SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- With all five teams having played at least one Summit League match, four share the top spot in the standings with three points. Kansas City and Denver both won their lone contests of the opening week, while Omaha and Oral Roberts both went 1-1.
The Roos will look to stay hot as they visit Omaha Saturday at 4 p.m. on the Summit League Network. KC has won three straight and scored a total of 10 goals during that stretch to lay claim to being one of the highest-scoring offenses in Division I. The Mavericks, meanwhile, rebounded from a 1-0 loss at Oral Roberts to earn their first league win by a 2-1 tally against St. Thomas to remain unbeaten at Canigilia Field this season (4-0-2).
The Tommies will look to snap a three-game skid against an unbeaten Denver squad Saturday afternoon in the Mile High City. The Pioneers won their league opener 3-2 over visiting ORU and remained unbeaten at 6-0-4.
DU held the top spot in the Top Draw Soccer poll for the third consecutive week but will take a break from league play to travel to face Pitt Monday in a matchup against a Panthers squad that holds the top spot in the United Soccer Coaches poll (7 p.m. ET on ESPN+).
The Golden Eagles are in the midst of a 10-day break before returning to the pitch next Saturday, Oct. 12, at St. Thomas.
UPCOMING
Saturday, Oct. 5 | Stream | Local Time
St. Thomas at Denver | SLN | 1 p.m.
Kansas City at Omaha | SLN | 7 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 7
(5/1) Denver at (1/3) Pittsburgh | ESPN+ | 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 9
Green Bay at St. Thomas | SLN | 4 p.m.
Creighton at Omaha | SLN | 7 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 12
Oral Roberts at St. Thomas | SLN | 1 p.m.
Denver at Kansas City | SLN | 7 p.m.
National Rankings: (United Soccer Coaches/Top Drawer)
Key: ACCX (ACC Network Xtra), B1G+ (Big Ten Plus), ESPN+ (ESPN Plus), FLO (Flosports), NEC (NEC Front Row), SLN (Summit League Network), WAC (WAC International)
RESULTS
Saturday, Sept. 21
Oral Roberts 6, UTRGV 0
Sunday, Sept. 22
Omaha 1, SIUE 0
Lindenwood 2, St. Thomas 1
(3/1) Denver 2, Seattle 1
Tuesday, Sept. 24
Kansas City 4, Tulsa 0
Saturday, Sept. 28
Kansas City 3, St. Thomas 0
Oral Roberts 1, Omaha 0
Wednesday, Oct. 2
Omaha 2, St. Thomas 1
(5/1) Denver 3, Oral Roberts 2
National Rankings (United Soccer Coaches/Top Drawer)
AROUND THE LEAGUE
• Kansas City and Oral Roberts both won their league openers this past Saturday to earn three points right off the bat.
• (5/1) Denver, who was off Saturday, opened its conference slate with a 3-2 win over the Golden Eagles to also earn three points, while Omaha bounced back from a 1-0 loss to ORU to post a 2-1 win over St. Thomas Wednesday to get three points back.
• The Roos continued their high-scoring ways, blanking St. Thomas 3-0 to earn the program’s third consecutive win. KC has 10 goals during that stretch.
• Junior Elie Kisoka moved into a share of the league lead in goals as his seventh of the season opened the scoring the Roos in St. Paul. It was also his league-leading third game winner of the season.
• Kisoka’s seven goals and four assists have him leading the league in points with 18 in his first season with the Roos.
• The Roos are now averaging 2.5 goals per match and have 25 total goals, which rank first among Summit League programs.
• Oral Roberts was on both sides of victory and defeat. In its win over the Mavericks, Benjamin Morgan scored his second of the season in the 67th minute and an 84th-minute penalty save by Joao Mesquita preserved the 1-0 win.
• Morgan scored in his third straight game in the 3-2 loss to the Pioneers, who held off ORU to remain unbeaten on the season at 6-0-4.
• Oje Ofunrein was credited with the game-winning goal as his fourth tally of the season in the 80th minute gave DU a 3-1 cushion.
• Sam Bassett assisted on Ofunrein’s game-winner and now leads the league with six helpers on the season.
• Theo Klein helped the Mavericks flip the script from their league-opener as they remained unbeaten at home with a 2-1 win over St. Thomas. Klein’s fourth goal of the season in the 76th minute proved to be the game winner.
• UST’s Charlie Hoelscher opened the scoring in the 37th minute and goalkeeper Moritz Krenc made five saves but Italo Jenkins got the equalizer just before halftime for UNO.
• The Mavericks will look to maintain their unbeaten record at home Saturday when Kansas City pays a visit.
• DU will close out a five-game homestand vs. the Tommies Saturday before flying east to face Pitt, who is ranked No. 1 in the United Soccer Coaches top 25.
• The Pioneers, who held the top spot in the Top Drawer Soccer poll for the third straight week, and the Panthers play Monday on ESPN+.
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