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 6 –2 –213 –2 –3
Houston Christian 5 –3 –210 –5 –2
Liberty 4 –2 –49 –4 –6
SIU Edwardsville 4 –4 –26 –10 –2
Western Illinois 3 –3 –45 –11 –4
Eastern Illinois 3 –4 –34 –9 –4
Southern Indiana 1 –4 –52 –10 –5
Incarnate Word 1 –5 –45 –7 –6
As of November 9, 2025
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: OVC

The 2025 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's soccer team 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 its 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 seven 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 began on August 21, 2025 following three exhibition games.

The seven game non-conference schedule included three teams--- 21st ranked Denver, 18th ranked Saint Louis, and Kansas City who ended-the season ranked #21-- that were, like the Cougars, in last season's NCAA tournament. All three defeated SIUE, with Saint Louis regaining possession of the Bronze Boot.

Only Evan Howard, a transfer from Coastal Carolina, was able to help replacing the loss of last season's scoring, and the Cougars offense suffered. Only the defense kept the season from being a total disaster. Of the seven nonconfernce opponents, SIUE defeated only Air Force, who finished near the bottom of the NCAA's RPI ratings at nmber 206 of 213 teams.

After starting the OVC schedule with two loses, the Cougars put together a five game streak with three wins and two draws. However, they then lost two games before ending the season on a winning note.

Th final regular season record was a disappointing 5-10-2 with an RPI rating of 167.

Postseason

Honors

Two days ahead of the start of the 2025 OVC Championship in St. Charles, Missouri, SIUE's defender Wes Gibson, midfielder Carles Zomeno, and forward Evan Howard were named to the ALL-OVC First Team. Howard and goalkeeper Noah Scheidweiler were named to the OVC All-Newcomer Team.

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 FC Swift Hesperange
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 FC Rodange
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, EnglandPortsmouth Football Club
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 Edwardsville, Illinois
6:00 PM[ ]Stadium: Ralph Korte Stadium
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 2-1 SIUE Edwardsville, Illinois
7:00 PMIvancic Soccerball shade.svg76' (Janjic)
BischofSoccerball shade.svg78' (Chavarria)		 Howard Soccerball shade.svg45' (McDonnell)
McDonnell Red card.svg 76'		Stadium: Ralph Korte Stadium
Attendance: 269
Referee: Adam Herges
September 17, 2025 Kansas City 2-0 SIUE Edwardsville, Illinois
7:00 PMOutman Soccerball shade.svg18' (Kistmann, Betina)
Francou Soccerball shade.svg30' (Betina)		 Stadium: Ralph Korte Stadium
Attendance: 212
Referee: Velimir Milovic
September 21, 2025 SIUE 1-2 Omaha Omaha, Nebraska
1:00 PMHoward Soccerball shade.svg52' (Forestier) M.Perkins Soccerball shade.svg30' (Igarashi)
Klien Soccerball shade.svg34' (B.Perkins, Jenkins)		Stadium: Al F. Caniglia Field
Attendance: 144
September 27, 2025Homecoming Lindenwood 2-0 SIUE Edwardsville, Illinois
SoaresSoccerball shade.svg77' (Chandler)
Csiszar Soccerball shade.svg89' (Csiszar)		 McDonnell Red card.svg 56'Stadium: Ralph Korte Stadium
Attendance: 2372
Referee: George Major
October 2, 2025 SIUE 0-1 Western Illinois Macomb, Illinois
3:30 PM Graham Soccerball shade.svg80' (unassisted)Stadium: MacKenzie Alumni Field
Attendance: 50
Referee: Art Arustamyan
October 5 2025 Eastern Illinois 0-1 SIUE Edwardsville, Illinois
1:00 PM Howard Soccerball shade.svg9' (PK)Stadium: Ralph Korte Stadium
Attendance: 397
Referee: Josh Few
October 9, 2025 SIUE 0-0 Lindenwood St. Charles, Missouri
7:00 PM Stadium: Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 207
Referee: Heber Estrada
October 21 2025 SIUE 2-2 Southern Indiana Evansville, Indiana
5:00 PMBartoni Soccerball shade.svg23' (Howard)
Perkins Soccerball shade.svg31' (Sousa- Rodrigues & Cornish)		[ ]Bello Soccerball shade.svg37' (Smith)
Davila Soccerball shade.svg74' (unassisted)		Stadium: Strassweg Field
Attendance: 225
Referee: Aaron Rawlins
October 16, 2025Alumni Day Houston Christian 0-1 SIUE Edwardsville, Illinois
5:00 PM[ ]Renz Soccerball shade.svg85' ( Zomeno, Cornish)Stadium: Ralph Korte Stadium
Attendance: 187
Referee: Christopher Koloffon
October 19, 2025Senior Day Incarnate Word 0-2 SIUE Edwardsville, Illinois
12:00 PM[ ]Howard Soccerball shade.svg40' (unassisted)
Peart Soccerball shade.svg81' (Howard, Karolczak)		Stadium: Ralph Korte Stadium
Attendance: 271
Referee: Youssef Elmessoussi
October 25 2025 SIUE 1-2 Liberty Lynchburg, Virginia
1:00 PMConneh Soccerball shade.svg19' (Blay)
Carman Soccerball shade.svg32' (McCarthy)		[ ]Zomeno Soccerball shade.svg71' (Renz, Bartoni)Stadium: Osborne Stadium
Attendance: 340
Referee: Kevin Uitto
October 30, 2025 Western Illinois 2-1 SIUE Edwardsville, Illinois
7:00 PMGagnon Soccerball shade.svg59' (Porras)
Porras Soccerball shade.svg67' (Gainey)		[ ]Howard Soccerball shade.svg14' (Zomeno)Stadium: Ralph Korte Stadium
Attendance: 115
Referee: John Kennedy
November 2, 2025 SIUE 2-1 Eastern Illinois Charleston, Illinois
3:00 PMGibson {{}goal|39|unassisted}}
R.Gibbs Soccerball shade.svg64' (Gibson)		[ ]Roberti Soccerball shade.svg31' (TODA)Stadium: Lakeside Field
Attendance: 171
Referee: Cesar Ibarra

Post-season

2025 Ohio Valley Conference men's soccer tournament

November 9, 2025Quarterfinals SIUE 2-0 Western Illinois St. Charles, Missouri
12:00 NoonHackenberg Soccerball shade.svg11' (Clausen)
Hackenberg Soccerball shade.svg57' (PK)		 Stadium: Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 127
Referee: Christopher Spasovici
November 12, 2025Semifinals Lindenwood 2-1 SIUE St. Charles, Missouri
4:00 PMblake Soccerball shade.svg9' (Haesler)
Bartoni Soccerball shade.svg36' (Legai)		 Stadium: Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 789
Referee: Cesar Ibarra

Scoring

Source= [7]

PlayerGoalsAssistsPoints
Evan Howard8319
Carles Zomeno226
Ethan Hackenberg204
Wesley Gibson113
Zach Renz113
Dominic Bartoni113
Hugo Cornish033
Ryley Gibbs102
Murray Peart102
Ben Perkins102
Colin Bastianoni102
Archie McDonnell022
Mathias Clausen011
Jake Karolczak011
Paulo Júnior Sousa Rodrigues011
Elliott Forestier011

Statistics

Source: [7]

Field Players
#NameGamesStartsMinutesGoalsAssistsPointsShotsShot %ageShots On GoalOG %ageYellow/Red cardsGame WinnersPenalty Goals/Kicks
9Evan Howard16161309831950.16024.4803-023-4
6Carles Zomeno1717147822628.07113.4643-000-0
4Wesley Gibson1817156812470.17340.5714-000-1
8Ethan Hackenberg1510790204220.0917.3184-011-1
10Hugo Cornish1812924033220.00011.5003-000-0
14Zach Renz17989011370.14340.5710-010-0
27Dominic Bartoni11538610290.11130.3334-000-0
19Colin Bastianoni1697911028.1253.3753-010-0
21Ryley Gibbs12337410280.12530.3751-010-0
5Archie McDonnell1515130202210.00000.0003-200-0
28Murray Peart9230410230.33320.6670-000-0
18Ben Perkins1810892102170.0594.2350-000-0
20Mathias Clausen12868801170.00020.2861-000-0
3Elliott Forestier15978701130.00010.3331-000-0
22Jake Karolczak16563601180.0030.3751-000-0
13Paulo Júnior Sousa Rodrigues9227201100.00000.0002-000-0
1Noah Scheidweiler1818154300000.00000.0000-000-0
2Tyler Sargent202200000.00000.0000-000-0
7Ron Arie609800020.00010.5001-000-0
12Enrique Ezquerro101900000.00000.0000-000-0
15Bobby Pauly1818161300010.00000.0001-000-0
23Daniel Murray141184000020.00010.5003-000-0
24Karson Gibbs5115200000.00000.0000-000-0
25Anton Mosley301700000.00000.0000-000-0
29Ethan Kornas107700000.00000.0000-000-0
16Garrison Hill00000000.00000.0000-000-0
26Seth Comer00000000.00000.0000-000-0
30Patrick O'Day00000000.00000.0000-000-0
Totals181817,7721917552050.09386.42041-264-6
Opponents181817,802232066200.11588.44037-1101-1
Goalkeepers
#NameGamesStartsMinutesGoals allowedGA Ave.SavesSave %WinsLosesTiesShutoutsShots Faced
29Ethan Kornas1077:0311.173.750010019
1Noah Scheidweiler18181542:57231.2864.7386925181
30Patrick O'Day000:0000.00000.00000000
Totals18181620:00231.2864.73661025200
Opponents18181620:00191.0667.77910624205
Additional statsCorner kicksOffsidesFoulsGoals/game
SIUE82331961.06
Opponents74342021.28

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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