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Central Arkansas Bears soccer

The Central Arkansas Bears men's soccer team represents the University of Central Arkansas (UCA) in the ASUN Conference of NCAA Division I men's soccer. Before joining the ASUN on July 1, 2021, UCA had been an all-sports member of the Southland Conference, which sponsors soccer only for women, and had played men's soccer in the Sun Belt Conference. The Bears play their home matches at the Bill Stephens Track/Soccer Complex located on the UCA campus in Conway, Arkansas. The team is currently coached by Kyle Segebart.

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Central Arkansas Bears men's soccer
2025 Central Arkansas Bears soccer team
Founded1996 (1996)
UniversityUniversity of Central Arkansas
Head coachKyle Segebart (1st season)
ConferenceASUN
LocationConway, Arkansas, US
StadiumBill Stephens
Track/Soccer Complex
NicknameBears
ColorsPurple and gray1
   
Home
Away
NCAA tournament College Cup
D II: 2002
NCAA tournament Quarterfinals
D II: 2002, 2004
NCAA tournament appearances
D II: 2002, 2004, 2005
D I: 2017, 2018
Conference tournament championships
GSC:
MVC: 2017, 2018
Conference regular season championships
GSC: 2002, 2005
MVC: 2018
SBC: 2019

The Central Arkansas Bears men's soccer team represents the University of Central Arkansas (UCA) in the ASUN Conference of NCAA Division I men's soccer.2 Before joining the ASUN on July 1, 2021, UCA had been an all-sports member of the Southland Conference, which sponsors soccer only for women, and had played men's soccer in the Sun Belt Conference.3 The Bears play their home matches at the Bill Stephens Track/Soccer Complex located on the UCA campus in Conway, Arkansas. The team is currently coached by Kyle Segebart.4

Roster

As of 30 Sep 20245

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
01 GK  USA Javier Ramirez
1 GK  USA Connor Wachtel
2 DF  USA Alex Kiss
3 FW  BRB Devonte Richards
4 DF  USA Elijah Bishop
5 MF  USA Lucas Shearer
6 DF  USA Josh Baros
7 FW  CAN Franco DiGiovanni
8 MF  JPN Sohma Ichikawa
9 FW  USA Michael Oliveri
10 MF  USA Aby Gomez
11 MF  BRB Tajio James
12 MF  USA Andres Robles
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 MF  USA Jonathan Abusada
14 MF  CAN Charles Brunet


16 DF  USA Kevin Ventura (Captain)
17 DF  ESP Joan Sureda
18 DF  JPN Kaisei Matsudo
19 MF  USA Cristian Marcucci
15 MF  FRA Matheo Francou
20 MF  GER Pharis Petrica
21 GK  CAN Matthew Dovale
22 MF  USA Baruc Delgado
23 FW  USA Christian Chavez
24 DF  USA Jaxon Hinds
25 DF  POR Edgar Correia

Record by year

Reference6

A soccer match between Central Arkansas and Air Force in 2018 source ↗
Record table
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Central Arkansas (Gulf South Conference (Div. II)7) (1996–2005)
1996 Ryan Strong 6-11-1 0-3-1 6th
1997 Ryan Strong 11-8-0 3-2-0 3rd
1998 Ryan Strong 9-7-1 2-3-0 3rd (tie)
1999 Joel Harrison 12-3-2 2-2-1 3rd
2000 Joel Harrison 7-9-1 3-3-1 5th (tie)
2001 Joel Harrison 13-6-0 5-2-0 3rd (tie)
2002 Joel Harrison 17-2-2 7-0-0 1st NCAA Div.II 3rd
2003 Chad Flanders 11-5-2 4-2-1 2nd (tie)
2004 Chad Flanders 11-6-2 5-1-1 2nd (tie) NCAA Div.II Elite 8
2005 Chad Flanders 14-4-2 7-1-0 1st NCAA Div.II 1st round
Central Arkansas (Division I Independent8) (2006–2009)
2006 Chad Flanders 6-8-2
2007 Chad Flanders 6-10-0
2008 Chad Flanders 3-14-1
2009 Chad Flanders 7-7-1
Central Arkansas (Missouri Valley Conference910) (2010–2018)
2010 Chad Flanders 3-13-0 0-7-0 8th of 8
2011 Chad Flanders 2-12-4 1-4-1 5th of 7
2012 Ross Duncan 8-9-1 1-4-1 6th of 7
2013 Ross Duncan 4-11-2 0-4-2 7th of 7
2014 Ross Duncan 3-13-1 0-5-1 7th of 7
2015 Ross Duncan 2-15-1 1-5-0 6th of 7
2016 Ross Duncan 7–7–3 4–3–1 4th of 7
2017 Ross Duncan 9–10–1 5–3–-0 2nd of 7 NCAA Tournament
2018 Ross Duncan 8–6–4 4–1–1 1st of 7 NCAA Tournament
Central Arkansas (Sun Belt Conference) (2019–2020)
2019 Ross Duncan 10–7–1 4–1–0 1st of 6
2020 Ross Duncan 6-9-2 3-3-0 3rd of 4
Central Arkansas (ASUN Conference) (2021–present)
2021 Frank Kohlenstein 11–6–0 5–2–0 T–1st
2022 Frank Kohlenstein 6–5–6 5–1–2 2nd
2023 Frank Kohlenstein 4–9–4 2–2–3 T–4th
2024 Frank Kohlenstein 8–7–3 3–3–1 T–3rd
2025 Kyle Segebart 0–0–0 0–0–0
Total: 213–233–50 71–65–18

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

References

  1. UCA Standards Guide (PDF). September 28, 2021. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  2. "Division I Men's Soccer". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Archived from the original on March 8, 2017. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
  3. "ASUN Conference Announces Three New Institutions; Adds Football as 20th Sport" (Press release). ASUN Conference. January 29, 2021. Archived from the original on January 29, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  4. "Home". ucasports.com.
  5. Men's soccer roster on ucasports.com
  6. "General".
  7. http://www.gulfsouthconference.org/documents/2012/9/13/MSC_Media_Guide__2012_.pdf
  8. "UCA Men's Soccer Results" (PDF).
  9. "Men's Soccer Records" (PDF).
  10. "Home". mvc.org.
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