We are beyond proud to celebrate Gandhi Cruz as the Metea Valley Male Athlete of the Year! Amazing athlete that left his mark on and off the field at Metea Valley.
Varsity wins the STC Invite 2-1 against St. Charles North in double overtime. The first goal by Nick Sanchez from Abraham Antar and the winner from Davis Quarles from Alex Krehl with 5 remaining in OT!
Big congrats to
@BoysMVSoccer
Senior Evan Lang who scored the game winner in overtime as his
@GalaxySCIL
team and him won the U17
@usysncs
national title! Way to step up on the biggest stage Evan!
Congrats to Senior Dominic Capezzuto as he has decided to continue his academic and soccer career playing at Aurora University next year.
@BoysMVSoccer
is so proud of you!
Varsity beat Neuqua Valley 3-0 to advance to the IHSA regional final. Goals by Tyler Kero, Alex Krehl and Mark Thurow. Assists by Sanchez, Bastianoni and Antar. Shutout by Cruz. Regionals finals Saturday at home at 3:00 pm!
We are really excited to celebrate that Senior Joey Donovan will be continuing his soccer career at Trine University next year. With his senior season cut short due to a devastating injury, Joey has shown great perseverance to take his talent to the next level. Congrats Joey!
Varsity grinded out a 2-1 victory over Neuqua Valley in DVC play on Senior night. First goal by Alex Krehl from Abe Antar and the winner off a free kick from Antar. Big thanks to the fans tonight. Crowd was electric and best support in the 11 years I’ve been here!
Varsity beat Oswego 4-3 after two overtimes to advance to the IHSA regional final. A hat trick from Colin Bastianoni and the game winner in OT from Daniel Wilkinson. Assists from Basu, Mena, and Chmielewski.
Varsity beat a tough Plainfield North team 1-0 in overtime in the IHSA regional semifinal. The winner from Shareef Amor from James Lynch. Shutout by Cruz and the backline.
Varsity beat Rockford Boylon 2-1 to start the Warstang Invite. Goals by Matthew Dovalovsky and the winner by Jaylen Brooks. Both assists by Shareef Amor. Top notch by the backline of Anderson, Collins, Duffy & Wang.
After a full game, overtime and 10 round of penalties, Varsity loses to West Aurora in the regional championship. 1-1 after regulation with the goal from Erick Mena , the Mustangs lose 9-8 in penalties. Orlando Velazquez was stellar all game.
Congrats to
@WABoysSoccer_
On Senior Day Varsity beat Oswego East 1-0. The game winner with 4 minutes left from James Lynch assisted by Matt Dovalovsky. Shutout by Cruz. Big thanks to
@OEwolvessoccer
for an amazing game.
Varsity beats Plainfield Central 5-0 in the
@PepsiCoShowdown
Shutout by Gandhi Cruz. Goals by Brooks, Quarles, Lang, Lynch and Bastianoni. Assists by Amor(2) and Quarles. Strong team win.
Varsity’s game with Jacobs is called 5 minutes into the 2nd half to make it an official game and a 1-1 draw. Dominic Capezzuto with a fantastic strike from Jaylen Brooks. Great goalkeeping by Jacobs kept the game tied.
Varsity beat Waubonsie Valley 2-0 in DVC play. Two second half goals from Shareef Amor and Evan Lang. Lang and Amor with the assists as well. Shutout by the backline and Cruz.
Congratulations to the Freshman team on winning the Sycamore invite in two rounds of pks against Jacobs. Phenomenal game by Oscar Mejia and shoutout to Otto Ives for scoring the game winning pk!
Varsity wins the IHSA Regional Semifinal 3-1 over Marmion. Goals from Hatifeld, Lopez and Senese. Assists from Villalobos, Hatfield and Ravi Shah. Shah brilliant in net with a serious pen save in the 2nd half. Regional final Sat. 10am at Marmion
@MeteaAthletics
@MeteaBoosters
Varsity beat Hinsdale Central 2-1. Down 1-0, come back to score 2 second half goals. James Lynch got the 1st from Jaylen Brooks and Brooks got the winner from Erik Severson.
Huge shout out on this Veteran’s Day to
@BoysMVSoccer
alum and 2019 graduate Private First Class Roland Asongakap. Great to see you today and thank you for your service!
Varsity finished off the
@PepsiCoShowdown
with a 6-0 win over Hoffman Estates. Goals from Dominic Capezzuto (2), James Lynch (2), Colin Bastianoni & Shareef Amor. Assists from Lynch (2) & Evan Lang (2). Cruz and Heger with the shutout.
Congrats to
@BoysMVSoccer
for receiving the IHSA Team Academic Achievement Award for the 6th straight year. True student-athletes excelling on the field and in the classroom!
Varsity finishes off this crazy year with a 2-1 DVC win against Naperville Central. Going down early 1-0, the Mustangs fought back on a Brady McCann strike from Ethan Danehl. Evan Bach then scored the game winner from Brady McCann. So proud of how these boys finished the year!
Awards time! Congrats to Jack Maroney and Drew Marquardt for receiving the Sportsmanship award from the Dupage Valley Conference. Amazing young men on and off the field!
Congrats
@BoysMVSoccer
for receiving the IHSA team Academic Achievement Award for the fourth year in a row. Dedication to truly being successful on the field and in the classroom.
Varsity with a 7-0 lead at halftime go on to beat Lockport 7-3. Goals by Lang(2), Brooks(2), Dovalovsky, Lynch & Quarles. Assists from Lang(3), Lynch, Dovalovsky, Bastianoni & Asongakap. Cruz with a great penalty save in the 1st half.
Awesome day to recognize some elite athletes on signing day. Congratulations to
@BoysMVSoccer
Senior Colin Bastianoni on his commitment to continue his soccer career at one of the top DI programs
@MSUBearsMSoccer
Congrats to DVC colleague Jim Konrad from
@NNHuskiesoccer
on being named national coach of the year by the
@UnitedCoaches
Beyond deserved and couldnt have happened to a classier coach and program.
Varsity beat Leyden 4-2 to end the St. Charles Tournament. Goals by Shareef Amor(2), James Lynch and Evan Lang. Assists by Lang, Lynch and Jaylen Brooks.
Amazing first week of camp! Players showed amazing maturity, attitude and care for others as we work and train in very different circumstances. Their character shined this week!
Varsity beat East Aurora 2-1 in a non conference match today. Tyler Green with a solid strike for the first goal and Ethan Danehl with the winner. Solid win on a chilly night.
Prior to kickoff tonight we got to meet our hero
#superdeclan
as our special guest as we wore gold socks to raise awareness for pediatric cancer with
@CalsAngels
Varsity loses a heartbreaker to Romeoville 4-3 after two overtimes. Absolutely devastated for this amazing group of young men. Beyond proud of them every single day for what they do on and off the field. Congrats to Romeoville and good luck in sectionals.
Ready to celebrate this crew of seniors tomorrow. Come out to Mustang Stadium Saturday for Senior Day against Oswego East. JV1 game at 9:00, Senior walkout at 10:45 followed by Varsity match at 11:00.
JV1 finishes the season 13-4-5 overall. Their efforts saw them undefeated in conference, winning 2 out of their 3 tournament finals and running up an unbeaten streak of 9 straight games. They kept 13 clean sheets, scoring 39 goals and conceding only 11. What a tremendous team!
Varsity lost in the regional championship to West Aurora. Controversial pk and playing down a man for a half made the adversity too much to overcome. Congrats to West Aurora on their title. Big thanks to the amazing fan support in the poor weather.
#mustangssupportingmustangs
Varsity beat East Aurora 7-2 in the IHSA Regional Semi-Final. A hat trick each from Bartosz Chmielewski and Cole Hatfield. JJ Flores with the other goal. Varsity will play in the regional final Friday at 6:00pm at Metea.
@MeteaBoosters
@MeteaAthletics
Freshman won their second game of the Sycamore Invite this morning 2-1. Goal from Danny Al-Fanek assisted by Henry Moreno. Goal from Joe Fitzgerald assisted by Gio Tiburcuo. Playing in the finals today at 1:30
Varsity lost in pks to
#3
seed West Chicago in the
@PepsiCoShowdown
The game finished 1-1 after a first half header by Austin Whittaker from Alex Krehl. The back line of Cruz, Dovalovsky, Simonich, Thurow and Fitzgerald was solid against a top opponent today.
JV1 finished
@BODYARMORseries
2-0 after a strong 6-0 win vs. Washington. Goals from Peterson, Leman, Rodriguez, Khare, Dowal and Ferreira. Assists from Hatfield (2), Peterson, Khare and Dowal. Maroney with the shutout. Great team work throughout.
@MeteaAthletics
@MeteaBoosters
Thank you so much for all the students out there today. You are the ones helping to build our culture and you being out there today is so much bigger than you think.
#mustangssupportingmustangs
Congratulations to
@BoysMVSoccer
Senior Tyler Green on being named the Male Athlete of the Month for the month of March. Amazing month and season from one of our leaders!
Amazing shout out to our hard working grounds crew helping clear the stadium before we start the season. Clearing 18 inches of snow off the field isn’t easy and beyond appreciated. Thanks for helping us get ready for March 1! I see green!
@MeteaAthletics
@MVPrincipal1
Signing day this Wednesday! Come and celebrate all of our student athletes. We got two of our own
@BoysMVSoccer
signing. Come see Davis Quarles and Gandhi Cruz commit to their respective schools. 6:45 am in the LMC!
Varsity beat Downers North 5-1 in the St. Charles Tournament. Goals by James Lynch(2), Shareef Amor(2) and Dominic Capezzuto. Assists from Lynch, Brooks, Berry and Sanchez. Next game Friday at 7 at St. Charles East.
Varsity beat Juarez 5-0 in the
@PepsiCoShowdown
Alex Krehl with the hat trick as well as goals by Davis Quarles and Austin Whittaker. Assists from Quarles, Maroney and Antar. Great photo of all four teams of the
@PepsiCoShowdown
pod
Varsity beat Waubonsie Valley 6-3 in DVC play. Erick Mena with a hat trick and Colin Bastianoni with two goals to lead MV. Henry Moreno finished off the scoring with a great strike. Assists from Moreno, Mena, Riley McCann and Aiden Pufundt.
@MeteaBoosters
@MeteaAthletics
Congrats Ethan. The soccer program is so grateful for everything you gave us. You helped build a culture of dedication and drive. You define what a student-athlete should be.
Varsity beat Hinsdale South 5-0 in the Warstang Invite. Goals by James Lynch, Evan Lang(2), Shareef Amor and Davis Quarles. Assists by Amor(2), Lynch, Lang and Capezzuto. Shutout by Gandhi Cruz.