We are pleased to announce that Christos Philippou will be transferring to Lindenwood University making the step up to NCAA Division 1. Last season Philippou enjoyed a great freshman season with Indiana Tech, helping the team make the quarterfinals of the national championship and earning All-Newcomer recognition.
Lindenwood University is located outside St. Louis, Missouri. The men's soccer program is led by head coach Kris Bertsch. Bertsch was hired on January 11, 2023 and completed his first season as Lindenwood with great success. He helped the Lions immediately improve from their first Division I season as he led them to a 7-7-6 record, a four match win improvement from the previous season. During the season, Lindenwood was ranked four times in the United Soccer Coaches Top 10 Poll for the North Region. Through weeks 7-11, the Lions were ranked has high has nine. This also marked the first ever ranking for the program in the USC North Region Poll.