2021 Defiance Men's Soccer News
The Defiance Athletic Department has announced the promotion of Josh Lubich to the Men's Soccer Head Coach position after serving as the assistant coach last season.
The Defiance Athletic Department and the Purple and Gold Club presented the The 2022 Swarm Awards to celebrate the accomplishments of our student-athletes and teams on Sunday, May 1.
The Defiance College men's soccer team held a special signing day during their 2022 Spring Game on Saturday afternoon to announce its newest member of the team, Ethan Paseka.
The Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association has named Defiance men's soccer junior goalie Orry Killam and junior forward Noah Svanberg to the Academic All-Ohio Second Team for their outstanding efforts in the classroom.
The HCAC has announced the Fall honorees for the Tom Bohlsen Academic All-HCAC Team with 22 Defiance student-athletes earning spots.
On Tuesday morning, the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference announced the Christopher M. Ragsdale All-Sportsmanship teams for the fall of 2021.
The Defiance men's soccer team was defeated by Hanover in penalty kicks, 5-4 in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship Game. The Yellow Jackets held the Panthers scoreless for 110 minutes but fell just short in the shootout to see their incredible playoff run come to an end.
The fifth-seeded Defiance men's soccer team upset top seed Rose-Hulman by a score of 1-0 on Wednesday night to advance to their first Heartland Collegiate Atheltic Conference Championship game since 2003.
Defiance junior forward Noah Svanberg (Grand Rapids, Ohio/Otsego) and freshman defender Josue Martinez (Dayton, Ohio/Fairmont) have been named to the All-Heartland Collegiate Atheltic Conference Second Team for their efforts this season. Junior defender Joshua Maurer (Springfield, Ohio/Kenton Ridge) earned a spot on the All-Honorable Mention team.
Defiance senior Chase Stiner (St. Joseph, Ill./St. Joseph-Ogden) has been named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Offensive Athlete of Week as announced by the conference on Monday afternoon.
The Defiance men's soccer team defeated Franklin by a score of 4-2 on Saturday night to advance to Heartland Colligate Athletic Conference Semifinals. The win is the Yellow Jackets' first playoff victory since they defeated Manchester 2-1 in the HCAC Semifinals on November 4, 2003.
The Defiance men's soccer team celebrated Senior Day against Earlham on Wednesday afternoon with a thrilling 3-2 victory over the Quakers. Fittingly, Defiance's seniors contributed significantly to the win with Chase Stiner recording a goal and an assist and Jeremy Jimenez netting the game-winning goal late in the second half.
The Defiance men's soccer team was defeated by the Franklin Grizzles, 2-0 on Saturday afternoon. Defiance's Jacob Rygula made his Defiance history with his 74th career game played, establishing a new program record.
The Defiance men's soccer team defeated Mount St. Joseph 2-1 on Wednesday night to end their four-game losing streak and pick up a key Heartland Collegiate Atheltic Conference victory thanks to goals from junior Armando Campos-Ortiz and senior Eli Rogers.
The Defiance men's soccer team suffered a close loss to conference-leading Hanover on Saturday afternoon, falling 1-0.
The Defiance men's soccer team suffered a heartbreaking loss to Anderson on Wednesday afternoon, falling to the Ravens 2-1 in the second overtime period.
