SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- The Summit League placed four teams among the top 8 of the latest United Soccer Coaches West Region rankings, with Kansas City ranking first, Omaha slotting at No. 4 and Delaware coming in at No. 5.

Omaha became the second Summit League team to earn a conference victory, earning a 3-0 road win at UMass. Kamy Ndione was the Summit Standout of Saturday, recording six saves while tallying his fifth clean sheet of the season.  Maguire Perkins had the opener in the 3rd minute while Italo Jenkins and Brett Perkins each converted a penalty kick in the second half. 

The Minutemen bounced back on Tuesday, earning a 1-1 road tie at Dartmouth Samuel Theiss netted a goal in the 66th minute to open the scoring while Dean Linden had four saves and faced 18 total shots. 

Also taking the pitch in conference action was Delaware and St. Thomas, playing to a 0-0 draw. Mortiz Krenc had five saves for the Tommies while Eric Widrick totaled three saves for the Blue Hens. The game was the 50th in Krenc’s career, the most by a goalkeeper in the DI era for the Tommies.

For the first time this season, all six Summit League teams will partake in conference action over the weekend. On Friday, Oral Roberts and Omaha will meet in Omaha at 7 p.m., as the Golden Eagles look for their first conference victory and the Mavericks try to keep pace in the race for a quarterfinal bye. At noon on Saturday, St. Thomas and UMass will battle as each search for their first conference victory. 

Kansas City, who is now No. 11 in the USC Top 25, No. 7 in the Top Drawer Top 25 and No. 9 in RPI, looks to stay in first place,  hitting the road for a 6 p.m., Saturday kickoff at Delaware. On Tuesday, the Roos continue non-conference play with a 5 p.m., kickoff at Penn. Omaha also competes in non-conference action, hosting Drake at 7 p.m., on The Summit League Network 

Teams in The Summit League hold a combined 28-21-15 non-conference record. The league ranks eighth in the country in non-conference RPI and sixth in road success. 

UPCOMING 
Friday, Oct. 16 | Stream | Time (CT)
*Oral Roberts at Omaha | SLN | 7 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 17
*St. Thomas at UMass | SLN | Noon
*(11/7) Kansas City at Delaware | SLN | 6 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 20
(11/7) Kansas City at Penn | ESPN+ | 6 p.m.
Drake at Omaha | SLN | 7 p.m.

Top 25 Rankings (United Soccer Coaches/Top Drawer) 
Key:  ESPN+ (ESPN Plus), SLN (Summit League Network), * (Conference match) 

Saturday, Oct. 10
*Omaha 3, UMass 0
*Delaware 0, St. Thomas 0

Sunday, Oct. 11
NC State 3, (4/3) Kansas City 0

Tuesday, Oct. 13
UMass 1, Dartmouth 1

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