2016 Denver Pioneers men's soccer team

2016 Denver Pioneers men's soccer
NCAA Tournament, College Cup
Conference The Summit League
2016 record 19–0–3 (5–0–1 Summit)
Head coach Jamie Franks (2nd year)
Assistant coach Ryan Hopkins (4th year)
Assistant coach Levi Rossi (2nd year)
Assistant coach Zander Dietz (2nd year)
Home stadium CIBER Field
2016 The Summit League men's soccer standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#4 Denver 5 0 1     19 0 3
Omaha 5 0 1     10 5 4
Western Illinois 3 3 0     8 10 1
Eastern Illinois 2 4 0     5 12 1
Fort Wayne 2 4 0     9 9 0
Oral Roberts 2 4 0     6 10 2
IUPUI 1 5 0     2 16 1
As of 29 November 2016; Rankings from NSCAA

The 2016 Denver Pioneers men's soccer team represented the University of Denver during the 2016 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Pioneers played in The Summit League where they won the regular season and conference tournament titles.

The Pioneers qualified for the NCAA Tournament for the fourth straight season and their seventh overall time. The Pioneers earned a Second Round-bye and were seeded sixth in the tournament. In the second round, they played the UNLV Rebels where they won 30, marking their firsst NCAA Tournament win since 1970.[1]

Roster

As of 19 November 2016[2]

Squad No. Name Nationality Year Hometown Previous School Previous Club
Goalkeepers
00 James Bannon-Schneebeck United States RS Junior Albuquerque, NM Albuquerque Rio '95
0 Nick Gardner United States RS Sophomore Marvin, NC Charlotte Latin Charlotte Soccer Academy
30 Will Palmquist United States FR Denver, Colo. (Denver East High School) Colorado Rush
Defenders
2 Tobi Jnohope United States Freshman Auburn, WA Jefferson (WA) Seattle Sounders FC Academy
3 Shae Smalley United States Sophomore Columbus, OH Olentangy Orange Columbus Crew Academy
4 Reagan Dunk United States RS Senior Dallas, TX Lake Highlands Solar Chelsea
5 Scott DeVoss United States RS Sophomore Centennial, CO Arapahoe Real Colorado Foxes
16 Tosh Samkange United States Sophomore Sammamish, WA Eastlake (WA) Seattle Sounders FC Academy
19 A. J. Fuller United States Junior Littleton, Colo. (Heritage High School) Colorado Rush
21 Kortne Ford United States Junior Greeley, Colo. (Greeley Central High School) Colorado Rapids Academy
25 Dylan Keeney United States Freshman Littleton, Colo. (Heritage High School) Real Colorado Academy
27 Dan Mooney United States RS Freshman Indianapolis, Ind. (Cathedral High School) Indiana Fire Academy
Midfielders
8 Sam Hamilton United States Senior Evergreen, CO Evergreen (CO) Colorado Rush
12 Graham Smith United States Junior Highlands Ranch, CO Oregon State Oregon State Beavers
13 Nick Marcin United States Freshman Austin, TX Westlake (TX) Lonestar SC
14 Ryan Barlow United States RS Freshman Coppell, TX Coppell FC Dallas Academy
15 Jared Cochran United States RS Junior Evergreen, CO Evergreen (CO) Colorado Rush
17 Karsten Hanlin United States RS SR Centennial, Colo. (Cherry Creek High School) Colorado Rapids Academy
18 Kyle Morlack United States RS JR Goodyear, Ariz. (Millennium High School) SC Del Sol Armstrong
20 Chandler Crosswait United States RS SR Bedford, Texas (L.D. Bell High School) Solar Chelsea
22 Blake Moncur United States FR Fort Collins, Colo. (Fort Collins High School) Colorado Rapids Academy
23 Alex Underwood United States JR Winnetka, Ill. (New Trier High School) Chicago Fire Academy
26 Kenny Akamatsu Japan Sophomore Niigata, Japan (Nittan Daigaka Buzan) Mitsubishi Yowa Soccer Club
Forwards
6 Blake Elder United States RS Junior Fort Worth, TX U.S. Air Force Academy Air Force Falcons
9 Andre Shinyashiki Brazil Sophomore São Paulo, BRA Montverde Academy Pequeninos do Jockey
11 Eric Kronenberg United States RS Junior Boulder, CO Fairview High School (CO) Colorado Rapids Academy
33 Ryan Schaefer United States RS Freshman Burien, WA Kennedy Catholic Seattle Sounders Academy

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibitions
08/20/16*
3:00 p.m.
No. 20 Air Force T 0–0 
USAFA Soccer Stadium
Colorado Springs, CO
Regular Season
08/26/16*
3:00 p.m., ESPN3
No. 20 at Monmouth T 1–1 2OT 0–0–1
Hesse Field (1,513)
West Long Branch, NJ
08/28/16*
10:00 a.m., BTN
No. 20 at No. 25 Rutgers W 1–0  1–0–1
Yurcak Field (325)
Piscataway, NJ
09/02/16*
2:00 p.m., BTN
No. 13 at Northwestern W 2–1  2–0–1
Martin Stadium (504)
Evanston, IL
09/04/16*
6:00 p.m.
No. 13 at UIC W 2–1  3–0–1
Flames Field (333)
Chicago, IL
09/09/16*
7:00 p.m., Altitude
No. 11 UC Riverside W 4–1  4–0–1
CIBER Field (912)
Denver, CO
09/09/16*
7:00 p.m., Altitude
No. 11 Bryant W 2–0  5–0–1
CIBER Field (489)
Denver, CO
09/15/16*
7:00 p.m.
No. 8 Saint Louis W 2–0  6–0–1
CIBER Field (576)
Denver, CO
09/17/16*
7:00 p.m.
No. 8 North Florida W 1–0  7–0–1
CIBER Field (607)
Denver, CO
09/21/16*
6:00 p.m.
No. 8 at No. 12 Creighton T 0–0 2OT 7–0–2
Morrison Stadium (2,048)
Omaha, NE
09/24/16
7:00 p.m., Altitude
No. 8 Fort Wayne W 4–3  8–0–2 (1–0)
CIBER Field (685)
Denver, CO
10/01/16
11:00 a.m.
No. 8 at Eastern Illinois W 1–0  9–0–2 (2–0)
West Practice Fields (80)
Charleston, IL
10/07/16
5:00 p.m.
No. 7 at IUPUI W 1–0  10–0–2 (3–0)
Carroll Stadium (80)
Indianapolis, IN
10/10/16
5:00 p.m.
No. 7 at No. 9 Butler W 1–0  11–0–2
Butler Bowl (804)
Indianapolis, IN
10/15/16
7:00 p.m.
No. 5 Western Illinois W 2–0  12–0–2 (4–0)
CIBER Field (667)
Denver, CO
10/19/16*
7:00 p.m., Altitude
No. 5 No. 22 New Mexico
I-25 Derby
W 2–1 2OT 13–0–2
CIBER Field (576)
Denver, CO
10/22/16
7:00 p.m., Altitude 2
No. 5 Oral Roberts W 2–0  14–0–2 (5–0)
CIBER Field (645)
Denver, CO
10/29/16
7:00 p.m.
No. 4 at Omaha T 0–0 2OT 14–0–3 (5–0–1)
Caniglia Field (1,025)
Omaha, NE
11/03/16*
7:00 p.m.
No. 6 No. 24 Portland W 2–1 2OT 15–0–3
CIBER Field (885)
Denver, CO
The Summit Tournament
11/10/16
4:00 p.m., Altitude 2
No. 4 (2) No. (3) Eastern Illinois
Semifinals
W 1–0  16–0–3
CIBER Field (201)
Denver, CO
11/12/16
1:00 p.m.
No. 4 (2) No. (1) Omaha
Championship
W 2–1  17–0–3
CIBER Field (683)
Denver, CO
NCAA Tournament
11/20/16*
5:00 p.m.
No. 4 (6) UNLV
Second Round
W 3–0  18–0–3
CIBER Field (1,070)
Denver, CO
11/27/16*
5:00 p.m.
No. 4 (6) No. 14 (11) Washington
Sweet 16
W 2–1  19–0–3
CIBER Field (1,640)
Denver, CO
12/02/16*
5:00 p.m.
No. 4 (6) at No. 3 (3) Clemson
Quarterfinals
W 1–0  20–0–3
Riggs Field (4,101)
Clemson, SC
12/09/16*
TBD

College Cup – Semifinals
  
BBVA Compass Stadium
Houston, TX
12/11/16*
TBD

College Cup – Championship
  
BBVA Compass Stadium
Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from NSCAA.

References

  1. "No. 6 Denver Books Spot in the Round of 16". Denver Pioneers. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  2. "Men's Soccer 2016 Roster". Denver Pioneers. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
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