University of St. Thomas Athletics
Wednesday, November 5
St. Paul, Minn. / South Field
2:00 p.m. CST
7-5-5, 1-3-2
1
vs
1
Denver
9-7-2, 4-1-1
1
2
F
Denver
0
1
1
St. Thomas (MN)
1
0
1
Photo by: Abby Bondi
Men’s Soccer finishes season unbeaten at South Field
11/5/2025 5:19:00 PM | Men's Soccer
The Tommies worked a draw against the high quality Denver Pioneers, Lakhlifi scored his sixth
ST. PAUL, Minn. – St. Thomas Men's Soccer (7-5-5, Summit League 1-3-2 Summit League) capped off its best season of DI play with a 1-1 tie against the Denver Pioneers (9-7-2, 4-1-1) on Wednesday afternoon at South Field. The Tommies finished the 2025 season with a 4-0-5 home record.
St. Thomas needed a win over Denver and some help from Oral Roberts to qualify for the Summit League Playoffs.
Game Summary
First Half
-The Tommies had not scored a goal against Denver since 2021. They changed that in the 10th minute of play on Wednesday. Mathis Guffroy peppered in a perfect ball on a free kick from outside the box. Ronan Selbo headed it into the air back to Simon Klevberg who then headed it down for Yanis Lakhlifi. The grad transfer volleyed the ball with tremendous velocity passed the two-time Summit League goalkeeper of the year.
-The goal was Yanis' team-leading sixth of the season, a single season DI program record, tying Faris Colic's mark from last year.
-It was the Tommies' 24th goal as a team, a program best by 10 goals.
-St. Thomas battled for the remainder of the half and completed 45 minutes of soccer without allowing a shot on goal.
Second Half
-The same continued all the way until the the 86th minute when Denver finally broke through the Tommie defense.
-The Pioneers scored the heartbreaking goal at 85:09 to tie the match.
-Neither team put another shot on goal for the remainder of the contest.
Quick Hits
-Both teams had just one shot on goal.
-Denver committed 16 fouls to the Tommies' 15.
-Both sides earned three yellow cards.
Tommie Tidbits
-The Tommies set DI program records in nearly every statistical category and finished with a positive goal differential (24-22) for the first time in program history.
-They won seven games, a program best, and lost just five.
-They joined Kansas City and Delaware as the only Summit League teams to finish the season unbeaten at home.
Quoting Coach Lowery
"What a game. So many emotions in the aftermath of that but I could not be prouder of this group. From where we started in August to where we are now, to be four minutes from beating a Denver team that is one of the blue bloods in the country says a lot. We were so effective at keeping them out of their rhythm for much of the game. We did so many things right and we are going to take those things with us. We will sit in the disappointment, but we will only grow from this. It was a performance that St. Thomas should be really proud of. I want to thank the guys that wore the jersey for the last time, they left it out here today."
Follow Along
For any and all information pertaining to the University of St. Thomas Men's Soccer team, follow along on Instagram and Twitter at @TommieMSoccer. Follow the fun @tommiesports on TikTok.
St. Thomas needed a win over Denver and some help from Oral Roberts to qualify for the Summit League Playoffs.
Game Summary
First Half
-The Tommies had not scored a goal against Denver since 2021. They changed that in the 10th minute of play on Wednesday. Mathis Guffroy peppered in a perfect ball on a free kick from outside the box. Ronan Selbo headed it into the air back to Simon Klevberg who then headed it down for Yanis Lakhlifi. The grad transfer volleyed the ball with tremendous velocity passed the two-time Summit League goalkeeper of the year.
-The goal was Yanis' team-leading sixth of the season, a single season DI program record, tying Faris Colic's mark from last year.
-It was the Tommies' 24th goal as a team, a program best by 10 goals.
-St. Thomas battled for the remainder of the half and completed 45 minutes of soccer without allowing a shot on goal.
Second Half
-The same continued all the way until the the 86th minute when Denver finally broke through the Tommie defense.
-The Pioneers scored the heartbreaking goal at 85:09 to tie the match.
-Neither team put another shot on goal for the remainder of the contest.
Quick Hits
-Both teams had just one shot on goal.
-Denver committed 16 fouls to the Tommies' 15.
-Both sides earned three yellow cards.
Tommie Tidbits
-The Tommies set DI program records in nearly every statistical category and finished with a positive goal differential (24-22) for the first time in program history.
-They won seven games, a program best, and lost just five.
-They joined Kansas City and Delaware as the only Summit League teams to finish the season unbeaten at home.
Quoting Coach Lowery
"What a game. So many emotions in the aftermath of that but I could not be prouder of this group. From where we started in August to where we are now, to be four minutes from beating a Denver team that is one of the blue bloods in the country says a lot. We were so effective at keeping them out of their rhythm for much of the game. We did so many things right and we are going to take those things with us. We will sit in the disappointment, but we will only grow from this. It was a performance that St. Thomas should be really proud of. I want to thank the guys that wore the jersey for the last time, they left it out here today."
Follow Along
For any and all information pertaining to the University of St. Thomas Men's Soccer team, follow along on Instagram and Twitter at @TommieMSoccer. Follow the fun @tommiesports on TikTok.
Team Stats
DU
UST
Goals
1
1
Shots
5
5
Shots on Goal
1
1
Saves
0
0
Corners
5
2
Fouls
16
15
Scoring Plays
Yanis Lakhlifi (6)
Assisted By: Simon Klevberg , Ronan Selbo
GOAL by UST Lakhlifi, Yanis Assist by Klevberg, Simon and Selbo, Ronan.
09:30
Keegan Kelly (1)
Assisted By: Bryce Willoughby
GOAL by DU Kelly, Keegan Assist by Willoughby, Bryce.
85:09
Game Leaders
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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