DENVER – The [4/2] University of Denver men's soccer program will host Kansas City in the 2024 Summit League Final on Saturday at 2 p.m. MT. The game will be streamed live on the Summit League Network.

SERIES HISTORY:
Denver holds a 10-3-4 advantage in the all-time series, including 5-2-1 in the Mile High City. The two teams split the regular season series. KC earned a 1-0 win in Missouri on October 12 before Denver avenged its loss 18 days later with a 2-1 victory at DU. The two teams will meet in the Summit League Tournament for the third-consecutive year. The Pios claimed their eighth Summit League Tournament title with a 3-0 win in 2022 at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium. Last season, KC advanced 5-4 on penalties after a 3-3 draw at Oral Roberts. FULL SERIES HISTORY

LAST TIME OUT:
Oje Ofunrein netted his first brace of the season and the Pioneers ended the regular season on a five-match winning streak after a 2-1 win at Omaha last Saturday afternoon at Caniglia Field. FULL RECAP

DENVER IN THE SUMMIT LEAGUE FINAL

• Denver will host the Summit League Final for the seventh time since joining the league in 2013 (6-0-0).
• The Pioneer will make their 10th appearance in a Summit League Final overall (7-0-2, 1-1 in PKs).
• Denver and Kansas City will play in the Summit League Tournament for the third-consecutive season (1-0-1, third time overall).

THE MIDDLE 60

• Denver has outscored opponents 30-8 in the middle 60 minutes of matches this season.
• Since Jamie Franks arrived at DU as an assistant in 2012, Denver has a 282-140 edge during the 16th-75th minutes.
• This year, Denver has outscored opponents 9-2 between the 16th and 30th minutes and 10-2 in the first 15 minutes of the second half.

RECORD BOOK WATCH

Career Points: Sam Bassett will finish his career second on Denver's Division I list for career points. He currently sits at 67 (22G-23A), 50 points behind record holder Andre Shinyashiki (2015-18). Oje Ofunrein enters the match ninth on the list with 45, one point behind Brian Todd (1998-99) for eighth and three points behind Nick Hartman (1999-02) for seventh.

Career Goals: Sam Bassett is fourth in career goals with 22, one behind Matt Harrell (1999-01) for third. Oje Ofunrein is fifth, one behind his teammate Bassett to two behind Harrell.

Career Assists: Sam Bassett broke Denver's DI career assists record on October 30 against Kansas City. He enters the match with 23.

Career Game-Winners: Oje Ofunrein is tied for third in game-winning goals with 8, one behind Zach Bolden (2010-13) for second and 11 behind Andre Shinyashiki's (2015-18) record of 19. Sam Bassett has six, one out of the top-5 in Denver's DI history.

Career Matches Started: Ben Smith's next start will be his 67th, tying him for 17th in Denver's DI history.

Career Shutouts: Isaac Nehme's next shutout will be his 27th, breaking Denver's DI record that he currently shares with Nick Gardner (2014-18).

Career Goalkeeper Wins: Isaac Nehme enters the match with 38 wins, four shy of Nick Gardner's (2014-18) record of 42.

Single Season Points: Sam Bassett is tied for sixth in Denver's DI history with 24 points this season, two shy of a tie for fourth with Matt Harrell (1999) and Jarod Stigall (2010).

Single Season Assists: Sam Bassett's next assist will tie him with Michael Piserchio (2001) for the program record. 

UNIVERSITY OF DENVER SOCCER STADIUM

• Denver is 104-21-19 at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium (2009)
• The Pioneers are 94-10-13 at home since Franks joined the staff in 2012 and 69-8-10 since he took over as head coach in 2015.
• DU's home opener on September 14 was played in-front of 1,803 fans at DU Soccer Stadium, the most for a men's game in program history.
• Denver is 39-1-4 at home against Summit League opponents.

DENVER IN THE SUMMIT LEAGUE

• The Pioneers have won 12 conference regular season titles and eight conference tournament titles in their Division I history (1999).
• Since joining the Summit League in 2013, the Pioneers have won 10 regular season titles and eight Summit League Tournament titles.

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