Historic Men’s Soccer GLVC Tournament Run Ends with Runner-Up Finish
Jacob Panagos celebrates with fans after Truman clinched a spot in the GLVC championship match. This was the first-ever appearance for the Bulldogs in the GLVC championship.
The Truman men’s soccer team concluded its historic postseason run with a 2-0 loss to top-seeded Lincoln in the Great Lakes Valley Conference Championship match, Nov. 8.
The seventh-seeded Bulldogs reached the conference title match for the first time in program history after advancing past second-seeded Maryville in a quarterfinal penalty-kick shootout and defeating sixth-seeded Missouri-St. Louis 2-1 in the semifinal.
Truman finished the season with a 7-7-5 overall record.
Following the championship match, Jacob Panagos, Brady Lombardo and Zoran Sabbert were named to the GLVC All-Tournament Team.
Panagos scored the game-winning goal with 3:47 remaining in Truman’s semifinal victory over UMSL. Lombardo opened the scoring less than three minutes into that match, while Sabbert played all 90 minutes in both the semifinal and championship match as part of the Bulldogs’ back line.
Truman’s postseason run included its first GLVC Tournament advancement and its first appearance in the conference championship match. A complete review of the Bulldogs’ 2026 season will be released this week at trumanbulldogs.com.
The seventh-seeded Bulldogs reached the conference title match for the first time in program history after advancing past second-seeded Maryville in a quarterfinal penalty-kick shootout and defeating sixth-seeded Missouri-St. Louis 2-1 in the semifinal.
Truman finished the season with a 7-7-5 overall record.
Following the championship match, Jacob Panagos, Brady Lombardo and Zoran Sabbert were named to the GLVC All-Tournament Team.
Panagos scored the game-winning goal with 3:47 remaining in Truman’s semifinal victory over UMSL. Lombardo opened the scoring less than three minutes into that match, while Sabbert played all 90 minutes in both the semifinal and championship match as part of the Bulldogs’ back line.
Truman’s postseason run included its first GLVC Tournament advancement and its first appearance in the conference championship match. A complete review of the Bulldogs’ 2026 season will be released this week at trumanbulldogs.com.
