Jump to content

2016 Denver Pioneers men's soccer team

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2016 Denver Pioneers men's soccer
NCAA Tournament,
College Cup, L 1–2 (2OT) vs. Wake Forest
ConferenceSummit League
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
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
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Summit League men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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 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]

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

[edit]

As of 19 November 2016[4]

Squad No. Name Nationality Year Hometown Previous School Previous Club
Goalkeepers
00 James Bannon-Schneebeck United States RS Junior Redshirt Albuquerque, NM Albuquerque Rio '95
0 Nick Gardner United States RS Sophomore Redshirt Marvin, NC Charlotte Latin Charlotte Soccer Academy
30 Will Palmquist United States FR Denver, CO Denver East Colorado Rush
Defenders
2 Tobi Jnohope United States Freshman Auburn, WA Jefferson (WA) Seattle Sounders FC Academy
3 Shae Smalley United States Sophomore Columbus, OH Olentangy Orange Columbus Crew Academy
4 Reagan Dunk United States RS Senior Redshirt Dallas, TX Lake Highlands Solar Chelsea
5 Scott DeVoss United States RS Sophomore Redshirt Centennial, CO Arapahoe Real Colorado Foxes
16 Tosh Samkange United States Sophomore Sammamish, WA Eastlake (WA) Seattle Sounders FC Academy
19 A. J. Fuller United States Junior Littleton, CO Heritage (CO) Colorado Rush
21 Kortne Ford United States Junior Greeley, CO Greeley Central Colorado Rapids Academy
25 Dylan Keeney United States Freshman Littleton, CO Heritage (CO) Real Colorado Academy
27 Dan Mooney United States RS Freshman Indianapolis, IN Cathedral (IN) Indiana Fire Academy
Midfielders
8 Sam Hamilton United States Senior Evergreen, CO Evergreen (CO) Colorado Rush
12 Graham Smith United States Junior Highlands Ranch, CO Oregon State Oregon State Beavers
13 Nick Marcin United States Freshman Austin, TX Westlake (TX) Lonestar SC
14 Ryan Barlow United States RS Freshman Redshirt Coppell, TX Coppell FC Dallas Academy
15 Jared Cochran United States RS Junior Redshirt Evergreen, CO Evergreen (CO) Colorado Rush
17 Karsten Hanlin United States RS SR Centennial, Colo. (Cherry Creek High School) Colorado Rapids Academy
18 Kyle Morlack United States RS JR Goodyear, Ariz. (Millennium High School) SC Del Sol Armstrong
20 Chandler Crosswait United States RS SR Bedford, Texas (L.D. Bell High School) Solar Chelsea
22 Blake Moncur United States FR Fort Collins, Colo. (Fort Collins High School) Colorado Rapids Academy
23 Alex Underwood United States JR Winnetka, Ill. (New Trier High School) Chicago Fire Academy
26 Kenny Akamatsu Japan Sophomore Niigata, Japan (Nittan Daigaka Buzan) Mitsubishi Yowa Soccer Club
Forwards
6 Blake Elder United States RS Junior Redshirt Fort Worth, TX U.S. Air Force Academy Air Force Falcons
9 Andre Shinyashiki Brazil Sophomore São Paulo, BRA Montverde Academy Pequeninos do Jockey
11 Eric Kronenberg United States RS Junior Redshirt Boulder, CO Fairview High School (CO) Colorado Rapids Academy
33 Ryan Schaefer United States RS Freshman Burien, WA Kennedy Catholic Seattle Sounders Academy

Schedule

[edit]
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

[edit]
Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll Pre[5] Wk
1[6]
Wk
2[7]
Wk
3[8]
Wk
4[9]
Wk
5[10]
Wk
6[11]
Wk
7[12]
Wk
8[13]
Wk
9[14]
Wk
10[15]
Wk
11[16]
Wk
12[17]
Final
NSCAA 20 13 11 8 8 8 7 5 5 4 6 4 4 3

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "TopDrawerSoccer Men's Top 25: The Big Dance". TopDrawerSoccer.com. November 14, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  2. ^ "No. 6 Denver Books Spot in the Round of 16". Denver Pioneers. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  3. ^ "2016 College Cup - The Final Four - Tale Of The Tape". CollegeSoccerNews.com. December 6, 2016. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  4. ^ "Men's Soccer 2016 Roster". Denver Pioneers. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
  5. ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings – Preseason Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. August 2, 2016. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  6. ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings – 1st Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. August 30, 2016. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  7. ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings – 2nd Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 6, 2016. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  8. ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings – 3rd Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 13, 2016. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  9. ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings – 4th Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 20, 2016. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  10. ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings – Poll 5". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 27, 2016. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  11. ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings – Poll 6". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 4, 2016.
  12. ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings – Poll 7". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 11, 2016. Archived from the original on November 14, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  13. ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings – Poll 8". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 18, 2016. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  14. ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings – Poll 9". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 25, 2016. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  15. ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings – Poll 10". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. November 1, 2016. Archived from the original on November 14, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  16. ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings – Poll 11". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. November 8, 2016. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  17. ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings – Poll 12". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. November 15, 2016. Archived from the original on November 17, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.