MSOC v CSU Bakersfield (29 AUG 15) - Highlights
MSOC v CSU Bakersfield (29 AUG 15) - Post Game
MSOC v CSU Bakersfield (29 AUG 15) - Full Game

DENVER - Freshman Andre Shinyashiki (Sao Paulo, Brazil) scored a pair of goals on his debut to lead the University of Denver men's soccer team to a 4-0 opening night victory over Bakersfield on Saturday night at CIBER Field at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium.

With the win on Saturday night, Denver extended its home winning streak to 18 matches and its home unbeaten streak to 20, both of which are the longest active streaks in the nation.

Shinyashiki took 11:35 to open his collegiate scoring account, turning his defender on the spot, and finishing into the side netting. Redshirt-junior Chandler Crosswait (Bedford, Texas) kept the ball for the Pioneers down the right touchline in the build-up, before feeding the run just outside the box of classmate Reagan Dunk (Dallas, Texas), who took three touches before finding Shinyashiki just to the right of the penalty spot. Shinyashiki turned his defender and finished into the side netting to give Denver the 1-0 advantage in the 12th minute.

Senior captain Jordan Schweitzer (Everett, Wash.) forced a Bakersfield own goal 12 minutes later to double the Pioneers advantage. The crafty Seattle Sounders Academy product dribbled through a pair of defenders before playing a dangerous ball across the face of goal, a cross that deflected off the feet of Mario Iniguez into the roof of the net.

Shinyashiki completed his brace in his first career match with a diving header off the cross from sophomore Alex Underwood (Winnetka, Ill.). The second year Pioneer got down the left side, feeding a cross into the path of Shinyashiki inside the middle of the area.

Sophomore Cole Stevenson (Leawood, Kan.) made it 4-0 in the 87th minute on an assist from centerback Kortne Ford (Greeley, Colo.).

Denver had five players make their Pioneer debut in the starting 11 on Saturday night, including four freshmen.

UNC Asheville transfer keeper Dan Jackson (Chapel Hill, N.C.) was called upon for just two saves in his first cleansheet as a Pioneer. The shutout is the fifth of the senior's career. The Pioneers have not allowed a goal in any of their four matches this fall (first three preseason).

Opening Night Notes
- Denver scored four goals on opening night for the first time since defeating Illinois-Chicago 4-1 on Sept. 3, 2004.
- The Pioneers have scored four goals in their opening match twice since turning DI in 1999 (W, 4-2 vs. Valparaiso).
- Shinyashiki became the first Pioneer to record a brace in the season-opener since senior Matt Harrell scored twice in DU's 2-1 win over Portland to begin the 2001 season.

UP NEXT: Denver will host Military Appreciation Night on Monday, as the Pioneers host Army for a 7 p.m. MT opening kickoff at CIBER Field. Monday's match will air live on Altitude with Conor McGahey and Brian Crookham on the call.

TICKETS: Season tickets for the 2015 Denver men's and women's soccer seasons are on sale now, and can be purchased online, here.

ABOUT DENVER: DU is coming off its second-straight NCAA Tournament appearance, the first time the Pioneers have made consecutive postseason appearances in the program's history. DU finished the campaign 11-8-1 in 2014, posting a perfect 11-0 record at CIBER Field at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium. In the last two seasons, Denver is 15-1-1 in the Mile High City. Head coach Jamie Franks will enter his first season in charge in 2015, and his fourth season on the coaching staff at DU.

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