Madison College Wolfpack

MADISON, WISC. - The Madison College men's soccer team is now back-to-back Region 4 Champions after claiming a 1-0 victory over #2-seeded Morton College in Saturday's Region 4 Division II Men's Soccer Tournament Championship at Irwin A. & Robert D. Goodman Pitch-East. Freshman Angel Gomez Lopez provided the decisive goal that sent the top-seeded WolfPack to a second straight Region 4 title and an 11th region crown in program history. The win earns the Pack an automatic berth in the 2026 NJCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championships in Huntsville, Alabama.

Neither team was able to generate many looks at net in the first half. Both teams had early corner kicks that went unconverted in the first 15 minutes, with Madison College earning five corners throughout the half. The lone shot of the first 45 minutes came from Morton College (13-1-6) in the 30' and sailed high over the goal. 

The WolfPack begun to apply more offensive pressure in the second half, with sophomore Mason Leslie missing a header high in the 48', midfielder/forward Josh Kiltz being turned away by the Panthers goalkeeper in the 50', and fellow second year Gio Diaz sending one wide in the 53'. 

With the match still scoreless in the 73', Madison College earned a free kick deep in their defensive end on a yellow card against the Panthers. Freshman goalkeeper Thomas Randall then sent the free kick downfield, where three players all missed on attempted headers. It continued to bounce into the right side of the penalty area, where Gomez Lopez, a first year forward, gained control and delivered the scoring strike back across the net and inside the left post. The goal is the sixth this season for the native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The assist is the second in the last three matches for Randall.

The WolfPack was able to keep Morton College away from their net over the final 17 minutes to earn the repeat championship. Randall posted the team's 14th shutout of the season, with the Carlisle, England, native playing in ten of them. He now boasts a 0.33 goals against average with just four goals allowed all season.

Madison College finished with a 4-1 edge in total shots and a 2-0 advantage in shots on goal.

The win comes in the first-ever meeting between the two programs.



Up Next:

Madison College (16-1-2) will find out their seed for the 2026 NJCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championships with the bracket reveal show on Tuesday at 4:30pm on the NJCAA Network. The 12-team tournament will feature pool play with three teams in four different pools, and the winner of each pool advances to the semifinals. The tournament runs November 15-21 in Huntsville, Alabama.

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