2016 Men s Soccer Notes Match 15

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1 2016 Men s Soccer Notes Match 15 [5/3] Denver (12-0-2, Summit) vs. [RV/-] New Mexico (7-5-0, C-USA) Wednesday, October 19 7 p.m. MT CIBER Field (Denver, Colo.) TV: Altitude TV (Mike Evans and Chris Bianchi) #DENvUNM, #DU1NATION THE MATCHUP Denver vs. New Mexico First Meeting: 1983 Overall DU: , 33 goals; UNM: 52 goals; DI: DU: , 19 goals; UNM: 37 goals In Denver (DI): DU: 4-6-1, 9 goals UNM: 11 goals Matches Decided by a Goal or Less (D1): 18 11/09/12: New Mexico 3-0 Denver (McKendry 22, 30, Robson 54 ) 10/14/12: Denver 0-2 New Mexico (Rogers 50, Sandoval 72 ) 10/07/12: New Mexico 1-0 Denver (a.e.t) (Sandoval 106 ) UP NEXT Denver vs. Oral Roberts First Meeting: 1993 Overall DU: 8-0-0, 23 goals; ORU: 4 goals; DI: DU: 7-0-0, 18 goals; ORU: 2 goals In Denver (DI): DU: 4-0-0, 12 goals ORU: 0 goals Matches Decided by a Goal or Less (D1): 2 11/14/15: Denver 2-0 Oral Roberts (Hanlin 48, Underwood 70 ) 10/10/15: Oral Roberts 0-1 [9] Denver (Dunk 49 ) 09/27/14: Denver 4-0 Oral Roberts (Hoyt 24, 64, Hukari 53, Hanlin 82 ) 11/02/13: Oral Roberts 0-2 Denver (Bolden 54, Hoyt 56 ) NOTES THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE Karsten Hanlin netted a first half penalty, Alex Underwood added his fourth of the season and Denver kept its eighth cleansheet in nine to send Denver to its fifthstraight win. A rivalry that in 2011 was rated the 13th-best rivalry in the country according to College Soccer News will be rekindled for the first time since the 2012 season on Wednesday at CIBER Field. The two teams played three times in the 2012 season as members of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. The Pioneers will resume Summit League play on Saturday when Denver welcomes Oral Roberts to the First Annual Bark in the Park night at CIBER Field. DENVER IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS The Pioneers are currently fifth in the NSCAA Poll, the program s highest coaches poll ranking in its history. Denver is also third in the College Soccer News Poll, the Pioneers highest ranking in any poll in program history. Denver s previous high was seventh, a feat reached three times prior to the Oct. 11 poll. FOUR-YEAR CYCLE Including 2016, Denver has a record over the last four seasons. DU s 51 wins are good for fifth in the country in that span (thru 10/16). Akron leads the country with 55 wins. OH CAPTAIN MY CAPTAIN For the second-straight year, the Pioneers are captained by senior defensive midfielder Sam Hamilton SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time/Result 8/26 at [NR/30] Monmouth [20/15] T, 1-1 (a.e.t) 8/28 at [25/26] Rutgers [20/15] W, 1-0 9/2 at [-/RV] Northwestern [13/15] BTN W, 2-1 9/4 at UIC [13/15] W, 2-1 9/9 UC Riverside [11/13] - Altitude W, 4-1 9/11 Bryant [11/13] - Altitude W, 2-0 9/15 [-/RV] Saint Louis [8/13] W, 2-0 9/17 [RV/-] North Florida [8/13] W, 1-0 9/21 at [12/8] Creighton [8/9] T, 0-0 9/24 Fort Wayne [8/9] # - Altitude W, /1 at Eastern Illinois [8/9] # W, /7 at IUPUI [7/9] # W, /10 at [9/9] Butler [7/7] W, /15 Western Illinois [5/7] # W, /19 New Mexico [5/3] - Altitude 7 p.m. 10/22 Oral Roberts # [5/3] - Altitude 2 7 p.m. 10/29 at Omaha # 1 p.m. 11/3 Portland 7 p.m. Summit League Championships (Denver, Colo.) 11/10 Semifinals 1 p.m./4 p.m. 11/12 Final 1 p.m. NCAA Tournament 11/17 First Round (Campus Sites) TBA 11/20 Second Round (Campus Sites) TBA 11/28 Third Round (Campus Sites) TBA 12/4 Quarterfinals (Campus Sites) TBA 12/9 Semifinal (Houston, Texas) TBA 12/11 Final (Houston, Texas) TBA # - Summit League Game All Times Mountain School Information Location...Denver, Colo. Enrollment...11,809 Founded Nickname... Pioneers Colors... Crimson and Gold Conference... The Summit League Chancellor... Rebecca Chopp Athletics Director...Peg Bradley-Doppes Ticket Office Phone... (303) Team Information Home Field...CIBER Field (1,915) 2015 Overall Record (5-0-1 Summit) Starter Returning/Lost... 9/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost... 14/4 Newcomers...6 DU all-time record NCAA Appearances/Last... 6/2015 Best NCAA Finish/Year... Quarterfinals/1970 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. Coach...Zander Deitz (Denver 15) Athletic Communications Assoc. V.C. for External Affairs...Ryan Peck Asst Director (MSOC Contact)... Niko Blankenship Office/Cell Phone.(303) / (513) niko.blankenship@du.edu

2 2016 ROSTER NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (H.S./Previous School) Club Team 0 Nick Gardner Goalkeeper 6-3/190 RS-So. Marvin, N.C. (Charlotte Latin School) Charlotte Soccer Academy 00 James Bannon-Schneebeck Goalkeeper 5-10/160 RS-Jr. Albuquerque N.M. (Albuquerque H.S.) Rio Club 95 2 Tobi Jnohope Defender 6-0/165 Fr. Largo, Fla. (Thomas Jefferson High School) Seattle Sounders Academy 3 Shae Smalley Defender 5-7/145 So. Columbus, Ohio (Olentangy Orange High School) Columbus Crew Academy 4 Reagan Dunk Defender 5-11/170 RS-Sr. Dallas, Texas (Lake Highlands High School) Solar Chelsea 5 Scott DeVoss Defender 6-0/160 RS-So. Centennial, Colo. (Arapahoe High School) Real Colorado 6 Blake Elder Forward 5-9/163 RS-Jr. Fort Worth, Texas (Air Force) Solar Red 94 8 Sam Hamilton Midfielder 6-0/185 Sr. Evergreen, Colo. (Evergreen High School) Colorado Rush 9 Andre Shinyashiki Forward 5-9/150 So. Sao Paulo, Brazil (Montverde Academy) Pequeninos do Jockey 11 Eric Kronenberg Forward 6-0/160 RS-Jr. Boulder, Colo. (Fairview High School) Colorado Rapids Academy 12 Graham Smith Midfielder 6-3/186 Jr. Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Oregon State) Real Colorado Academy 13 Nick Marcin Midfielder 5-8/140 Fr. Austin, Texas (Westlake High School) Lonestar SC 14 Ryan Barlow Midfielder 6-0/160 RS-Fr. Coppell, Texas (Coppell High School) FC Dallas Academy 15 Jared Cochran Midfielder 6-0/135 RS-Jr. Evergreen, Colo. (Evergreen High School) Colorado Rush 16 Tosh Samkange Defender 5-11/155 So. Sammamish, Wash. (Eastlake High School) Seattle Sounders Academy 17 Karsten Hanlin Midfielder 6-0/160 RS-Sr. Centennial, Colo. (Cherry Creek High School) Colorado Rapids Academy 18 Kyle Morlack Midfielder 5-10/158 RS-Jr. Goodyear, Ariz. (Millennium High School) SC Del Sol Armstrong 19 AJ Fuller Defender 5-11/155 Jr. Littleton, Colo. (Heritage High School) Colorado Rush 20 Chandler Crosswait Midfielder 5-7/145 RS-Sr. Bedford, Texas (L.D. Bell High School) Solar Chelsea 21 Kortne Ford Defender 6-0/185 Jr. Greeley, Colo. (Greeley Central High School) Colorado Rapids Academy 22 Blake Moncur Midfielder 5-9/150 Fr. Fort Collins, Colo. (Fort Collins High School) Colorado Rapids Academy 23 Alex Underwood Midfielder 5-10/153 Jr. Winnetka, Ill. (New Trier High School) Chicago Fire Academy 25 Dylan Keeney Defender 5-8/150 Fr. Littleton, Colo. (Heritage High School) Real Colorado Academy 26 Kenny Akamatsu Midfielder 5-9/150 So. Niigata, Japan (Nittan Daigaka Buzan) Mitsubishi Yowa Soccer Club 27 Dan Mooney Defender 5-11/160 RS-Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Cathedral High School) Indiana Fire Academy 30 Will Palmquist Goalkeeper 6-0/175 Fr. Denver, Colo. (Denver East High School) Colorado Rush 33 Ryan Schaefer Forward 5-9/155 RS-Fr. Burien, Wash. (Kennedy Catholic High School) Seattle Sounders Academy ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht./Wt. Year Hometown (Previous School) Club Team 26 Kenny Akamatsu Midfielder 5-9/150 SO Niigata, Japan (Nittan Daigaka Buzan) Mitsubishi Yowa Soccer Club 00 James Bannon-Schneebeck Goalkeeper 5-10/160 RS-Jr. Albuquerque N.M. (Albuquerque H.S.) Rio Club Ryan Barlow Midfielder 6-0/160 RS FR Coppell, Texas (Coppell High School) FC Dallas Academy 15 Jared Cochran Midfielder 6-0/135 RS JR Evergreen, Colo. (Evergreen High School) Colorado Rush 20 Chandler Crosswait Midfielder 5-7/145 RS SR Bedford, Texas (L.D. Bell High School) Solar Chelsea 5 Scott DeVoss Defender 6-0/160 RS SO Centennial, Colo. (Arapahoe High School) Real Colorado 4 Reagan Dunk Defender 5-11/170 RS SR Dallas, Texas (Lake Highlands High School) Solar Chelsea 6 Blake Elder Forward 5-9/163 RS JR Fort Worth, Texas (Air Force) Solar Red Kortne Ford Defender 6-0/185 JR Greeley, Colo. (Greeley Central High School) Colorado Rapids Academy 19 AJ Fuller Defender 5-11/155 JR Littleton, Colo. (Heritage High School) Colorado Rush 0 Nick Gardner Goalkeeper 6-3/190 RS SO Marvin, N.C. (Charlotte Latin School) Charlotte Soccer Academy 8 Sam Hamilton Midfielder 6-0/185 SR Evergreen, Colo. (Evergreen High School) Colorado Rush 17 Karsten Hanlin Midfielder 6-0/160 RS SR Centennial, Colo. (Cherry Creek High School) Colorado Rapids Academy 2 Tobi Jnohope Defender 6-0/165 FR Largo, Fla. (Thomas Jefferson High School) Seattle Sounders Academy 25 Dylan Keeney Defender 5-8/150 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 FR Austin, Texas (Westlake High School) Lonestar SC 22 Blake Moncur Midfielder 5-9/150 FR Fort Collins, Colo. (Fort Collins High School) Colorado Rapids Academy 27 Dan Mooney Defender 5-11/160 RS FR Indianapolis, Ind. (Cathedral High School) Indiana Fire Academy 18 Kyle Morlack Midfielder 5-10/158 RS JR Goodyear, Ariz. (Millennium High School) SC Del Sol Armstrong 30 Will Palmquist Goalkeeper 6-0/175 FR Denver, Colo. (Denver East High School) Colorado Rush 16 Tosh Samkange Defender 5-11/155 SO Sammamish, Wash. (Eastlake High School) Seattle Sounders Academy 33 Ryan Schaefer Forward 5-9/155 RS FR Burien, Wash. (Kennedy Catholic High School) Seattle Sounders Academy 9 Andre Shinyashiki Forward 5-9/150 SO Sao Paulo, Brazil (Montverde Academy) Pequeninos do Jockey 3 Shae Smalley Defender 5-7/145 SO Columbus, Ohio (Olentangy Orange High School) Columbus Crew Academy 12 Graham Smith Midfielder 6-3/186 JR Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Oregon State) Real Colorado Academy 23 Alex Underwood Midfielder 5-10/153 JR Winnetka, Ill. (New Trier High School) Chicago Fire Academy Head Coach: Jamie Franks (Wake Forest 09; Second Season as HC/Fifth Season at Denver) Assistant Coach: Ryan Hopkins (Concordia 04; Fourth Season) Assistant Coach: Levi Rossi (New Mexico 12; Third Season) ROSTER BY ELIGIBILITY Seniors (4) - Crosswait, Dunk, Hamilton, Hanlin Juniors (9) - Bannon-Schneebeck, Cochran, Elder, Ford, Fuller, Kronenberg, Morlack, Smith, Underwood Sophomores (6) - Akamatsu, DeVoss, Gardner, Samkange, Shinyashiki, Smalley Freshmen (9) - Barlow, Jnohope, Keeney, Marcin, Moncur, Mooney, Palmquist, Schaefer Bold = Redshirt ROSTER BY STATE/COUNTRY Arizona (1) - Morlack Colorado (11) - Cochran, Devoss, Ford, Fuller, Hamilton, Hanlin, Keeney, Kronenberg, Moncur, Palmquist, Smith Florida (1) - Jnohope Indiana (1) - Mooney Illinois (1) - Underwood New Mexico (1) - Bannon-Schneebeck North Carolina (1) - Gardner Ohio (1) - Smalley Texas (5) - Barlow, Crosswait, Dunk, Elder, Marcin Washington (2) - Samkange, Schaefer INT (2): Brazil (1) - Shinyashiki; Japan (1) - Akamatsu ROSTER BY POSITION Goalkeepers (3) - Bannon-Schneebeck, Gardner, Palmquist Defenders (9) - DeVoss, Dunk, Ford, Fuller, Jnohope, Keeney, Mooney, Samkange, Smalley Midfielders (11) - Akamatsu, Barlow, Cochran, Crosswait, Hamilton, Hanlin, Marcin, Moncur, Morlack, Smith, Underwood Forwards (4) - Elder, Kronenberg, Schaefer, Shinyashiki

3 BREAKING DOWN DENVER S 2016 SCHEDULE Denver will look to defend its back-to-back-to-back Summit League Championships in 2016 against Eastern Illinois, IPFW, IUPUI, Omaha, Oral Roberts and Western Illinois...IUPUI was the only Summit League team to take a point off the Pioneers in 2015 (1-1 draw). The Pioneers 12 match non-league slate includes nine teams that finished in the top-100 of the RPI a year ago, including three teams in the top-50...each of the four opponents in Denver s season opening road trip were in the top-76. DU will play eight multiple-game weeks in 2016, compared to just five in 2015 (18 compared to 16 regular season matches). CIBER FIELD CIBER Field at 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 Summit League Men s Championship. CIBER Field has also hosted the 2012 NCAA Women s Soccer First Round and 2015 NCAA Men s Soccer Second Round. Denver s men s program is at home since Jamie Franks joined the staff as an assistant in 2012 and since CIBER Field opened. A NEW ROAD FORM Denver has nine away games on the docket in 2016, including the season-opening four-match road swing. Denver has 20 points from its first eight away matches. The Pioneers earned 20 points from their eight matches away from CIBER Field in the 2015 campaign, including seven points against three opponents that were in the NSCAA poll at the time. Denver earned just one point away from home in the 2014 campaign (0-7-1) to go along with its home record. DU inked 18 of its 30 possible points away from home in the 2013 campaign, going in the side s first season in The Summit League. GOAL SCORING FORM Redshirt-junior Blake Elder scored in four-straight games in Denver s first homestand, his first four goals with the Crimson and Gold after transferring from Air Force after the 2014 season...elder is the first Denver player to score in fourconsecutive matches in its Division I history. Elder was named to the College Soccer News and Top Drawer Soccer National Teams of the Week (9/19)...Elder s current goal scoring form has seen the junior score in six of 10 matches. Junior centerback Kortne Ford scored three goals in four matches off set pieces from 9/4 (UIC) to 9/15 (Saint Louis). Ford has headed corner kicks home from three different kick takers (Hanlin, Underwood and Akamatsu). Ford was named the NSCAA National Player of the Week on Sept. 20. Sam Hamilton, Andre Shinyashiki and Reagan Dunk have been setting up goals with seven assists, five and five, respectively in DENVER S DEFENSIVE SURGE Denver has kept nine cleansheets in the first 14, including eight of nine. The Pioneers did not allow a shot in their 2-0 win over [-/RV] Saint Louis on Sept. 15, the first time the Pioneers have kept that defensive record in their Division I history. Denver has not allowed a shot on goal in four matches this season (IUPUI, Eastern Illinois, North Florida and Saint Louis), including a 267 minute and 27 second stint. DU gave up just one shot at Eastern Illinois on Oct. 2. Denver allowed three shots on goal in its entire four-game homestand in September, including zero shots on goal in the final two games...the Pioneers have allowed just 26 shots on goal in their first 10 matches (2.6 per game) SUMMIT LEAGUE STANDINGS (THRU 10/16) League Overall Team Pts GP Record GF GA Pts GP Record GF GA Denver Omaha Western Illinois Oral Roberts Fort Wayne Eastern Illinois IUPUI Summit League Preseason Poll Place Team Points (FP) 2014 Record 1 Denver 36 (6) (5-0-1, 16 pts.) 2 Omaha (3-2-1, 10 pts.) 3 Oral Roberts 26 (1) (3-2-1, 10 pts.) 4 Western Illinois (3-3-0, 9 pts.) 5 Fort Wayne (2-4-0, 6 pts.) 6 Eastern Illinois (1-5-0, 3 pts.) 7 IUPUI (1-2-3, 6 pts.) NSCAA - Week 8 School Points Prev. 1 Maryland (23) Wake Forest North Carolina Notre Dame (1) Denver Syracuse Indiana Clemson Charlotte Creighton Florida Gulf Coast Stanford Louisville Massachusetts-Lowell Loyola Chicago Virginia Washington Kentucky Butler Michigan State Utah Valley 91 NR 22 Akron Virginia Tech UCLA Radford 70 NR RV: North Carolina-Wilmington (48), Portland (26), Pacific (25), Albany (23), South Carolina (23), San Diego State (21), Connecticut (19), American (12), Xavier (6), Boston College (3), Wisconsin (3), New Mexico (2), Rider (1), Hofstra (1) NCAA Consecutive Home Wins Rank Wins Team Start Finish 1 39 Tulsa UCLA 09/22/96 11/01/ Indiana 10/18/96 09/03/ Philadelphia 11/02/68 09/26/72-23 SUNY Oneonta 10/28/70 12/01/73-23 Virginia 09/14/83 11/25/84-23 Virginia 09/02/87 11/20/ Saint Louis Notre Dame 09/20/77 11/11/78-22 Old Dominion 11/23/02 11/23/ SMU 09/15/00 12/08/01-21 Denver 09/01/13 10/02/ Clemson 11/10/71 11/06/74-20 Notre Dame 09/04/87 09/22/89-20 Virginia 10/29/94 08/31/96-20 Furman 09/04/96 11/12/97-20 Illinois-Chicago 10/19/97 09/27/00 NCAA Home Games Without Loss Rank Games Team Start Finish 1 48 Akron 09/05/08 10/29/ North Carolina 09/05/10 11/25/ Tulsa Indiana 09/10/82 09/06/85-38 Connecticut 11/07/09 11/25/ Indiana 09/03/89 09/05/ Connecticut 09/03/80 10/24/ Indiana 11/05/75 10/29/78-30 UCLA 09/22/96 11/01/98-30 Indiana 10/20/01 10/15/ Denver 09/01/13 11/22/ Saint Louis Connecticut 09/01/10 09/10/ Indiana 10/18/96 09/03/99-27 Louisville 09/11/09 09/17/ UAB 10/17/93 10/06/ Philadelphia 11/02/68 09/26/72-23 Virginia 09/14/83 11/25/84-23 Virginia 09/02/87 11/20/88

4 2016 COACHING STAFF Head Coach Jamie Franks Alma Mater: Wake Forest (2009) Experience: Second Season Quick Hits: Youngest head coach in the country in 2015 Fifth overall season with program (3 as asst.) 3 NCAA Tournament appearances 3 Summit League Regular Season Championships 3 Summit League Tournament Championships Spent 2 years at Wake Forest before coming to DU 10th DU men s head coach Franks Year-By-Year Year Record Conf ! 1-5-2* @ 5-2-1* & 6-1-1* @ 7-0-1* Player Scored 7 goals and 20 assists @ 5-2-1* ! 4-3-1* at WF # ! 6-0-0^ ! 3-2-1^ DU Asst ^ ^ HC at DU Overall * - ACC; # - MPSF; ^ - Summit;! - NCAA - College Cup; & National Championship Jamie Franks will enter 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 The 2015 Summit League Head Coach of the Year was the youngest head coach in Division I, earning the promotion from his assistant coaching roll following the departure of Bobby Muuss to Wake Forest. 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 Prior to the final poll released on December 15, Denver spent seven-straight weeks in the top-10 of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America poll, including two weeks spent at No. 7, the highest ranking in the program s history. With a focus on the team s defensive shape in his first year in charge, Franks squad allowed just eight goals in 2015, producing the second-best goals against average in the country (0.400), and had the second-best clean sheet rate in the country at Denver s defense allowed just 2.5 shots on goal in The only upperclassman in Denver s starting back four, Reagan Dunk became Denver s first NSCAA All-American (second team) and its first MAC Hermann Semifinalist. Dunk finished 30th in the country in assists with eight from his right back position. The 2015 season saw the Pioneers set new DI school marks in shutouts (12), consecutive shutouts (7), consecutive scoreless minutes (797) and consecutive unbeaten matches (18). 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 & His roles and responsibilities at the University of Denver included recruiting coordinator, budget manager, post game analysis of film, scouting, and assists in fundraising efforts. In addition, he worked closely with the implementation of all soccer related matters. Franks joined Pioneers after two years on staff with Wake Forest men s soccer team. Being apart of the Wake Forest soccer program both as a player and a coach from , , Franks was a part of one of the most decorated classes in college soccer history. He 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. His responsibilities focused on travel budget, alumni relations, social media, academic liaison, and alumni outreach. Franks graduated from Wake Forest in 2008 with a bachelor s degree in communication and successfully completed the Business Management Program at the Calloway School of Business. He also completed his Masters in Organizational Leadership here at the University of Denver in Assistant Coach Ryan Hopkins Alma Mater: Concordia (2004) Experience: Fourth 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 2015 and 2016.

5 GET IT EARLY OR LEAVE IT LATE Graham Smith s 89th minute equalizer at Monmouth (8/26) was Denver s latest equalizer/game-winner 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 vs. North Florida to break a nil-nil deadlock and send Denver to its seventh-straight win. Underwood s breakthrough (1:38) at No. 25 Rutgers (8/28) was Denver s secondfastest goal since 2004, behind a Scott DeVoss opener against Western Illinois in the 2015 Summit League Semifinals (1:20). DENVER S UNBEATEN STRETCHES Denver is currently on a 31-match regular season unbeaten streak dating back to Halloween Night, The Pioneers went unbeaten through the first 18 matches in 2015 for the first time since the 1989 season when the Pioneers started 20 matches unbeaten (19-0-1) marked the first time the Pioneers finished a Division I regular season unbeaten. FRANKS SET FOR SECOND SEASON IN CHARGE 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, 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 four college cups and winning a National Championship in that span. Franks picked up his 150th collegiate win as a player/assistant/head coach on August 30, doing so prior to his 30th birthday (Sept. 25). According to information submitted to the NCAA in 2015, Franks was the youngest DI head coach (29) a season ago SHUTOUT STREAK Prior to conceding the goal vs. SMU in the 2015 NCAA Tournament, Denver had a shutout streak of 795:58 and kept seven-straight clean sheets in that span. The shutout streak was the longest in Denver s Division I history (since 1998). DU s longest match stretch without allowing a goal is eight, a feat the Pioneers accomplished in the 1988 campaign. Denver has kept eight shutouts in its last nine matches this season. COLORADO PROUD Denver has 11 players from the state of Colorado, including five that started games for Denver a year ago...du s Colorado players have combined for 374 CAPS (8 players). GET ON THE BOARD FIRST The Pioneers were in 2014 and in 2015 when scoring the first goal Since Franks arrival in 2012, the Pioneers are when scoring the first goal. MLS ACADEMY TEAMMATES Denver s 2015 roster has 10 players from five different MLS academies, including four from the local Colorado Rapids in Kortne Ford, Karsten Hanlin, Eric Kronenberg and Blake Moncur. The Pioneers also have three Seattle Sounders Academy products, and players from Chicago, Columbus and FC Dallas academies. DU s Record When 2016 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

6 [5/7] DENVER 2-0 WESTERN ILLINOIS (OCT. 17, 2016) [5/7] DENVER REMAINS UNBEATEN WITH 2-0 WIN OVER WESTERN ILLINOIS DENVER The [5/7] University of Denver men s soccer team ran its regular season unbeaten stretch that dates back to Halloween, 2014, to 31 matches with a 2-0 win over Western Illinois on Saturday night at CIBER Field at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium. In the victory, Denver (12-0-2, Summit) kept its eighth cleansheet in its last nine matches, shut its opponent out for the ninth time overall this season and didn t allow a goal for the 43rd match since head coach Jamie Franks joined the Denver staff as an assistant in Overall, I thought it was a good performance from our group, Franks said. It definitely wasn t our best. We made some mistakes both technically and in our positional play tonight, but overall it was a solid performance. To only give up four shots and win the game 2-0 is a testament to the guys effort out there. For us, you can t always play your best, but we are excited to get this win and now shift our focus to another big game on Wednesday. In the 23rd minute, referee Landis Wiley pointed to the spot, whistling Maclean Johnson for a foul on junior defensive midfielder Graham Smith (Highlands Ranch, Colo.). Redshirt-senior Karsten Hanlin (Centennial, Colo.) converted his second spot kick of the season and his third goal overall in 2016 to give the Pioneers the first half advantage. Hanlin is a perfect three-of-three from the spot in his career, and now has 12 career goals. Junior Alex Underwood (Winnetka, Ill.) doubled the Pioneers advantage in the 83rd minute with a headed effort on a 30 yard cross from senior captain Sam Hamilton (Evergreen, Colo.). The goal is the seventh of Underwood s career, including his fourth this season. The helper is Hamilton s 11th, and his team-high seventh of the 2016 campaign. Denver outshot Western Illinois (6-6-1, Summit) 12-4 in the match, and took the only four corner kicks on Saturday night. National Statistics Rankings (Thru Oct. 16) Category Rank Actual National Leader Actual Scoring Offense FGCU 3.38 Total Goals FGCU 44.0 Team Goals Against Average Wake Forest 0.48 Shutout Percentage Loyola Chicago 0.67 Won-Lost-Tied Percentage Denver Assists Per Game North Carolina 3.15 Saves Per Game Belmont 7.29 Points Per Game FGCU 9.38 Save Pct George Washington Yellow Cards UC Davis 36.0 Fouls Per Game Jacksonville 6.75 Total Assists North Carolina 41.0 Total Points FGCU Shots Per Game High Point Shots on Goal Per Game American 8.57 Category Player Rank Actual National Leader Points Per Game Blake Elder Total Points Blake Elder Goals Per Game Blake Elder Total Goals Blake Elder Assists Per Game Sam Hamilton Reagan Dunk Andre Shinyashiki Total Assists Sam Hamilton Reagan Dunk Andre Shinyashiki Chandler Crosswait Goals Against Average Nick Gardner Save Pct Nick Gardner Saves Per Game 7.14 Yellow Cards 7.0 Total Saves Game-Winning Goals Alex Underwood Shots Per Game Andre Shinyashiki Shots on Goal Per Game Andre Shinyashiki Goalie Minutes Played Nick Gardner : :42

7 FOUR SENIORS READY TO TAKE DENVER TO NEXT STEP Denver has four senior midfielders on its 2016 roster: Captain Sam Hamilton, and three fifth-year seniors in Chandler Crosswait, Karsten Hanlin and All-American Reagan Dunk. The four players have combined for 278 CAPS, 23 goals, 49 assists (95 points). FIVE-STRAIGHT 10-WIN SEASONS The Pioneers have recorded double-digit wins in each of the five seasons since Franks arrival as an assistant, averaging 12.5 a season from The Pioneers reached double digits in 2016 with their win Oct. 7 at IUPUI. Denver last recorded 5+-consecutive double digit win seasons from , producing a five-season record of in that span. From , Denver has gone DU has tallied 10 wins in three-straight seasons five times since the program s inception in PIONEERS FROM ALL OVER DU s 2015 roster has student-athletes from nine different states, Brazil and Japan Both of Denver s international players are entering their sophomore seasons in 2016 (Akamatsu and Shinyashiki). The Pioneers have 11 players on the roster from Colorado and five from the state of Texas. PLAYER NOTES 26 Kenny Akamatsu : Netted his first goal of the season in a 4-1 home win against UC Riverside (9/9). 2015: Scored a goal and tallied an assist in 674 minutes and 17 CAPS...Invited to the U-16 Japan National Team camp in Ryan Barlow - Redshirted in No. 75 ranked player in 2015 class according to College Soccer News...Played for the U-14 National Team in James Bannon-Schneebeck - Played two seasons at New Mexico before transferring ahead of the 2016 season...redshirted in Graduated a year early by taking classes this summer and will attend DU for graduate school. 15 Jared Cochran - 12 career appearances All-Colorado honoree. 20 Chandler Crosswait : Scored three goals including two game winners against San Diego (9/6) and St. John s (9/12) Tallied three assists, including two on game-winners and one on a game-tying goal...did not play in 2014 due to injury. 5 Scott Devoss : Scored his first goal of the campaign in Denver s 4-1 win over Riverside (9/9) : All-Summit League 2nd Team...Scored two goals including a game winner against Western Illinois (11/12) and a 47th minute equalizer against Santa Barbara (9/14). 4 Reagan Dunk : MAC Hermann Watch List...Summit League Player of the Week (8/29 and 10/17) recording assists on both of Denver s goals at Monmouth and Rutgers : NSCAA Second Team All-America, MAC Hermann Semifinalist, Summit League Defender of the Year...30th in the NCAA in assists with a team-high eight...scored game-winning goal against Oral Roberts (10/10/15). 6 Blake Elder : Summit League Player of the Week (10/17)...Top Drawer Soccer and College News National Team of the Week (Sept. 19)...Netted goals in four-consecutive games on Denver s first homestand of the season, his first four goals in a Denver kit... Redshirted in Transfer from Air Force...Played and started in all 18 matches for the Falcons in 2014, scoring a goal and tallying 2 assists out of the Falcons back line. 21 Kortne Ford : NSCAA National Player of the Week (Sept. 19)...Had a span of three goals in four games, all off set pieces, stretching from 9/4-9/15 Summit League Defensive Player of the Week (9/12 and 9/19) : First Team All-Summit League... Played all 1795 minutes, the only field player to do so Second Team All-Summit League and Summit League All-Newcomer Team...Has not played just 23 minutes in his two-year career. 19 AJ Fuller : Started eight of Denver s final nine games at left back, eight of 12 starts made overall. 0 Nick Gardner - Redshirted in : Started in 5 matches, allowing 3 goals, making 11 saves and recording a 3-2 record (2 cleansheets). 8 Sam Hamilton : Captain...Tied for the team lead with five assists through Denver s first homestand of the season...has three assists in Denver s last five games : Co-Captain...All-Summit League First Team... CoSIDA Academic All- District...College Soccer News National Team of the Week (9/7/15)... Scored two goals against UC Santa Barbara (9/4) and San Diego (9/6), both of which were a part of the 2015 New Mexico Invitational...Picked up 2 assists in the 2014 Summit League Championship match against WIU. 17 Karsten Hanlin : 1 goal, 2 assts in Denver s 4-3 win over Fort Wayne... Denver s primary set-piece taker : 24th in the country in game-winning goals College Soccer News - Week 8 School Record PW 1 Maryland Notre Dame Denver North Carolina Wake Forest Indiana Creighton Clemson Loyola Chicago Louisville Syracuse FGCU Charlotte Stanford Michigan State Virginia Tech Butler UMass Lowell Virginia Utah Valley UCLA Kentucky San Diego State Washington Akron Radford Connecticut Pacific South Carolina RV 30 UNCW Others Receiving Votes: Wisconsin, Air Force, Boston College, Hartwick, Xavier, Seattle, Columbia Top Drawer Soccer - Week 8 School Record League Record 1. Maryland North Carolina Notre Dame Clemson Denver Loyola-Chicago Wake Forest Virginia Syracuse Creighton Charlotte Louisville Massachusetts-Lowell Indiana Stanford Utah Valley Florida Gulf Coast Washington Kentucky Albany South Carolina UNC Wilmington Boston College Radford UCLA Others considered: Butler (8-4-1), Connecticut (10-4-0), Virginia Tech (9-3-2), Dartmouth (4-2-5), Columbia (8-2-1) Soccer America - Week 7 School Record Last Week 1 Maryland Louisville Notre Dame North Carolina Clemson Wake Forest Indiana Denver Creighton Virginia Syracuse Loyola, Ill Virginia Tech Butler Boston College UCLA San Diego State Akron Stanford FGCU UNC Wilmington Washington Michigan State NR 24 Kentucky Charlotte NR

8 Men s Soccer RPI (Thru Oct. 16) RK Team W L D SOS OPP SOS 1 Clemson Notre Dame Louisville Loyola Chicago Maryland North Carolina Syracuse Virginia UMass Lowell Charlotte Stanford Washington Wake Forest Kentucky UAlbany Butler Creighton Dartmouth Denver Boston College Utah Valley UCLA UNCW Michigan State South Carolina Connecticut Xavier Virginia Tech Indiana Hofstra Pacific South Florida Columbia Coastal Carolina ETSU Akron Harvard San Diego State West Virginia Villanova New Hampshire Seattle Vermont California Saint Louis North Florida Mercer Radford Duquesne San Francisco Cincinnati Air Force FGCU Portland Binghamton Buffalo New Mexico Omaha Providence Marist Quinnipiac Hartwick UNCG Tulsa Colgate Bowling Green Stony Brook San Diego George Washington Rider FIU Brown Gonzaga Penn State St. John s Wisconsin DePaul Saint Mary s Georgetown UC Santa Barbara Lipscomb Saint Francis (Pa.) Army West Point Memphis Georgia State St. Francis Brooklyn UAB William & Mary Temple Loyola Marymount Fordham Wofford UMBC American UC Davis Delaware Loyola Maryland Sacramento State UC Riverside CSUN (four)...tied for the team leader in goals with five, led the team in points with 14 and led the team with four game winning goals... Scored game winning goals against South Florida (9/29), Gonzaga (10/5), Omaha (10/17), and Oral Roberts (11/14)... Netted free kicks against Utah Valley (9.20), South Florida (9/29) and Oral Roberts (11/14), and a penalty kick against Gonzaga (10/5). 25 Dylan Keeney - High School: 2015 Continental Player of the Year...First Team All- Colorado selection...helped Heritage to an record and a 0.80 mark in Played his club soccer for Real Colorado Academy. 11 Eric Kronenberg : Will miss entire season for second-consecutive season with a knee injury...redshirted in Appeared in all 20 matches off the bench in 2014, playing 818 minutes and leading the Pioneers with seven goals...three game-winning goals...summit League Player of the Month for August/September, Nick Marcin - High School: Played eight seasons for Lonestar Soccer Club, ending his club career as the team s captain. 22 Blake Moncur - High School: Colorado Rapids Academy product...made frequent starts as a midfield during his three seasons with the development academy...also played four seasons of club soccer for Arsenal Colorado ( , 2015). 27 Dan Mooney - Redshirted in Scored 15 goals in high school in 2014, earning him Second Team All-Indiana honors. 18 Kyle Morlack - Missed entire 2014 campaign with an injury...played in 18 of 20 matches in 2013, recording 7 points on 3 goals and an assist. 30 Will Palmquist - High School: Colorado Rush Development Academy goalkeeper First Team All-Colorado as goalie for Denver East. 16 Tosh Samkange : One of three players to start at left back for Denver, making five starts and 13 appearances... Tallied first career point with a helper in Denver s extra time win over Utah Valley (9/20/15)...Seattle Sounders Academy player, seeing time in four seasons at CB...No. 110 ranked player in 2015 class according to College Soccer News. 25 Ryan Schaefer : Scored his first career goal, the game-winner Oct. 1 at Eastern Illinois. Redshirted in Played two seasons for Seattle Sounders Academy, scoring 11 goals in all competitions...played in USSDA Playoffs, and finished fifth place at Generation adidas. 9 Andre Shinyashiki : Tied for third on the team in points with seven...four assists in the last seven games, including both assists in Denver s 2-0 win over Bryant : Summit League Newcomer of the Year...All-Summit League First Team... Led the team with 48 shots and tied as the team leader in goals with five Scored the game winning goal against Bakersfield (8/29), his first of two in the match...also scored in Denver s league opener against Western Illinois (9/26), in Denver s 1-1 draw against IUPUI (10/2) and the opener in Denver s 2-1 win over Gonzaga (10/5). High School: No. 79 ranked player in Class of 2015 according to College Soccer News...Top Drawer Soccer All-American Watch List in Shae Smalley : One of three players to start at left back, making two starts... Started the Summit League Semifinal vs. Western Illinois...High School: Played four seasons and captained the Columbus Crew s Academy Team. 12 Graham Smith - Transferred from Oregon State following 2015 season : College Soccer News and Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week (Sept. 27)...Netted first career brace in DU s 4-3 win over Fort Wayne (Sept. 24)...Scored his first career goal on his 39th career CAP...Assisted Blake Elder s goal in Denver s 2-0 win over Saint Louis : Started 18 matches at defensive midfield for the Beavers...38 CAPS in two seasons at Oregon State, recording three assists... Recorded an assist on Jordan Jones game-winning goal against Denver in the NCAA Tournament on Nov Alex Underwood : Has scored three of Denver s game-winning goals this season (five in his career) : Scored three goals including two game-winners against Army (8/31/15) and Utah Valley (9/20/15).

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17 2016 BOX SCORES GAME 1: MONMOUTH 1-1 [20] DENVER (AUG. 26, 2016) GAME 2: [25] RUTGERS 0-1 [20] DENVER (AUG. 28, 2016) WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. - The [20/15] University of Denver men s soccer team PISCATAWAY, N.J. Junior Alex Underwood s (Winnetka, Ill.) second-minute conceded a first half penalty, but an 89th minute Graham Smith (Highlands Ranch, strike proved the difference as the [20/15] University of Denver men s soccer team Colo.) strike on his Pioneer debut earned Denver a road point at [-/30] Monmouth limited [25/26] Rutgers to just three shots on goal in a 1-0 win on Sunday afternoon in both teams season opener on Friday night at The Great Lawn. Redshirt-sophomore Nick Gardner (Marvin, N.C.) came up with a reflex save in the 37th minute third career shutout in his fourth career win. at Yurcak Field. Redshirt-sophomore Nick Gardner (Marvin, N.C.) picked up his off a shot from Jake Areman, came off his line on the rebound and Brandon McCarthy got there late, spilled over Gardner. GAME 3: [RV] N-WESTERN 1-2 [13] DEN (SEPT. 2, 2016) GAME 4: UIC 1-2 [20] DENVER (SEPT. 4, 2016) EVANSTON, Ill. In a match that saw its three goals scored inside six minutes of each other, the [13/15] University of Denver men s soccer team got goals from sophomore Andre Shinyashiki (Sao Paulo, Brazil) and junior Alex Underwood (Winnetka, Ill.) in a 2-1 win at [-/RV] Northwestern on Friday afternoon at Martin Stadium. Friday afternoon s win gives Denver seven points in its first three matches of this four-match season opening road trip. CHICAGO Junior centerback Kortne Ford (Greeley, Colo.) headed home a 39th minute Kenny Akamatsu (Niigata, Japan) corner and redshirt senior Karsten Hanlin (Centennial, Colo.) gave the [13/15] University of Denver men s soccer team a second to send the Pioneers to a 2-1 win over Illinois-Chicago on Sunday night at Flames Field. The game was chippy from the start, head coach Jamie Franks said. We showed good fight and I thought the guys really battled well tonight. This wasn t the prettiest game, but the guys showed a lot of character.

18 GAME 5: [11] DENVER 4-1 UC RIVERSIDE (SEPT. 9, 2016) 2016 BOX SCORES GAME 6: [11] DENVER 2-0 BRYANT (SEPT. 11, 2016) DENVER The [11/13] University of Denver men s soccer team got four goals from DENVER Sophomore striker Andre Shinyashiki (Sao Paulo, Brazil) assisted goals four different players, held an 18-7 edge in shots and a 10-1 advantage in corners to to junior midfielder Alex Underwood (Winnetka, Ill.) in the sixth minute and redshirt junior Blake Elder (Fort Worth, Texas) in the 50th minute to send the [11/13] secure a 4-1 win against UC Riverside in Denver s home opener on Friday night at CIBER Field at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium. When you score a couple University of Denver men s soccer team to a 2-0 win over visiting Bryant on Sunday on set pieces, it makes the game easier for you, head coach Jamie Franks said. I night at CIBER Field at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium. To only give up think for us we had some guys step up. I was very happy to see Blake Elder get his one shot (on goal, two overall), I think defensively, we played very well tonight, first of the season, he s been working really hard in training, and was rewarded. second-year head coach Jamie Franks said. GAME 7: [8] DENVER 2-0 SAINT LOUIS (SEPT. 15, 2016) GAME 8: [8] DENVER 1-0 N FLORIDA (SEPT. 17, 2016) DENVER The [8/13] University of Denver men s soccer team got first half goals on either side of a 38-minute lightning delay to defeat [-/RV] Saint Louis on Thursday night at CIBER Field at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium. I saw a lot of proactive, fighting football tonight, head coach Jamie Franks said. That s our brand, that s who we are. Especially here at home, we want to play a certain style, and I think we did that tonight. It was a complete performance. We showed our ability to sit in different lines of pressure and our ability to push the game. DENVER - Redshirt-junior Blake Elder (Fort Worth, Texas) broke the 0-0 deadlock in the 87th minute with his fourth in four to extend [8/13] University of Denver men s soccer s win streak to seven with a 1-0 win over [RV/-] North Florida on Saturday night at CIBER Field at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium. It s a good sign of character and resilience from the group tonight to get a goal after it looked like it could just be one of those nights, head coach Jamie Franks said. We had chances that we normally put away, but the guys stayed the course.

19 2016 BOX SCORES GAME 9: [12] CREIGHTON 0-0 [8] DENV (SEPT. 21, 2016) GAME 10: [8] DENVER 4-3 FORT WAYNE (SEPT. 24, 2016) OMAHA The [8/9] University of Denver men s soccer team had the majority of DENVER Junior defensive midfielder Graham Smith (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) the chances and possession after the intermission and earned a road result at [12/8] scored the opener and the game-winner, goals two and three of his career, to send Creighton, as the two teams finished 0-0 on Wednesday night at Morrison Stadium. the [8/9] University of Denver men s soccer team to a 4-3 win against visiting Fort I think Creighton came out in the first 15 or 20 minutes and pushed the game very Wayne on Saturday night at CIBER Field at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium. This was a really weird game for us, head coach Jamie Franks said. We ve well against us, head coach Jamie Franks said. I thought that we weathered that storm well and to come to the 12th-ranked team in the country and push the game played six games in 16 days, and I thought it was just a bit sloppy from us tonight. ourselves after that is a testament to our guys. We usually don t foul and give up the amount of free kicks that we did tonight. GAME 11: EASTERN ILL. 0-1 [8] DENV (OCT. 1, 2016) GAME 12: IUPUI 0-1 [7] DENVER (OCT. 7, 2016) CHARLESTON, Ill. Redshirt-freshman Ryan Schaefer (Burien, Wash.) opened his INDIANAPOLIS Junior outside back AJ Fuller (Littleton, Colo.) netted his first collegiate account in the first half and the [8/9] University of Denver men s soccer career goal, the [7/9] University of Denver men s soccer team s second-straight team kept its sixth cleansheet of the season to give Denver its ninth win of 2016, a match that the game-winner has come from a first career goal, and the Pioneers got 1-0 result over Eastern Illinois on Saturday afternoon at Lakeside Field. their seventh shutout of 2016, this one a 1-0 result over IUPUI on Friday night at Michael A. Carroll Stadium.

20 GAME 13: [9] BUTLER 0-1 [7] DENVER (OCT. 10, 2016) 2016 BOX SCORES GAME 14: [5] DENVER 2-0 WESTERN ILL. (OCT. 15, 2016) INDIANAPOLIS - Redshirt-junior forward Blake Elder (Fort Worth, Texas) netted his sixth goal and second game-winner of the campaign as the [7/7] University of Denver men s soccer team kept its seventh cleansheet in eight matches to give the Pioneers a 1-0 win at [9/9] Butler on Monday night at the Butler Bowl. DENVER The [5/7] University of Denver men s soccer team ran its regular season unbeaten stretch that dates back to Halloween, 2014, to 31 matches with a 2-0 win over Western Illinois on Saturday night at CIBER Field at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium. In the victory, Denver (12-0-2, Summit) kept its eighth cleansheet in its last nine matches, shut its opponent out for the ninth time overall this season and didn t allow a goal for the 43rd match since head coach Jamie Franks joined the Denver staff as an assistant in 2012.

21 2016 DU Men s Soccer Roster ROSTER 2016 RADIO/TV Nick Gardner RS-So., Goalkeeper 00 James BannonSchneebeck RS-Jr., Goalkeeper 2 Tobi Jnohope Fr., Defender 3 Shae Smalley So., Defender 4 Reagan Dunk RS-Sr., Defender 5 Scott Devoss RS-So., Defender 6 Blake Elder RS-Jr., Forward 8 Sam Hamilton Sr., Midfielder 9 Andre Shinyashiki So., Forward 11 Eric Kronenberg RS-Jr., Forward 12 Graham Smith Jr., Midfielder 13 Nick Marcin Fr., Midfielder 14 Ryan Barlow RS-Fr.., Midfielder 15 Jared Cochran RS-Jr., Midfielder 16 Tosh Samkange So., Defender 17 Karsten Hanlin RS-Sr., Midfielder 18 Kyle Morlack RS-Jr., Midfielder 19 AJ Fuller Jr., Defender Crosswait 20 Chandler RS-Sr., Midfielder 21 Kortne Ford Jr., Defender 22 Blake Moncur Fr., Midfielder 23 Alex Underwood Jr., Midfielder 25 Dylan Keeney Fr., Defender 26 Kenny Akamatsu So., Midfielder 27 Dan Mooney RS-Fr., Defender 0 Jamie Franks Head Coach Ryan Hopkins Assistant Coach Levi Rossi Assistant Coach 30 Will Palmquist Fr., Goalkeeper 33 Ryan Schaefer RS-Fr., Forward Pronunciation Guide Jnohope - Ja-Nope Devoss - Da-vawh-ss Samkange - Sam-con-ge Keeney - Key-nee Akamatsu Ahka-Motsu Zander Deitz Volunteer Asst. Coach 2016 Denver Men s Soccer DenverPioneers.com