 Senior Pradejon, Spain Valle del Cidacos Pradejon WVU Tech
13 Paulo Júnior Sousa Rodrigues Luxembourg 6' 176 Freshman Bertrange, Luxembourg
15 Bobby Pauly United States 6' 165 Junior St. Charles, Missouri Orchard Farm St. Louis Scott Gallagher
16 Garrison Hill United States 6'2" 175 Redshirt Sophomore Kansas City, Missouri The Pembroke Hill School Sporting Blue Valley SC
19 Colin Bastianoni United States 6' 170 Redshirt Junior Naperville, Illinois Metea Valley Eclipse SC
20 Mathias Clausen Costa Rica 5'11" 176 Freshman San Jose, Costa Rica Futbol Consultants Desamparados
25 Anton Mosley United States 6'1" 180 Redshirt Freshman Shiloh, Illinois Belleville-East St. Louis Scott Gallagher
26 Seth Comer United States 5'11" 165 Freshman Cedar Rapids, Iowa Linn-Mar High School VSA Rush
28 Murray Peart Australia 6" 167 Freshman Eleebana, New South Wales, Australia Newcastle Jets
Midfielders
2 Tyler Sargent United States 5'10" 145 Redshirt Freshman Oakville, Missouri Whitfield School St. Louis City
6 Carles Zomeno Spain 6' 160 Senior Valencia, Spain Salt Lake CC
8 Ethan Hackenberg United States 5'9" 160 Graduate Student Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania United School of Sports Swiss 1.Liga Group 3 Virginia Tech
14 Zach Renz United States 5'10" 165 Redshirt Junior Wentzville, Missouri Timberland St. Louis Scott Gallagher Elite
18 Ben Perkins United States 6'2" 165 Redshirt Freshman Affton, Missouri St. John Vianney St. Louis Scott Gallagher
22 Jake Karolczak United States 5'10" 175 Redshirt Senior St. Charles, Missouri St. Dominic
23 Daniel Murray England 5'10" 160 Freshman Croydon, London, England
24 Karson Gibbs United States 5'10" 160 Senior St. Charles, Missouri Fort Zumwalt South St. Louis City 2 St. Louis
Forwards
7 Ron Arie Israel 6' 170 Sophomore Zikhron Ya'akov, Israel FIU
9 Evan Howard England 6'5" 185 Senior Newcastle, England Coastal Carolina
10 Hugo Cornish Australia 6'1" 170 Junior Sydney, Australia William Penn
21 Ryley Gibbs United States 6' 170 Sophomore O'Fallon, Missouri Fort Zumwalt South St. Louis City 2
27 Dominic Bartoni United States 6'2" 188 Redshirt Freshman St. Louis, Missouri CBC SMU

Schedule and results

Source=[5][6]

Exhibitions

August 6, 2025 Lewis and Clark v SIUE Edwardsville, Illinois
7:00 PM [ ] Stadium: Ralph Korte Stadium
August 9, 2025 SIUE v Illinois College Milwaukee, Wisconsin
6:00 PM [ ] Stadium: Valley Fields
August 16, 2025 Cougar Kickoff Evansville v SIUE Edwardsville, Illinois
7:00 PM [ ] Stadium: Ralph Korte Stadium

Regular season

August 21, 2025 Florida Gulf Coast 2-1 SIUE Edwardsville, Illinois
7:30 PM Oliveira 18' ( Martinez)
Oliveira 61' (Murguia)		 [ ] Zomeno 76' (McDonnell) Stadium: Ralph Korte Stadium
Attendance: 432
Referee: Matthew Rodman
August 28, 2025 SIUE v Air Force Air Force Academy, Colorado
8:00 PM [ ] Stadium: Cadet Soccer Stadium
August 31, 2025 SIUE v Denver Denver, Colorado
4:00 PM [ ] Stadium: Denver Soccer Stadium
September 7, 2025 Bronze Boot Game SIUE v St. Louis Saint Louis, Missouri
6:00 PM [ ] Stadium: CityPark
September 11, 2025 Loyola Chicago v SIUE Edwardsville, Illinois
7:00 PM [ ] Stadium: Ralph Korte Stadium
September 17, 2025 Kansas City v SIUE Edwardsville, Illinois
7:00 PM [ ] Stadium: Ralph Korte Stadium
September 21, 2025 SIUE v Omaha Omaha, Nebraska
1:00 PM [ ] Stadium: Al F. Caniglia Field
September 27, 2025 Homecoming Lindenwood v SIUE Edwardsville, Illinois
[ ] Stadium: Ralph Korte Stadium
October 2, 2025 SIUE v Western Illinois Macomb, Illinois
3:30 PM [ ] Stadium: MacKenzie Alumni Field
October 5 2025 Eastern Illinois v Edwardsville, Illinois
1:00 PM [ ] Stadium: Ralph Korte Stadium
October 9, 2025 SIUE v Lindenwood St. Charles, Missouri
7:00 PM [ ] Stadium: Hunter Stadium
October 21 2025 SIUE v Southern Indiana Evansville, Indiana
[ ] Stadium: Strassweg Field
October 16, 2025 Houston Christian v SIUE Edwardsville, Illinois
5:00 PM [ ] Stadium: Ralph Korte Stadium
October 19, 2025 Incarnate Word v SIUE Edwardsville, Illinois
12:00 PM [ ] Stadium: Ralph Korte Stadium
October 25 2025 SIUE v Liberrty Lynchburg, Virginia
1:00 PM [ ] Stadium: Osborne Stadium
October 30, 2025 Western Illinois v SIUE Edwardsville, Illinois
7:00 PM [ ] Stadium: Ralph Korte Stadium
November 2, 2025 SIUE v Eastern Illinois Charleston, Illinois
3:00 PM [ ] Stadium: Lakeside Field

Post-season

2025 Ohio Valley Conference men's soccer tournament

November 9, 2025 Quarterfinals TBD v TBD St. Charles, Missouri
TBA [ ] Stadium: Hunter Stadium

Scoring

Source=[7]

  • Through game of August 21
Player Goals Assists Points
Carles Zomeno 1 0 2
Archie McDonnell 0 1 1

Statistics

Source:[7]

  • Through game of August 21
Field Players
# Name Games Starts Minutes Goals Assists Points Shots Shot %age Shots On Goal OG %age Yellow/Red cards Game Winners Penalty Goals/Kicks
1 Noah Scheidweiler
2 Tyler Sargent
3 Elliott Forestier
4 Wesley Gibson
5 Archie McDonnell
6 Carles Zomeno
7 Ron Arie
8 Ethan Hackenberg
9 Evan Howard
10 Hugo Cornish
12 Enrique Ezquerro
13 Paulo Júnior Sousa Rodrigues
14 Zach Renz
15 Bobby Pauly
16 Garrison Hill
18 Ben Perkins
19 Colin Bastianoni
20 Mathias Clausen
21 Ryley Gibbs
22 Jake Karolczak
23 Daniel Murray
24 Karson Gibbs
25 Anton Mosley
26 Seth Comer
27 Dominic Bartoni
28 Murray Peart
29 Ethan Kornas
30 Patrick O'Day
Opponents
Goalkeepers
# Name Games Starts Minutes Goals allowed GA Ave. Saves Save % Wins Loses Ties Shutouts Shots Faced
1 Noah Scheidweiler 1 1 90:00 2 2.000 2 .500 0 1 0 0 5
29 Ethan Kornas 0 0 0:00 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0
30 Patrick O'Day 0 0 0:00 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 1 1 90:00 2 2.000 2 .500 0 1 0 0 5
Opponents 1 1 90:00 1 1.000 4 .800 1 0 0 0 14
Additional stats Corner kicks Offsides Fouls Goals/game
SIUE 7 2 7 1.000
Opponents 0 0 17 2.000

References

  1. ^ a b "2025 Men's Soccer Roster". Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  2. ^ "2025 Men's Soccer Cumulative Statistics". Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  3. ^ "Men's Soccer Picked as Ohio Valley Conference Favorites Publisher=Ohio Valley Confrence". 14 August 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  4. ^ "SIUE (Men's) / Roster". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  5. ^ "2025 Men's Soccer Schedule". Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  6. ^ "SIUE (Men's) / Scores & Schedule". Top Drawer Soccer.com. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  7. ^ a b "2025 Men's Soccer Cumulative Statistics". Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
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