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.
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. 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.
Roster
As of 19 November 2016
Squad No. Name Nationality Year Hometown Previous School Previous club Goalkeepers 00 James Bannon-Schneebeck RS Junior Albuquerque, NM Albuquerque Rio '95 0 Nick Gardner RS Sophomore Marvin, NC Charlotte Latin Charlotte Soccer Academy 30 Will Palmquist FR Denver, CO Denver East Colorado Rush Defenders 2 Tobi Jnohope Freshman Auburn, WA Jefferson (WA) Seattle Sounders FC Academy 3 Shae Smalley Sophomore Columbus, OH Olentangy Orange Columbus Crew Academy 4 Reagan Dunk RS Senior Dallas, TX Lake Highlands Solar Chelsea 5 Scott DeVoss RS Sophomore Centennial, CO Arapahoe Real Colorado Foxes 16 Tosh Samkange Sophomore Sammamish, WA Eastlake (WA) Seattle Sounders FC Academy 19 A. J. Fuller Junior Littleton, CO Heritage (CO) Colorado Rush 21 Kortne Ford Junior Greeley, CO Greeley Central Colorado Rapids Academy 25 Dylan Keeney Freshman Littleton, CO Heritage (CO) Real Colorado Academy27 Dan Mooney RS Freshman Indianapolis, IN Cathedral (IN) Indiana Fire Academy Midfielders 8 Sam Hamilton Senior Evergreen, CO Evergreen (CO) Colorado Rush 12 Graham Smith Junior Highlands Ranch, CO Oregon State Oregon State Beavers 13 Nick Marcin Freshman Austin, TX Westlake (TX) Lonestar SC 14 Ryan Barlow RS Freshman Coppell, TX Coppell FC Dallas Academy 15 Jared Cochran RS Junior Evergreen, CO Evergreen (CO) Colorado Rush17 Karsten Hanlin RS SR Centennial, Colo. (Cherry Creek High School) Colorado Rapids Academy18 Kyle Morlack RS JR Goodyear, Ariz. (Millennium High School) SC Del Sol Armstrong20 Chandler Crosswait RS SR Bedford, Texas (L.D. Bell High School) Solar Chelsea22 Blake Moncur FR Fort Collins, Colo. (Fort Collins High School) Colorado Rapids Academy23 Alex Underwood JR Winnetka, Ill. (New Trier High School) Chicago Fire Academy26 Kenny Akamatsu Sophomore Niigata, Japan (Nittan Daigaka Buzan) Mitsubishi Yowa Soccer Club Forwards 6 Blake Elder RS Junior Fort Worth, TX U.S. Air Force Academy Air Force Falcons 9 Andre Shinyashiki Sophomore São Paulo, BRA Montverde Academy Pequeninos do Jockey 11 Eric Kronenberg RS Junior Boulder, CO Fairview High School (CO) Colorado Rapids Academy 33 Ryan Schaefer RS Freshman Burien, WA Kennedy Catholic Seattle Sounders Academy
Schedule
!colspan=6 style="background:#8B2332; color:#EAD4AA;"| Exhibitions
!colspan=6 style="background:#8B2332; color:#EAD4AA;"| Regular Season
!colspan=6 style="background:#8B2332; color:#EAD4AA;"| The Summit Tournament
!colspan=6 style="background:#8B2332; color:#EAD4AA;"| NCAA Tournament
Rankings
+ Ranking movementLegend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes. PollPre Wk1 Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12 Final NSCAA 20 13 11 8 8 8 7 5 5 4 6 4 4 3
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