Men’s Soccer set for two-match road trip

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The St. Thomas men's soccer team is on the road, traveling west for a set of matches. The Tommies are set to face Omaha on Wednesday, Oct. 2 at 7:00 p.m. and top-ranked Denver on Saturday, Oct. 5 at 2:00 p.m. CT.

If you are unable to make the matches, be sure to follow along for live streams and stats through links found at tommiesports.com/sports/msoc/schedule – and on Twitter and Instagram at @TommieMSoccer.

Head Coach Jon Lowery
Jon Lowery built a nationally-respected Division III soccer program with the Tommies last decade, and now he's busy in building mode in Division I.

The 2024 season marks Lowery's 13th season as a head coach for the Tommie Men's Soccer program. Lowery coached his 200th game with St. Thomas Men's Soccer in 2022 season is the longest tenured coach at his school among the Summit men's soccer coaches.

Lowery's 2023 squad earned a hard-fought victory over Chicago State in September, followed by an impressive shutout win against Milwaukee the following month. Ending the season on a high note, the Tommies secured a home win over Western Illinois to finish the 2023 season.

Meet the Newcomers
Tommie men's soccer welcomes 15 newcomers to their roster ahead of the 2024 season. Nine transfers and six freshmen make up the incoming class:
#2 Simon Klevberg (D, 6-1, Jr., Baerum, Norway)
#4 Vitus Voitl (D, 6-1, Gr., Vienna, Austria)
# 5 Merrick Schaefer (M, 5-9, Fr., Eagan, Minn.)
#6 Chance Therrien (M, 5-10, So., Charlotte, Vt.)
#9 Jorge Perez (F, 6-1, Gr., Vigo, Spain)
#10 Alejandro Giner (M, 5-8, Gr., Villena, Spain)
#13 Cullen Connaker (D, 6-1, Jr., Plymouth, Minn.)
#14 Zach Deslongchamps (F, 5-11, Fr., Whitefish Bay, Wis.)
#15 Bryce Dullum (M, 5-8, Fr., North Oaks, Minn.)
#16 Sidney Kerr (M, 6-2, Gr., London, United Kingdom)
#18 Ciro Sorrentino (M, 5-10, Sr., Los Cabos, Mexico)
#20 John Bence (M, 6-2, Fr., Pittsburgh, Penn.)
#21 Tyler Walser (F, 6-0, Fr., Duxbury, Mass.)
#23 Kienan Wilkinson (F, 6-2, Jr., Portland, Ore.)
#31 Cameron Olszewski (G, 5-10, Fr., Savannah, Ga.)

Last Time Out
To open the conference play, the Tommies hosted the Kansas City Roos last Saturday afternoon.

After tallying eight shots with two on target, the Roos recorded the first goal of the game in the 38^th minute, carrying the lead into halftime.

Midway through the second frame, the Roos added their second goal to extend the lead. Continuing the pressure through the remainder of the game, Kansas City added its third goal of the game with just over three minutes to play.

Adding four shots in the final 14 minutes of play, St. Thomas attempted to cut into the Roos lead, however the Tommies ultimately fell to Kansas City, 3-0.

Tommie Seniors
Faris Colic, Charlie Holton, and Keegan James are playing their fourth and final season in purple. The group has combined for 17 goals and seven assists, each playing over 2100 minutes on the field in their careers and leading the Tommies through the transition to Division I athletics.

Summit League Leaders
Two Tommies rank in the top five in multiple conference leader categories.

Totaling 34 saves so far this season, Moritz Krenc ranks first among Summit League goalkeepers in total saves (36), and second in saves/game (4.50).

Faris Colic ranks third in the conference in shots per game (2.57), and fifth in both goals (4) and total points (10).

Recording an assist in the match against Lindenwood, Faris Colic has become the first Tommie in the DI-era to reach 10 points in a single season.

March to the Summit
After finishing the 2023 season with a 3-10-3 record, the Tommies were selected to finish fifth in the 2024 Summit League Men's Soccer preseason poll.

Graduate Student, Sid Kerr and junior midfielder Gunnar Busch were selected as players to watch this upcoming season. Busch started in all 16 matches for the Tommies a season ago, while Kerr is beginning his first collegiate season stateside after playing the previous two seasons for Barwell Football Club in his native England.

Scouting the Mavericks
The Omaha men's soccer program (5-2-2 overall, 0-1-0 Summit) is led by Head Coach Donovan Dowling in his second season with the Mavericks.

Starting in all nine matches so far for Omaha, senior Theo Klein leads the Mavericks offensively, totaling nine points (3G, 3A).

Scouting the Pioneers
The #5/1 ranked University of Denver men's soccer program will open its Summit League play on Wednesday night against Oral Roberts before welcoming the Tommies to Denver.

The Denver men's soccer team (5-0-4 overall) is led by Jamie Franks in his 10^th season as Head Coach and 13^th season with the program.

Through the first nine matches, senior Sam Bassett ranks second in the conference in total points, tallying 15 points on five goals and five assists.

Follow Along
For any and all information pertaining to the St. Thomas Men's Soccer team, follow along on Instagram and X (formerly known as Twitter) at @TommieMSoccer.

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Players Mentioned

John Bence

Gunnar Busch

Faris Colic

Cullen Connaker

Zach Deslongchamps

Bryce Dullum

Alejandro Giner

Charlie Holton

Keegan James

Sidney Kerr

Simon Klevberg

Moritz Krenc

Cameron Olszewski

Jorge Perez

Merrick Schaefer

Ciro Sorrentino

Chance Therrien

Vitus Voitl

Tyler Walser

Kienan Wilkinson

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