University of Denver
Seattle
11/4/2026 9:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
With a ticket already punched to the WCC Tournament, the Pioneers are set to play their last home match of the season on Friday night
DENVER – The University of Denver men's soccer program will close out its 2026 home slate on Friday night when the Pioneers welcome Seattle for Senior Night at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium. Opening kickoff is set for 6 p.m. MT, and the match will be broadcast on ESPN+.
PROMOTIONS:
On Friday night, Denver will honor seniors Dean Kelliher, Ian Welch, David Biggers, Tyler Schommer, Holger Olsson, Kyle McGowan, Collin Keller and Bryce Willoughby after the match.
LAST TIME OUT:
Denver took the lead near the end of the first half through a goal from senior Luke Schultz, but Santa Clara equalized just on the other side of halftime in a match that ended 1-1 in California. FULL RECAP
SERIES HISTORY:
Denver holds a 5-1-2 advantage in the all-time series history. The two teams will meet for the first time as West Coast Conference foes on Friday, but it will not be the first meeting as conference opponents. Denver won each of the four meetings between the two schools when they were both members of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation from 2009-12. FULL HISTORY
SCHULTZ POINT STREAK:
Senior Luke Schultz extended his active point streak to four-consecutive matches with his goal last Saturday at Santa Clara. Schultz is the first Pioneer to have that length of point streak since Keegan Kelly finished last season on a five-game point streak.
RECORD BOOK WATCH:
Career Points: Fifth-year forward Bryce Willoughby is 9th in Denver's Division I history in points with 46.
Career Goals: Bryce Willoughby became the 10th player in the program's DI history to reach 15 career goals when he scored the opener at Stanford on August 23. Willoughby's 17th career goal on October 10 moved him to eighth in Denver's DI era.
Career Game-Winners: Bryce Willoughby has eight career game-winning goals, tied for the third most in the program's DI era.
Career Matches Played: Bryce Willoughby is tied with Chandler Crosswait, Karsten Hanlin and Jake Smith for 13th in career matches played with 78.
Single Season Saves: Freshman goalkeeper Alex Hohl is sixth in Denver's DI modern era with 67 stops.
UNIVERSITY OF DENVER SOCCER STADIUM
- Denver is 120-24-21 at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium (2009).
- The Pioneers are 110-15-15 in their home stadium since Franks joined the staff in 2012 and 85-11-11 since he took over as head coach in 2015.
- Denver broke the stadium attendance record twice in the 2024 postseason, playing in-front of 1,875 in its 2024 NCAA Round of 16 game vs. [14] Indiana, before hosting a standing-room only crowd of 2,361 in the Pios 3-0 NCAA Quarterfinal win over UMass.
- Denver is 14-3-1 at home in conference tournament matches.
- Denver is 8-2-0 at home in NCAA Tournament games.
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