DENVER – The [RV/-] University of Denver men's soccer team will play the middle match of its second three-game road swing of the season when the Pioneers head back to the Pacific Northwest to take on Gonzaga. Kickoff on Sunday is set for 8 p.m. MT.
Important Links: Denver (4-1-1) at Gonzaga (4-3-0):
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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 10th on the Denver campus overall. The head coach of the 2016 National Coaching Staff of the Year has put together a 77-27-14 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.
Series History: Denver vs. Gonzaga:
Denver is 1-3-0 all-time against the Bulldogs in its Division I history. All four matches have been decided by a goal. Gonzaga won the only match in Washington, a 2-1 defeat in extra time for the Pioneers in 2017. Denver won the meeting at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium in 2015.
Last Time Out:
Reigning Summit League Offensive Player of the Week Lukas Fisher netted a 25-yard free kick late in the second half and the Pioneers kept a third cleansheet on the campaign to stretch the Pios unbeaten streak to five matches after a 1-0 win at Air Force on Friday night at Cadet Soccer Stadium.
Summit League Preseason Poll:
Denver was picked second in the 2021 Summit League Men's Soccer Preseason Coaches' Poll, the first time the Pioneers haven't been voted the preseason favorite since joining the league in 2013. Outside of a fourth place finish in 2019, Denver has won at least a share of the Summit League regular season title in the other seven seasons. In addition to the coaches' poll, Stefan DeLeone and Liam Johnson were named to the Summit League Men's Soccer Players to Watch List.
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's last four goals have been scored by a player scoring his first career goal.
- Fisher has had a hand in Denver's last four goals.
Up Next:
Following Denver's return trip to the PNW, the Pioneers will open their Summit League campaign with a trip to Western Illinois on September 25. Kickoff is set for 12 p.m. MT.
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