The 2004 men's soccer team finished the season with a 13-4-3 record, advancing to the NCAA Division II Regional Finals for the first time in program history. The Rangers posted their 25th winning campaign in 2004 while qualifying for the NCAA Tournament for the third time in 11 years.
Coached by 2012 UW-Parkside Hall of Fame Inductee Rick Kilps and featuring Second Team All-American Riley Mewes and All-Region selections Dustin Wagner,
Victor Perez and Ben Tommerup, the Rangers knocked off four nationally ranked squads during the season, climbing as high as fifth in the national polls.
The Rangers netted the program's 400th win on Oct. 15 in a 10-0 whitewash of Kentucky Wesleyan College before making their 10th consecutive trip to the GLVC Tournament.
UW-Parkside advanced past GLVC rival Lewis University in penalty kicks in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament before bowing out to eventual national runner-up Southern Illinois University-Evansville 3-1 after playing a majority of the game down a man due to a red card in the 37th minute.
The stout Ranger defense ended the year ranked third nationally in shutout percentage (0.60) with 12 clean sheets on the season while finishing fifth nationally in goals allowed, yielding just 13 on the season. Perez, the GLVC Freshman of the Year, finished the season ranked fourth in goals against average (0.54) while the Rangers offense led the league in scoring, averaging 2.5 goals per game.
