2022 Men's Soccer Schedule
RICHARDSON, Texas –
Concordia Texas was voted as the favorite for the 2022 American Southwest Conference men's soccer title and a pair of Tornados standouts chosen preseason players of the year in a close vote by the league's head coaches and sports information directors.
The reigning conference champions, Concordia Texas received 183 points with seven first place votes just edging
Mary Hardin-Baylor who was second with 180 points and nine first place votes. Tornados senior forward
Marco Vazquez and junior goalkeeper
Joshua Redding were selected as the ASC Preseason Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively. This marked consecutive preseason honors for Vazquez.
In the preseason poll,
UT Dallas listed third (149 points) with
Hardin-Simmons (142) and
Ozarks (120) checking in at fourth and fifth, respectively. HSU pulled two first place votes, while the Eagles garnered one.
Rounding out the poll is
LeTourneau (90),
East Texas Baptist (86),
McMurry (71),
Howard Payne (43) and
Sul Ross State (36/1 first-place vote).
The ASC Offensive Player of the Year the last two seasons, Vazquez tallied 11 goals, including three game-winners, and four assists in the 2021 conference championship season. Redding was the ASC Goalkeeper of the Year last season after posting four shutouts, 55 saves, and a conference-high 0.90 goals against average.
Thirty student-athletes were named by the conference head coaches as Players to Watch in the upcoming season, including 19 who earned all-conference honors a year ago with nine first team honorees.
2022 ASC Preseason Men's Soccer Poll
| Team (First) |
Votes |
2021 Record (ASC) |
| 1. Concordia Texas (7) |
183 |
10-5-5 (7-1-2) |
| 2. Mary Hardin-Baylor (9) |
180 |
13-4 (10-0) |
| 3. UT Dallas |
149 |
10-5-4 (6-2-2) |
| 4. Hardin-Simmons (2) |
142 |
9-6-3 (6-2-2) |
| 5. Ozarks (1) |
120 |
9-8-1 (5-4-1) |
| 6. LeTourneau |
90 |
9-8-1 (5-5) |
| 7. East Texas Baptist |
86 |
4-12-2 (3-6-1) |
| 8. McMurry |
71 |
4-13 (2-8) |
| 9. Howard Payne |
43 |
4-12-1 (2-8) |
| 10. Sul Ross State (1) |
36 |
4-9 (1-8) |
2022 ASC Preseason Players of the Year
Offense: Marco Vazquez, F, Sr., Concordia Texas
Defense: Joshua Redding, GK, Jr., Concordia Texas
2022 ASC Men's Soccer Players to Watch
| Name |
Pos. |
Cl. |
Team |
Hometown |
| Brandon Buchanan * |
F |
Jr. |
UT Dallas |
Pflugerville, Texas |
| Dylan Caudle |
MF |
So. |
McMurry |
San Angelo, Texas |
| Daniel Chavez |
MF |
So. |
McMurry |
Fort Worth, Texas |
| Matthew Dieb |
CB |
Jr. |
East Texas Baptist |
Arlington, Texas |
| Cristian Drake * |
CB |
So. |
Howard Payne |
Katy, Texas |
| Eduardo Flores * |
GK |
Sr. |
Howard Payne |
Houston, Texas |
| Jakob Fiol * |
F |
Jr. |
Hardin-Simmons |
Frisco, Texas |
| Russell Gray * |
F |
Jr. |
LeTourneau |
Dallas, Texas |
| Osi Gutierrez * |
MF |
Sr. |
Hardin-Simmons |
Lewisville, Texas |
| Truman Hensley |
MF |
Sr. |
Ozarks |
Kansas City, Mo. |
| Raymond Kennedy * |
D |
Sr. |
Mary Hardin-Baylor |
Waxahachie, Texas |
| Antonio Lozano |
D |
Jr. |
Sul Ross State |
San Elizario, Texas |
| Benny Lube |
MF |
Jr. |
UT Dallas |
Allen, Texas |
| Andres Martinez * |
MF |
Sr. |
McMurry |
Horizon City, Texas |
| Emad Mohamed * |
CMF |
So. |
LeTourneau |
Irving, Texas |
| Melvin Molina * |
MF |
So. |
Concordia |
San Marcos, Texas |
| Riley O'Donnell *OF |
F |
So. |
UT Dallas |
Allen, Texas |
| Bruno Palmieri |
MF/F |
So. |
East Texas Baptist |
Santos, Brazil |
| Alexander Paz * |
F |
Sr. |
Howard Payne |
Texas City, Texas |
| Nana Prempeh |
F |
Sr. |
Sul Ross State |
Kumasi, Ghana |
| Joshua Redding *G |
GK |
Jr. |
Concordia |
Waxahachie, Texas |
| Charleus Emmanuel Ritch |
F |
Sr. |
Ozarks |
Carrefour, Haiti |
| Nahum Serrano * |
CMF |
So. |
LeTourneau |
Denton, Texas |
| Kyle Seymour * |
D |
Sr. |
Ozarks |
New Lenox, Ill. |
| Isaiah Simien * |
F |
Sr. |
East Texas Baptist |
San Antonio, Texas |
| Alexis Tellez |
GK |
Sr. |
Sul Ross State |
Denver, Colo. |
| Marco Vazquez *O |
F |
Sr. |
Concordia |
Spring, Texas |
| Nick Villanueva *M |
MF |
Sr. |
Mary Hardin-Baylor |
Austin, Texas |
| Austin Wills * |
MF |
Sr. |
Hardin-Simmons |
Flower Mound, Texas |
| Sawyer Young |
MF |
So. |
Mary Hardin-Baylor |
Plano, Texas |
2021 All-ASC Selection *
2021 ASC Offensive Player of the Year O
2021 ASC Goalkeeper of the Year G
2021 ASC Midfielder of the Year M
2021 ASC Offensive Freshman of the Year OF
Wilson is the official soccer ball of American Southwest Conference and used by all 10 members throughout the season and during the ASC tournament.