Overtime not kind to women’s soccer
Andrew Hattersly, Sports Editor
October 8, 2018
Filed under Men's Sports, Soccer, Sports
The trip up I-94 to Valley Fields, home of Marquette women’s soccer, has traditionally been challenging for DePaul (6-5-3; 2-2-1 Big East), and Thursday night was another grind as they battled to a 0-0 draw with the Golden Eagles. While disappointed to only walk away with one point instea...
DePaul snaps three-game losing streak with tie against Seton Hall
Cristhian Plasencia, Staff Writer
October 7, 2018
Filed under Men's Sports, Soccer, Sports
The Blue Demons men’s soccer team find themselves in seventh place, holding an identical 1-2-1 record as their rival Seton Hall after tying the Pirates 1-1 in a physical match on a rainy Saturday afternoon at Wish Field. DePaul leads the all-time series with the Pirates, 5-2-1. "Very happy with...
DePaul opens conference with double OT victory
Lawrence Kreymer, Asst. Sports Editor
September 17, 2018
Filed under Men's Sports, Soccer, Sports
In the 35th edition of Big East soccer, DePaul kicked of conference play with a dramatic 2-1 win over Providence in double overtime. For the second straight season these conference rivals met in the Big East opener and just like last season double overtime was needed to find a winner. However, unlike...
DePaul drops non-conference finale to UIC
Cristhian Plasencia, Staff Writer
September 17, 2018
In their last rehearsal before beginning conference play, the Blue Demons (3-3) fell to UIC 2-0, on Tuesday afternoon at Wish Field. DePaul earned six corner kicks but couldn’t convert on their set pieces. After falling behind 1-0, Harry Hilling took back-to-back corners but three minutes after that se...
DePaul drops final non-conference game to UIC
Cristhian Plasencia, Staff Writer
September 12, 2018
Filed under Men's Sports, Soccer, Sports
In their last rehearsal before beginning conference play, the Blue Demons (3-3) fell to UIC 2-0, on Tuesday afternoon at Wish Field. DePaul earned six corner kicks but couldn’t convert on their set pieces. After falling behind 1-0, Harry Hilling took back-to-back corners but three minutes after t...
DePaul rebounds from loss to Oakland with shutout win
Andrew Hattersley, Sports Editor
September 3, 2018
Filed under Men's Sports, Soccer, Sports
After a disappointing performance loss against Oakland Friday afternoon, DePaul bounced back Sunday with a 3-0 win over Loyola Marymount Sunday at Wish Field. Two days after allowing a pair of goals within a minute in a 2-1 loss to Oakland, DePaul head coach Mark Plotkin said the focus was to return...
DePaul edges Western Michigan 1-0 for Plotkin’s first career win
Andrew Hattersley, Sports Editor
August 28, 2018
Filed under Men's Sports, Soccer, Sports
After finishing fifth all-time in games started with 74 as a player for DePaul from 2006-09, a new era began Monday afternoon with DePaul head coach Mark Plotkin recording his first career win as a head coach as DePaul knocked off No. 8/14 Western Michigan 1-0 at Wish Field. While DePaul was on their...
DePaul holds on for 2-1 win in final exhibition game
Andrew Hattersley, Sports Editor
August 22, 2018
Filed under Men's Sports, Soccer, Sports
In their 2018 home opener, DePaul men’s soccer held off a late rally from Eastern Illinois to hang on a 2-1 win in their final exhibition game at Wish Field before opening the season at Kentucky. For the second straight game, DePaul opened the scoring in the 10th minute off a header junior defender...
Men’s soccer eager to begin Plotkin era
Andrew Hattersley, Sports Editor
August 16, 2018
Filed under Men's Sports, Soccer, Sports
The wait is nearly over as DePaul gets ready to embark on its first season under men’s soccer coach Mark Plotkin. Plotkin was named head coach shortly before Christmas, and worked with the team in the spring culminating in a couple of spring games that both and players coaches said was an oppor...
Plotkin announces first signing class
Andrew Hattersley, Assistant Sports Editor
April 23, 2018
Filed under Men's Sports, Soccer, Sports
It’s all a series of firsts for new DePaul head coach Mark Plotkin, and last week he announced his first signing class as coach of the Blue Demons. The class includes: Matthew Brickman, Jake Fuderer, Sadra Golzarian, Austin Koss, Robert Rao, Matt Solem and Patrick Watkins. After only being announced as head coa...
Former player accepts “dream” job with men’s soccer program
Andrew Hattersley, Sports Editor
January 16, 2018
Filed under Men's Sports, Soccer, Sports
When DePaul men’s soccer’s new head coach Mark Plotkin left for Colgate after the 2013 season, he hoped at some point he would be able to return to Chicago to be closer to family. What he didn’t know is it would be just a couple years later, and that opportunity would be to coach at his alma m...
Mark Plotkin to take men’s soccer head coaching job
Shane Rene, Sports Editor
December 21, 2017
DePaul’s men’s soccer program has completed its search for a new head coach, announcing today that former Blue Demon Mark Plotkin will take over for his former head coach Craig Blazer next season. DePaul’s athletic department announced a departure from the Blazer regime and a national search for...
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