Soccer Season Recap!
Great Effort, Great Start, Great Defense, Not So Great Record
A 3-11-3 Overall Record does not scream success by any means. 1-4-3 in conference, 1-4 in region, 1-6-1 at home, 1-4-2 away, and 1-1 at neutral sites don't help either.
But anyone who watched any of their games will tell you that the Eagles played far better than their record shows.
Their offense may not have always been able to figure things out, but their Midfield and Defense were key contributors throughout the season. Their relentless effort was evident from the very first games of the season, where they won their first two games with a combined score of 11-1.
Team Leaders:
- JD Miller, Bennett Kreiner, Seth Karl, and Tucker Kapas started all 17 games this year.
- Jake Matte led the team with 9 goals, and Claudius Holzman had 7 Goals.
- Jake Matte also led the team with 5 Assists, and Bennett Kreiner had 4 Assists.
- Jake Matte led the team with 23 points (9x2+5=23), and Claudius had 16 points (7x2+2=16).
- Jake Matte led the team with 59 Shots and 25 Shots on Goal (15% and 42%), Claudius Holzman had 56 Shots and 24 Shots on Goal (12.5% and 43%).
- Tucker Kapas (The Eagles' Starting Goalkeeper) saved 126 Shots with a Save percentage of 75.9% and punched 2 shutouts.
Season Highlights:
- Claudius Holzman was named the NCCAA Division II Men's Soccer Athlete of the Week after his first career game.
- Jake Matte was named the NCCAA Division II Men's Soccer Athlete of the Week after netting a hat trick against Barclay.
- Shutting Out #6 CCCB on the road in the regular season finale.
- Bennett Kreiner, Harry Brown, and Caleb Hunter were awarded the Scholar-Athlete Award, showing their excellence in the classroom and on the field.
NCCAA Midwest Region Awards
• Jake Matte – Forward – 1st Team
• James Staudinger – Midfield – 1st Team
• Tucker Kapas – Goalkeeper – Honorable MentionMCCC Conference Awards
• Jake Matte – Forward – 1st Team All-Conference
• Team Sportsmanship Award
The Eagles look forward to an exciting offseason to develop and sign recruits, leading to more relentless work and hopefully reflecting that in a winning season!
Thank you for your support through the season!
