DENVER –
Who: Denver vs. [24/RV] Oral Roberts
What: Matches 3 and 4 of the delayed 2020 season
Where: Diane Wendt Sports Complex (Denver, Colo.)
When: Thursday, March 4 at 4 p.m. MT and Saturday, March 6 at 2 p.m. MT
Last Time Out:
Denver swept Western Illinois in the opening weekend of the spring campaign, defeating the Leathernecks 2-0 on Feb. 18 and 2-1 on Feb. 20.
DI Series History:
Denver is 11-1-0 all-time against Oral Roberts with its only loss coming in a 1-0 extra time defeat to ORU in the 2019 regular season. The Pioneers defeated the Golden Eagles 2-0 in the 2019 Summit League Semifinals. The first meeting between the two teams came in 1998, a 3-2 win for the Pioneers.
Last Meeting:
November 14, 2019 - Denver 2-0 Oral Roberts (Drack 25' (pen), Stensson 90' (pen)) | Recap
What's Next:
Denver will head to Omaha next weekend to take on the Mavs in a match that was originally slated to be played on Feb. 13, but was postponed due to sub-zero temperatures.
Other Notes:
- In October, Denver was recognized for recording the top men's soccer grade point average in the country for the fourth time in the last five years.
- Head coach Jamie Franks is in his sixth season in charge of the Pioneers, posting a 69-23-13 record.
o Denver is 104-40-21 since Franks arrival as an assistant prior to the 2012 season.
- Kengo Ohira was named to the College Soccer News National Team of the Week following the Pioneers opening weekend against Western Illinois.
- Jake Mecham earned Summit League Defensive Player of the Week honors.
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