DENVER – The University of Denver men's soccer team dropped a 2-1 result to [RV/27] Rhode Island in extra time on Saturday night at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium.

"I'm disappointed in the result," head coach Jamie Franks said. "We continue to beat ourselves. In knockout games, you can't gift the team goals. We really need to take a hard look at ourselves and figure out what we want out of this season because we are in a must win game on Saturday." 

Freshman Kengo Ohira (Tokyo, Japan) netted his third goal of the season in the loss, cutting from the left channel into the center of the park before burying his strike into the side netting to equalize for the Pioneers in the 56^th minute.
 
Rhode Island opened the scoring in the fifth minute through Stavros Zarokostas' fifth goal of the season. The Rams got the winner in the 98^th minute when Derick Arhin dunked a Peder Kristiansen corner for his first in 2019.
 
UP NEXT:
The Pioneers will close out the 2019 regular season next Saturday (November 9) with a trip to Summit League foe Purdue Fort Wayne. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. ET/5 p.m. MT. A win, and the Pioneers clinch the third seed in the Summit League Tournament, while a draw gives Denver the fourth seed.
 
DENVER TICKET OFFICE:
Tickets for the 2019 Denver men's and women's soccer season are on sale now and can be purchased here.
 
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Get dressed for Game Day! Get your Pioneers gear at ShopPioneers.com, the official online store of University of Denver Athletics. 
 
OUTSIDE FOOD/DRINK/PETS:
The University of Denver does not allow fans to bring outside food, drink or pets (with the exception of Bark in the Park Days) to the University of Denver Soccer Stadium.
 
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