2016 Denver Pioneers men's soccer team explained

Sport:soccer
Year:2016
Team:Denver Pioneers
Conference:Summit League
Short Conf:Summit
Coachrank:3
Record:20–1–3
Conf Record:5–0–1
Head Coach:Jamie Franks
Hc Year:2nd
Asst Coach1:Ryan Hopkins
Ac1 Year:4th
Asst Coach2:Levi Rossi
Ac2 Year:2nd
Asst Coach3:Zander Dietz
Ac3 Year:2nd
Stadium:CIBER Field
Tourney:NCAA Tournament
Tourney Result:
College Cup, L 1–2 (2OT) vs. Wake Forest
Prev Year:2015
Next Year:2017

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

As of 19 November 2016[4]

Squad No.NameNationalityYearHometown Previous SchoolPrevious Club
Goalkeepers
00 James Bannon-Schneebeck RS Junior Rio '95
0 Nick Gardner RS Sophomore Charlotte Soccer Academy
30 Will Palmquist FR Colorado Rush
Defenders
2 Tobi Jnohope Freshman Seattle Sounders FC Academy
3 Shae Smalley Sophomore Columbus Crew Academy
4 RS Senior Solar Chelsea
5 Scott DeVoss RS Sophomore Real Colorado Foxes
16 Tosh Samkange Sophomore Seattle Sounders FC Academy
19 A. J. Fuller Junior Colorado Rush
21 Junior Colorado Rapids Academy
25 Dylan Keeney Freshman Littleton, COHeritage (CO) Real Colorado Academy
27 Dan Mooney RS Freshman Indiana Fire Academy
Midfielders
8 Sam Hamilton Senior Colorado Rush
12 Graham Smith Junior Oregon State Beavers
13 Nick Marcin Freshman Lonestar SC
14 Ryan Barlow RS Freshman FC Dallas Academy
15 Jared Cochran RS Junior Evergreen, CO Evergreen (CO) Colorado Rush
17 RS SR Centennial, Colo. (Cherry Creek High School) Colorado Rapids Academy
18 Kyle Morlack RS JR Goodyear, Ariz. (Millennium High School) SC Del Sol Armstrong
20 Chandler Crosswait RS SR Bedford, Texas (L.D. Bell High School) Solar Chelsea
22 Blake Moncur FR Fort Collins, Colo.(Fort Collins High School) Colorado Rapids Academy
23 Alex Underwood JR Winnetka, Ill. (New Trier High School) Chicago Fire Academy
26 Kenny Akamatsu Sophomore Niigata, Japan (Nittan Daigaka Buzan) Mitsubishi Yowa Soccer Club
Forwards
6 Blake Elder RS Junior Air Force Falcons
9 Sophomore Pequeninos do Jockey
11 Eric Kronenberg RS Junior Colorado Rapids Academy
33 Ryan Schaefer RS Freshman Seattle Sounders Academy

Schedule

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Rankings

See main article: List of NCAA Division I men's soccer teams ranked in the 2016 Top 25 coaches poll.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: TopDrawerSoccer Men’s Top 25: The Big Dance . TopDrawerSoccer.com . November 14, 2016 . December 9, 2016 .
  2. Web site: No. 6 Denver Books Spot in the Round of 16. Denver Pioneers. November 21, 2016.
  3. Web site: 2016 College Cup - The Final Four - Tale Of The Tape. CollegeSoccerNews.com . 6 December 2016 . 31 December 2017 .
  4. Web site: Men's Soccer 2016 Roster. Denver Pioneers. November 20, 2016.
  5. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings – Preseason Poll. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. August 2, 2016. December 9, 2016. November 15, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161115070519/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5215. dead.
  6. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings – 1st Poll. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. August 30, 2016. December 9, 2016. November 15, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161115070342/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5241. dead.
  7. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings – 2nd Poll. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 6, 2016. December 9, 2016. November 15, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161115070643/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5285. dead.
  8. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings – 3rd Poll. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 13, 2016. December 9, 2016. November 15, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161115070811/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5324. dead.
  9. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings – 4th Poll. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 20, 2016. December 9, 2016. November 15, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161115070338/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5402. dead.
  10. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings – Poll 5. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 27, 2016. December 9, 2016. November 15, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161115070808/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5482. dead.
  11. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings – Poll 6. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 4, 2016.
  12. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings – Poll 7. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 11, 2016. December 9, 2016. November 14, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161114233354/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5643. dead.
  13. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings – Poll 8. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 18, 2016. December 9, 2016. November 15, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161115071143/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5723. dead.
  14. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings – Poll 9. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 25, 2016. December 9, 2016. November 15, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161115070647/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5803. dead.
  15. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings – Poll 10. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. November 1, 2016. December 9, 2016. November 14, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161114233351/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5883. dead.
  16. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings – Poll 11. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. November 8, 2016. December 9, 2016. November 15, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161115071136/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5964. dead.
  17. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings – Poll 12. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. November 15, 2016. December 9, 2016. November 17, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161117063059/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/6040. dead.

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