DENVER – The [8] University of Denver men's soccer program will complete the first half of the Summit League double round robin on Wednesday when the Pioneers welcome Omaha to the University of Denver Soccer Stadium. Opening kickoff is set for 6 p.m. MT and will be broadcast on the Summit League Network.  

SERIES HISTORY:
Denver is 11-2-2 in the series history, including 9-1-0 at the DU Soccer Stadium. The Pioneers have won three-straight matches in the series, all by scores of 1-0. In Summit League regular season play, Denver holds a 7-2-1 edge over the Mavs. FULL SERIES HISTORY

LAST TIME OUT:
Denver fell to Kansas City 1-0 on the road on Saturday, the Pios second-straight loss in the week. FULL RECAP

DENVER REMAINS IN TOP-10 OF TOP DRAWER SOCCER POLL

• Denver moved up to No. 1 in the Top Drawer Soccer Poll on September 16, 2024, its second time as the top team in the country in program history. DU kept the top spot for four-straight weeks before losses to Pitt and Kansas City.
• The Pioneers have kept a spot in the top-10 of the Top Drawer Soccer Top-25 for eight-straight weeks.
• On October 8, 2018, Denver was the No. 1 team in the Top Drawer Soccer Poll, its first and only No. 1 ranking to date in program history.
• Prior to October, 2018, Denver had been as high as No. 3 to end the College Cup run in 2016.

TOP-10 SINCE 2015

• Denver is 116-38-32 since the start of the 2015 season.
• That record is tied for seventh in the country in wins during that span, behind Wake Forest (145), Indiana (136), Clemson (133), Georgetown (128), Stanford (125), New Hampshire (118) and tied with Washington (116) (thru 10/13).
• Of the 16 teams that had at least 100 wins in that span entering the year, Denver has the fifth-fewest losses at 38.

MAC HERMANN WATCH LIST:

• Senior attacking midfielder Sam Bassett was named to the 2024 MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List on August 22.
• Bassett had career highs in goals (8), assists (7) and points (23) in his 2023 All-American season.
• Through the first 13 matches of the season, Bassett has 20 points on six goals and eight assists.
• Bassett has been involved in 12 of Denver's last 17 goals.
• Bassett enters the match tied for fourth in career goals (20), third in career assists (19) and third in career points (59) in Denver's Division I history.

GET ON THE BOARD FIRST:

• Denver is 138-10-18 when scoring first since head coach Jamie Franks joined the staff as an assistant in 2012.
• Since Franks took over as the head coach in 2015, the Pioneers are 104-8-12 when scoring first.
• 2015: 14-0-1|2016: 18-0-0|2017: 8-1-0 | 2018: 13-0-1 | 2019: 6-5-1 | 2020: 5-0-0 | 2021: 9-0-3 | 2022: 14-1-2 | 2023: 11-1-3 | 2024: 6-0-1

THE FRANKS FOUNDATION:

• Jack and Sheila Weinberg Head Men's Soccer Coach Jamie Franks is in his 10th season as the bench boss and his 13th with the program overall in 2024.
• Franks and his staff were named the 2016 National Coaching Staff of the Year after taking Denver to its first College Cup appearance.
• Franks is 116-38-32 in his time as a head coach, 151-55-40 in his time at Denver overall and 250-82-57 in his time as a player and a coach in college soccer.
• Franks and the Pioneers are 46-6-8 in the Summit League since he took over as head coach in 2015.
• Franks is 6-8-1 in the NCAA Tournament at DU (6-7-0 as HC). As a player and coach, Franks is 22-12-3 in the NCAAs.
• In addition to National Coaching Staff of the Year, Franks is a five-time Summit League Coach of the Year (2015-18, 2023).
• Franks was the youngest head coach in Division I soccer when he was hired in 2015, and the second youngest in 2016 when he took the program to the College Cup.
• Franks led the Pioneers to back-to-back unbeaten regular seasons in his first two years in charge, the first program to go unbeaten in back-to-back regular seasons since Clemson in 1977-78.
• In his first nine seasons, Denver has qualified for the NCAA Tournament eight times and received a bye into the second round three times. Denver has played in the second round six times.

UP NEXT:
The Pioneers will have 10 days before heading to St. Thomas on October 26. Kickoff is set for 12 p.m. CT/11 a.m. MT and will be broadcast on the Summit League Network. 

TICKET INFORMATION:
Tickets for the 2024 season are on sale now and can be purchased here.

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