FHSU Athletics
HAYS, Kan. – Fort Hays State Men's Soccer improved to 13-2-3 overall with a 4-0 win over Southern Nazarene to wrap the regular season on Wednesday. The Tigers finished unbeaten in GAC play for the second-straight year, matching their 2025 conference record of 11-0-1. Southern Nazarene moved to 8-7-1 overall and 5-5-1 in the GAC.
Fort Hays St. finished with a 22-7 shot advantage, put 11 shots on goal, and three Tiger goalkeepers contributed to the shutout. Payton Roehrich played the first two-thirds of the game as FHSU built its 4-0 lead, then yielded to Marco Rosa and Antoni Jesien to get time between the pipes.
Fort Hays St. generated the larger share of chances in the first half, recording 10 shot attempts to Southern Nazarene's two. The Tigers put four shots on goal. Muhammad Sarwar finished the half's only goal at 36:50, putting in a close-range rebound after Julius Petersson's saved shot.
Fort Hays St. scored three times in the second half, with Juan Linares, Kyle Clayton and Len Valkema each finding the net. Fort Hays State outshot Southern Nazarene 12-5 in the half, put seven attempts on goal. Valkema finished the game with four points, assisting on the Linares and Clayton goals, while Gaultier had two assists in the match, helping on the Linares and Valkema goals.
Fort Hays State ran its streak of consecutive wins against conference opponents (regular season and conference tournament) to 38 going back to the 2024 season. The streak is second-best all-time in NCAA Division II. The Tigers were the first team in GAC men's soccer history to navigate a regular season conference slate unbeaten last year and they matched that feat again this season with the same conference record. The lone draw last year was against Southern Nazarene, this year it was against Rogers State.
Fort Hays State will be the host of the GAC Tournament for the second-straight year. The semifinals will take place on Thursday (Nov. 5) and the championship match will be on Saturday (Nov. 7). Game times and pairings will be released once the GAC regular season is complete this weekend.
Fort Hays State Top Performers
Len Valkema – 1 goal, 2 assists, 4 points
Muhammad Sarwar – 1 goal, 1 game-winning goal
Mathis Gaultier – 2 assists
Juan Linares - 1 goal
Kyle Clayton - 1 goal