MNU Soccer team is getting ready for next year!!!

Soccer season 2010 is over already. It is time to prepare next season and head coach Kevin Wardlaw, and his assistant coach Alex Lemmon have started with the recruiting process. Here is the link to the recruitment form. Make sure you apply soon. Many players want to be part of MNU soccer team, just a few are!!!
Go pioneers!!

Men's Soccer Place 3 on All-Conference List

The Heart of America Athletic Conference released their Men’s Soccer All-Conference teams this week and the Pioneers placed 3 players on the teams. In a vote done by the conference coaches at their annual end-of-the-season meeting, Trent Remmich, Michael Shadfar, and Luis Padilla were honored with the selections.

Trent Remmich, a sophomore from Wichita, Kansas, was voted as a forward to the HAAC 1st Team. He finished 3rd in the conference in scoring with 13 goals and 6 assists on the season. He led MNU in goals scored and assists for the season and was a big reason why the Pioneers were so dangerous offensively. “Trent had a breakout year for us,” stated Coach Wardlaw. “I am happy that he has been recognized in this manner and I know he has a big future ahead of him.”

Michael Shadfar joins Trent on the HAAC 1st Team as a Midfielder. The junior from Overland Park, KS came to MNU from Johnson County Community College where he played for 2 years before transferring to MNU. He earned a starting role midway through the season and ended the year with 4 goals and 5 assists from his defensive midfield position. “Michael ended up being a huge part of our success,” stated Coach Wardlaw. “Once he learned our system and his position he was a big part of our midfield.”

Luis Padilla, a senior from Tepatitlan de Morelos, Mexico was selected to the HAAC 3rd Team as a forward. Luis had a breakout year after struggling his junior year to really make an impact on the team. He finished the year with 4 goals and 4 assists. Coach Wardlaw stated, “I am extremely happy that Luis was honored with this selection. He has grown a ton as a player and a person in the last year and it is gratifying to see his hard work pay off in this manner.”

The Pioneers finished the year with a 9-7-1 overall record and a 4-4-1 conference record

Sporting Kansas city???

The Kansas City Wizards have had surprising changes lately. They want to make a total renovation on the team: half of the players are transferable for the next draft, Omar Bravo comes from the club Chivas de Guadalajara, Mexico,as the new franchise player, and last but not least the new name of the team is "Sporting Kansas City". Also, they will open their new stadium on June 2011. What's next??

Check out the Sporting Kansas City website..

U.S. 2022 World Cup bid falls short

U.S. lost the battle to host the soccer World Cup for 2022. Surprisingly Qatar won. The tiny desert nation of Qatar beat out the United States as the 2022 World Cup host, with FIFA brushing aside doubts about blistering heat to bring soccer's showcase event for the first time to the Middle East. The 22 voters on FIFA's executive committee, some accused of corruption in the weeks leading up to their meeting, picked Russia to stage the 2018 tournament, another first-time host. Qatar, which has promised to overcome heat of up to 130 degrees with air conditioned outdoor stadiums, won out over the U.S., Australia, Japan and South Korea in a secret vote Thursday. Qatar won the final vote 14-8. The president of FIFA Sepp Blatter closed the ceremony with these words "We go to new lands". It is practically the reason of why Qatar won over the U.S.

World Cup Hosts

Year	Country
2022	Qatar
2018	Russia
2014	Brazil
2010	South Africa
2006	Germany
2002	Japan, South Korea
1998	France
1994	United States
1990	Italy
1986	Mexico
1982	Spain
1978	Argentina
1974	West Germany
1970	Mexico
1966	England
1962	Chile
1958	Sweden
1954	Switzerland
1950	Brazil
1938	France
1934	Italy
1930	Uruguay

Season is over

The MNU male soccer teams season is over. With an overall record of 9-7-1 and a conference record of 4-4-1. "This year was not our best but we fought hard every game but sometimes it just wasn't enough" the senior Luis Padilla said. Trent Remmich lead the team in scoring with 13 goals and an average of .75 goals per game.Goalie Matt Gow was doing as good as usual, he had 52 saves over the year which averages to 3.25 saves per game. The whole team is now resting up for a short period of time until they start working out again next month.

Tough Loss, Strong Finish

Men's soccer suffered a frustrating loss on on Saturday, playing at no. 7 William Jewell. The Pioneers came in needing a win in order to pursue post season play, but were unable to come up with the victory. Jewell scored in the eighth minute off of a set piece to make it 1-0, and things started to go downhill for the Pioneers after that. Senior Felipe Guimaraes was shown a very questionable red card by the referee, forcing MNU to make a comeback playing a man down the rest of the game. In the end, the task proved too hard for the Pioneers, as they fell 5-0.
On Tuesday, MNU hosted Benedictine College for the last conference match. Although the game meant vitually nothing for both teams (MNU was already eliminated from the playoffs and Benedictine was already in) MNU came out to prove what a great team they were. They dominated the game from start to finish, ending with a solid 1-0 victory. Trench Remmich scored the goal, assisted my Michael Shadfar. Although it's not the type of end of season the Pioneers had hoped for, they look forward to next year, returning a team that is capable of anything.

Men's Soccer: MNU vs. Avila

Solid Win for Pioneers

The week started off well for the Pioneers this week against Avila University. With 3 games left to play, the Pioneers had to win the last 3 games of the season to ensure themselves a postseason. Playing at Avila (Swope Park) on Wednesday, the Pioneers were facing a must win situation. They broke out to an early lead with a goal from Sophmore Trent Remmich, but struggled to keep control of the game for the remainder of the first half. MNU came out strong the second half with an unassisted goal from Luis Padilla. MNU made it 3-0 just a few minutes later by scoring on an incredible individual effort from Freshman Belrum Vartanian. The Pioneers would finish the game 3-1 after giving up a weak goal to Avila. Nevertheless, they came in needing to leave with a win and that's exactly what they did. The Pioneers now face a tough road game at #9 William Jewell Saturday and a home game against Benedictine. Come support the Pioneers at their last home game!

Tough Loss!!

On Saturday, the 23 of October the Pioneers Soccer team lost in a tough game to Gracelands Yellowjackets.
Due to a communication mistake on the side of the MNU defense, GU scored a quick goal in the 7th minute already. Graceland could manage to carry that 1-0 lead through the poorly played first half. The second half went a bit better for the 'Neers. MNU was dominating Graceland in ball possession and they kept them in their half of the field. Nevertheless Graceland managed to score another goal in the 78th minute which put them ahead by 2. The Pioneers kept fighting and scored possibly the Goal of the year with an overhead volley into the upper 90 by Michael Shadfar. In the end the time ran out and MNU had to take that tough loss.
MNU’s next match will be at 8pm on Wednesday night against Avila University. It will be played in the KC Wizard training facility "Swope Park".
Come and support your Pioneers!!! 

MSOCCER CMU vs MNU 2010

MNU vs Central Methodist University

Seniors Luis Padilla and Eric Warman celebrate a second half goal

against CMU

MNU Men's Soccer team picked up a huge win Saturday, beating Central Methodist University in Fayette, MO. A must win for the Pioneers, they picked up two quick goals in the just the first five minutes from Taylor Esparza and Trent Remmich. However, Central Meothodist quickly responded and evened the score just eight minutes later with two unanswered goals. Towards the end of the second half, Oumar Seck scored two goals just 50 seconds apart, and MNU never looked back. The Pioneers got more goals from Luis Padilla and Felipe Guimaraes to make it 6-2 in the second half. CMU tried to rally, socring a thrid goal off of a set piece, but Matt Gow put an end to it, saving a PK with about 20 minutes left to play. The win puts MNU at 2-2-1 in the HAAC. The next game is homecoming and senior day, so make sure to come support the soccer teams this Saturday as they host Graceland University. The women play at 1:00 p.m. with the men following at 3:30. Check the video below for game highlights against CMU.

It is Tuesday and MNU soccer is facing another fearful opponent. "Baker is definitely a team that we can beat if everybody on the team chips in" said Eric Warman the senior with the no. 7 jersey. The Baker game is at baker at 7 P.M. tonight.
Our glorious team also got a HAAC player of the week award Trent Remmerich Remmich he scored 3 goals and added an assist as the Pioneers went 1-1 this week
lets go pioneeers.....