DENVER – The University of Denver men's soccer program wraps up the 2025 regular season on Wednesday afternoon when the Pioneers travel to St. Thomas. Opening kickoff is set for 1 p.m. MT on the Summit League Network. With a win, Denver would clinch the Summit League regular season title, which would be its 11th of a possible 13 since joining the league in 2013.
DENVER VS. ST. THOMAS SERIES HISTORY:
Denver holds a 5-0-1 advantage over the Tommies in the six previous meetings, including 2-0-1 in St. Paul. In the last four match-ups, Denver has outscored St. Thomas 16-0. FULL HISTORY
LAST TIME OUT:
Redshirt freshman Grant Lund scored the first goal of his career, redshirt junior Kyle McGowan scored his third goal in the last two matches and the Pioneers kept their fourth cleansheet in the last five matches to send Denver past Oral Roberts on Senior Saturday at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium. FULL RECAP
TOP-10 SINCE 2015
- Denver is 133-46-34 since the start of the 2015 season.
- That record is good for sixth in the country in wins during that span, behind Wake Forest (158), Indiana (152), Clemson (149), Georgetown (142), Stanford (138).
- Of the 27 teams that had at least 100 wins in that span entering the year, Denver has the seventh-fewest losses at 46.
- Six of Denver's opponents are among the 27 that began the year with 100 wins since the start of the 2015 season.
RECORD BOOK WATCH
- Career Shutouts: Isaac Nehme broke the career shutouts record in the Pios 2024 NCAA Second Round win with his 27th, and now has 34.
- Career Goalkeeper Wins: Isaac Nehme broke the career goalkeeper wins record on August 31 vs. SIUE (2-1), capturing his 43rd victory to pass Nick Gardner (2014-18). Nehme now has 49.
- Career Saves: Isaac Nehme has 178 career saves to sit fourth in Denver's DI history in career saves. Nehme is 12 saves behind Parker Jarvis (1999-01) for third on the list.
- Career Matches Started: Isaac Nehme and Trevor Wright enter Wednesday having made 80 career starts. With a start Wednesday, the Pioneer duo will sit together in a tie for second, two behind the record held by Scott DeVoss (2015-18 | 83).
- Career Matches Played: With his next appearance, Dylan Akau will move into a tie for second in program history at 83. On October 19, Akau became just the eighth Pioneer in program history to reach 80 career appearances. Wright and Nehme's next appearance will tie them with Destan Norman (2017-21) for seventh in DU's DI history.
DENVER IN THE SUMMIT LEAGUE REGULAR SEASON
- In Summit League regular season play since the Pioneers joined the league in 2013, Denver is 64-9-9.
- Since Jamie Franks took over in 2015, Denver is 55-7-8.
- Denver has won 10 of a possible 12 regular season titles since joining the 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.
- The Summit League added 2024 NCAA Quarterfinalist UMass and Delaware to the league in 2025.
2025 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
- Jamie Franks has put his program up against the best once again with his 2025 schedule that was announced in July.
- Denver's opponents combined for a 173-99-73 record a year ago, and had an RPI average of 54.5.
- The Pios play 10 NCAA Tournament teams from last season, including six that got to at least the third round and a pair of NCAA Quarterfinal opponents in Pittsburgh and UMass.
- Nine of Denver's opponents appeared in the United Soccer Coaches' Preseason Poll.
- In the regular season, Denver will 14 opponents that finished in last season's RPI in the Top-100 (three more than last season), eight from the Top-50 (one less than 2024) and five in the Top-20 (one more).
- Denver's 2025 results against teams that finished 2024 in the top-100.
August 21 vs. [28] Washington – W, 2-0
August 24 at [11] Stanford – L, 1-2
August 28 vs. [20] San Diego – L, 2-3
August 31 vs. [62] SIUE – W, 2-1
September 5 at [55] Creighton – L, 0-2
September 19 at [81] Portland – L, 2-3
September 22 at [52] Seattle – L, 0-3
September 27 vs. [24] Kansas City – W, 2-1
October 4 at [23] UMass – L, 1-2
October 7 at [3] Georgetown – W, 2-1
October 11 vs. [99] Delaware - W, 2-0
October 14 at [4] Pittsburgh – T, 0-0
October 19 at [14] Virginia – L, 1-2
October 25 at [79] Omaha – W, 2-0
November 1 vs. [59] Oral Roberts - W, 2-0
Up Next:
Denver has earned at least the two seed in this season's Summit League Men's Soccer Tournament, and will host the league semifinal on Sunday at 1 p.m. MT. The Pioneers seed and opponent will be determined following Wednesday's matches.
Tickets:
Tickets for Sunday's Summit League Semifinal at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium are on sale now, and can be purchased here.
Summit League Network:
Denver men's soccer will have its games streamed on the Summit League Network and the Midco Sports App 11 times during the 2025 campaign. Subscribe to the league streaming service today.
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