DENVER – The [17/8] University of Denver men's soccer team picked up right where it left off after a 10-day layoff, defeating Eastern Illinois 3-0 on Saturday morning at Lakeside Field.
JACK AND SHEILA WEINBERG HEAD MEN'S SOCCER COACH JAMIE FRANKS:
"I'm really proud of the team performance. Playing at 11 a.m. local time is no easy task and I thought the guys stayed on it today and turned in a professional performance. Holger has had an up and down transition to college soccer, but we know he's a fantastic player, and he just had to see the ball go into the net and he could score in bunches. We're looking forward to seeing where this performance can take him."
SIGNIFICANT STATS:
· Denver is now 44-7-8 in Summit League regular season play since joining the league in 2013.
· Holger Olsson, who entered the match with zero points in his first 12 appearances, scored Denver's first two goals of the contest.
· Lukas Fisher earned his second assist of the season and the fourth of his career. Fisher's second half goal was his second of the season and the sixth of his career.
· Kengo Ohira recorded his second assist of the season and the sixth of his career.
FIRST HALF:
Denver outshot Eastern Illinois 16-4 in the opening 45 minutes, including 8-3 on target. The Pios also took seven of the eight first-half corners in the Summit League encounter.
Holger Olsson gave Denver its well-deserved first half lead with a 42nd minute goal. In just his fifth match of the campaign, Lukas Fisher recorded his second assist in as many matches.
SECOND HALF:
Denver doubled its advantage just on the other side of halftime when Olsson got on the scoresheet again off assists from Trevor Wright and Jason Belloli.
After setting up the opener, Fisher got himself in the goal column with Denver's third of the day, scoring in the 56th minute to make it 3-0 Pios with just over a half hour to play. Kengo Ohira earned an assist on the Fisher tally.
The Pioneers outshot the Panthers 9-0 in the second half, including 4-0 on target.
WHAT'S NEXT:
Denver will stay on the road to take on Lindenwood in its final Summit League road contest of the season. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. CT/6 p.m. MT on ESPN+.
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