2024-25 Men's Soccer News

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17th annual Cowley Soccer Clinic this weekend

February 20, 2025

Members of the nationally ranked Cowley College men's and women's soccer teams will conduct the 17th annual Cowley Soccer Clinic on Saturday, February 22, at the Travis Hafner Training Complex.

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Pair of soccer standouts sign with NCAA Division I schools

December 06, 2024

Playing integral roles in the Cowley College men’s soccer team, finishing as the national runner-up, Tiger sophomores Kohsuke Fukudome and Takuto Kawase recently signed letters of intent to continue their playing careers at NCAA Division I schools.

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Tiger soccer team places four on the All-American list

December 03, 2024

Fresh off its record-setting season in which they finished as the national runner-up, the Cowley College men’s soccer team had four players receive All-American honors.

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Tigers suffer heartbreaking loss in national title game

November 23, 2024

After years of being so close to playing for a national championship, the fourth-seed Cowley College men’s soccer team got its opportunity on Saturday. The Tigers gave everything they had and more before losing to top-seed Iowa Western on penalty kicks on Saturday at the NJCAA Division I Men’s Soccer National Championship game held at the SCHEELS Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita, KS.

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Tiger soccer team advances to first-ever national title game with 2-0 win

November 22, 2024

Worth the wait! In a game that started three hours behind schedule and was played with temperatures in the 30s, the fourth-seed Cowley College men’s soccer team shutout No. 6-seed Eastern Florida State 2-0 at the NJCAA Division I Men’s Soccer National Championships held Thursday at the SCHEELS Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita, KS.

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Tigers win on penalty kicks, advance to the semifinals of the national tourney

November 20, 2024

Playing an elimination game in frigid conditions, the fourth-seed Cowley College men’s soccer team and fifth-seed Arizona Western needed double overtime and eventually a shootout to decide a winner on Tuesday night in the NJCAA Division I Men’s Soccer National Championships played at the SCHEELS Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita, KS. Tiger freshman Inaki Lambarri’s goal in the seventh and final shot of the penalty kicks sent Cowley players storming the field in celebration.

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Nakazono, Ndione shine in Cowley’s 3-1 win over Miami Dade College

November 18, 2024

The fourth-seeded Cowley College Tigers scored two goals in the first eight minutes and held on for a 3-1 win over ninth-seed Miami Dade College in the first round of the NJCAA Division I National Soccer Championship played Sunday evening at the SCHEELS Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita, KS.

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Soccer teams gearing up for national tournament in Wichita

November 12, 2024

The Cowley College men’s and women’s soccer teams qualified for the NJCAA Division I National Soccer Championships to be held November 17-23 at the SCHEELS Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita.

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Tigers slip past Barton 2-1, capture fourth straight district title

November 12, 2024

Headed back to nationals! The No. 5-ranked Cowley College men’s soccer team made it four straight Plains District Championships with a 2-1 win over Barton Community College on Saturday in Chanute, KS. With the win, Cowley advances to the NJCAA Division I National Championships on November 17-23 at the SCHEELS Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita, KS.

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Tiger soccer team dominates Seward 4-0, advances to district final

November 07, 2024

One game after Cowley College’s Hayata Kobayashi scored a hat trick in a 4-0 win against Dodge City, Tiger sophomore Shogo Haraikawa equaled the feat in a 4-0 win over Seward County on Wednesday in the Plains District semifinal match in Arkansas City.

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Cowley soccer team sweeps the major Jayhawk Conference awards

November 07, 2024

Leading Cowley College to its first Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Division 1 Men’s Soccer regular season title since 2020, Tiger head coach Ruy Vaz has been named the KJCCC Division 1 Men’s Soccer Coach of the Year along with Tiger soccer players Kanta Ishii and Koshuke Fukudome being named KJCCC Division 1 Men’s Soccer Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year.

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Kobayashi’s hat-trick lifts Tiger soccer team to 4-0 win over Dodge City

November 04, 2024

Playing its final regular season game on Friday in Arkansas City, the No. 5-ranked Cowley College men’s soccer team got a hat-trick from freshman Hayata Kobayashi in a 4-0 win over Dodge City.

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Bello's two goals lift the Tigers to a 2-1 win over KCK in the regular-season finale

October 24, 2024

Playing its final regular season game, the No. 7-ranked Cowley College men's soccer team got a pair of second-half goals from Carmelo Bello to send its sophomores out in style with a 2-1 win over Kansas City on Wednesday in Arkansas City, KS.

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Barton rallies to tie No. 7-ranked Tiger soccer team 2-2

October 21, 2024

Three days after clinching the conference title, the No. 7-ranked Cowley College men’s soccer team was back in action Saturday at Barton Community College. The Tigers scored two goals in the first 15 minutes before the Cougars would rally to earn a 2-2 tie.

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Tigers clinch conference title with 3-0 win at Coffeyville

October 17, 2024

Conference champions! The No. 8-ranked Cowley College men’s soccer team scored three goals in a four-minute span of the second half to defeat Coffeyville 3-0 and clinch the Jayhawk Conference title on Wednesday in Coffeyville.