About Us

Truman Club Soccer was founded in 2007 to give men at Truman State University an opportunity to play competitive soccer without the time commitment required by varsity sports. We play our league season in the fall, and play friendlies and tournaments in the spring. We hold tryouts in the fall, but if you are interested in playing, we have open practices in both the fall and the spring. Check posts below for updates. Any questions can be directed to our president, Curt Ooton, at ceo8213@truman.edu.

Monday, October 31, 2011

Truman FC's Season Comes to an End

Columbia, MO - Despite recording a 1-1-1 record in round-robin play at the Region IV NIRSA Tournament, Truman was unable to advance this past weekend.

Truman took on OU (Oklahoma University) Friday night and after suffering a goal within the first 5 minutes, forward, Frank Oude Avenhuis, was able to make the most of a penalty kick and even the score up going into half-time. OU was unable to penetrate against Truman's defense in the second half and through the poise of Oude Avenhuis, he was able to score a his second goal for the game winner in the final 15 minutes off a beautiful cross given by forward, Tyler Payton.

Truman played Mizzou (University of Missouri) on Saturday and started the game off with what seemed to be a penalty kick opportunity for Truman. After discussing the placement of the foul, the referee stated that the fouled was outside the box and a PK would not be rewarded. Truman and Mizzou were in a head-to-head battle throughout the game and it wasn't until the last 3 minutes that Mizzou struck the back of the net with a game-winning goal.

Going into the final round-robin game against KU (University of Kansas), Truman needed a victory if they wanted to advance to the semi-final match. Through 70 minutes of intense soccer and 6 corner kick opportunities for Truman within the last 10 minutes, Truman came up short with a tie. Through the round-robin rules, Truman had the same record as Mizzou, but lost to them in head-to-head play, forcing Truman out of the tournament.

Truman FC was able to make the Region IV NIRSA Tournament for the first time in 3 years and despite falling short, Truman FC finished their season with a record of 6-5-2, their best record in 4 years. Truman will practice once a week indoors through the Winter and begin practices for the Spring 2011 season in late February.

Truman FC Purchases New Jerseys


Top Row (from left to right): Ian Oiler, Sean Parker, Corey Kretzmer, Matt Kupiszewski, Alistair Kwenin, Evan Laudel, Frank Oude Avenhuis, Curt Ooton, Tyler Roper, Fran Makarewicz, and Nick Landmann.

Bottom Row (from left to right): Mike Manougian, Brad Hansell, Andrew Goodrich, Austin Werths, Mike Pierro, Rich Scully, Marten Hofland, Matt Garcia, Nate Lightfoot, Andrew Piotter, and Tyler Payton.

Truman Heads Into Postseason Play

Kirksville - After completing the weekend with a tie and a win, Truman FC takes their 5-3-1 record and looks to put their successful season to the test.

With two weeks of training before the Region IV Tournament, Truman looks to add a few extra practices as well as a scrimmage before entering the tournament. President, Tyler Roper is also contacting the Truman Men's Varsity coach, Duke Cochran, about setting up an exhibition game this week in preparation for the tournament. Truman will have a tough time taking down last years national runner-ups, University of Missouri, but with the next couple weeks to prepare, Truman looks to become the "team to beat".

Truman will play the University of Missouri, University of Kansas, and Oklahoma University in pool play for the Region IV Tournament coming up on October 28th.

Truman to Play at Regional Tournament

Kirksville - The Truman Men's Club Soccer team received acceptance into the Region IV Tournament that will take place in Columbia, Missouri the weekend of October 28th.

After earning a 3-3 conference record and an overall 4-3 record, Truman solidified their place into this years Regional Tournament. Truman has not played at the regional tournament in three years, despite being invited as a wild card pick last year and Mike Manougian, co-captain of the squad, says that this tournament will be the standard for upcoming years.

"I've said it all year long and I will say it again, our team can play with any team in the country and we will prove it at regionals," says Manougian.

Truman will start their preparation for the tournament by facing off against Southern Illinois University of Edwardsville and the University of Kansas this weekend. They also look to add in an exhibition game against Truman's Varsity squad next week.

Monday, October 17, 2011

Truman scores 6 against Northwest

Kirksville - Truman shows off their offensive abilities by scoring six goals in route to a 6-0 victory over Northwest Missouri State putting them at 4-3 on the season.

After suffering an own goal by Northwest, Truman followed up with goals by Matt Garcia, Ryan Mosby, and Andrew Piotter just before entering halftime. Truman was able to work the ball around a little better in the second half and focus on ball posession rather than high-paced and reckless offense. Rich Scully and Curt Ooton put balls passed Northwest's keeper and added to the score to make it 6-0 by the end of the game.

Leading the offensive with two assists, Alistair Kwenin, says that the team felt comfortable on the ball and were able to not only be creative and develop chances to score, but finish the chances when the opportunities were given.

They play away against SIUE at 1PM next Saturday and finish the season with a home game against the University of Kansas at 2PM on Sunday.
Alistair Kwenin cuts past a few Varsity players in a match where Truman FC beat Truman Varisty 1-0.

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Truman Takes 1 of 2 Games

Kirksville - Leading the offense, senior forward Curt Ooton (Man of the Match) scored 3 goals to help Truman take down Saint Louis University on Friday night.

An early first half goal by Freshman defender, Brad Hansell, set the tone of the game on Friday night. Hansell scored off a lower right corner shot from 25 yards out after transitioning the ball quickly from the defensive end. Ooton scored minutes later after a stunning on-ball turn and rapid release of the ball that struck the back of the net from 25 yards out as well. Ooton had two second half goals to complete his "hatrick" for the evening. Explosive offense and impenetrable defense helped Truman finish off conference rivals SLU.

Following their 4-0 home victory over SLU, Truman matched up against Washington University (5-0-1) on their home turf at Stokes Stadium.

What seemed to be a cross to another forward by Washington University, floated just over the hands of Sophomore keeper, Evan Laudel, and into the net to put Washington University up 1-0. After several accounts of physical play and a yellow card given to junior captain, Mike Manougian, Truman was determined to pick up the pace.

Truman consistently pressured the backs of Washington University's defense during the second half of the game, however, Truman was unable to put one past the keeper and the score remained 1-0 after regulation play.

Truman will play a friendly home match against Northwest next Sunday beginning at 2PM.

Sunday, October 9, 2011

Truman FC Starts Off Season 2-2

Kirksville - After playing 4 conference games, Truman sits at third place in their division and in the Kansas-Missouri Soccer League.

After a season opening victory at Wichita state where junior midfielder Mike Pierro wrapped up a goal and an assist (Man of the Match), Truman lost two in a row to the top two teams in the league; the University of Missouri and Washington University. Following their pair of losses, Truman was able to bounce back and earn a 3-0 victory against SIUE for their season's home opener.

Truman looks to "hit their stride" in this weeks' home matches against SLU and Washington University. The games will be played on Friday at 7PM and Sunday at 1PM located at Stokes Stadium.

From left to right, Brad Hansell, Tyler Payton, Austin Werths, Andrew Piotter, Mike Manougian, and Marten Hofland warming up for their game at Washington University last Friday evening.

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