Men's Soccer

#SummitMSOC Weekly Notes: Week 8 Edition

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- Teams in The Summit League hold a combined 28-20-14 non-conference record. The league ranks seventh in the country in conference RPI and sixth in road success. 

The Summit League placed four teams among the top 8 of the latest United Soccer Coaches West Region rankings, with Kansas City ranking first, Delaware slotting at No. 3 and Omaha coming in at No. 6. 

Kansas City has earned the only Summit League victories of the season, earning a 1-0 win over St. Thomas to move to 2-0 on the conference season. Mariano Beunza scored a penalty kick while Brandon Kincaid recorded a save in his clean sheet. The Roos  are now up to No. 4 in the USC Top 25, No. 3 in the Top Drawer Top 25 and No. 7 in RPI after earning a 3-1 victory over Tulsa on Wednesday 

UMass opened its conference slate with a 1-1 tie at Oral Roberts on Saturday. Garrison Murphy opened the scoring for the Minutemen, delivering in the 19th minute for an early lead. The Golden Eagles struck in the second half as Cristopher Gonzalez scored off a feed from Emre Aydin in the 59th minute for the tie. UMass added a ranked result on Tuesday, earning a 1-1 road tie against (22/24) Cornell.  

For Oral Roberts, Cameron Parma has been dominant in net. In his last two starts, he has recorded 20 saves while allowing just a pair of goals, moving to fifth in the country with 56 saves. 

After their thrilling draw a week ago, Delaware and Omaha were idle from conference action. The Blue Hens will hit the road Saturday for a noon kickoff against St. Thomas while Omaha will take on UMass at 11 a.m.  

Delaware won its lone match on Saturday, taking a 2-1 victory over La Salle. After falling behind 1-0 early in the second period, Richard Monath netted the equalizer and Liam Penny scored the game winner while Eric Widrick made 10 saves in net.  

Omaha kept its high-powered offense rolling, winning 4-0 against Nebraska Wesleyan on Saturday. Italo Jenkins netted a brace while Sam Scendt and Gael de Montigny each had a goal. 

UPCOMING 
Saturday, Oct. 10 | Stream | Time (CT) 
*Omaha at UMass | SLN | 11 a.m. 
*Delaware at St. Thomas | SLN | Noon 

Sunday, Oct. 11 
(4/3) Kansas City at NC State | ESPN+ | 6 p.m. 

Tuesday, Oct. 13 
UMass at Dartmouth | ESPN+ | 3 p.m. 

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

Saturday, Oct. 3 
Delaware 2, La Salle 1 
*(5/3) Kansas City 1, St. Thomas 0 
*UMass 1, Oral Roberts 1 
Omaha 4, Nebraska Wesleyan 0 

Tuesday, Oct. 6 
Western Michigan 4, St. Thomas 0 
UMass 1, (22/24) Cornell 1 

Wednesday, Oct. 7 
(4/3) Kansas City 3, Tulsa 1 
(7/6) Missouri State 1, Oral Roberts 0 

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