SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- It was an impressive opening week of the men's college soccer season as Summit League squads provided several results over ranked foes, a handful of shutouts, jaw-dropping goals and mind-blowing saves as they combined to go 6-4-4 against a tough slate of competition. The early results already has the Summit League sitting third in the conference RPI rankings behind the ACC and WAC.

(19/15) Kansas City posted two of those key results, earning a hard-fought 2-2 draw at SMU before rallying for a 2-1 victory over Missouri State in its home opener. The Roos, who are coming off a third-round appearance in the 2024 NCAA Tournament that included an identical 2-1 win over the Bears in the secound round, carried over the momentum from the program's most memorable season to date to get the 2025 campaign underway.

Newcomer Delaware was the lone squad among the seven to register a pair of wins as sophomroe Marius Stenner tallied game-winning goals in victories over LeMoyne and Temple. He was one of seven Division I players to achieve that feat during the opening week.

Week two will provide many more opportunities for the League to create noise on the national stage.

UPCOMING
Date | TV/Stream | Time (Local)
Thursday, Aug. 28
Utah Tech at St. Thomas | SLN | 12 p.m. CT 
Quinnipiac at (RV/NR) UMass | SLN | 4 p.m. ET
Oral Roberts at (5/2) Wake Forest | ACCNX | 5:30 p.m. ET
(NR/25) San Diego at (21/6) Denver | SLN | 7 p.m. MT

Friday, Aug. 29        
St. Mary’s at (19/15) Kansas City | SLN | 7:30 p.m. CT

Sunday, Aug. 31         
St. Thomas at DePaul | ESPN+ | 1 p.m. CT
SIUE at (21/6) Denver | SLN | 3 p.m. MT
Utah Valley at Omaha | SLN | 5 p.m. CT
Oral Roberts at (RV/19) SMU | ACCNX | 6 p.m. CT

Monday, Sept. 1         
Stonehill at (RV/NR) UMass | SLN | 4 p.m. ET

Tuesday, Sept. 2 
Loyola (Md.) at Delaware | SLN | 7 p.m. ET

Wednesday, Sept. 3
Omaha at Drake | 7:30 p.m. CT

Top 25 Rankings (United Soccer Coaches/Top Drawer)
Key: ACCNX (ACC Network Xtra), ESPN+ (ESPN Plus), SLN (Summit League Network)

RESULTS
Thursday, Aug. 21
St. Thomas 0, Presbyterian 0
(8/NR) UMass 3, Siena 2
FIU 4, Omaha 1
Delaware 2, LeMoyne 0
(18/13) Kansas City 2, (5/7) SMU 2
(4/3) Denver 2, (RV/NR) Washington 0
Oral Roberts 2, Cal State Fullerton 2

Sunday, Aug. 24
St. Thomas 4, Chicago State 0
Delaware 4, Temple 0
(8/NR) UMass 1, UConn 1
Florida Atlantic 2, Omaha 0
CSUN 1, Oral Roberts 0
(13/10) Stanford 2, (4/3) Denver 1

Monday, Aug. 25
(18/15) Kansas City 2, (24/22) Missouri State 1 

AROUND THE LEAGUE
• (19/15) Kansas City earned a pair of results against top 25-opponents during the opening week, playing (5/7) SMU to a 2-2 draw before knocking off (24/22) Missouri State 2-1 to secure its third straight victory over the Bears.
• Sophomore Gabriele Galluccio assisted on three of KC’s four goals during the opening week, matching his total from his freshman season when was an All-Summit League honorable mention honoree. 
• The Roos were slotted No. 19 in the United Soccer Coaches’ poll, while moving into the Top Drawer Soccer Top 25 at No. 15.
• (21/6) Denver also was ranked in both national polls, falling to No. 21 in the USC version, while remaining in the top 10 in the TDS poll at No. 6 after a 2-0 home win over Washington and 2-1 setback at (4/3) Stanford.
• Redshirt sophomore Ian Welch assisted on both goals against the Huskies, then scored DU’s lone goal at Stanford.
• Delaware began its Summit League era by registering back-to-back shutouts. Sophomore Marius Stenner scored three goals, including both game-winners in a 2-0 win over LeMoyne and a 4-0 win at Temple. He led all NCAA freshmen with five-game winning goals in 2024.
• UMass also went unbeaten as that program also made its Summit League debut, earning a 3-2 home win over Siena before traveling to UConn where the Minutemen settled for a 1-1 draw.
• Aidan Kelly scored twice and had an assist from his defender spot in those opening two matches. It marked the first time the senior scored in back-to-back goals for the Minutemen.
• St. Thomas put together an unbeaten opening week by also not allowing a goal in a 0-0 draw with Presbyterian and 4-0 win over Chicago State. Goalkeeper Moritz Krenc logged those shutouts for the Tommies, combining for eight saves.
• Newcomers Yanis Lakhlifi (2g) and Mathis Guffroy (1g/2a) combined for three goals and two assists in the 4-0 blanking of the Cougars. Both new Tommies are graduate transfers playing their final seasons with UST.
• After dropping a pair of road tilts in the Sunshine State, Omaha will play its home opener Sunday vs. Utah Valley.
• Oral Roberts opened the campaign with a 2-2 draw at home vs. Cal State Fullerton before suffering a 1-0 loss to CSUN. The Golden Eagles take to the road for the first time with a pair of ranked opponents on their slate this week at (5/2) Wake Forest and (RV/19) SMU.

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