VERONA, Wis. – The Edgewood University men's soccer team will host Benedictine University for the NACC Men's Soccer Tournament Semifinal on Wednesday night. The Eagles are the top seed in the tournament, while Benedictine is the fifth seed. We preview Wednesday's game which will send the winner to the NACC Tournament Final on Saturday.
THE BASICS
- No. 1 Edgewood University (11-5-3, 10-1-1 NACC) vs No. 5 Benedictine University (7-4-7, 5-1-6 NACC)
- Verona, Wisconsin (Edgewood University Field at Reddan Park)
- 7:00 p.m.
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HOW THEY GOT HERE
- On Sunday, November 1, Edgewood University opened the NACC Tournament with a 4-0 win over No. 8 Dominican University. Four different Eagle scored in the contest, with Ryan Hardy scoring first on Sunday. Connor Gage, Arjun Kaushik, and Isaiah Stiebel each added a goal. Ezra Wallace led the Eagles to their seventh clean sheet of the season, recording six saves in net.
- Benedictine upset No. 4 Illinois Tech in the NACC Tournament Quarterfinal on Sunday. The Eagles scored in both halves in Chicago to claim a 2-0 win. Nick Smith netted the first goal for Benedictine on Sunday. Krystof Chicha found the back of the net in the 83rd minute to put the contest out of reach. Abraham Tiburcio recorded nine saves in net.
LAST MEETING
- Edgewood University and Benedictine last met on Saturday, October 24. Edgewood took home a 2-0 win, handing Benedictine their one and only conference loss in the regular season in 2026.
- Riley Kann and Cristian Torres-Gale both scored in the second half on Saturday.
- Ezra Wallace recorded two saves for Edgewood University. His counterpart Raul Jasso recorded six saves for Benedictine.
- Jacob Skupien recorded five shots for Benedictine.
TOURNAMENT HISTORY
- Edgewood University is now 3-3 in the NACC Tournament under head coach Time Bruner.
- Men's Soccer is 8-10-3 all-time in the NACC Tournament and have never advanced past the semifinal round of the tournament.
- Benedictine has appeared in 14 NACC tournaments, including 2025 and 2026. Benedictine owns a 9-12-0 record in the tournament and won the title in 2016.
PROJECTED STARTERS
Edgewood University (Roster)
#0 Ezra Wallace, GK
#5 Noah Shook, D
#7 Riley Kann, F
#8 Cristian Torres-Gale, F
#9 Isaiah Stiebel, F
#10 Connor Gage, F
#13 Beckham Murrow, D
#15 Ryan Hardy, M
#17 Haris Sarajlija F
#27 Nathan Despathy, M
#44 Neo Najjar, D
Head Coach: Tim Bruner – 4th season
Benedictine (Roster)
#4 Eryk Molek, D
#8 Nick Smith, M
#10 Krystof Chicha, M
#11 Kamil Bak, F
#16 Manny Casillas, D
#21 Ari Hernandez, M
#22 Abraham Tiburcio, GK
#24 Jakub Kasiak, D
#26 Jacob Skupien, M
#30 Joaquin Terrezas, D
#36 Krystian Rafacz, F
Head Coach: Spencer Pappas – 6th season
