2025 Furman Paladins men's soccer team
| 2025 Furman Paladins men's soccer | |
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SoCon regular season & tournament champions | |
| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 13 |
| TopDrawerSoccer.com | No. 1 |
| Record | 16–1–5 (4–0–1 SoCon) |
| Head coach |
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| Associate head coach | Bret Boulware (10th season) |
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| Captains |
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| Home stadium | Stone III Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13т Furman †‡ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 16 | – | 2 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 UNCG + | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ETSU | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 12 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wofford | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: SoCon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025 Furman Paladins men's soccer team represents Furman University during the 2025 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Paladins are lead by 31st-year head coach Doug Allison and are competing in the Southern Conference.
So far, the season is to date the most successful season in Furman history, as the program has advanced to the College Cup (Final Four of men's soccer) for the first time in program history. It was also the first season since 1999 that the program advanced to the quarterfinals (Elite Eight).
Preseason
Preseason SoCon awards and honors
Preseason awards were announced in August 2025.[1]
| Player | No. | Pos. | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lloyd Wamu Snell | No. | FW | Senior |
| Wilfer Bustamante | No. | FW | Sophomore |
| Luke Hutzell | No. | MF | Sophomore |
| Ryan Wagner | 5 | DF | Sophomore |
| Aaron Salinas | 1 | GK | Junior |
Coaches poll
The coaches poll was released on August 18, 2025. Furman was picked to finish second place in the preseason poll.[1]
| Predicted finish |
Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNCG | 24 (4) |
| 2 | Furman | 22 (2) |
| 3 | Mercer | 16 |
| 4 | ETSU | 13 |
| 5 | Wofford | 10 |
| 6 | VMI | 5 |
Personnel
Roster
- As of December 6, 2025[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaching staff
| 2025 Furman Paladins men's soccer coaching staff | |||
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| Name | Position | Seasons at Furman |
Alma mater |
| Doug Allison | Head coach | 2 | University of South Carolina (1987) |
| Bret Boulware | Associate head coach | 10 | Presbyterian College (1991) |
| Brandon Tucker | Assistant coach | 9 | Presbyterian College (2007) |
| Charlie Arndt | Goalkeeping coach | 31 | University of South Carolina (1990) |
Transfers
Acquisitions
Incoming transfers
There were no incoming transfers.
Incoming recruits
| Name | Nat. | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Hometown | High School | Club team | Source |
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| Grayson Travis | USA | 16 | MF | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | 143 pounds (65 kg) | Louisville, KY | Trinity (KY) | Louisville City | [3] |
| Gianluca Rizzo | ITA | 22 | DF | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | 171 pounds (78 kg) | Eastchester, NY | City Football Academy (NY) | New York City FC | [4] |
| Connor Stout | USA | 24 | DF | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | 164 pounds (74 kg) | Fairfax, VA | FC Cincinnati Academy | FC Cincinnati | [5] |
| Braden Dunham | USA | 25 | DF | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 165 pounds (75 kg) | Peachtree City, GA | McIntosh | Atlanta United | [6] |
| Luke Munson | USA | 27 | DF | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 165 pounds (75 kg) | Little Elm, TX | International Virtual Learning Academy | Charlotte FC | [7] |
Departures
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Agyaakwah | 6 | MF | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 190 pounds (86 kg) | Senior | London, ENG | Graduated |
| Christian Kraus | 22 | FW | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 205 pounds (93 kg) | Senior | Fenton, MO | Graduated |
Schedule
Preseason exhibitions
| August 9 | No. 13 High Point | 2–1 | Furman | High Point, NC |
| 18:00 EDT | Daniel Lugo 10', 26' | Report | Wilfer Bustamante 54' | Stadium: Vert Stadium Attendance: 284 |
| August 16 | Furman | 1–0 | Lees–McRae (D-II) | Greenville, SC |
| 18:00 EDT | Wesley Siegel 63' | Report | Stadium: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium Attendance: 308 |
Regular season
| August 21 1 (JRNI) | Furman | 3–0 | UC San Diego | Durham, NC |
| 15:30 EDT | Report | Diego Hernandez 25' Luke Hutzell 27' Wilfer Bustamante 31', 59' Miguel Sosa 81' |
Stadium: Koskinen Stadium Attendance: 410 Referee: Ankur Singh Assistant referees: Jason Lenhardt Luis Martinez Fourth official: Otto Leon |
| August 24 2 (JRNI) | No. 10 San Diego | 0–0 | Furman | Durham, NC |
| 13:00 EDT | Mathias Bauer 19' 75' Josh Martinez 25' Taj Eagleston 53' Steven Ramirez 58' |
Report | Wesley Siegel 68' Gabe Cox 77' |
Stadium: Koskinen Stadium Attendance: 107 Referee: Richard Crowgey Assistant referees: Eion Dockery Izaiah Ciampanella Fourth official: Patrick Schmidt |
| August 28 3 | Furman | 6–2 | North Greenville (D-II) | Greenville, SC |
| 19:00 EDT | Diego Hernandez 22' Ryan Reid 31' Wesley Siegel 39' Gianluca Rizzo 71' 81' Caleb Johnson 85' |
Report | Enrico Onzi 23' Jacob Marino 67' Quinten Gray 89' |
Stadium: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium Attendance: 306 Referee: Joe Tompkins Assistant referees: Steven Faria Daniel Taylor |
| August 31 4 | Furman | 1–1 | No. 14 Duke | Greenville, SC |
| 18:00 EDT | Landon Hill 38' Luke Hutzell 54' Ryan Wagner 83' |
Report | Aleksandar Vukovic 37' Kenan Hot 51' Aridon Racaj 51' |
Stadium: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium Attendance: 2,828 Referee: Jason Kent Assistant referees: Dumitru Gasan Jonathan Giraldo |
| September 4 5 (GGMG) | Furman | 3–2 | Davidson | Greenville, SC |
| 18:00 EDT | Ryan Wagner 7' 12' Wesley Siegel 15' Diego Hernandez 22', 42' Connor Dunnigan 58' Wilfer Bustamante 84' |
Report | Pablo Linzoain 12' Myles Culley 83' Nico Quanbeck 88' |
Stadium: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium Attendance: 390 |
| September 9 6 | No. 14 Virginia Tech | 0–0 | Furman | Blacksburg, VA |
| 18:00 EDT | Report | Luke Munson 63' Gianluca Rizzo 74' |
Stadium: Thompson Field Attendance: 774 Referee: Daniel Shenkmoreno Assistant referees: Justin Weinstock Dustin Marks Fourth official: Richard Crowgey |
| September 12 7 | No. 7 Gardner–Webb | 1–4 | Furman | Boiling Springs, NC |
| 18:00 EDT | Samson Kpardeh 14' Breno Correia 45' Alejandro Carrillo 56' Robbie Lyons 65' (pen.) |
Report | Ryan Reid 3' Caleb Johnson 4' Ryan Wagner 5' Connor Stout 21' Luke Hutzell 57' Wilfer Bustamante 71' Furman Team 79' Gianluca Rizzo 80' |
Stadium: Greene–Harbison Stadium Attendance: 250 |
| September 16 8 | No. 15 Furman | 0–1 | College of Charleston | Greenville, SC |
| 18:00 EDT | Luke Hutzell 31' | Report | Noah Gold 44' Charleston Team 65' Ezra White 68' James Watson 83' |
Stadium: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium Attendance: 465 Referee: Izlen Peksenar Assistant referees: Honorio Ojeda Joe Tompkins |
| September 22 9 | No. 15 Furman | 1–0 | Charlotte | Greenville, SC |
| 19:00 EDT | Trip Campbell 82' Luke Hutzell 82' Ryan Wagner 90+1' |
Report | Michael Mor 66' Samuel Manufor 81' |
Stadium: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium Attendance: 322 Referee: Ashton Miller Assistant referees: Steven Faria Kenneth Ayers |
| September 30 10 | No. 25 Furman | 6–1 | USC Upstate | Greenville, SC |
| 19:00 EDT | Connor Dunnigan 6' 74' Diego Hernandez 22', 25' Braden Dunham 33', 67' Gabe Cox 52' Landon Hill 73' Ben Boxall 89' |
Lucas Bergfors 38' Caedon Reynolds 40' Oskar Kaufmann 72' |
Stadium: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium Attendance: 1,050 Referee: Phil Conway Assistant referees: David Bradbury Jason Kent Fourth official: Steven Faria |
| October 4* 11 (SoCon) | Mercer | 1–1 | No. 25 Furman | Macon, GA |
| 19:00 EDT | Gavin Morgan 15' Grant Hampton 20' Ehi Aimiuwu 22' Manza Masamuna 23' Eli Bannister 77' |
Report | Braden Dunham 35' 77' Trip Campbell 38' Ryan Wagner 90' |
Stadium: Betts Stadium Attendance: 535 Referee: Blake Williams Assistant referees: Gunwan Park Adonis Merritt |
| October 7 12 | Furman | 3–2 | Presbyterian | Greenville, SC |
| 18:00 EDT | Luke Munson 23' Malachi Grant 41' Luke Hutzell 74' Braden Dunham 74' 78' Diego Hernandez 82' Reece Fragle 86' |
Report | Bryce Burdette 11' Jonas Sundli-Hardig 45' Steven Cordova 74' Alessandro Libertucci 78' Iragi Kalala 84' |
Stadium: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Carlos Farias-Perez Assistant referees: Ashton Miller Zach Perry |
| October 11* 13 (SoCon) | Furman | 3–2 | ETSU | Greenville, SC |
| 19:00 EDT | Gabe Cox 1' Luke Hutzell 13' Ryan Ried 25' Diego Hernandez 31' 70' (pen.) Furman Team 55' Braden Dunham 66' |
Report | Berkay Duman 11' Ingvar Kolbjornsen 54' Stanley Isaac 63' ETSU Team 70' ETSU Team 90' |
Stadium: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium Attendance: 301 Referee: Brandon Gardner Assistant referees: Rick Rogers Tyler Bost |
| October 18* 14 (SoCon) | VMI | 0–3 | Furman | Lexington, VA |
| 15:00 EDT | Report | Grayson Travis 17' Wilfer Bustamante 75' Luke Hutzell 78' |
Stadium: Patchin Field Attendance: 312 |
| October 21 15 | UNC Asheville | 1–2 | Furman | Asheville, NC |
| 15:00 EDT | Louis Beckett 24' Dylan Kwasnik 31' Benian Yao 58' Arnor Hardarson 72' Lucca Barros 81' Vidar Ragnarsson 84' |
Ryan Wagner 30' Wilfer Bustamante 33' 77' Jack Travis 85' |
Stadium: Greenwood Soccer Field Attendance: 250 Referee: Todd Adkison Assistant referees: Joe Kirkpatrick Micah Bagwell |
| October 25* 16 (SoCon) | No. 16 Furman | 2–0 | No. 23 UNCG | Greenville, SC |
| 19:00 EDT | Diego Hernandez 35' Lloyd Wamu Snell 57' Caleb Johnson 82' |
Report | Daniel Longo 55' | Stadium: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium Attendance: 806 Referee: John Rush Assistant referees: Khadime Sabara Tyler Bost |
| October 28 17 | No. 16 Furman | Canceled | Winthrop | Greenville, SC |
| 19:00 EDT | Stadium: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium |
| November 1* 18 (SoCon) | Wofford | 0–2 | No. 16 Furman | Spartanburg, SC |
| 19:00 EDT | Jakob Andersson 86' Niklas Szabo 89' |
Report | Wilfer Bustamante 44' Diego Hernandez 68' |
Stadium: Henry Snyder Field Attendance: 176 |
* Southern Conference conference game
SoCon tournament
| November 9 Semifinal | (1) No. 14 Furman | 4–2 | (5) Wofford | Greenville, SC |
| 14:00 EST | Diego Hernandez 13' Gianluca Rizzo 40' Braden Dunham 55' (pen.), 60' Caleb Johnson 75' |
Report | Samuel Byron 56' Adam Celik 83' |
Stadium: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium Attendance: 887 Referee: John Matto Assistant referees: Khadime Sabara Tyler Bost Fourth official: Eric Barnes |
| November 16 Final | (1) No. 13 Furman | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | (2) No. 18 UNCG | Greenville, SC |
| 14:00 EST | Gabe Cox 24' Ryan Reid 66' 107' |
Report | Arnaud Tattevin 57' Mohammed Sumaila 68' Sami Lachekar 96' |
Stadium: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium Attendance: 2,018 Referee: John Matto Assistant referees: Khadime Sabara Tyler Bost Fourth official: Eric Barnes |
NCAA tournament
| November 23 Second round | (16) No. 13 Furman | 1–0 | Western Michigan | Greenville, SC |
| 13:00 EST | Trip Campbell 43' | Report | Jordan Klein 22' | Stadium: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium Attendance: 2,205 Referee: Amin Hadzić Assistant referees: Justin Howard Chris Zuerner Fourth official: Kevin Broadley |
| November 30 Third round | (16) No. 13 Furman | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | No. 22 Hofstra | Greenville, SC |
| 1:00 p.m. EST | Luke Hutzell 45' 73' Wilfer Bustamante 77' Diego Hernandez 80' |
Report | Daniel Burko 17' Hofstra Team 75' Laurie Goddard 81', 82' |
Stadium: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium Attendance: 1,676 Referee: Daniel Radford Assistant referees: Robert Dail Raymond Thomas Fourth official: Kyle Johnston |
| Penalties | ||||
| Braden Dunham Diego Hernandez Connor Stout Wilfer Bustamante Landon Hill |
Aleksei Armas Pablo Hempelmann-Perez Stefano Campisi Daniel Burko Laurie Goddard |
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| December 5 Quarterfinal | (8) No. 6 Portland | 0–1 | (16) No. 13 Furman | Portland, OR |
| 22:00 EST | Wylie Trujillo 19' Sebastian Hernandez 66' |
Report | Wilfer Bustamante 34' Lloyd Wamu Snell 53' Ryan Wagner 72' Gianluca Rizzo 74' Braden Dunham 75' |
Stadium: Merlo Field Attendance: 4,252 Referee: Michael Gebreslassie Assistant referees: Baboucarr Jallow Cameron Zipp Fourth official: Raymond Moffatte Jr. |
| December 12 CC semifinal | (16) No. 13 Furman | 1–3 | No. 23 Washington | Cary, NC |
| TBA EST | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
Rankings
| Week | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
| United Soccer[8] | RV | RV | RV | RV | 15 | RV | 25 | RV | — | RV | 16 | 14 | 13 | Not released | ||||
| TopDrawer Soccer[9] | 20 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| College Soccer News[10] | — | — | 25 | 19 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 25 | RV | RV | 19 | 15 | 13 | Not released | ||||
References
- ^ a b "UNC Greensboro Picked First In 2025 Men's Soccer Preseason Poll; Defending Champion Furman a Close Second in Voting". soconsports.com. August 18, 2025. Retrieved December 5, 2025.
- ^ "Roster". D.C. United. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
- ^ Stickradt, Dan (January 23, 2025). "College Commitments-Signings–Kentucky". National Soccer Network. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
- ^ @sbfutbol_; (September 26, 2024). "HUGE NEWS‼️ Gianluca Rizzo has announced his commitment to Furman Univeristy where he will be continuing his academic and athletic careers. We are so proud of him and what he has achieved. Rizzo, we are so incredibly grateful to have trained you over the years. What a great player and person we have seen grow up. Congrats GianLuca! 💜💜" – via Instagram.
- ^ @connorstoutt; (March 15, 2024). "I'm excited to announce that I've committed to Furman University to further my athletic and academic career. I'd like to say a big thank you to all my family, friends, and coaches who have helped me throughout my journey. Without their support on and off the field I would not be where I am today" – via Instagram.
- ^ @bradendunham; (March 22, 2024). "Excited to announce my commitment to continue my journey in athletics and academics at Furman University. Grateful to my family, teammates & coaches for their incredible support during this process" – via Instagram.
- ^ @luke.munsonn; (September 12, 2024). "EI am extremely excited to announce that I have committed to play D1 soccer and continue my academic career at Furman University" – via Instagram.
- ^ "2025 NCAA DI Mens Rankings". United Soccer Coaches. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
- ^ "College Soccer National Ranking". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
- ^ "CSN Weekly Top 25 Coaches Poll". College Soccer News. Retrieved December 9, 2025.