End of Season Recap: Men’s Soccer

Record:
13-4-5, 5-1-1

Season Milestones:

The Columbia College men’s soccer team secured their ninth-consecutive NAIA National Tournament Appearance, while also earning their 12^th overall American Midwest (AMC) tournament title in school history.

The Cougars went 13-4-5 on the season, producing a 5-1-1 conference record. Columbia also went 5-3-3 against ranked or receiving votes teams.

Awards:

• Academic All-AMC
  • Alec Murphy, Caden McLagan, Carter Redford, Dylan Hammond, Dylan Prater, Guy Baskerville, James Baxter, James McFarlane, Joao Pimenta, Julio Gonzalez, Lake Gott, Lindokuhle Zwane, Luke Hynes, Luke Sowerby, Nedim Sarajlija, Paul Morpurgo, Ryan Garner, Steven Marion, Wil Essner
• All-AMC First-Team
  • Guy Baskerville, Caden McLagan, Cooper Allen, Nathan Durdle
• AMC Honorable Mention
  • Alejandro Molto Munoz
• AMC All-Tournament Team
  • Carter Redford (MVP), Wil Essner, Rece Gilmore, Alejandro Molto Munoz
• AMC Champions of Character Team
  • Lake Gott
• AMC Offensive Player of the Week
  • Cooper Allen (Oct. 23)
  • Carter Redford (Nov. 13)
• AMC Defensive Player of the Week
  • Alejandro Molto Munoz (Sept. 25)
• NAIA Scholar Athletes
  • Guy Baskerville, Luke Hynes, Steven Marion, James McFarlane, Paul Morpurgo, Alec Murphy, Nedim Sarajlija, Luke Sowerby
• CSC Academic All-District
  • Guy Baskerville, Caden McLagan, Luke Hynes, Luke Sowerby
• CSC Academic All-America
  • Guy Baskerville, Caden McLagan

AMC Tournament Results:

• Defeated (#7) Hannibal-LaGrange, 4-0
• Defeated (#3/RV) Missouri Baptist, 1-0
• Defeated (#1/RV Williams Baptist, 2-1

NAIA National Championship Results:

• Second Round
  • Defeated No. 10 Bethel (Tenn.), 1-0
• Round of 16
  • Fell in PK’s to No. 7 Oklahoma Wesleyan, 2-2 (PK’s CC (4), OKWU (5))

Best Results:

• Defeated then-No. 7 Missouri Valley, 1-0
• Defeated then-(RV) John Brown (Ark.), 3-0
• Defeated then-(RV) Missouri Baptist, 1-0
• Defeated then-(RV) Williams Baptist (Ark.), 2-1
• Defeated then-No. 10 Bethel (Tenn.), 1-0

Team Leaders:

• Goals
  • Luke Hynes – 5
  • Miguel Gonzalez – 4
• Assists
  • Miguel Gonzalez – 5
  • Rece Gilmore – 4
• Points
  • Miguel Gonzalez – 13
  • Luke Hynes – 12
• Saves
  • Alejandro Molto Munoz – 64