2025 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's soccer team

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2025 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's soccer
SIUE Cougars logo.svg
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jordan Grant
  • Drew Romig
  • Alsadiq Hasan
Home stadium Ralph Korte Stadium
Capacity, 4,000
Seasons
←  2024
2026 →
2025 Ohio Valley Conference men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Lindenwood 0 –0 –05 –0 –0
Liberty 0 –0 –03 –0 –1
Houston Christian 0 –0 –04 –1 –0
Incarnate Word 0 –0 –02 –2 –1
Western Illinois 0 –0 –02 –4 –0
SIU Edwardsville 0 –0 –01 –3 –0
Southern Indiana 0 –0 –01 –3 –0
Eastern Illinois 0 –0 –00 –3 –1
As of 7 September 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.

Contents

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 consecutive 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

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.

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

Schedule and results

Source= [5] [6]

Exhibitions

August 9, 2025 SIUE v Illinois College Milwaukee, Wisconsin
6:00 PM[ ]Stadium: Valley Fields
August 16, 2025Cougar 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 PMOliveira Soccerball shade.svg18' ( Martinez)
Oliveira Soccerball shade.svg61' (Murguia)		 Zomeno Soccerball shade.svg76' (McDonnell)Stadium: Ralph Korte Stadium
Attendance: 432
Referee: Matthew Rodman
August 28, 2025 SIUE 2-1 Air Force Air Force Academy, Colorado
8:00 PMHoward Soccerball shade.svg27' (unassisted)
Bastianoni Soccerball shade.svg42' (Gibson)		 Toth Soccerball shade.svg52' (unassisted} )Stadium: Cadet Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 105
Referee: Jeff Arthurholtz
August 31, 2025 SIUE 1-2 #21 Denver Denver, Colorado
4:00 PMHoward Soccerball shade.svg33' (PK) Holger Soccerball shade.svg11' (PK)
Wright Soccerball shade.svg42' (Holger)		Stadium: Denver Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 678
Referee: Younes Marrakchi
September 7, 2025Bronze Boot Game SIUE 1-2 #16 St. Louis Saint Louis, Missouri
6:00 PMHoward Soccerball shade.svg87' (Cornish)[ ]O'Neil Soccerball shade.svg58' (Heckenlaible)
Franca Soccerball shade.svg66' (Unassisted)		Stadium: Hermann Stadium
Attendance: 2245
Referee: Matthew Stein
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, 2025Homecoming 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 vEdwardsville, 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, 2025Quarterfinals TBD v TBD St. Charles, Missouri
TBA[ ]Stadium: Hunter Stadium

Scoring

Source= [7]

PlayerGoalsAssistsPoints
Evan Howard306
Carles Zomeno102
Colin Bastianoni102
Hugo Cornish011
Archie McDonnell011
Wesley Gibson011

Statistics

Source: [7]

Field Players
#NameGamesStartsMinutesGoalsAssistsPointsShotsShot %ageShots On GoalOG %ageYellow/Red cardsGame WinnersPenalty Goals/Kicks
9Evan Howard332152048.2504.5000-001-1
19Colin Bastianoni331861022.5001.5002-010-0
6Carles Zomeno332701027.1432.2880-000-0
4Wesley Gibson3327001100.00000.0000-000-0
5Archie McDonnell3327001100.00000.0001-000-0
1Noah Scheidweiler3319300000.00000.0000-000-0
2Tyler Sargent00000000.00000.0000-000-0
3Elliott Forestier207700000.00000.0000-000-0
7Ron Arie203100010.00011.0001-000-0
8Ethan Hackenberg3323700060.0002.3330-000-0
10Hugo Cornish3212900050.0002.4000-000-0
12Enrique Ezquerro101900000.00000.0000-000-0
13Paulo Júnior Sousa Rodrigues00000000.00000.0000-000-0
14Zach Renz3113500000.00000.0000-000-0
15Bobby Pauly3326300010.00000.0000-000-0
16Garrison Hill00000000.00000.0000-000-0
18Ben Perkins3112200010.00000.0000-000-0
20Mathias Clausen00000000.00000.0000-000-0
21Ryley Gibbs318000010.00000.0000-000-0
22Jake Karolczak2111100020.0021.0001-000-0
23Daniel Murray3217700000.00000.0000-000-0
24Karson Gibbs00000000.00000.0000-000-0
25Anton Mosley00000000.00000.0000-000-0
26Seth Comer00000000.00000.0000-000-0
27Dominic Bartoni10700000.00000.0000-000-0
28Murray Peart319000010.00000.0000-000-0
29Ethan Kornas107700000.00000.0000-000-0
30Patrick O'Day00000000.00000.0000-000-0
Totals3329704210350.11414.4005-011-1
Opponents332970531335.14317.4865-021-1
Goalkeepers
#NameGamesStartsMinutesGoals allowedGA Ave.SavesSave %WinsLosesTiesShutoutsShots Faced
1Noah Scheidweiler331192:5741.878.667110016
29Ethan Kornas1077:0311.173.750010019
30Patrick O'Day000:0000.00000.00000000
Totals33270:0051.66711.688120035
Opponents33270:0041.33310.714210035
Additional statsCorner kicksOffsidesFoulsGoals/game
SIUE184221.333
Opponents126361.667

References

  1. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "2025 Men's Soccer Cumulative Statistics". Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
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