Denver Pioneers soccer debuts at No. 3 in Top Drawer Soccer poll | Colorado Sunshine
The Denver Pioneers men’s soccer beat Indiana 1-0 on Saturday, Nov. 30, in the NCAA Tournament at University at University of Denver Soccer Stadium. (Rachel O’Driscoll/Clarkson Creative Photography)
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Denver Pioneers soccer no longer is under the radar.
Denver opened at No. 3 in the Top Drawer Soccer Poll released Monday. The Pios were No. 4 in the United Soccer Coaches’ preseason poll.
Denver is scheduled to face six teams that appeared in the Top Drawer poll: No. 10 Stanford (Sunday), No. 9 San Diego (Aug. 28), No. 13 Kansas City (Sept. 27), No. 14 Georgetown (Oct. 7), No. 5 Pittsburgh (Oct. 14) and No. 17 Virginia (Oct. 19).
The games against San Diego and Kansas City will be played at Denver.
Denver hosts the University of Washington at 7 p.m. Thursday.
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