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16 SEP 2022: The Denver Pioneers menâ??s soccer team takes on the Portland Pilots at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium in Denver, CO. (C. Morgan Engel/Clarkson Creative Photography)

Men's Soccer Niko Blankenship

[11/12] Denver Welcomes Oral Roberts for Summit League Opener

The Pioneers begin Summit League double title defense this weekend

WHO: [11/12] Denver (4-2-2, 0-0-0 Summit League) vs. Oral Roberts (4-2-1, 0-0-0 Summit League)
WHAT: Match 9 of the 2022 Season
WHERE: University of Denver Soccer Stadium (Denver, Colo.)
WHEN: Saturday, September 24, at 7 p.m. MT
TV: Evoca TV (Jonathan Horowitz | Web: Pioneer Vision (Altitude feed)

LAST TIME OUT:
The Pioneers went down to 10-men in the 41st minute, scored first five minutes into the second half, but two goals from centerback Javier Armas took Oregon State past Denver 2-1 on Tuesday night at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium. FULL RECAP

QUICK HITS:

  • Denver is 12-3-1 in its Division I history against Oral Roberts, including 7-3-0 in Summit League regular season play. Denver won the meeting 1-0 in Tulsa a year ago, before winning on penalty kicks in the Summit League Final a few weeks later.
  • 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.
  • The Crimson and Gold have 11 players from the state of Colorado, including regular starters Sam Bassett, Jason Belloli, Stefan DeLeone, captain Liam Johnson (injured), Isaac Nehme, Ben Smith, Ian Smith and
    Trevor Wright.
  • DU has played six of its nine scheduled matches against teams that finished in the Top-100 of the RPI a year ago. The Pioneers are 2-2-2 in those matches this season.
  • The Pios are 84-21-14 at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium since it was built in 2009, including 74-10-8 since Jack and Sheila Weinberg Head Men's Soccer Coach Jamie Franks first joined the program as an assistant in 2012 and 49-8-5 since he took over as head coach in 2015.

Up Next: Denver returns to the road next weekend for a trip to Omaha. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. MT.    

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Players Mentioned

Sam Bassett

#18 Sam Bassett

Midfielder
6' 0"
Sophomore
Colorado Rapids
Jason Belloli

#4 Jason Belloli

Defender
6' 3"
Sophomore
Chicago Fire
Stefan DeLeone

#7 Stefan DeLeone

Forward
5' 10"
Graduate Student
Colorado Rapids Academy
Liam Johnson

#22 Liam Johnson

Midfielder
5' 9"
Graduate Student
Colorado Rapids Academy
Ben Smith

#6 Ben Smith

Midfielder
5' 10"
Junior
Real Colorado
Ian Smith

#24 Ian Smith

Forward
6' 1"
Redshirt Freshman
Real Colorado
Trevor Wright

#3 Trevor Wright

Defender
6' 3"
Sophomore
Real Colorado
Isaac Nehme

#0 Isaac Nehme

Goalkeeper
6' 0"
Freshman
Colorado Rapids Academy

Players Mentioned

Sam Bassett

#18 Sam Bassett

6' 0"
Sophomore
Colorado Rapids
Midfielder
Jason Belloli

#4 Jason Belloli

6' 3"
Sophomore
Chicago Fire
Defender
Stefan DeLeone

#7 Stefan DeLeone

5' 10"
Graduate Student
Colorado Rapids Academy
Forward
Liam Johnson

#22 Liam Johnson

5' 9"
Graduate Student
Colorado Rapids Academy
Midfielder
Ben Smith

#6 Ben Smith

5' 10"
Junior
Real Colorado
Midfielder
Ian Smith

#24 Ian Smith

6' 1"
Redshirt Freshman
Real Colorado
Forward
Trevor Wright

#3 Trevor Wright

6' 3"
Sophomore
Real Colorado
Defender
Isaac Nehme

#0 Isaac Nehme

6' 0"
Freshman
Colorado Rapids Academy
Goalkeeper