2017 Men s Soccer Notes Match 19

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1 2017 Men s Soccer Notes Match 19 THE MATCHUP NOTES [-/30] Denver (11-6-1, Summit) at Omaha (10-5-2, Summit) Saturday, November 11, p.m. CT/1 p.m. MT Summit League Final Caniglia Field (Omaha, Neb.) #OMAvDEN #SummitMSOC #NCAASoccer THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE Redshirt-senior Blake Elder s first-half goal and the top-seeded Denver men s soccer team s eighth cleansheet of the season booked the Pioneers ticket to Saturday s Summit League Final after a 1-0 win over Eastern Illinois on Thursday afternoon at Caniglia Field. Denver and Omaha will meet in the Summit League Final for the second-consecutive season on Saturday when the Pioneers and Mavs clash on Caniglia Field. Andre Shinyashiki netted a 90th minute equalizer and Graham Smith converted from the spot in the 93rd minute to give Denver the 2-1 victory at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium earlier this season. A year ago in the final, Shinyashiki scored twice in the final 15 minutes to bring the Pioneers back from a goal down to win 2-1. The 2017 NCAA Men s Soccer Selection Show will be streamed live on NCAA.com at 11 a.m. MT on Monday. SIX-STRAIGHT 10-WIN SEASONS The Pioneers have recorded double-digit wins in each of the six seasons since Franks arrival as an assistant, averaging 13.5 a season from The Pioneers reached double digits in 2017 with their win at Western Illinois on Nov. 4. Denver last recorded 5+-consecutive double digit win seasons from , producing a five-season record of in that span. Prior to the current stretch, Denver had never completed six-straight seasons in double-digits. From , Denver has gone HEAD COACH JAMIE FRANKS Former DU assistant and Wake Forest alum Jamie Franks took over the reins, officially inking his name as Denver s 10th head coach, on Aug. 29, Franks is as a head coach in 2+ seasons with the Pioneers. The Pioneers are since Franks arrival as an assistant coach prior to the start of the 2012 season. Combined as a college player and coach, Franks is , reaching now five College Cups and winning a National Championship with the Deacs (07). According to information submitted to the NCAA in 2015, Franks was the youngest DI head coach (29) two seasons ago and was the second youngest in DEFENSIVE FORM Denver vs. Omaha First Meeting: 2013 Overall DU: 4-1-1, 7 goals; UNO: 5 goals; DI: Same In Omaha (DI): DU: 0-1-1, 1 goal UNO: 3 goals Matches Decided by a Goal or Less (D1): 5 10/19/13: Denver 1-0 Omaha (Bolden 63 ) 10/25/14: Omaha 3-1 Denver (O: Miller 37, Gealy 39, Moulton 52 D: Hukari 80 ) 10/17/15: Denver 1-0 Omaha (Hanlin 101 ) 10/29/16: Omaha 0-0 Denver 11/12/16 (Summit League Final): Denver 2-1 Omaha (Weiler 58, Shinyashiki 75, 90 ) 10/28/17: Denver 2-1 Omaha (Hamzat 78, Shinyashiki 90, Smith (pen) 93 ) Denver allowed just nine shots on goal combined in Summit League regular season play. In 2017, Denver has allowed just 49 shots on goal, for an average of 2.72/game. Denver allowed just two shots on goal on Thursday, bringing Denver s defensive mark to 11 in six matches against league opposition. Denver has allowed two shots on goal or less in eight matches this season SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time/Result 08/25 [23/15] FGCU [3/4] - Alt 2 W, /28 [16/18] Akron [3/4] - Altitude W, /01 [-/RV] Furman [4/4] - Alt 2 L, 1-0 (a.e.t.) 09/03 Drake [4/4] - Altitude W, /08 vs. UC Irvine [9/8]^ L, /10 vs. CSUN [9/8]^ L, /15 UC Davis W, /17 Saint Mary s L, /26 at Saint Louis W, /30 at Gonzaga L, 2-1 (a.e.t.) 10/07 Eastern Illinois# W, /10 at Tulsa L, /14 at Fort Wayne# W, /21 at Oral Roberts# W, /25 at New Mexico T, /28 Omaha# - Altitude 2 W, 2-1 (a.e.t.) 11/04 at Western Illinois# W, 1-0 Summit League Championships (Omaha, Neb.) 11/9 Eastern Illinois - Semifinal No. 1 W, /11 Omaha - Final 1 p.m. NCAA Tournament 11/13 NCAA Selection Show 11 a.m. 11/16 First Round TBA 11/19 Second Round TBA 11/25 Third Round TBA 12/1 Quarterfinals TBA 12/8 Semifinals TBA 12/10 Final TBA # - Summit League Game All Times Mountain ^ - New Mexico Invitational (Albuquerque) School Information Location...Denver, Colo. Enrollment...11,614 Founded Nickname...Pioneers Colors... Crimson and Gold Conference... The Summit League Chancellor... Rebecca Chopp Athletics Director...Ron Grahame Ticket Office Phone... (303) Team Information Home Field. University of Denver Soccer Stadium (1,915) 2016 Overall Record (5-0-1 Summit) Starter Returning/Lost... 6/5 Letterwinners Returning/Lost... 12/7 Newcomers...8 DU all-time record NCAA Appearances/Last... 7/2016 Best NCAA Finish/Year...Semifinals/2016 Head Coach... Jamie Franks (Wake Forest 09) Record/Career (2nd)/Same Assistant Coach...Ryan Hopkins (Concordia 04) Assistant Coach... Levi Rossi (New Mexico 12) Volunteer Asst....Mac Hemmi (Colorado Mines 09) Athletic Communications Asst Director (MSOC Contact)... Niko Blankenship Office/Cell Phone.(303) / (513) niko.blankenship@du.edu DENVERPIONEERS.COM 1

2 2017 ROSTER NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht./Wt. Yr. Hometown (H.S./Previous School) Club Team 0 Nick Gardner Goalkeeper 6-3/190 RS JR Marvin, N.C. (Charlotte Latin School) Charlotte Soccer Academy 00 Kobe Gray Goalkeeper 6-3/200 FR Parker, Colo. (Ponderosa High School) Real Colorado 3 Shae Smalley Defender 5-7/145 RS SO Columbus, Ohio (Olentangy Orange High School) Columbus Crew Academy 4 Bailey Heller Defender 6-0/165 FR Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Rock Canyon) Colorado Rapids Academy 5 Scott DeVoss Defender 6-0/160 RS JR Centennial, Colo. (Arapahoe High School) Real Colorado 6 Blake Elder Forward 5-9/163 RS SR Fort Worth, Texas (Air Force) Solar Red 94 8 Destan Norman Midfielder 6-0/165 FR Fort Collins, Colo. (Fort Collins High School) Real Colorado 9 Andre Shinyashiki Forward 5-9/150 JR Sao Paulo, Brazil (Montverde Academy) Pequeninos do Jockey 10 Jacob Stensson Defender 5-10/162 FR Stockholm, Sweden (Ostra Reals) IF Brommapojkarna 11 Eric Kronenberg Forward 6-0/160 RS JR Boulder, Colo. (Fairview High School) Colorado Rapids Academy 12 Graham Smith Midfielder 6-3/186 SR Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Oregon State) Real Colorado Academy 13 Nick Marcin Midfielder 5-8/140 RS FR Austin, Texas (Westlake High School) Lonestar SC 14 Ryan Barlow Midfielder 6-0/160 RS SO Coppell, Texas (Coppell High School) FC Dallas Academy 15 Alex Kaddah Defender 5-5/140 FR Blue Springs, Mo. (Blue Springs High School) Sporting KC Academy 16 Tosh Samkange Defender 5-11/155 JR Sammamish, Wash. (Eastlake High School) Seattle Sounders Academy 17 Jared Jungjohann Defender 6-2/155 FR Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Valor Christian) Real Colorado 18 Kyle Morlack Midfielder 5-10/158 RS SR Goodyear, Ariz. (Millennium High School) SC Del Sol Armstrong 19 AJ Fuller Defender 5-11/155 SR Littleton, Colo. (Heritage High School) Colorado Rush 23 Alex Underwood Midfielder 5-10/153 SR Winnetka, Ill. (New Trier High School) Chicago Fire Academy 24 Brooks Crawford Forward 6-3/160 FR Greenwood Village, Colo. (Kent Denver) Colorado Rapids Academy 25 Dylan Keeney Defender 5-8/150 RS FR Littleton, Colo. (Heritage High School) Real Colorado Academy 26 Kenny Akamatsu Midfielder 5-9/150 JR Niigata, Japan (Nittan Daigaka Buzan) Mitsubishi Yowa Soccer Club 27 Dan Mooney Defender 5-11/160 RS SO Indianapolis, Ind. (Cathedral High School) Indiana Fire Academy 30 Will Palmquist Goalkeeper 6-0/175 RS FR Denver, Colo. (Denver East High School) Colorado Rush ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht./Wt. Year Hometown (Previous School) Club Team 26 Kenny Akamatsu Midfielder 5-9/150 JR Niigata, Japan (Nittan Daigaka Buzan) Mitsubishi Yowa Soccer Club 14 Ryan Barlow Midfielder 6-0/160 RS SO Coppell, Texas (Coppell High School) FC Dallas Academy 24 Brooks Crawford Forward 6-3/160 FR Greenwood Village, Colo. (Kent Denver) Colorado Rapids Academy 5 Scott DeVoss Defender 6-0/160 RS JR Centennial, Colo. (Arapahoe High School) Real Colorado 6 Blake Elder Forward 5-9/163 RS SR Fort Worth, Texas (Air Force) Solar Red AJ Fuller Defender 5-11/155 SR Littleton, Colo. (Heritage High School) Colorado Rush 0 Nick Gardner Goalkeeper 6-3/190 RS JR Marvin, N.C. (Charlotte Latin School) Charlotte Soccer Academy 00 Kobe Gray Goalkeeper 6-3/200 FR Parker, Colo. (Ponderosa High School) Real Colorado 4 Bailey Heller Defender 6-0/165 FR Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Rock Canyon) Colorado Rapids Academy 17 Jared Jungjohann Defender 6-2/155 FR Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Valor Christian) Real Colorado 15 Alex Kaddah Defender 5-5/140 FR Blue Springs, Mo. (Blue Springs High School) Sporting KC Academy 25 Dylan Keeney Defender 5-8/150 RS FR Littleton, Colo. (Heritage High School) Real Colorado Academy 11 Eric Kronenberg Forward 6-0/160 RS JR Boulder, Colo. (Fairview High School) Colorado Rapids Academy 13 Nick Marcin Midfielder 5-8/140 RS FR Austin, Texas (Westlake High School) Lonestar SC 27 Dan Mooney Defender 5-11/160 RS SO Indianapolis, Ind. (Cathedral High School) Indiana Fire Academy 18 Kyle Morlack Midfielder 5-10/158 RS SR Goodyear, Ariz. (Millennium High School) SC Del Sol Armstrong 8 Destan Norman Midfielder 6-0/165 FR Fort Collins, Colo. (Fort Collins High School) Real Colorado 30 Will Palmquist Goalkeeper 6-0/175 RS FR Denver, Colo. (Denver East High School) Colorado Rush 16 Tosh Samkange Defender 5-11/155 JR Sammamish, Wash. (Eastlake High School) Seattle Sounders Academy 9 Andre Shinyashiki Forward 5-9/150 JR Sao Paulo, Brazil (Montverde Academy) Pequeninos do Jockey 3 Shae Smalley Defender 5-7/145 RS SO Columbus, Ohio (Olentangy Orange High School) Columbus Crew Academy 12 Graham Smith Midfielder 6-3/186 SR Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Oregon State) Real Colorado Academy 10 Jacob Stensson Defender 5-10/162 FR Stockholm, Sweden (Ostra Reals) IF Brommapojkarna 23 Alex Underwood Midfielder 5-10/153 SR Winnetka, Ill. (New Trier High School) Chicago Fire Academy Head Coach: Jamie Franks (Wake Forest 09; Third Season as HC/Sixth Season at Denver) Assistant Coach: Ryan Hopkins (Concordia 04; Fourth Season) Assistant Coach: Levi Rossi (New Mexico 12; Third Season) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Mac Hemmi (Colorado School of Mines 09; Second Season) Director of Operations: Clayton Zelin (Georgia Southern 06; First Season) Video Specialist: Dan Jackson (UNC Asheville 14, Denver 16; Second Season) ROSTER BY ELIGIBILITY Seniors (6) - Elder, Fuller, Kronenberg, Morlack, Smith, Underwood Juniors (5) - Akamatsu, DeVoss, Gardner, Samkange, Shinyashiki Sophomores (3) - Barlow, Mooney, Smalley Freshmen (10) - Crawford, Gray, Heller, Jungjohann, Kaddah, Keeney, Marcin, Norman, Palmquist, Stensson Bold = Redshirt ROSTER BY STATE/COUNTRY Arizona (1): Morlack Colorado (11): Crawford, DeVoss, Fuller, Gray, Heller, Jungjohann, Keeney, Kronenberg, Norman, Palmquist, Smith Illinois (1): Underwood Indiana (1): Mooney Missouri (1): Kaddah North Carolina (1): Gardner Ohio (1): Smalley Texas (3): Barlow, Elder, Marcin Washington (1): Samkange INT (3): Brazil (1) - Shinyashiki; Japan (1) - Akamatsu; Sweden (1) - Stensson ROSTER BY POSITION Goalkeepers (3) - Gardner, Gray, Palmquist Defenders (10) - DeVoss, Fuller, Heller, Jungjohann, Kaddah, Keeney, Mooney, Samkange, Smalley, Stensson Midfielders (7) - Akamatsu, Barlow, Marcin, Morlack, Norman, Smith, Underwood Forwards (4) - Crawford, Elder, Kronenberg, Shinyashiki 2 DENVER MEN S SOCCER

3 LEAGUE TITLES With the Pioneers win over Omaha on Oct. 28, Denver clinched at least a share of its fifth-straight Summit League regular season title. Since joining the league in 2013, Denver has gone in the regular season, including in the regular season since Franks took over as head coach. The regular season title is Denver s seventh since 2008 (won the MPSF in both 2008 and 2010). Denver is 9-0 all-time in the Summit League Tournament, winning the previous four league championships. GET ON THE BOARD FIRST The Pioneers were in 2014, in 2015, in 2016 and are in 2017 when scoring the first goal. Since Franks arrival in 2012, the Pioneers are when scoring the first goal. Denver lost 2-1 in extra time at Gonzaga on Sept. 30, Denver s first setback from a winning position since the 2014 campaign (October 6, at Bradley). DU hasn t lost at home after scoring the first goal since a 2-1 loss to UMKC on Oct. 10, WORK IN THE CLASSROOM The Denver men s soccer program topped the grade point average rankings according to the United Soccer Coaches Association for the second-consecutive year in Denver finished with a grade point average last year to finish with the highest Division I GPA among the 205 NCAA programs in the top division of college athletics. In , the Pioneers turned in a 3.49 grade point average. Last November, two-time captain Sam Hamilton became the athletic department s 52nd CoSIDA Academic All-American, including the fifth in the men s soccer program s history. Following , Hamilton earned Summit League Male Scholar Athlete of the Year. KRONENBERG GETS BACK ON THE SCORESHEET 34 months and two knee surgeries later, 2014 Denver men s soccer leading scorer Eric Kronenberg found the back of the net for the first time since the 2014 Summit League Final on Sept. 15, 2017, firing a bullet from outside the area into the back of the net to open the scoring in Denver s 3-0 over UC Davis. 1,034 days separated the two goals for the redshirt-senior, who now has 12 goals in his career in 49 CAPS, all off the bench for the Pioneers. The story of Kronenberg s return was featured at halftime on Altitude on October 28. Kronenberg scored his second goal of the 2017 campaign on Oct. 7 against Eastern Illinois, the lone goal in the Pioneers Summit League opener. Kronenberg, is now sixth in Denver s Division I history in game-winning goals with six. GET IT EARLY OR LEAVE IT LATE Shinyashiki scored the equalizer vs. Omaha on October 28 with 16 seconds remaining in the 90th minute, a match the Pioneers eventually won on a Graham Smith 93rd minute penalty. The leveler was Denver s latest equalizer/game-winner in its Division I history. Shinyashiki scored the game-winner in the Summit League Final vs. Omaha with 41 seconds left in regulation on Nov. 12, Denver s third goal in the 85th minute or later in regulation in Graham Smith s 89th minute equalizer at Monmouth (8/26/16) was Denver s latest equalizer/game-winner at the time in regulation since Alex Tarnoczi scored a 90th minute leveler (89:33) in Denver s 5-4 extra time win at UNLV on Oct. 16, Blake Elder scored an 87th minute winner on Sept. 17, 2016 vs. North Florida to break a nil-nil deadlock and send Denver to its seventh-straight win. Alex Underwood s breakthrough (1:38) at No. 25 Rutgers (8/28/16) was Denver s second-fastest goal since 2004, behind a Scott DeVoss opener against Western Illinois in the 2015 Summit League Semifinals (1:20)...On Sept. 3, 2017, holding mid Ryan Barlow scored 1:40 into proceedings in Denver s 2-0 win over Drake on Sept. 3, Andre Shinyashiki s goal with eight seconds in the second period of extra time against New Mexico (10/19/16) is Denver s latest goal on record in its Division I history. The DU striker also scored in extra time in Denver s 2-1 win over Portland a year ago SUMMIT LEAGUE STANDINGS (THRU 11/9) League Overall Team Pts GP Record GF GA Pts GP Record GF GA Denver Western Illinois Omaha Eastern Illinois Oral Roberts Fort Wayne NSCAA - 11/7/17 School Points Prev Record 1 Wake Forest (18) Indiana (5) Stanford Western Michigan Clemson (1) North Carolina Akron Florida International Louisville Michigan Southern Methodist Air Force Notre Dame Michigan State Butler Duke Virginia Georgetown Dartmouth Washington New Hampshire California 116 NR Seattle VCU Columbia 42 NR Also receiving votes: Coastal Carolina (34), Maryland (24), North Carolina State (20), Pacific (13), Massachusetts (10), Wisconsin (8), William & Mary (3), Fordham (2), Portland (2), Rider (2) Wins By Year Year W L T Division DI NAIA NAIA DII NAIA DII DI DII DII DII DII NAIA DII DI College Soccer News - 11/06/17 School Record PW 1 Wake Forest Indiana Stanford North Carolina Western Michigan Louisville Clemson FIU SMU Akron Michigan State Georgetown Air Force Duke Virginia Butler Michigan Notre Dame Dartmouth Washington Massachusetts New Hampshire California Pacific Seattle VCU Coastal Carolina Columbia St. John s NR 30 Denver NR Others Receiving Votes: Maryland, Wisconsin, Old Dominion, Rider, High Point, Radford, Kentucky, James Madison, CSUN, Fordham, Fairfield DENVERPIONEERS.COM 3

4 Franks Year-By-Year Year Record Conf ! 1-5-2* * & 6-1-1* * Player Scored 7 goals and 20 assists @ 5-2-1* ! 4-3-1* at WF # ! 6-0-0^ ! 3-2-1^ DU Asst ! 5-0-1^ @ ^ ^ HC at DU Overall * - ACC; # - MPSF; ^ - Summit;! - NCAA - College Cup; & National Championship 2017 COACHING STAFF Head Coach Jamie Franks Alma Mater: Wake Forest (2009) Experience: Third Season Quick Hits: Youngest head coach in the country in 2015 Sixth overall season with program (3 as asst.) 4 NCAA Tournament appearances 5 Summit League Regular Season Championships 4 Summit League Tournament Championships Spent 2 years at Wake Forest before coming to DU 10th DU men s head coach Jamie Franks completed his second season as Denver s head men s soccer coach and his fifth with the program overall in 2016 after being named the program s 10th head coach in January of In two seasons, the head coach of the 2016 National Coaching Staff of the Year has put together a record of , improving Denver s record since Franks joined the staff as an assistant in 2012 to Combined as a player and coach, Franks is in college soccer, having reached five of the last 10 College Cups and winning a national championship at Wake Forest as a player in that span. The two-time Summit League Coach of the Year and the head coach of the 2016 NSCAA West Regional Staff of the Year was the youngest head coach in Division I in 2015 and the second youngest in 2016, earning the promotion from his assistant coaching roll following the departure of Bobby Muuss to Wake Forest. In just his second season in charge, Franks led the Pioneers to their first College Cup appearance in program history after picking up multiple wins (three) in the NCAA Tournament for the first time, and earning their first postseason victory since Franks ended his second season at , having not lost in the regular season and having not suffered a defeat in regulation in his coaching tenure. Under the Wake Forest alum, the Pioneers became the first program since Clemson in to finish consecutive regular seasons unbeaten. 2016: The last unbeaten team in the country for the secondstraight year tied a program record with 20 wins (20-1-3) in 2016, matching the 1988 (NAIA) Pioneers that ended the campaign Prior to its extra time defeat to No. 2 Wake Forest in the College Cup Semifinals, Denver (35-2-6) and Wake Forest (36-5-6) were tied for the most wins in the country over the last two years since the programs made coaching changes ahead of the 2015 season. Franks managed two-time All-American right back and two-time MAC Hermann Semifinalist Reagan Dunk, Denver s first Division I All-America selection in program history. Franks, Dunk, two-time captain Sam Hamilton and the rest of the 2016 Denver senior class combined for a mark over the last four years, the third best record in the country during that span. Denver earned its fourth-straight Summit League Regular Season and Tournament titles in 2016, entering the 2016 NCAA Tournament with a record of The Pioneers earned a No. 6 seed in the tournament and reached rankings as high as third in the final NSCAA Poll and third in the College Soccer News Poll, all three program bests. The Pioneers played 12 teams in 2016 that were either ranked or Assistant Coach Ryan Hopkins Alma Mater: Concordia (2004) Experience: Fifth Season Also served 1 season at Wisconsin, 4 seasons at Cal Poly and 4 seasons at Concordia (Irvine, Calif.). Assistant Coach Levi Rossi Experience: Third Season Alma Mater: New Mexico (2012) Volunteer Assistant Coach in 2014, Assistant in receiving votes in one of the two polls, including five at DU Soccer Stadium. In the NCAA Tournament, Denver earned home wins over UNLV (3-0) and No. 11 Washington (2-1) before a Kortne Ford 89th minute header sent Denver to the College Cup after a 1-0 win at No. 3 Clemson. The 2016 season saw the Pioneers set new DI school marks for the second-consecutive season in shutouts (14) and consecutive unbeaten matches (23). 2015: In Franks first season in charge, the program reached new heights. The Pioneers were the only undefeated team in the country heading into the NCAA Tournament with a mark, earned an NCAA First Round bye for the first time in program history, booked the program s first trip into the second round and hosted its first-ever NCAA Tournament home game in In addition to what Denver has accomplished on the field under Franks, the Pioneers earned the top grade point average in the country in 2015, and continued their dominance of the Gold Vest Award at the University of Denver in Prior to 2015: In his three years as an assistant at DU, Franks primarily worked with the midfielders and forwards who amassed 110 goals in three seasons, ranking in the top 15 in the country in 2012 & Franks joined the Pioneers after two years on staff with the Wake Forest men s soccer team. Being a part of the Wake Forest soccer program both as a player and a coach from and , Franks was a part of one of the most decorated classes in college soccer history. Playing Career: Franks most recently played with the Rochester Rhinos in the USSF Division 2 Professional League before joining his alma mater to begin his coaching career. Franks ranks fifth all time for games played (95) for the Demon Deacons from , the first two of which Muuss served as assistant coach. Franks scored seven goals and 20 assists, helping lead Wake Forest to two ACC championships, three College Cups, including the 2007 national championship. After leaving Wake, Franks was selected by Chivas USA in the fourth round of the 2009 MLS SuperDraft. Prior to college, Franks played on the US U-18 National Team. After his first season of professional soccer in 2009, Franks joined the Wake Forest staff as the Director of Soccer Operations where he worked with media and film applications. During the 2009 season at Wake Forest, the Demon Deacons advanced to their fourth-consecutive College Cup. After a brief hiatus on staff at Wake Forest, he rejoined the in 2011 as the Volunteer Coach DENVER MEN S SOCCER

5 TOP DRAWER SOCCER MIDSEASON TOP 100 Junior striker Andre Shinyashiki (#41) and senior co-captain Alex Underwood (#80) were named to the Top Drawer Soccer Midseason Top 100, the publication released last week. Now 18 games into the season, Shinyashiki has 22 pts (9G-4A) and Underwood has eight out of the Denver midfield (3G-2A). SENIOR LEADERSHIP This year s senior class helped lead the program to its first College Cup in program history in 2016, back-to-back undefeated regular seasons ( ), the first program to do that since (Clemson), a 37-match unbeaten streak, the third-most wins in NCAA soccer during their careers, three-straight NCAA Tournament appearances, four-straight Summit League regular season titles and three-straight Summit League Tournament titles. This year s class enters the match with a record of DENVER ATHLETICS SUCCESS Denver Athletics has claimed the I-AAA Directors Cup in nine of the last 10 seasons, for the top finish in the Directors Cup standings amongst schools without football. The Pioneers have claimed 32 National Championships in their history (Skiing 23, Hockey 8, Men s Lacrosse 1). Men s soccer s College Cup berth in 2016 is one of the athletic department s 21 National Semifinal appearances, including eight since Denver s 35th place overall Directors Cup finish in is the department s best in its history. DU s men s programs finished fifth in the Capital One Cup for the second time in three years. Entering , the Pioneers are one of eight athletic departments in the country to take home an NCAA title in each of the last four years. UNIVERSITY OF DENVER SOCCER STADIUM The University of Denver Soccer Stadium opened in The 2,000 seat stadium hosts both the men s and women s soccer programs, and sits above the 10,000 square-foot Pat Bowlen Strength and Conditioning Complex. The stadium has hosted the 2009 MPSF Men s Tournament, 2014 Summit League Men s and Women s Championships and 2015 and 2016 Summit League Men s Championship. DU Soccer Stadium has also hosted the 2012 NCAA Women s Soccer First Round, the 2015 and 2016 NCAA Men s Soccer Second Round and the 2016 NCAA Round of 16. Denver s men s program is at home since Jamie Franks joined the staff as an assistant in 2012 and since the stadium opened. The Pioneers are in their last 50 matches at home. FRANKS AND STAFF EARN NSCAA NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR HONORS After being named the Summit League Coach of the Year for the second-straight year, head coach Jamie Franks and his staff earned NSCAA National Coach of the Year honors in The three coaches (Franks, Ryan Hopkins and Levi Rossi) have led the Pioneers to a record since Franks took over as the head coach, becoming the first program to go unbeaten in consecutive regular seasons Clemson did so in Hopkins and Franks have coached together at DU since the start of the 2013 campaign, seeing the program go in the last five years, the third-best mark in the country during that span. Hopkins was named the 2015 NSCAA Regional Assistant Coach of the Year after helping lead the Pioneers to an unbeaten regular season and a record in his first season as the program s first assistant. DENVER S UNBEATEN STRETCHES Furman knocked off fourth-ranked Denver on Sept. 1 to snap Denver s 37-match regular season unbeaten streak that dated back to Halloween Night, The setback was the first in the regular season in the head coaching career of Jamie Franks. In , DU became the first program to go unbeaten in consecutive regular seasons since Clemson did so in The Pioneers went unbeaten through the first 18 matches in 2015 for the first time since 1989 when the Pioneers started 20 matches unbeaten (19-0-1) marked the first time the Pioneers finished a Division I regular season unbeaten. DU was before falling to No. 2 Wake Forest in the 2016 National Semifinals. Following Maryland s loss in the 2016 NCAA Second Round, the Pioneers were the last unbeaten team in the NCAA for the second-consecutive season. The Pioneers hadn t lost at home in regulation in their last 48 matches at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium, prior to losing to Saint Mary s on Sept. 17. Prior to that, Denver last losing in regulation to No. 21 Charlotte in the 2013 season opener. DU s Record When 2017 Since 2012 W L T W L T Overall Home Road Neutral site In overtime Decided by goal or less Against ranked teams Against unranked teams Leading at the half Trailing at the half Tied at the half Scoring first Opponent scores first Scoring 4+ Goals Scoring 3 goals Scoring 2 goals Scoring 1 goal Get shutout Allowing 4+ goals Allowing 3 goals Allowing 2 goals Allowing 1 goal Shutout Opponent More Shots Less Shots Tied Shots More Shots on Goal Less Shots on Goal Tied Shots on Goal More Corners Less Corners Tied Corners More Fouls Less Fouls Tied Fouls More Saves Less Saves Tied Saves v Denver has man sent off Opponent has man sent off In August In September In October In November On Monday On Tuesday On Wednesday On Thursday On Friday On Saturday On Sunday Start time a.m. MT Start time 12-2 p.m. MT Start time 2-4 p.m. MT Start time 4-6 p.m. MT Start time 6-8 p.m. MT Start time 8-10 p.m. MT Goals By Minute Pres. DU OPP DU OPP DENVERPIONEERS.COM 5

6 LAST TIME OUT: DENVER 1-0 EASTERN ILLINOIS [-/30] DENVER ADVANCES TO SUMMIT LEAGUE FINAL WITH 1-0 WIN OVER EASTERN ILLINOIS Blake Elder s Winner Improves Denver To 9-0 All-Time In The Summit League Tournament OMAHA Redshirt-senior Blake Elder s (Fort Worth, Texas) first-half goal and the top-seeded [-/30] University of Denver men s soccer team s eighth cleansheet of the season booked the Pioneers ticket to Saturday s Summit League Final after a 1-0 win over Eastern Illinois on Thursday afternoon at Caniglia Field. Being the five-time regular season champs, going in those five years and now 9-0 in the league tournament, the guys in my locker room have a lot of experience in these types of matches, head coach Jamie Franks said. Being able to take that experience with them is critical at this time of year. These tournament games are always decided by small margins. We ve had a lot of adversity during the regular season and have been on the wrong side of luck. I ve been impressed with the leadership of this group, especially the last several weeks, and I think this group is peaking at the right time. Elder got back on the scoresheet for the first time since opening night in the 39th minute. After senior outside back AJ Fuller (Littleton, Colo.) was fouled just inside Denver s defensive half, Summit League Freshman of the Year Jacob Stensson (Stockholm, Sweden) played a quick restart, clipping his free kick in behind the Eastern Illinois back line. Elder ran onto the ball, took a touch to his left, and hit it hard and low past goalkeeper Mike Novotny. The goal was Elder s second of the campaign and the ninth of his two-year Pioneer career. Thursday s assist for Stensson was the fourth of his rookie season. Denver outshot Eastern Illinois 8-3 in the opening 45 minutes and took all three corner kicks in the first half. Eastern is a very good team and is super well coached, Franks said. We had trouble with them in Denver in the regular season. Our opponents in the conference always play us tough, and results like this don t come easy. We know in Championship games like the one we are going to play in on Saturday, we need our big players to step up. Denver allowed just two shots on goal on Thursday afternoon, bringing Denver s defensive mark to 11 in six matches against league opposition this season. Denver has allowed two shots on goal or less in eight matches this season. The Pioneers outshot Eastern Illinois 11-5 in the match and held a 4-2 edge in corners National Statistics Rankings (Thru Nov. 7) Category Rank Actual National Leader Actual Corner Kicks Per Game Clemson 7.65 Red Cards Northern Ill. 7.0 Yellow Cards UMKC 47.0 Scoring Offense FIU 3.07 Total Goals Wake Forest 53.0 Team Goals Against Average Indiana 0.22 Shutout Percentage Indiana Won-Lost-Tied Percentage Wake Forest Assists Per Game Wake Forest 3.5 Saves Per Game VMI 7.78 Points Per Game Wake Forest 9.39 Save Pct Indiana Fouls Per Game North Carolina 7.11 Total Assists Wake Forest 63.0 Total Points Wake Forest Shots Per Game Seattle U 21.0 Shots on Goal Per Game Seattle U 8.78 Category Player Rank Actual National Leader Shutouts Nick Gardner Points Per Game Andre Shinyashiki Total Points Andre Shinyashiki Goals Per Game Andre Shinyashiki Total Goals Andre Shinyashiki Assists Per Game 0.87 Total Assists 13.0 Goals Against Average Nick Gardner Save Pct Saves Per Game 6.47 Yellow Cards Destan Norman Graham Smith Game-Winning Goals 7.0 Shots Per Game Andre Shinyashiki Shots on Goal Per Game Andre Shinyashiki Goalie Minutes Played Nick Gardner : :57 6 DENVER MEN S SOCCER

7 OH CAPTAIN MY CAPTAIN Denver is co-captained by Alex Underwood and Graham Smith in 2017 Underwood has 79 CAPS in his now four-year Pioneer career with 36 pts (11G-14A). Smith has 42 CAPS with the Pioneers after transferring from Oregon State ahead of the 2016 season, scoring six goals and adding seven assists. SUMMIT LEAGUE PRESEASON POLL Denver was picked as the preseason favorite to once again take home the Summit League title in a vote of the league s six head coaches in August...The Pioneers received all five of the possible first place votes (coaches were not allowed to vote for their own program). Strikers Blake Elder and Andre Shinyashiki were named to the 2017 Summit League Men s Soccer Players to Watch list released by the league office. BREAKING DOWN DENVER S 2017 SCHEDULE Denver will host eight regular season matches in 2017, including hosting six of its first eight non-league matches at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium. Denver will take on nine opponents that finished in the top-100 of the RPI a year ago, including three in the top-36. Five of the Pioneers 2017 opponents booked a trip to the NCAA Tournament a year ago. To beat anybody, in any condition, in any circumstance, on any given day is our mission, Jamie Franks said. To be able to play some of these big opponents at home to start the season is great for us. DU Soccer Stadium is a wonderful venue for a college soccer game. Overall, from top to bottom, this schedule will present different adversities and challenges that will force us to learn and mature. I think it ll really test our group as we prepare for our league schedule, and ultimately getting back to where we were last year, playing knock-out style games in late November and December. DENVER CONTINUES PARTNERSHIP WITH ALTITUDE SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT The Pioneers will have 15 fall sports games on Altitude in 2017, including five men s soccer matches. Denver s partnership with Altitude began in with men s and women s lacrosse, before Denver s fall sports were added to the coverage slate in , including both 2014 Summit League Soccer Championships. DU s first four men s soccer home matches were featured on Altitude or Altitude 2. Bill Rogan and Conor McGahey will share the play-by-play duties for the men s program, while Chris Bianchi will serve as the program s primary analyst for the third-straight season. Denver alum Colin Jones filled in for Bianchi in the 2017 opener. THREE 2016 PIONEERS MAKE MLS DEBUTS IN 2017 Three players - Kortne Ford (Colorado Rapids Homegrown), Sam Hamilton (Colorado Rapids 1st Round MLS Super Draft Pick #15) and Reagan Dunk (Real Salt Lake 1st Round MLS Super Draft Pick #13) - and leaders from Denver s 2016 College Cup team have made appearances with Major League Soccer sides in Ford became the first Rapids Homegrown player to earn a spot in the Starting XI on their professional debut...scored his first MLS goal in a 1-0 home win over Sporting KC on May 27, earning Man-of-the-Match and MLS Team of the Week honors...scored the equalizer in the MLS Homegrown All-Star match, taking home MVP honors...has earned 10 CAPS in his rookie season, making nine starts. Hamilton made his MLS debut on May 17 at the Chicago Fire, coming on as a sub for the final 27 minutes...made his first MLS start at Philadelphia on May 20, playing 81 minutes...saw 90 minutes of action in both Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup matches against Oklahoma City (June 13) and at FC Dallas (June 27)...Hamilton was loaned to Phoenix (USL) in August. Dunk has earned three MLS CAPS in his rookie season with Salt Lake. JAMIE FRANKS COMPLETES 2017 STAFF Jamie Franks brought former Georgia Southern captain Clayton Zelin on board as the program s Director of Men s Soccer Operations in early August. Former Pioneer Dan Jackson will stay on the staff for the second year, this time into a new video specialist role for Denver. Volunteer assistant coach Mac Hemmi continues his work with the Pioneers staff for the second-consecutive campaign. Ryan Hopkins and Levi Rossi will take part in their fifth and third seasons, respectively, on the Denver men s soccer staff. PIONEERS FROM ALL OVER DU s 2017 roster has student-athletes from nine different states, Brazil, Japan and Sweden. Two of Denver s three international players are entering their junior seasons in 2017 (Akamatsu and Shinyashiki), while Jacob Stensson arrives to the Mile High City from Sweden for his freshman season. Top Drawer Soccer - 11/06/17 School Record League Record 1. Wake Forest Indiana Stanford Akron Western Michigan North Carolina SMU Clemson Louisville Notre Dame Duke Virginia Florida International Butler Georgetown Michigan VCU Air Force Dartmouth Michigan State New Hampshire Massachusetts Coastal Carolina Washington Wisconsin Others considered: Virginia Tech (9-9-0), Maryland (10-5-3), Columbia (10-2-3), Fordham (12-4-2), California (11-5-0) League Tournament History (11-7-1) Year Round Opponent Result 2000 MPSF Semifinal at Cal State Fullerton L, MPSF Quarterfinal vs. San Jose State (Fresno) L, MPSF Quarterfinal Sacramento State (New Mexico) W, MPSF Semifinal at New Mexico L, MPSF Quarterfinal Air Force T, 2-2 (DU 3-1 Pens) 2009 MPSF Semifinal New Mexico L, MPSF Semifinal at Sacramento State L, MPSF Quarterfinal Air Force L, MPSF Quarterfinal San Jose State (New Mexico) W, 2-1 (a.e.t) 2012 MPSF Semifinal at New Mexico L, Summit Semifinal vs. IUPUI (Western Illinois) W, Summit Final at Western Illinois W, Summit Semifinal Fort Wayne W, Summit Final Western Illinois W, Summit Semifinal Western Illinois W, Summit Final Oral Roberts W, Summit Semifinal Western Illinois W, Summit Final Omaha W, Summit Semifinal Eastern Illinois W, 1-0 NCAA Tournament History (4-6-1) Year Round Opponent Result 1970 Round of 16 vs. San Jose State W, Quarterfinal at UCLA L, First Round at UC Davis L, First Round at UC Santa Barbara L, 1-0 (a.e.t.) 2013 First Round at Louisville T, 0-0 (LOU 3-2 Pens) 2014 First Round at Oregon State L, Second Round SMU [13] L, 1-0 (a.e.t.) 2016 Second Round UNLV [6] W, Round of 16 [11] Washington [6] W, Quarterfinals [3] Clemson [6] W, Semifinals [2] Wake Forest [6] L, 2-1 (a.e.t.) 2017 Honors and Awards August 28, Dan Mooney - Summit League DPOW October 9, Eric Kronenberg - Summit League OPOW October 16, Andre Shinyashiki - Summit League OPOW October 23, Andre Shinyashiki - Summit League OPOW October 23, Scott DeVoss - Summit League DPOW October 30, Andre Shinyashiki - Summit League OPOW October 30, Graham Smith - Summit League DPOW November 6, Alex Underwood - Summit League OPOW November 6, Nick Gardner - Summit League DPOW Andre Shinyashiki - Summit Offensive Player of the Year Scott DeVoss - Summit League Defensive Player of the Year Jacob Stensson - Summit League Newcomer of the Year Jamie Franks -Summit League Head Coach of the Year Graham Smith, Andre Shinyashiki, Scott DeVoss, Jacob Stensson -Summit League First Team AJ Fuller and Alex Underwood - Summit League Second Team Jacob Stensson - Summit League Newcomer Team DENVERPIONEERS.COM 7

8 DENVER DIVISION I RECORD BOOK (1999-PRESENT) Denver s DI Single-Season Records Points 1. Brian Todd 37 (15-7) Zach Bolden 29 (10-9) Matt Harrell 26 (10-6) 1999 Jarod Stigall 26 (9-8) Matt Harrell 24 (10-4) Michael Piserchio 23 (7-9) 2000 Andre Shinyashiki 23 (9-5) Andre Shinyashiki 22 (9-4) Michael Piserchio 21 (5-11) 2001 Travis Hendricks 21 (9-3) Josh Wren 20 (8-4) 2012 Zach Bolden 20 (5-10) 2012 Game-Winning Goals 1. Zach Bolden Andre Shinyashiki Brian Todd Christian Bowers Kosta Kordistos Karsten Hanlin Assists 1. Michael Piserchio Zach Bolden Michael Piserchio Zach Bolden Sam Hamilton Jarod Stigall Reagan Dunk Karsten Hanlin Shutouts 1. Nick Gardner Dan Jackson Oliver Brown 9/ Denver s DI Career Records Points 1. Kyle Christensen 65 (27-11) Matt Harrell 58 (23-12) Zach Bolden 56 (17-22) Jarod Stigall 54 (19-16) Nic Hartman 57 (17-13) Andre Shinyashiki 57 (23-11) Michael Piserchio 44 (12-20) Karsten Hanlin 43 (14-15) Collin Audley 41 (13-15) Goals 1. Kyle Christensen Matt Harrell Andre Shinyashiki Jarod Stigall Nic Hartman Zach Bolden Brian Todd Travis Hendricks Kellan Christensen Karsten Hanlin Eric Kronenberg Alex Underwood Game-Winning Goals 1. Zach Bolden Collin Audley Andre Shinyashiki Kyle Christensen Karsten Hanlin Eric Kronenberg Christian Bowers Matt Harrell Joey Mathot Jarod Stigall Kosta Kordistos Alex Underwood Assists 1. Zach Bolden Michael Piserchio Reagan Dunk Joey Mathot Jarod Stigall Karsten Hanlin Collin Audley Chandler Crosswait Alex Underwood Nic Hartman Sam Hamilton Career Records (Cont.) Games Played 1. Sam Hamilton Reagan Dunk Alex Underwood Chandler Crosswait Karsten Hanlin Nat Borchers Jarod Stigall Blake Shannon Travis Hendricks Nic Hartman Brian Hoyt Collin Audley Matt Kirby AJ Fuller Games Started 1. Nat Borchers Blake Shannon Collin Audley Reagan Dunk Nic Hartman Liam Girard Ben Mendozza Travis Hendricks Jordan Schweitzer DENVER MEN S SOCCER

9 PLAYER BIOS 0 Nick Gardner: 2017: Summit League Defensive Player of the Week (11/6)...Season-high five saves in Denver s 1-0 win at Western Illinois on Nov Summit League Goalkeeper of the Year Summit League First Team...Broke the DU record for single-season shutouts with 13 in Finished his redshirt-sophomore year fifth in the country in goals against average (0.542)...Redshirted in 2015 after being forced to play five matches in 2014 due to goalkeeper injuries. Turned in a 0.60 goals against average in his five matches in Kobe Gray: Played 13 seasons for Real Colorado, earning State Cup MVP honors. 3 Shae Smalley: 2017: Saw 16 minutes as a sub in his first appearance of the season vs. Drake on Sept. 3...Redshirted in 2016 after making 11 appearances in his true freshman seasons, starting twice for Jamie Franks squad...played left back on a 2015 backline that kept a 0.40 goals against average and allowed just 2.5 shots on goal per game. 4 Bailey Heller: Earned a U-18 U.S. Men s National Team Camp Invite in April, Spent 11 seasons with Real Colorado before joining the Colorado Rapids Development Academy. 5 Scott DeVoss: 2017: Summit League Defensive Player of the Year...Summit League First Team...Summit League Men s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week (10/23)...Scored two goals for the Pioneers in the 2017 preseason and 2016 Summit League Second Team Summit League All Tournament Team...Played and started in all 24 matches at centerback in Has scored four goals and tallied one assist in his career, scoring two game-winning goals, including the winner against UNLV in the 2016 NCAA Second Round. 6 Blake Elder: 2017: Scored the game-winner vs. Eastern Illinois in the Summit League Semifinals (Nov. 9), his first goal since the season opener Summit League Second Team...College Soccer News National Team of the Week (9/19/16) Summit League Newcomer Team...Played in 24 matches, starting 13 of them at striker in 2016, scoring seven goals and tallying two assists in the campaign. 8 Destan Norman: 2017: Missed the Summit League Semifinal with yellow card accumulation...earned his first collegiate CAP and made his first start in Denver s 2-0 win over Drake (9/3)...Played for the Real Colorado Development Academy for four years...invited to the U.S. Soccer Training Center in 2014 and the Colorado Boys All-Star Game in Two-time captain for Real Colorado. 9 Andre Shinyashiki: 2017: Summit League Offensive Player of the Year...Summit League First Team...Equalized vs. Omaha with 16 seconds left in regulation, a match Denver eventually won Scored his third brace of the campaign on Oct. 21 in Denver s 2-0 win over Oral Roberts... Netted his second brace of the campaign in Denver s 3-1 win over Fort Wayne (Oct. 14)...Three-time Summit League Offensive Player of the Week in Scored a goal in Denver s 2-1 loss at Tulsa on Oct. 10, and assisted on Kronenberg s game-winner in Denver s Summit League opener on Oct. 7...Played a role in all three goals the Pioneers scored in a 3-1 win at Saint Louis on Sept. 26 (2 assists, and drew free kick)...recorded his second brace in a season opener in three seasons, scoring the opener and the final goal in a 3-1 win over nationally ranked FGCU on Aug Summit League Second Team...College Soccer News National Team of the Week (10/24/16, 11/7/16) Summit League Tournament MVP Summit League Newcomer of the Year. 10 Jacob Stensson: 2017: Summit League Freshman of the Year...Summit League First Team...Distributed two assists in Denver s 3-1 Summit League win at Fort Wayne (Oct. 14)...Has split time this season as an outside back and in Denver s midfield...made his collegiate debut on Aug. 28 vs. Akron...Made his first two collegiate starts Sept. 1 and 3...Has played for IF Brommapojkarna since 2013, winning the state championship in 2013 and winning the silver medal in the U21 national tournament Was called into the Swedish National Team in Eric Kronenberg: 2017: Scored the game-winning goal in Denver s 1-0 win over Eastern Illinois in the Summit League opener on Oct. 7...Scored for the first time in 32 months in Denver s 3-0 win over UC Davis...Appeared in his first match since 2014 on August 25, playing nine minutes in DU s season opener...suffered preseason injuries each of the last two seasons, keeping him out of action in 2015 and Served as the Pioneers Super Sub in the program s last year under Bobby Muuss, appearing off the bench in all 20 matches and leading the Pioneers in goals with seven, including three game-winners...scored three goals in his freshman season, including one game-winner. 12 Graham Smith: 2017: Summit League First Team...Co-captain...Scored the game-winning penalty in Denver s 2-1 extra time win over Omaha on Oct Assisted on all three goals in Denver s 3-0 win over UC Davis...Scored from the spot in the 45th minute to defeat [16/20] Akron 1-0 on Aug Scored the second goal in Denver s 2-0 win over Drake, his first match he started at centerback while at DU : Summit League Second Team...College Soccer News National Team of the Week (9/26/16) Summit League Newcomer Team...Started at defensive mid in all 24 matches alongside 2016 captain Sam Hamilton, seeing 2,213 minutes of action...netted first three career goals and tallied three assists in Transferred from Oregon State after the 2015 season, tallying the assist that knocked Denver out of the 2014 NCAA Tournament. 13 Nick Marcin: 2017: Made his first collegiate appearance in Denver s season opener on August 25...Redshirted in Played eight seasons as a winger for the Lonestar Soccer Club. 14 Ryan Barlow: 2017: Netted his second and third career goals for his first brace on Sept. 26 at Saint Louis, leading Denver to a 3-1 win...scored the game-winner in Denver s 2-0 win over Drake (9/3), scoring in the second minute...made 14 appearances as a substitute at defensive mid in 2016, including earning CAPS in Denver s first two NCAA Tournament matches...redshirted in No. 75 ranked player in the 2015 class according to College Soccer News. 15 Alex Kaddah: Played for the U.S. National Futsal Team, traveling to Canada and Costa Rica, scoring six goals in six matches...team captain as a defensive mid and centerback for Sporting KC Academy. 16 Tosh Samkange: Made 10 appearances in 2016 and played in 13 matches in his freshman year in Primarily has played left back for the Pioneers. 17 Jared Jungjohann: 2016 U.S. Development Academy Third Place National finish with Real Colorado, spending time at outside back and outside mid throughout his club career. 18 Kyle Morlack: Has made 55 career appearances for the Pioneers, scoring four goals to go with two helpers...redshirt in AJ Fuller: 2017: Summit League Second Team...Left the match in the first half on Aug. 28 with an injury...played and started in all 24 matches at left back in Scored the game-winner at IUPUI (10/7/16). 73CAPS/52 starts. 23 Alex Underwood: 2017: Summit League Second Team...Co-captain... Curled in a second half free kick in Denver s 3-1 win at Saint Louis...Assisted on both goals in Denver s 2-0 win over Drake (9/3)...Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week (11/22/16)...Played and started in all 24 matches in 2016 on the left wing or in the center of Denver s attacking midfield...scored five goals and tallied five assists...netted three game-winners in Denver s first six matches in Tallied two assists in Denver s 2016 NCAA Tournament, including the cross that Kortne Ford headed in at Clemson to send DU to its first College Cup in program history. 24 Brooks Crawford: Spent three seasons with the Colorado Rapids Academy, leading the club in assists in 2015 and Dylan Keeney: 2017: Tallied his first career point on October 21, assisting on Shinyashiki s second goal of the match...redshirted in Played for the Real Colorado Academy...First Team All-Colorado selection. 26 Kenny Akamatsu: 2017: Has earned an assist on two game-winners in league play this season (Eastern Illinois and at Oral Roberts)...58 CAPS in his Pioneer career, scoring three goals and tallying five assists off the bench. 27 Dan Mooney: 2017: Earned his first CAP and start in the Pioneers season opener against FGCU...Redshirted in 2015 and did not see action in Played for the Indiana Fire. 30 Will Palmquist: 2017: Made his first career appearance at New Mexico on Oct. 25, keeping a shutout and making six saves in the 0-0 draw... 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18 2017 BOX SCORES DENVER The striking partnership of junior Andre Shinyashiki (Sao Paulo, Brazil) and redshirt-senior Blake Elder (Fort Worth, Texas) combined for three goals to lead the [3/4] University of Denver men s soccer team past [23/15] Florida Gulf Coast on Friday night at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium. Shinyashiki s brace is his second in a season opener in his three years with the Pioneers, also finding the back of the net twice on opening night in 2015 against UC Riverside. Friday night s win extends Denver s regular season unbeaten run to 36 matches, dating back to Halloween night, Denver also improved to at home in its last 44 competitive matches. Shinyashiki gave Denver its opening goal just shy of the nine minute mark. Redshirt-senior Kyle Morlack (Goodyear, Ariz.) chipped it in behind the Eagles backline for Shinyashiki, who smashed a one-time volley into the twine to give Denver the early breakthrough. DU scored just twice in the opening quarter hour a year ago. Just shy of 10 minutes later, FGCU s Nicolas Samayoa found the equalizer off a corner kick near-post service from Dennis Zapata. Samayoa s glancing header tucked into the far-post side netting to level the match for the visitors. DENVER - On his Pioneer debut, redshirt-junior Jacob Hanlin (Denver, Colo.) drew a penalty kick in the 45th minute that senior co-captain Graham Smith (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) converted to send the [3/4] University of Denver men s soccer team past [16/20] Akron 1-0 on Monday night at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium. With the victory, Denver extended its regular season unbeaten run, dating back to Halloween, 2014, to 37 matches. Both Denver captains were involved in the lone tally of the match. Senior co-captain Alex Underwood (Winnetka, Ill.) played a ball over the top of the Akron backline from the midfield stripe to the run of Hanlin. A Portland transfer, and brother of former Pioneer Karsten Hanlin, Jacob Hanlin got a touch past the keeper and was tripped up by Ben Lundt just inside the box forcing referee Nikola Aleksic to point to the spot. Smith fired the spot kick past Lundt with 21 seconds left in the first half. Akron had the majority of the possession in the final 45 minutes, but Denver s defense limited the Zips quality chances. Despite the possession, Akron had just a 6-2 edge in shots in the final 45 minutes, and only Manuel Cordeiro forced Nick Gardner (Marvin, N.C.) into an impressive save in the 59th minute. The first half featured just four combined shots and four corners. Redshirt-junior Nick Gardner (Marvin, N.C.) was only called upon to make two saves on Friday, both of which came in the 53rd minute. Samayoa was looking for his second on a long-range free kick that was hit with pace and deflected by a Denver defender. Gardner stayed patient and reacted well to get a hand on the deflection, and got up quickly to save the follow-up attempt from Shak Adams to keep things at 1-1. Freshman outside back Jacob Stensson (Stockholm, Sweden) and redshirt freshman Dylan Keeney (Littleton, Colo.) both made their Pioneer debuts off the bench for third-year head coach Jamie Franks. Denver got a restart goal of its own in the 73rd minute to take the lead back at 2-1. Senior co-captain Alex Underwood (Winnetka, Ill.) played the ball into the penalty area from the right channel, 10 yards into his attacking half. Redshirt-sophomore centerback Dan Mooney (Indianapolis, Ind.) flicked an Eagles failed clear to the feet of Elder who riffled a shot past FGCU s Jared Brown to put the Pioneers back on top. Shinyashiki ran onto a miss-touched pass in the 78th minute and scored from outside the 18 on his first touch to give Denver a two-goal cushion. 18 DENVER MEN S SOCCER

19 2017 BOX SCORES DENVER For the first time in the regular season since Halloween Night, 2014, the [4/4] University of Denver men s soccer team came out on the wrong end of the scoreboard, dropping Friday night s match to [-/RV] Furman 1-0 at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium. The setback snaps a streak of 37-straight regular season matches unbeaten for the Pioneers and is third-year head coach Jamie Franks first regular season loss as the Pioneers bench boss ( overall). After a fairly balanced first half in created chances that saw redshirt-junior Nick Gardner (Marvin, N.C.) come up with two big saves, and junior striker Andre Shinyashiki (Sao Paulo, Brazil) force Furman goalkeeper Ben Hale into two saves as well, Denver controlled proceedings in the second 45 minutes. The Pioneers had a 5-1 edge in shots in the second half and took three of the second half s four corner kicks. Hale came up with another two saves to force the match into extra time. With under 90 seconds to play in the second period of extra time, Furman got to the second ball off a Denver free kick deep in its defensive half. Furman s Rocky Guerra found the run of Danny Kierath at the top of the box. Kierath took a couple of touches to his left and tucked a tidy finish inside the far post to send the visitors back to their hotel with a 1-0 victory. In addition to the regular season unbeaten streak, Friday night s loss also snaps a 15-match home winning streak for the Pioneers. DENVER Redshirt-sophomore Ryan Barlow (Coppell, Texas) scored in the second minute and senior co-captain Graham Smith (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) scored in the 64th to take the University of Denver men s soccer team past 10-man Drake 2-0 on Sunday night at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium. Senior co-captain Alex Underwood (Winnetka, Ill.) assisted on both goals to reach the 30-point mark in his career. Barlow s breakthrough came in the second minute on a long throw-in. Underwood s throw came 10 yards off the endline to the near post, and Barlow flicked it on inside the far post past Drake goalkeeper Caden McCullough for his first goal on his 18th CAP. In the 45th minute, the visitors went down to 10 men after a late challenge from Aleksi Tuominen. Freshman holding mid Destan Norman (Fort Collins, Colo.) tackled Tuominen in the left channel, won the ball, and when he got up to chase the ball down, he was taken down from behind by Tuominen. Referee Chris Greer wasted no time giving Tuominen his marching orders, and the Pioneers went into the locker room up a goal and up a man. Drake had the first clear-cut chance of the second half, when redshirt-junior Nick Gardner (Marvin, N.C.) dove to his left to stop a free header from Jake Taylor. The parried shot fell to the feet of the Bulldogs Touko Laakkonen, who rattled the post, and the ball bounced back to Gardner to keep proceedings at 1-0. Denver found its second goal in the 64th when Smith converted his second of the season and the fifth goal of his career, finishing into an empty net after Underwood s free kick from the right forced McCullough into his second save of the night. The Pioneers outshot Drake 12-3 Sunday and took three of the five corners in the match. DENVERPIONEERS.COM 19

20 2017 BOX SCORES ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. The University of Denver men s soccer team fell to UC Irvine 1-0 in a neutral site match on Friday night at the UNM Soccer Complex. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. The [9/8] University of Denver men s soccer team dropped a 2-0 result to CSUN on Sunday afternoon at the UNM Soccer Complex. We re obviously disappointed with the result. We waited for the last 20 We re a bit unfortunate to have 19 shots, 21 crosses and seven corners and minutes to play our brand, and really put the pressure on them, head coach not get a win, head coach Jamie Franks said. We didn t give up too much Jamie Franks said. We were unlucky not to get the equalizer. Guys like Andre defensively, but at the end of the day, we need guys to make plays. Soccer is Shinyashiki, Blake Elder and Alex Underwood are good goal scorers, but they a funny sport, it doesn t always go your way when you create those chances, are just a bit unlucky not to find the back of the net at the moment. and that s what this group is going through right now. I believe in this team and its leaders, and those guys will find their form. Right now we re just a bit unlucky in the attacking third, but those are the stretches you go through in this game sometimes. True character is determined by how you react in times of adversity and inconvenience, and the good news is, we get to see how the guys react when we get back out there Sunday afternoon. The two teams played to a scoreless opening 45 minutes in Albuquerque, with the Anteaters (3-1-1) outshooting the Pioneers (3-2-0) 4-2, and both teams taking a pair of corners. We ll look to remain resilient, especially during times of adversity like this. The group will be stronger on the other side when we come out of it. I think Alex Underwood and Graham Smith are finding out a lot about themselves as they continue to develop as leaders, especially in these times, and they ll grow from that. Like I said on Friday night, I trust in my leaders, and we ll come out of this and be better from it. The two teams went into the locker room scoreless, with Denver outshooting CSUN 8-5, and forcing opposing goalkeeper Henrik Regitnig into the only four saves of the opening 45 minutes. UC Irvine got on the board in the 57th minute thanks to Ivan Canales third goal of the season. Daniel Crisostomo got the ball to Canales on the right wing, who bounced his strike off the far post and into the back of the net. Junior Andre Shinyashiki (Sao Paulo, Brazil) looked for the Denver equalizer in short order, but the striker s shot was kept out by UCI s Alex Waldron, the keeper s first save of the match in the 64th minute. Classmate Kenny Akamatsu (Niigata, Japan) looked to have the keeper beat in the 74th minute, but his shot was cleared off the line by an Anteater defender to keep Irvine in-front with a quarter hour to go. Shinyashiki created two more chances in the final five minutes, having his first try blocked, and the second one saved by Waldron. From its pressure following the Irvine breakthrough, Denver outshot UCI 11-10, and took seven of the match s 10 corners. Friday night s loss breaks a stretch of 47 matches unbeaten in regulation for the Pioneers, a stretch that dated back to the 2014 NCAA First Round match against Oregon State. Emmanuel Usen Jr. s second and third goals of the season came in the second half, seconds less than 13 minutes apart. The Matadors opener came off an assist from Daniel Trejo. Usen Jr received a pass from Trejo and smashed it into the roof of the net from 11 yards out. The CSUN goal scorer doubled the Matadors advantage in the 74th, finishing from in-tight on the right wing. Denver took 19 of the 29 shots in the match and seven of the 10 corner kicks on Sunday afternoon. I m excited to see how we come out of this weekend and respond in training and our matches in the next days, Franks said. At times this weekend we saw the Proactive Fighting Football brand of soccer that we re looking for. We need to bring that 90 minutes every time out. 20 DENVER MEN S SOCCER

21 2017 BOX SCORES DENVER - After missing the 2015 and 2016 seasons with two separate knee injuries, 2014 University of Denver men s soccer leading goal scorer Eric Kronenberg (Boulder, Colo.) got on the scoresheet for the first time in 1,034 days to kick-start a 3-0 [RV/RV] Pioneers win over UC Davis on Friday night at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium. When the ball went into the back of the net, it was one of those blackout moments, Kronenberg said. It was pure joy. Going to the bench after the goal and seeing the entire team as excited as I was is a moment that I will remember forever. After two years of grinding through injuries, that moment is going to stay with me. I gave (athletic trainer) Michael Eckert and (Pioneer Performance coach) Matt Shaw a big hug after. They put up with me over the last two years. I didn t go home during the winters. They didn t get a vacation, they were in there with me. They put in just as much work as I did, and this goal is just as much there s as it is mine. I thank them so much for getting me back. Senior co-captain Alex Underwood (Winnetka, Ill.) and junior striker Andre Shinyashiki (Sao Paulo, Brazil) added second half tallies, while senior co-captain Graham Smith (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) assisted on all three goals. I think we found out who our leaders were, Franks said. After the adversity we ve dealt with the last couple of weeks, and luck really not being in our favor, guys rolled up their sleeves, led by example and brought the passion and inspiration that makes the Denver Pioneers different. DENVER - The University of Denver men s soccer team fell to Saint Mary s 1-0 on Sunday night at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium. I m really disappointed with our performance today, head coach Jamie Franks said. That s our fourth loss to a team that hasn t even taken more than seven shots on us. That was their first shot on goal, and it was a great goal, but at the end of the day we didn t want to win the game. When you play with fear, and your leaders play with fear, and they re not willing to put themselves out there and lead the group, you get results like that. We were on top of the game, dominating the game out there in the first half, and we came out in the second half with no fight and found a way to lose. I know this team can be special. I ve seen it from them. We have talent and experience but we need to figure out why we fight for eachother, because any success we have had in the past has come from a collectiveness and togetherness. We will figure it out, I trust the leaders of this team. Anders Engebretsen got on the scoresheet in the 84th minute, curling a ball around redshirt-junior goalkeeper Nick Gardner (Marvin, N.C.) and into the side netting for the game s lone tally. A little more than three minutes after coming on as a sub, Kronenberg broke the deadlock with his first goal since the 2014 Summit League Final, blasting a strike from Denver outshot the visitors 9-6, including 7-2 in the opening 45 minutes. The the top of the box. Smith played a switch ball to senior outside back AJ Fuller (Littleton, team s split the six corner kicks in the match three apiece. Saint Mary s goalkeeper Remi Prieur was called on to make four saves, all in the first half. Colo.) down the left channel. Fuller cut his cross back to the top of the box to Kronenberg for the Pioneers breakthrough in the 36th minute. Kronenberg now has 11 goals in his Pioneer career, all as a substitute. The redshirt-senior moved into sixth in game-winning goals in Denver s Division I history with the fifth of his career. I love him (Kronenberg), I recruited him and I believe in him, Franks said. To watch his resiliency and his growth in the last three years, it s a special moment for me as a coach. To watch how hard he worked, and how much support and love he got from Matt Shaw and Michael Eckert and everyone else. It s a special moment. Underwood doubled the Pioneers advantage in the 48th minute with the ninth goal of his Denver career. Smith found Shinyashiki s run in the middle of the park, and the Denver junior played a clever through-ball to Underwood, who took a couple of the touches before curling his finish into the side netting. UC Davis goalkeeper Jon Laughlin was whistled for handling outside of the area in the 83rd minute to set-up a training ground set-piece that saw Smith touch it to Shinyashiki, who put it into the back of the net from just outside the area. The goal is the 17th of the Brazilian s career, moving him into a tie for fourth in Denver s Division I history. Shinyashiki is also eighth in career points as a Pioneer with 42. DENVERPIONEERS.COM 21

22 2017 BOX SCORES ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Redshirt-sophomore Ryan Barlow (Coppell, Texas) completed a firsthalf brace inside 23 minutes and senior co-captain Alex Underwood (Winnetka, Ill.) bent an 83rd minute free kick into the side netting to send the [-/RV] University of Denver men s soccer team to a 3-1 road win over Saint Louis on Tuesday night at Hermann Stadium. I m proud of my leaders tonight, head coach Jamie Franks said. There was bravery and a collectiveness that we ve been unable to sustain throughout the year. There have been great moments this season, but we ve been unable to really put a match together like we did tonight. To respond after the pk and defend well in the second half was great to see from my guys. To defend like we did and get a third goal to seal the match was an important moment for this leadership group. Alex Underwood and Graham Smith played their roles and kept the group together tonight. We showed that fighting football mentality, and when we do that for 90 minutes, we re a tough team to beat. Junior striker Andre Shinyashiki (Sao Paulo, Brazil) played a role in all three goals for the Pioneers, earning assists through initial shots on the two Barlow goals, and creating the free kick that led to Underwood s 20-yard set-piece goal. Barlow opened the scoring in the 20th minute, putting his rebound into the left side of the net after Shinyashiki s second shot of the night was saved by Sascha Otte. The redshirt-sophomore doubled the Pioneers advantage in the 23rd minute. Shinyashiki s shot started the scoring chance once again, rattling his strike off the woodwork this time, but Barlow was there to finish his third goal of both the 2017 season and his career, including his second game-winner. Lennart Hein pulled the home side back to within one, converting from the spot for his third goal of the season in the 26th minute. Following three goals in the first 26 minutes, Denver took a 2-1 lead into the intermission having outshot SLU 8-6. The Bills took three of the match s four corner kicks in the opening 45 minutes. Saint Louis pushed for the second-half equalizer, outshooting the Pioneers 8-1 in the second 45 minutes, but Underwood converted Denver s lone chance late in the second half for his second goal of the campaign and the 10th goal of his career. Redshirt-junior goalkeeper Nick Gardner (Marvin, N.C.) made a season-high four saves in the win. With the victory, Denver improved to on the 2017 campaign, while Saint Louis fell to The Billikens entered Tuesday off a win over defending National Champion Stanford and a draw with Akron. The Pioneers grabbed their first three points away from home in three tries in Denver earned 24 points away from home in 2016 (11 matches) and 20 in 2015 (eight matches). SPOKANE, Wash. The [-/RV] University of Denver men s soccer team fell to Gonzaga 2-1 in extra time on Saturday night at Luger Field. It was not a great game from us tonight, head coach Jamie Franks said. None of our guys performed to their ability. We missed three or four golden opportunities, had a weak penalty called against us and we just didn t bring our Fighting Football mentality to the field tonight. If we don t have guys out there to overcome the times of adversity, then results like this are going to happen. The point of our out of conference schedule is to prepare us for league play, and I think we ve done that in our first 10 matches. We are the four-time regular season and league tournament champions, and we look forward to stepping out on the field Saturday to begin to defend those titles. Junior Kenny Akamatsu (Niigata, Japan) netted the breakthrough in the 42nd minute, heading in a rebound off a Ryan Barlow (Coppell, Texas) shot into the empty net to give the Pioneers (5-5-0) the lead at the intermission. Gonzaga (6-3-1) got the equalizer off a penalty and won the match in the 91st minute off a Christo Michaelson goal from just outside the six-yard box. Redshirt-senior Eric Kronenberg (Boulder, Colo.) played a cross to Barlow at the back post to start the Pioneers first-half scoring opportunity. Barlow s header off the pass rattled the crossbar and bounced once to the head level of Akamatsu who knocked in his first of the 2017 campaign and the third goal of his career. With the assist, Barlow earned his fifth point of the week, after scoring twice in Denver s 3-1 win at Saint Louis on Tuesday. Kronenberg s assist was the second of his career. Each team took five shots in the opening 45 minutes, and the Pioneers took five of the seven corner kicks in the first half. Gonzaga got the equalizer in the 52nd minute thru a Ben White penalty after freshman outside back Jacob Stensson (Stockholm, Sweden) was caught with his hands on the back of a Gonzaga attacker while the two were going up for a header in the area. Junior striker Andre Shinyashiki (Sao Paulo, Brazil) nearly put Denver back in-front a minute later, but after touching the ball by the Gonzaga keeper, Shinyashiki had his shot cleared off the line by Austin Giftopoulos. The home side went down to 10-men in the 83d minute when Jalen Crisler was shown his second caution in a 15 minute span, pulling Kronenberg down from behind inside the Pioneers attacking half. 22 DENVER MEN S SOCCER

23 2017 BOX SCORES DENVER - Redshirt-senior Eric Kronenberg (Boulder, Colo.) scored his second goal in Denver s last three home games after recovering from back-to-back knee injuries to lead the University of Denver men s soccer team past Eastern Illinois on Saturday night at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium. I think when the guys are locked in, they play their role, they are resilient and they stay together, they are a really difficult team to beat, head coach Jamie Franks said. At the end of the day, we should have finished the game off earlier. Credit Eric (Kronenberg) for a great run and we got some good build up play from Andre (Shinyashiki) and Ken (Akamatsu). Eric makes us different off the bench. He s a big time player that can deliver those big time moments for us. Denver turned in one of its more complete performances Saturday night, outshooting the visitors 14-3, and creating the only three corners of Saturday night s match. Kronenberg scored the 12th goal of his career in the 52nd minute, beating the keeper 1v1 after a through ball from junior striker Andre Shinyashiki (Sao Paulo, Brazil). Shinyashiki and junior winger Kenny Akamatsu (Niigata, Japan) linked up, starting from Denver s left flank. Akamatsu played a ball in the middle of the park to Shinyashiki 40 yards away from the Pioneers goal. Shinyashiki slipped in Kronenberg in-between the Eastern Illinois center and outside back, before the Boulder native un-corked his shot from 16 yards to put the Pioneers ahead. I was talking to Andre before the second half, and we noticed the space in the back to play a ball in from the 9, Kronenberg said. I told him I was going to make that run off him when we were in together. He played a great ball in, and then I just had to take a touch, and put it in the near post. The redshirt-senior is now two goals outside of Denver s career record book top-10, and moved into a tie with Shinyashiki for fifth in career game winning goals with six. With the assist, Shinyashiki moved into sole possession of sixth in career points with 45 (17G-11A). Denver s defense held Eastern Illinois to just one clear chance to equalize, conceding a long throw in the 88th minute, but Christian Sosnowski s half-volley rose just over the crossbar. TULSA, Okla. Junior striker Andre Shinyashiki (Sao Paulo, Brazil) equalized at 1-1 in the 56th minute, but the Pioneers fell to Tulsa 2-1 on Tuesday night at Hurricane Stadium. Once again, we re on the wrong side of a result on the road, but tonight is the first night this season where I really saw my team, head coach Jamie Franks said. Our brand is Proactive Fighting Football, and we showed that tonight. We ve had trouble this season finding that level of intensity, and playing inspired soccer, but we really saw our guys fight out there today. Obviously we never want to lose a match, but we came out to Tulsa to get better, and as a staff, we re happy with the guys performance tonight. The results will come. Now we look to get back into Summit League play and build on this performance Saturday at Fort Wayne. Tulsa took the lead on a corner kick just shy of the half hour mark when Joe Ruiz headed a service from Miguel Velasquez into the back of the net from eight yards out. The goal was Ruiz s first of the 2017 campaign. Shinyashiki s leveler came in the 56th minute off an assist from redshirt-senior Eric Kronenberg (Boulder, Colo.). After the two linked up in reverse order in Denver s 1-0 win over Eastern Illinois on Saturday night, Kronenberg played a cross into Shinyashiki this time, and the Denver junior finished his fourth goal of the season into the lower left corner from just inside the six-yard box. The Sao Paulo native s goal is the 18th of his career, moving Shinyashiki into sole possession of fourth in Denver s DI Record Book in goals, and sixth in Denver s DI Record Book in points with 46. The assist for Kronenberg was the third of his career. Tulsa grabbed the lead back in the 71st minute off Velasquez s second goal of the campaign. After setting up the Hurricanes opener from the corner flag in the first half, Velasquez netted a free kick from 22 yards out to give the home side a 2-1 advantage. DENVERPIONEERS.COM 23

24 2017 BOX SCORES FORT WAYNE, Ind. Following a 1-1 halftime score, junior striker Andre Shinyashiki (Sao Paulo, Brazil) scored twice in the second half to send the University of Denver men s soccer program past Fort Wayne 3-1 on Saturday night at the Hefner Soccer Complex. From top to bottom, that was our best performance of the year, head coach Jamie Franks said. They scored on one of their first chances of the game, which is never a good sign, but the resiliency that my guys showed is what makes them a dangerous group to play against. They never got down on themselves. We made a few adjustments at halftime, and I thought that we executed really well in the second half. Redshirt-senior Kyle Morlack (Goodyear, Ariz.) scored his first goal since his true freshman season in 2013 to give the Pioneers a first half lead in the 19th minute. Morlack s last goal came against IUPUI, four years and two days ago. Saturday night s goal was the fourth of his career and was assisted by senior co-captain Graham Smith (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) and corner kick taker Jacob Stensson (Stockholm, Sweden). Kyle is an extension of the coaching staff, and a real leader on this team, Franks said. His hard work and grit makes him a leader by example in any organization. We re happy that Kyle was able to get back on the scoresheet tonight. Fort Wayne equalized before the intermission when Oscar Uyamadu finished his fourth of the season from inside the 18 to pull the home side level in the 38th minute. Denver outshot Fort Wayne 6-4 in the first half, and took three of the four corners in the opening 45 minutes. Uyamadu s strike was the only shot on goal for Fort Wayne on Saturday night. Denver turned up the attacking threat in the second half, taking eight of the nine shots in the frame, putting six of them on target. Shinyashiki converted from the penalty spot in the 72nd minute to give Denver the 2-1 advantage, and followed that up with a header off a Stensson free kick in the 78th minute for his third goal of the week. Shinyashiki remains in sixth in DU s Division I history in points with 51, while moving up to third in career goals with 20 and third in game-winning goals with seven in his 2+-year career. TULSA, Okla. Junior Andre Shinyashiki (Sao Paulo, Brazil) scored his fourth and fifth goals in the last three matches to send the University of Denver men s soccer team past Oral Roberts 2-0 on Saturday night at Case Soccer Complex. Overall, I m really proud of my group, head coach Jamie Franks said. They continue to get better and grow with confidence, experience and maturity. We have guys continuing to find their form, and they are resilient as a group and stick together. When they do that, we re a tough team to beat. We would have liked to put the game away earlier with all the chances that we were able to create, but that s a testament to the leadership of this team that they stuck to the task, and we were able to both get a second goal and keep a cleansheet. Our older guys are really starting to come together, and are leading by example with the foundation of the experience of playing in important late season matches on the road. I m looking forward to getting back on the field with this group on Wednesday. Shinyashiki opened the scoring in the 33rd minute with his team-high seventh goal of the campaign and the 21st of his career. Junior Kenny Akamatsu (Niigata, Japan) settled a bouncing ball in the box, and played it to his right. Shinyashiki took a touch by his defender and drove it hard and low into the back of the net. The game-winner was the eighth of his career, tying him with Collin Audley for second in Denver s Division I history. The Denver (8-6-0, Summit) junior doubled the lead in the 86th minute, scoring his fifth goal in the last three matches, all on the road. Redshirt-freshman Dylan Keeney (Littleton, Colo.) played the final ball to his right to Shinyashiki on a 3-on-2 counter attack for the Pioneers. Shinyashiki smashed his eight of the campaign past Oral Roberts (4-8-1, 1-2-0) goalkeeper Thibaut Giquel to close out the scoring. The assist for Keeney was his first collegiate point. Denver outshot the home side 18-9 and had a 7-5 edge in corners. Redshirt-senior goalkeeper Nick Gardner (Marvin, N.C.) was called upon to make just one save in Denver s fifth cleansheet of the campaign. 24 DENVER MEN S SOCCER

25 2017 BOX SCORES ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. A pair of old Mountain Pacific Sports Federation rivals, Denver and [RV/RV] New Mexico, drew 0-0 on Wednesday night at the UNM Soccer Complex. In the series history, 20 of the 27 Division I matches have been decided by a goal or less. Denver s road point is the program s third result in 13 Division I matches when taking on New Mexico in Albuquerque (1-10-2). With Saturday s Summit League clash between the two Summit League co-champions from a year ago on the horizon, head coach Jamie Franks rotated players through the lineup with 18 players earning a CAP on Wednesday night. Redshirt-freshman goalkeeper Will Palmquist (Denver, Colo.) made his collegiate debut in the mid-week clash, making six saves. There were a lot of adverse moments that presented themselves tonight, and I thought my guys handled them very well, Franks said. To be able to go on the road and get a result is a positive step forward for this team. We understand our way into the NCAAs is to win the Summit League Tournament in a few weeks. We were able to get some guys some rest tonight, and I thought the young players that got some opportunities really showed the skill they possess. I m looking forward to getting on a plane tomorrow morning and getting ready for Senior Night on Saturday. Palmquist was the only Pioneer to play the entire 110 minutes and last week s Summit League Defensive Player of the Week Scott DeVoss (Centennial, Colo.) led all Denver field players with 91 minutes played. Junior striker Andre Shinyashiki (Sao Paulo, Brazil) led all players with six shots, putting two of the six on target. DENVER Junior striker Andre Shinyashiki (Sao Paulo, Brazil) equalized with 16 seconds left in regulation, and senior co-captain Graham Smith (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) converted a 93rd minute penalty to keep the University of Denver men s soccer team in first place in the Summit League table with a 2-1 win over Omaha on Saturday night at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium. I think it was pretty obvious what their tactics were coming in, head coach Jamie Franks said. They only had four shots, and were trying to slow the game down by disrupting play and wasting time. For us, a huge point at halftime was to not get frustrated by that and be resilient. The fact that we waited until there was 16 seconds left was a little concerning, but at the end of the day, their goalkeeper made a couple really good saves, and we missed a couple easy chances. My team grew up tonight. I think it was Alex Underwood that said, we re not going to lose this game. We ve been missing that confidence and demand from eachother all season. I m glad we found it tonight, because when we do have it, we re a tough team to beat. After Denver outshot Omaha 8-2 in the first half, and was continuing to create the chances in the second, the visitors netted the opener against the run of play in the 78th minute when Emmanuel Hamzat scored his seventh goal of the season off a long-throw from Seth Rinderknecht. In the 36th minute, New Mexico went down to 10-men as Antoine Vial was given his marching orders. Denver s man-advantage didn t last long however, as redshirt-freshman Blake Moncur (Fort Collins, Colo.) was shown a straight red card just 73 seconds later to even the match at 10 a side. Denver (8-6-1, Summit) outshot New Mexico (8-4-3, C-USA) in the match. The Pioneers continued to press for the equalizer, but had four shots turned aside by Omaha goalkeeper Joseph Ghitis. Finally freshman Jacob Stensson (Stockholm, Sweden) and senior co-captain Alex Underwood (Winnetka, Ill.) combined down the right channel. Stensson touched it around his defender and got a cross off near the end line, finding the head of Shinyashiki who beat his mark in the air and kissed it off the inside of the back post and in for his ninth goal of the campaign. Denver carried the momentum from the equalizer into extra time, and were ultimately rewarded with a 93rd minute penalty to improve to in the Summit League. Redshirt-senior Blake Elder (Fort Worth, Texas) took the ball off the feet of Shinyashiki in the area and hit a shot towards frame that hit the arm of Jacob Weiler in an unnatural position and referee Heber Estrada pointed to the spot. Smith converted his third goal of the season to propel the Pioneers to the victory in their final home match of the campaign. The Pioneers finished the match with a 16-4 edge in shots. Denver needs just a point at Western Illinois next weekend to take both the top seed into the 2017 Summit League Championships, and the right to host the 2018 Summit League Men s Soccer Championships. DENVERPIONEERS.COM 25

26 2017 BOX SCORES MACOMB, Ill. Senior co-captain Alex Underwood (Winnetka, Ill.) tucked a ninth-minute finish inside the post to lead Denver to an outright Summit League Championship with a 1-0 win over Western Illinois on Saturday afternoon at John MacKenzie Field. A week ago, Denver clinched at least a share of its fifth-straight Summit League crown with a 2-1 extra time win over Omaha. This Saturday s victory wrapped-up the No. 1 seed in next week s Summit League Tournament for the Pioneers, and gave the program the right to host the 2018 Summit League Men s Soccer Championships. I m really proud of my group to be able to come out here and win 1-0 in a game that had a lot on the line. It shows the character and the leadership that this group has, head coach Jamie Franks said. It wasn t a pretty game, it never is against Western. They put a lot of balls on top of you and make you defend. For the most part we didn t give them too many good chances. Redshirt-sophomore midfielder Ryan Barlow (Coppell, Texas) setup the Denver goal, picking out Underwood, who buried his third goal of the season into the bottom left corner to give the Pioneers an early lead. Denver outshot the home side 9-5 in the opening 45 minutes and took the lead into the locker room. The Pioneers defense kept their seventh cleansheet of the season, including redshirt-junior Nick Gardner s (Marvin, N.C.) sixth of the campaign. Gardner was credited with five saves in the Pioneers 10th victory of the season. Denver has finished with double-digit wins in each of the six seasons that Franks has been with the program (including all three years as the head coach). This is a great moment in our program. To win a league regular season title five years in a row is a testament to the older guys. I m not sure how many senior groups can say that they ve won a conference title in all four seasons. As we ve gotten closer to knockout style soccer, my team has continued to improve in each game. Come Thursday we ll be fighting for our lives, and we have a lot of experience and victories in these type of games. I m looking forward to watching this group compete with their Proactive Fighting Football. OMAHA Redshirt-senior Blake Elder s (Fort Worth, Texas) first-half goal and the top-seeded [-/30] University of Denver men s soccer team s eighth cleansheet of the season booked the Pioneers ticket to Saturday s Summit League Final after a 1-0 win over Eastern Illinois on Thursday afternoon at Caniglia Field. Being the five-time regular season champs, going in those five years and now 9-0 in the league tournament, the guys in my locker room have a lot of experience in these types of matches, head coach Jamie Franks said. Being able to take that experience with them is critical at this time of year. These tournament games are always decided by small margins. We ve had a lot of adversity during the regular season and have been on the wrong side of luck. I ve been impressed with the leadership of this group, especially the last several weeks, and I think this group is peaking at the right time. Elder got back on the scoresheet for the first time since opening night in the 39th minute. After senior outside back AJ Fuller (Littleton, Colo.) was fouled just inside Denver s defensive half, Summit League Freshman of the Year Jacob Stensson (Stockholm, Sweden) played a quick restart, clipping his free kick in behind the Eastern Illinois back line. Elder ran onto the ball, took a touch to his left, and hit it hard and low past goalkeeper Mike Novotny. The goal was Elder s second of the campaign and the ninth of his two-year Pioneer career. Thursday s assist for Stensson was the fourth of his rookie season. Denver outshot Eastern Illinois 8-3 in the opening 45 minutes and took all three corner kicks in the first half. Eastern is a very good team and is super well coached, Franks said. We had trouble with them in Denver in the regular season. Our opponents in the conference always play us tough, and results like this don t come easy. We know in Championship games like the one we are going to play in on Saturday, we need our big players to step up. Denver allowed just two shots on goal on Thursday afternoon, bringing Denver s defensive mark to 11 in six matches against league opposition this season. Denver has allowed two shots on goal or less in eight matches this season. The Pioneers outshot Eastern Illinois 11-5 in the match and held a 4-2 edge in corners. DENVERPIONEERS.COM 26

27 2017 DU Men s Soccer Roster RADIO/T V ROSTER Nick Gardner RS-Jr., Goalkeeper 00 Kobe Gray Fr., Goalkeeper 3 Shae Smalley RS-So., Defender 4 Bailey Heller Fr., Defender 5 Scott DeVoss RS-Jr. Defender 6 Blake Elder RS-Sr., Forward 8 Destan Norman Fr., Midfielder Andre Shinyashiki Jr. Forward 10 Jacob Stensson Fr., Defender 11 Eric Kronenberg RS-Sr., Forward 12 Graham Smith Sr., Midfielder 13 Nick Marcin RS-Fr., Midfielder 14 Ryan Barlow RS-So., Midfielder 15 Alex Kaddah Fr., Defender 16 Tosh Samkange Jr., Defender 17 Jared Jungjohann Fr., Defender 18 Kyle Morlack RS-Sr., Midfielder 19 AJ Fuller Sr., Defender 20 Jacob Hanlin RS-Jr., Forward 22 Blake Moncur RS-Fr., Midfielder 23 Alex Underwood Sr., Midfielder 24 Brooks Crawford Fr., Forward 25 Dylan Keeney RS-Fr., Defender 26 Kenny Akamatsu Jr., Midfielder 27 Dan Mooney RS-So., Defender Will Palmquist 30 RS-Fr., Goalkeeper 33 Ryan Schaefer RS-So., Forward 0 9 Jamie Franks Head Coach Ryan Hopkins Assistant Coach DENVERPIONEERS.COM Levi Rossi Assistant Coach Mac Hemmi Volunteer Asst. Coach Clayton Zelin Director of Operations 27