2016 Denver Pioneers men's soccer team

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2016 Denver Pioneers men's soccer
Denver Pioneers (old) logo.svg
NCAA Tournament,
College Cup, L 1–2 (2OT) vs. Wake Forest
Conference Summit League
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
Record20–1–3 (5–0–1 Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ryan Hopkins (4th season)
  • Levi Rossi (2nd season)
  • Zander Dietz (2nd season)
Home stadium CIBER Field
Seasons
 2015
2017  
2016 Summit League men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Denver5 0 120 1 3
Omaha 5 0 110 5 4
Western Illinois 3 3 08 10 1
Eastern Illinois 2 4 05 12 1
Fort Wayne 2 4 09 9 0
Oral Roberts 2 4 06 10 2
IUPUI 1 5 02 15 1
As of 13 December 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 Summit League where they won the regular season and conference tournament titles. They finished the regular season as one of only two unbeaten teams, the other being top-ranked Maryland. [1]

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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 3–0, marking their first NCAA Tournament win since 1970. [2] They then defeated Washington 2–1 at home and third-seeded Clemson 1–0 on the road to advance to the school's first-ever College Cup. [3]

Roster

As of 19 November 2016 [4]

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

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibitions
08/20/16*
3:00 p.m.
No. 20at  Air Force T 0–0 
Cadet Soccer Stadium
Colorado Springs, CO
Regular Season
08/26/16*
3:00 p.m.,  ESPN3
No. 20at  Monmouth T 1–1 2OT0–0–1
Hesse Field (1,513)
West Long Branch, NJ
08/28/16*
10:00 a.m.,  BTN
No. 20at No. 25  Rutgers W 1–0 1–0–1
Yurcak Field (325)
Piscataway, NJ
09/02/16*
2:00 p.m., BTN
No. 13at  Northwestern W 2–1 2–0–1
Martin Stadium (504)
Evanston, IL
09/04/16*
6:00 p.m.
No. 13at  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. 8at No. 12  Creighton T 0–0 2OT7–0–2
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. 8at  Eastern Illinois W 1–0 9–0–2 (2–0)
West Practice Fields (80)
Charleston, IL
10/07/16
5:00 p.m.
No. 7at  IUPUI W 1–0 10–0–2 (3–0)
Carroll Stadium (80)
Indianapolis, IN
10/10/16
5:00 p.m.
No. 7at 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. 5No. 22  New Mexico
I-25 Derby
W 2–1 2OT13–0–2
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. 4at  Omaha T 0–0 2OT14–0–3 (5–0–1)
Caniglia Field (1,025)
Omaha, NE
11/03/16*
7:00 p.m.
No. 6No. 24  Portland W 2–1 2OT15–0–3
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*
6:00 p.m.
No. 4 (6)vs. No. 2 (2)  Wake Forest
College Cup – Semifinals
L 1–2 2OT20–1–3
BBVA Compass Stadium (6,056)
Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

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