2013 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's soccer team
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| 2013 record | 8-9-2 (3-3-0 MVC) |
| Head coach | Kevin Kalish (6th season) |
| Assistant coach | Scott Donnelly |
| Assistant coach | Jon Boyer |
| Assistant coach | Brian Jones |
| Home stadium |
Ralph Korte Stadium Capacity, 4,000 |
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 3 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bradley † | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 14 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SIU Edwardsville | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola Chicago | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evansville | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Arkansas | 0 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rankings from November 25, 2013 NSCAA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2013 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's soccer team represented Southern Illinois University Edwardsville during the 2013 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Cougars, led by sixth year head coach Kevin Kalish, played their home games on Bob Guelker Field at the Ralph Korte Stadium as an affiliate member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC).
Eleven players returned from the 13-7-0 team of 2012, including three 2012 first team All-Missouri Valley Conference performers: CollegeSportsMadness.com third team All-American and first team NSCAA All-Region forward Christian Volesky, Missouri Valley Goalkeeper of the Year John Berner, and first team NSCAA All-Region defender Matt Polster, plus MVC All-Freshmen defender Brett Lane. They were joined by eight freshmen who were named one of the nation's top recruiting classes of the season, two newly eligible sophomores, and five transfers from other schools.
Both Matt Polster and Christian Volesky were included on the watch list of thirty-four potential candidates for the Missouri Athletic Club's men's Hermann Trophy, college soccer's highest individual honor. Goalkeeper John Berner was named as one of twenty-eight candidates for the Senior CLASS (Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School®) Award which honors players for athletic success, academic excellence, and community service.
The Cougars received votes in the pre-season National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) coaches' poll, the SoccerTimes.com poll, and the Top Drawer Soccer rankings. In the MVC pre-season poll, the conference's coaches picked the Cougars to win the regular season championship.
In pre-season exhibitions, the Cougars defeated Milwaukee 2-0 and IUPUI 1-0.
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