Hall of Fame
The 1994 UW-Parkside Men’s Soccer team came closer than any other Ranger squad to an NCAA National Championship. Coach Rick Kilps capped an incredible four-year stretch by breaking through a difficult selection criteria to earn a spot in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history.
After a 44-7-3 run yielded no postseason berths, the 1994 team was on a mission to force its way into the Division II Championship. They answered with a 14-0-2 start to their season and a number one national ranking. That included a 13-game winning streak in which the Rangers allowed just one goal. All told, the team allowed just seven goals in 19 games, best in the country and still fifth all-time.
Goal keeper Chris Sagar still holds the NCAA record for goals against average (0.32) thanks in part to his 1994 season which is 12th best in Division II history. He teamed with Mike Guszaski who led the nation that season allowing just .31 goals per game. Central defender Jason Gould earned first team All-American honors while striker Patrick White earned second team honors. David Siers and Peter Gyurko each earned All-Region while Gyurko was voted team MVP by his peers.
The Rangers earned the region’s number seed before falling to Oakland University in a national quarterfinal match. UW-Parkside ended the season ranked third in the nation with a final mark of 15-2-2. They were 10-1-2 against Division II competition while also scoring three victories against Division I squads; the University of Michigan, Northwestern University, and Drury University.
