ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Maryville and McKendree will face off for the 2025 Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) Men's Soccer Championship title, as the two teams will kick off at 12 PM Central Time from Creve Coeur Park Soccer Complex in St. Louis, Mo., on Saturday afternoon.
The fifth-seeded Saints advanced on an overtime winner from Axton Anom in Thursday's first semifinal game against top-seeded Rockhurst, while the third-seeded Bearcats defeated second-seeded Lincoln, 2-1, in the second semifinal. This is the third time that both semifinal matches went into overtime. This is the first time that Maryville and McKendree have matched up in the championship game.
The Championship broadcast on Saturday will begin at approximately 11:50 AM CT and can be viewed live behind a paywall on
GLVCSN.com, the GLVCSN iOS and Android mobile apps, and GLVCSN OTT apps on Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, and Android TV. For more information, visit the championship central page at
GLVCsports.com/2025msoc.
QUARTERFINAL RESULTS
#5 Maryville 2, #1 Rockhurst 1 (OT)
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RU
- MU’s Axton Anom opened the scoring in the 20th minute with his first goal of the season.
- RU’s Immanuel Wayoro answered in the 58th minute to tie the game.
- MU’s Anom scored his second of the game and the winner in the eighth minute of the overtime.
- This will be MU’s fifth appearance in the championship match.
- Last appearance was in 2024.
- This is the first time a number 5 seed has made the championship game.
#3 McKendree 2, #2 Lincoln 1
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LIN
- LIN’s Nkouka Loubassou got the scoring started in the 49th minute.
- MCK’s Fredrik Thulin tied the game in the 89th minute to force extra time.
- MCK’s Oscar Misic scored his first career collegiate goal in the seventh minute of overtime.
- This is the second time MCK will be in the title game.
- Last appearance was in 2019.