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Marquette Men’s Soccer Looks to Build on Returning Talent Ahead of 2026 Season

Key forwards, midfielders and defenders aim to lift the offense after a quiet Big East campaign

Returning Core

The program’s offseason preview highlights a roster that brings back fourteen of the 2025 squad, a group that will be counted on to reverse a season in which the offense sputtered in Big East play.

Mads Konrad Horgoien, who finished the year as the team’s leading scorer with six goals and a share of the point lead at twelve, returns as the focal point of the attack, while Antonio Costabile, a regular presence in every match, adds a goal and an assist despite starting only six games.

Midfield anchor Mateo Stoka, who logged the second‑most minutes among returnees and started thirteen of fifteen games, contributed three goals and four assists, providing a steady creative spark that the coaching staff hopes to amplify.

Defenders Andreas Fotland and Tristan Ronnestad‑Stevens, who combined for the most minutes on the back line, bring experience and stability, even as Ronnestad‑Stevens battles a mid‑season injury that limited his latter half of the campaign.

Cameron Simpson, the incumbent net‑minder, posted a 1.50 goals‑against average and a .700 save percentage in eight appearances last year, and the staff will rely on his presence between the posts to shore up a defense that has shown flashes of consistency.

Head coach David Korn will oversee a unit that includes two goalkeepers, five defenders, five midfielders and two forwards, a balanced mix that the program believes can translate into a more potent attack for the upcoming season.

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