CLEMSON, S.C. – Following Thursday night's 1-0 victory at Grand Canyon, the Pioneers will hop on a plane Friday to head back to Clemson, S.C., for the first time since the 2016 NCAA Quarterfinal, when the Pioneers and Tigers clash Sunday at 7 p.m. ET/5 p.m. MT.  
 
Denver (10-3-5) vs. Clemson (13-5-0)
 
Jack and Sheila Weinberg Head Men's Soccer Coach Jamie Franks:
Jamie Franks is in his seventh season as the bench boss for the Pioneers and his 10^th on the Denver campus overall. The head coach of the 2016 National Coaching Staff of the Year has put together an 83-29-18 record and has led Denver to all but two of the league trophies available (2019 regular season and 2017 postseason) since Denver joined the Summit League in 2013.
 
Denver's NCAA Tournament History (5-8-1)
Year       Round                  Opponent                          Result
1970       Round of 16        vs. San Jose State             W, 2-1
1970       Quarterfinal       at UCLA                                 L,3-1
2008       First Round         at UC Davis                         L, 4-0
2010       First Round         at UC Santa Barbara        L, 1-0 (a.e.t.)
2013       First Round         at Louisville                         T, 0-0 (LOU 3-2 Pens)
2014       First Round         at Oregon State                 L, 1-0 
2015       Second Round   SMU [13]                             L, 1-0 (a.e.t.)
2016       Second Round   UNLV [6]                              W, 3-0
2016       Round of 16        [11] Washington [6]        W, 2-1
2016       Quarterfinals     [3] Clemson [6]                 W, 1-0
2016       Semifinals           [2] Wake Forest [6]          L, 2-1 (a.e.t.)
2018       Second Round   Air Force [15]                     L, 2-1
2019       First Round         at Missouri State              L, 1-0
2020       First Round         UNC Greensboro             NC (Denver withdrew due to COVID-19 protocols)            
2021       First Round         at Grand Canyon              W, 1-0
2021       Second Round   at Clemson                         5 p.m. MT
 
Series History: Denver vs. Clemson:
An 89^th minute header from centerback Kortne Ford led the Pioneers to a 1-0 win at No. 3 Clemson in the 2016 NCAA Quarterfinal, the only previous meeting between the two programs.  
 
Last Time Out:
Kengo Ohira hit a bomb from outside the area and Denver's defense combined for its seventh cleansheet on the campaign to take the Pioneers past Grand Canyon in Phoenix 1-0 on Thursday night in the NCAA First Round.
 
Notes:

• Two-time captain Liam Johnson was named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List.
• Denver's freshman class was ranked the seventh-best recruiting class in the country according to Top Drawer Soccer.
• Denver is 73-9-7 at home since Jamie Franks joined the staff in 2012.
• The Pioneers are 40-7-6 in Summit League play since joining the league in 2013.
• Denver is 14^th in the country in goals against average entering the week with a 0.771 mark.

 
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