2016 Denver Pioneers men's soccer team

The 2016 Denver Pioneers men's soccer team represented the University of Denver during the 2016 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Pioneers played in Summit League where they won the regular season and conference tournament titles. They finished the regular season as one of only two unbeaten teams, the other being top-ranked Maryland.[1]

2016 Denver Pioneers men's soccer
NCAA Tournament,
College Cup, L 1–2 (2OT) vs. Wake Forest
ConferenceSummit League
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
2016 record20–1–3 (5–0–1 Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ryan Hopkins (4th season)
  • Levi Rossi (2nd season)
  • Zander Dietz (2nd season)
Home stadiumCIBER Field
2016 Summit League men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 Denver 5 0 1  20 1 3
Omaha 5 0 1  10 5 4
Western Illinois 3 3 0  8 10 1
Eastern Illinois 2 4 0  5 12 1
Fort Wayne 2 4 0  9 9 0
Oral Roberts 2 4 0  6 10 2
IUPUI 1 5 0  2 15 1
As of 13 December 2016; Rankings from NSCAA

The Pioneers qualified for the NCAA Tournament for the fourth straight season and their seventh overall time. The Pioneers earned a Second Round-bye and were seeded sixth in the tournament. In the second round, they played the UNLV Rebels where they won 3–0, marking their first NCAA Tournament win since 1970.[2] They then defeated Washington 2–1 at home and third-seeded Clemson 1–0 on the road to advance to the school's first-ever College Cup.[3]

Roster

As of 19 November 2016[4]

Squad No. Name Nationality Year Hometown Previous School Previous Club
Goalkeepers
00James Bannon-SchneebeckRS Junior Albuquerque, NMAlbuquerqueRio '95
0Nick GardnerRS Sophomore Marvin, NCCharlotte LatinCharlotte Soccer Academy
30Will PalmquistFRDenver, CODenver EastColorado Rush
Defenders
2Tobi JnohopeFreshmanAuburn, WAJefferson (WA)Seattle Sounders FC Academy
3Shae SmalleySophomoreColumbus, OHOlentangy OrangeColumbus Crew Academy
4Reagan DunkRS Senior Dallas, TXLake HighlandsSolar Chelsea
5Scott DeVossRS Sophomore Centennial, COArapahoeReal Colorado Foxes
16Tosh SamkangeSophomoreSammamish, WAEastlake (WA)Seattle Sounders FC Academy
19A. J. FullerJuniorLittleton, COHeritage (CO)Colorado Rush
21Kortne FordJuniorGreeley, COGreeley CentralColorado Rapids Academy
25Dylan KeeneyFreshmanLittleton, COHeritage (CO)Real Colorado Academy
27Dan MooneyRS FreshmanIndianapolis, INCathedral (IN)Indiana Fire Academy
Midfielders
8Sam HamiltonSeniorEvergreen, COEvergreen (CO)Colorado Rush
12Graham SmithJuniorHighlands Ranch, COOregon StateOregon State Beavers
13Nick MarcinFreshmanAustin, TXWestlake (TX)Lonestar SC
14Ryan BarlowRS Freshman Coppell, TXCoppellFC Dallas Academy
15Jared CochranRS Junior Evergreen, COEvergreen (CO)Colorado Rush
17Karsten HanlinRS SRCentennial, Colo.(Cherry Creek High School)Colorado Rapids Academy
18Kyle MorlackRS JRGoodyear, Ariz.(Millennium High School)SC Del Sol Armstrong
20Chandler CrosswaitRS SRBedford, Texas(L.D. Bell High School)Solar Chelsea
22Blake MoncurFRFort Collins, Colo.(Fort Collins High School)Colorado Rapids Academy
23Alex UnderwoodJRWinnetka, Ill.(New Trier High School)Chicago Fire Academy
26Kenny AkamatsuSophomoreNiigata, Japan(Nittan Daigaka Buzan)Mitsubishi Yowa Soccer Club
Forwards
6Blake ElderRS Junior Fort Worth, TXU.S. Air Force AcademyAir Force Falcons
9Andre ShinyashikiSophomoreSão Paulo, BRAMontverde AcademyPequeninos do Jockey
11Eric KronenbergRS Junior Boulder, COFairview High School (CO)Colorado Rapids Academy
33Ryan SchaeferRS FreshmanBurien, WAKennedy CatholicSeattle Sounders Academy

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibitions
08/20/16*
3:00 p.m.
No. 20 at Air Force T 0–0 
Cadet Soccer Stadium
Colorado Springs, CO
Regular Season
08/26/16*
3:00 p.m., ESPN3
No. 20 at Monmouth T 1–1 2OT 0–0–1
Hesse Field (1,513)
West Long Branch, NJ
08/28/16*
10:00 a.m., BTN
No. 20 at No. 25 Rutgers W 1–0  1–0–1
Yurcak Field (325)
Piscataway, NJ
09/02/16*
2:00 p.m., BTN
No. 13 at Northwestern W 2–1  2–0–1
Martin Stadium (504)
Evanston, IL
09/04/16*
6:00 p.m.
No. 13 at UIC W 2–1  3–0–1
Flames Field (333)
Chicago, IL
09/09/16*
7:00 p.m., Altitude
No. 11 UC Riverside W 4–1  4–0–1
CIBER Field (912)
Denver, CO
09/09/16*
7:00 p.m., Altitude
No. 11 Bryant W 2–0  5–0–1
CIBER Field (489)
Denver, CO
09/15/16*
7:00 p.m.
No. 8 Saint Louis W 2–0  6–0–1
CIBER Field (576)
Denver, CO
09/17/16*
7:00 p.m.
No. 8 North Florida W 1–0  7–0–1
CIBER Field (607)
Denver, CO
09/21/16*
6:00 p.m.
No. 8 at No. 12 Creighton T 0–0 2OT 7–0–2
Morrison Stadium (2,048)
Omaha, NE
09/24/16
7:00 p.m., Altitude
No. 8 Fort Wayne W 4–3  8–0–2 (1–0)
CIBER Field (685)
Denver, CO
10/01/16
11:00 a.m.
No. 8 at Eastern Illinois W 1–0  9–0–2 (2–0)
West Practice Fields (80)
Charleston, IL
10/07/16
5:00 p.m.
No. 7 at IUPUI W 1–0  10–0–2 (3–0)
Carroll Stadium (80)
Indianapolis, IN
10/10/16
5:00 p.m.
No. 7 at No. 9 Butler W 1–0  11–0–2
Butler Bowl (804)
Indianapolis, IN
10/15/16
7:00 p.m.
No. 5 Western Illinois W 2–0  12–0–2 (4–0)
CIBER Field (667)
Denver, CO
10/19/16*
7:00 p.m., Altitude
No. 5 No. 22 New Mexico
I-25 Derby
W 2–1 2OT 13–0–2
CIBER Field (576)
Denver, CO
10/22/16
7:00 p.m., Altitude 2
No. 5 Oral Roberts W 2–0  14–0–2 (5–0)
CIBER Field (645)
Denver, CO
10/29/16
7:00 p.m.
No. 4 at Omaha T 0–0 2OT 14–0–3 (5–0–1)
Caniglia Field (1,025)
Omaha, NE
11/03/16*
7:00 p.m.
No. 6 No. 24 Portland W 2–1 2OT 15–0–3
CIBER Field (885)
Denver, CO
The Summit Tournament
11/10/16
4:00 p.m., Altitude 2
No. 4 (2) No. (3) Eastern Illinois
Semifinals
W 1–0  16–0–3
CIBER Field (201)
Denver, CO
11/12/16
1:00 p.m.
No. 4 (2) No. (1) Omaha
Championship
W 2–1  17–0–3
CIBER Field (683)
Denver, CO
NCAA Tournament
11/20/16*
5:00 p.m.
No. 4 (6) UNLV
Second Round
W 3–0  18–0–3
CIBER Field (1,070)
Denver, CO
11/27/16*
5:00 p.m.
No. 4 (6) No. 14 (11) Washington
Sweet 16
W 2–1  19–0–3
CIBER Field (1,640)
Denver, CO
12/02/16*
5:00 p.m.
No. 4 (6) at No. 3 (3) Clemson
Quarterfinals
W 1–0  20–0–3
Riggs Field (4,101)
Clemson, SC
12/09/16*
6:00 p.m.
No. 4 (6) vs. No. 2 (2) Wake Forest
College Cup – Semifinals
L 1–2 2OT 20–1–3
BBVA Compass Stadium (6,056)
Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
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Final
NSCAA 20 13 11 8 8 8 7 5 5 4 6 4 4 3

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  4. "Men's Soccer 2016 Roster". Denver Pioneers. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
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  13. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings – Poll 8". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 18, 2016.
  14. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings – Poll 9". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 25, 2016.
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