WHO: [9/6] Denver (13-2-5, 6-0-2 Summit League) vs. San Diego (8-4-6, 6-0-1 WCC)
WHAT: NCAA First Round
WHERE: University of Denver Soccer Stadium (Denver, Colo.)
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WHEN: Thursday, November 17, at 2 p.m. MT
LAST TIME OUT:
A first-half game-winning header from captain Liam Johnson and a second-half brace from Griffin Meyer took the Pioneers past Kansas City 3-0 in the Summit League Final on Sunday afternoon at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium. The Pioneers outshot the Roos 20-2 in the conference final.
QUICK HITS:
· The series is tied at 1-1 with Denver defeating San Diego 2-1 in the last meeting in 2015.
· Denver hasn't lost since September 20 (9-0-3 since).
· The Pioneers have won 16 of the last 19 trophies available in the Summit League (eight regular season, eight tournament titles).
· Denver is 79-10-9 at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium since Jack and Sheila Weinberg Head Men's Soccer Coach Jamie Franks joined the staff as an assistant in 2012.
· As a player, assistant and head coach Franks is 20-10-3 all-time in the NCAA Tournament, including 4-6-1 while at Denver and 4-5-0 as a head coach.
· The Pioneers are 5-9-1 in the NCAA Division I Tournament in their history, including 1-4-1 in the NCAA First Round (won last year at Grand Canyon).
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