Only six players with playing experience return to the Madison College men’s soccer team, but they will provide a solid foundation for new Coach Logan Fye.
Leading the list of returnees is first-team All-American Gabe Voung, who led the nation in scoring last year with a school record 25 goals. The forward was the Region 4 player of the year and conference MVP.
He is joined by all-Region 4 players Angel Gongora and Phil McCoskey. Gongora, a midfielder, was named to the all-Region 4 team and all-conference team after posting four assists during the season. McCloskey started all 17 games last year and made 101 saves during the season.
Defender Adrian Henkovic returns after missing last season due to injury, and hopes to regain his all-region form from 2021.
Also returning are Joao Mendoca, a forward who played in 17 games and scored two goals, and Naseem Jobeety, a defender who played in 15 games.
Madison College’s roster features 17 players who joined coach Fye as newcomers to the team. Fye spent the past 10 seasons with NCAA Division III Wisconsin Lutheran College, where he worked his way up from graduate assistant to associate head coach.
Madison College finished last season 12-5 overall and won the North Central Community College Conference title for the second time. The team advanced to the NJCAA Midwest District Tournament, where it lost to Richland College, 4-0.
The season opens with a match against Prairie State College on Aug. 26.
The next home game for the WolfPack is Aug. 30 against Malcolm X College at 7 p.m.