2024 Ursinus Men's Soccer Season Preview

The Ursinus Men's Soccer team saw growth in the 2023 season as they improved their overall win total up to eight. The Bears return five of their seven leading scorers from a season ago.

The Returners

Julian Faust had a breakout 2023 campaign by tying for the team lead with eight goals and 19 points. Faust earned All-Centennial Conference Honorable Mention and registered eight points in the 2023 season opener, the most by a Bear since 2012
Joshua Coster delivered some key moments for the Bears in 2023 and tallied seven points behind three goals and one assist. Coster delivered the game-winning goal in the Bears 1-0 win over eventual Centennial Champion Johns Hopkins
Collin Deal proved to be one of the Bears top weapons on offense again as he ranked third on the team with 11 points behind five goals and one assist. Deal ranked third in both goals and points
Simon Muther made an instant impact for the Bears in his collegiate debut season with 10 points behind three goals and four assists that ranked second on the team. Muther tallied nine of his points in the Bears first two games to help their fast start to the season

The Schedule

The 2024 slate for Men's Soccer features five non-conference rematches and a strong stretch against Centennial Conference opponents.

Preseason Poll

The Bears tied for ninth with McDaniel in the Centennial Conference Preseason Coaches Poll. Johns Hopkins edged Franklin & Marshall and Washington College behind four first place votes. The Diplomats and Shoremen each received three first place votes

What they are Saying

“Our coaching staff is very excited for this upcoming fall, and we feel we had a very successful preseason. Our upperclassman have done a great job of setting an example for our younger players and have been tremendous leaders during our first week. Our group has added ten additional players that will contribute for the program. We return several key players from last years squad. Three-year captain Josh Coster, Ben Weir, Mathias Stegner, Reed Grant, and AJ Torres are players returning that had significant roles in our defending positions. Pat Tormey, Kai Rosser, Amer Dzombalic, Declan Curran and Alex Woll are all key players from last years midfield that will have significant roles in 2024. We are very excited for our attacking players this year as we return an honorable mention player in Julian Faust, and have a fantastic supporting cast of Enver Desic, Luke Leuhrs, Simon Muther, and Marko Balic.

Head Coach - Colin Klingman ' 20

Klingman returns to Ursinus to take over the helm of the program he played four years for.

Let's Get it Started

The Bears open their 2024 slate on Friday night by hosting Medgar Evers. Kickoff is slated for 7:00 p.m.

Head to www.ursinusathletics.com to follow along with the Ursinus Men's Soccer team all season.