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25 AUG 2022: The Denver Pioneers take on the Gonzaga Bulldogs at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium in Denver, CO. (Jamie Schwaberow/Clarkson Creative Photography)
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Men's Soccer Niko Blankenship

[6/12] Denver Closes Road Swing at San Diego State Sunday

The Pioneers will take on former assistant coach Ryan Hopkins and San Diego State in the fifth match of a five-match road swing on Sunday at 8 p.m. MT

WHO: [6/12] Denver (4-0-1) at San Diego State (1-3-1)
WHAT: Match 6 of the 2022 Season
WHERE: SDSU Sports Deck (San Diego, Calif.)
WHEN: Sunday, September 11, at 8 p.m. MT/7 p.m. PT
TV: Mountain West Network

LAST TIME OUT:
Sam Bassett scored his team-high fourth of the season and Trevor Wright added a second-half insurance marker in the Pios fourth win in a five-match unbeaten run on Friday at UC San Diego. FULL RECAP

QUICK HITS:

  • Sunday marks the first meeting between Jamie Franks and one of his former assistants as the opposition head coach.
  • Denver is in the top-10 of the United Soccer Coaches' Poll for the first time since the 2018 season.
  • Sam Bassett leads the Pioneers with 10 points on four goals and two assists after his three-point effort on Friday night at UC San Diego.  
  • Denver has student-athletes from 12 different states and four other countries. The 12 states represented is Denver's most on a single roster in its Division I history.
  • DU has played three of its scheduled nine matches against teams that finished in the Top-100 of the RPI a year ago. The Pioneers are 2-0-1 in those matches this season.

Up Next: Denver return home for the first time since opening night next Friday when the Pioneers welcome Portland to the University of Denver Soccer Stadium. The match will kickoff at 7 p.m. MT and will be broadcast live on Evoca.TV.

Tickets: Single-game tickets are on sale now for all men's and women's soccer matches for the 2022 season. Click here to purchase today.

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Players Mentioned

Sam Bassett

#18 Sam Bassett

Midfielder
6' 0"
Sophomore
Colorado Rapids
Trevor Wright

#3 Trevor Wright

Defender
6' 3"
Sophomore
Real Colorado

Players Mentioned

Sam Bassett

#18 Sam Bassett

6' 0"
Sophomore
Colorado Rapids
Midfielder
Trevor Wright

#3 Trevor Wright

6' 3"
Sophomore
Real Colorado
Defender