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The 2020–21 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's soccer team represents Southern Illinois University Edwardsville during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's soccer season , the school's 54rd season. The Cougars are led by second-year head coach Cale Wassermann . The team plays their home games on Bob Guelker Field at the Ralph Korte Stadium as an affiliate member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).[ 1] [ 2] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the competitive season was moved from the fall of 2020 to the spring of 2021.
SIUE men's soccer is an affiliate member of the Mid-American Conference
Preseason
Fourteen players returned from the 2019 team. Eleven of the returners started at least one game for the 2019 Cougars. The team is joined by five freshmen, a junior college graduate, a post-graduate student, and four student-athletes who transferred from other schools.[ 3]
Regular season
The date for the start of the season and the schedule have not yet been set.
Coaches
Cale Wassermann is in his second season as head coach of the Cougars. Daniel Brennan, an Edwardsville native is also in his second season as assistant coach. and assistant Matt Cannady is in his first season with the Cougars.[ 4]
Roster
Source: [ 5] [ 6]
Buff background indicates returning players from 2019. Pink background indicates players "redshirted" in 2019.
#
Name
Nationality
Height
Weight
Class
Hometown
High School
Academy/Club
Transfer from
Goalkeepers
1
Lluìs MartorellC
6' 2"
170
R-Junior
Barcelona , Spain
Collegi Sant Miquel
Unificació Bellvitge Club U19
29
Eric Bauche
6'
160
R-Junior
Weldon Spring, Missouri
St. Dominic
Sporting St. Louis
30
Sam Gomez
6' 1"
180
Freshman
Webster Groves, Missouri
Webster Groves
31
Tor Erik Larsen
6' 3"
190
Senior
Ålesund , Norway
Fagerlia Videregaaende skole
Aalesunds fk
Purdue Fort Wayne
Defenders
3
Noah Fetter
5'11"
155
R-Sophomore
Overland Park, Kansas
Blue Valley Northwest
4
Sam Layton
6' 2"
160
R-Freshman
Brisbane , Australia
Burnley Youth Academy
5
Max Broughton
6' 1"
160
Freshman
Rawtenstall , England
Salford City (U23)
12
Aaron Crabtree
6'
172
Sophomore
Manchester, England
St. Bedes College
U18 Premier League
24
Wesley Gibson
6' 1"
180
Freshman
Morton, Illinois
Morton
Central Illinois United
25
Cameron McNeil
6'
180
Junior
Rochester Hills, Michigan
De La Salle Collegiate
Vardar Academy
Oakland , Marshall
26
Corban McAvinew
5'9"
155
Junior
Canal Fulton, Ohio
Northwest
Internationals Soccer Academy
28
Collin Budd
5' 10"
160
Junior
Arcola , Illinois
ALAH High School
RSL Arizona /St. Louis Scott Gallagher
Midfielders
6
Jake MeierC
6' 2"
175
Junior
Jordan, Minnesota
Shakopee
Minnesota Thunder Academy
Indiana
8
Andres Delascio
5'11"
160
Sophomore
Milton, Ontario . Canada
Holy Trinity Catholic
Sigma FC
10
Oskar Lenz
6' 2"
170
Sophomore
Hamburg, Germany
Gymnasium Allee
FC St. Pauli U19
11
Steven Bibas
5' 6"
155
Junior
St. Louis, Missouri
Vianney
Sporting St. Louis
13
Kelby Phillips
5 '8"
145
Junior
Springfield, Illinois
Springfield
14
Seth Korenek
5'9"
165
Sophomore
Corpus Christi, Texas
W. B. Ray
South Texas Futbol Club
Tulsa
15
Jack Edwards
6' 2"
150
Junior
St. Louis, Missouri
CBC
Sporting St. Louis
20
Myles Sophanavong
5'10"
160
Freshman
Peoria, Illinois
Peoria Notre Dame
Central Illinois United/STLFC Academy
21
Omer Cohen
5' 8"
150
Graduate
Hod HaSharon . Israel
Hapoel Herzliya
Israeli Army
23
David Medeiros
5' 5"
140
Junior
São Paulo , Brazil
Immaculata-LaSalle (Miami, FL)
Santos Youth Academy (Brazil)/Weston FC
Indian Hills CC
Forwards
2
Vincent Jackson II
5' 9"
160
Sophomore
Farmington Hills , Michigan
Wylie E. Groves
Virginia Tech
9
Alex Pontoni
6' 1"
155
Freshman
Variano, Italy
Udinese/ASD Rive D'Arcano
17
Jacob Bilyeu
6' 2"
155
Sophomore
Oakville, Missouri
Oakville
19
Mitchell Murphy
6'1"
175
Sophomore
Quincy, Illinois
Quincy Notre Dame
Lou Fusz
SMU
C = Captains
Schedule & results
Source = [ 7]
Visiting team on the left, the home team on the right. Rankings from the United Soccer Coaches polls.
Regular season
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic , all Mid-American Conference games scheduled for October & November, 2020 were rescheduled to March & April, 2021.
SIUE v Akron *
Bowling Green * v SIUE
Northern Illinois * v SIUE
SIUE v Western Michigan *
SIUE v West Virginia *
* = Mid-American Conference opponemt
Postseason
MAC Tournament
References
Venues Rivalries People Seasons National championship seasons in bold ; NCAA College Cup in italics
Regular Season Tournaments National Tournaments Rankings & awards
International
Club competitions