McKinney Chupacabras College Roundup: Season Recap

Colgate (4–9–4)

McKinney player: Cole Ramey

Week 12 results:

4-0 Loss vs. Army*

Season recap: Ramey started in six of his 10 matches. He scored one goal in his first appearance (the game-winner against New Hampshire) and totalled five shots on goal

(DII) Northeastern State (8–10–1)

McKinney player: Brandon Fuenmayor

Great American Conference (No. 3 seed) Tournament schedule:

1–0 Win over 2-seeded Rogers State - Fuenmayor scored the lone goal in the 90th minute and recorded two shots on goal

2-1 Loss vs. Fort Hays State

Season recap: Fuenmayor started in 11 of his 15 matches. The sophomore found the back of the net four times and recorded nine shots on goal. He played all 90 minutes three times

Oral Roberts (4–7–6)

McKinney players: Aiden Ussery, Sam Jones

Summit League Conference Tournament (#4 seed) matchup:

0-0 (4-2 PKs loss) vs. St. Thomas

Season recap: Ussery started in all 16 of his appearances. He recorded one goal, two assists and four shots on goal. The sophomore played 90+ minutes in 15 matches. 

Jones, the “Goal of the Season” winner for the Chupacabras, started in 14 of 16 games. The McKinney native tallied two assists and a shot on goal and played all 90 minutes once.

No. 15 Paris Junior College (13–3–4)

McKinney player: Keane Cobuzio

Region XIV Tournament Semifinal:

3-1 Win at Angelina College

Region XIV Final: 3-0 Loss to (#4 nationally) Tyler Junior College

Season Recap: The Dragons had its best season in program history, earning their first-ever NJCAA National Ranking. Cobuzio was a huge factor in their success. He finished third on the team with 11 goals and points (26). The McKinney product had four assists.

(DII) UT Dallas (11–2–7)

McKinney players: (GK) Ryder Claborn, Jordan Jones, Carson Burden 

LSC Semifinals (4 seed):

1-1 (4-3 Loss in PKs) - Claborn made three saves, and stopped two shots in the shootout loss.

Season recap: Claborn started all 20 of the Comets matches. He recorded an assist, had nine clean sheets and made 58 saves. 

Jones started in 18 of his 19 matches. He scored one goal and added five assists, for seven points. The sophomore recorded five shots on goal.

Burden started in three of his 14 appearances. The McKinney North product found the back of the net once and tallied two assists, for four points. Burden recorded six shots on goal.

UNC Asheville (9–6–2) 

McKinney player: Dylan Culbertson

Big South Tournament (3 seed) quarterfinal:

1-0 Loss vs. (No. 6 seed) USC Upstate 

Season recap: Culbertson appeared in three matches for the Bulldogs.

No. 15 Wake Forest (11–4–2)

Chupacabras player: Ronaldo “Ronnie” Garcia

ACC Tournament (3 seed):

1-1 (6-5 PKs) over (14 seed) Boston College - Garcia recorded a shot on goal

1-0 Loss to (11) NC State

Season Recap: Garcia started in 18 of his 19 appearances. He recorded one goal and six assists. The sophomore took four shots on goal.

Wofford (8–5–4)

McKinney player: Christian Nardelli

Southern Conference Tournament (No. 2 seed) semifinals:

1-0 Loss vs. #3-seeded UNC Greensboro

Season Recap: Nardelli made no appearances in 2026, after a stand out season at Cedarville as a freshman in 2025.