DePaul Rounds Out Road Swing at St. Thomas

CHICAGO – DePaul men's soccer closes out a three-match road swing to start the season with a visit to St. Thomas on Thursday, Aug. 29. Kick off from South Field in St. Paul, Minn. has been moved up to 1 p.m. due to expected weather.

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Demon Doings

DePaul enters the second week of the 2024 campaign 1-1 on the season with a convincing 4-3 win over crosstown rival UIC before dropping a 2-1 decision to now No. 12 Northwestern.
Graduate forward Logan Finnegan has netted two goals in his first two games as a Blue Demon. The Wheaton, Ill. native notched the first tally of the season for DePaul before scoring the lone goal in the final minutes versus the Wildcats.
Sophomore forward Keagan Pace put together a four-point performance in the opener against UIC with a pair of assists and a goal.
Against the Flames, the Blue Demons' four goals were the most in a game since 2016 coming from four different goal scorers.
Jordan Clagette and Grant Kelner recorded the first points of their careers on Sunday in Evanston, combining for an assist on Finnegan's successful strike.
Four freshmen have seen the pitch early in their DePaul careers with Grant Kelner, Nolan McGuire, Max Padua and Daniel Hickiewicz making their debut on opening night.
DePaul's five goals through the first week of the season ranks third in the BIG EAST.
Sophomore defender Drew Clark is the lone Minnesotan on DePaul's 2024 roster while assistant coach Martin Alba spent the 2022 season on staff with the Tommies.

St. Thomas Notes

The Tommies are 1-1 on the season via a season-opening 1-0 win over Northern Illinois and a 6-1 defeat at Gonzaga on Sunday, Aug. 25.
Freshman midfielder John Bence netted the game-winner against the Huskies while UST's lone tally against the 'Zags came by way of an own goal.
St. Thomas brought in 15 newcomers for the 2024 season including nine transfers and six freshmen.
Midfielder's Gunnar Busch and Sidney Kerr were chosen Summit League Players to Watch while the Tommies were picked to finish fifth in the preseason coaches poll.
Jon Lowery is in his 13th season leading the program.

Series Stuff

DePaul and St. Thomas will meet for the second time ever on Thursday afternoon.
The lone previous meeting came on Sept. 2, 2021, a 3-1 Blue Demons victory at Wish Field.
The Blue Demons are 3-1 all-time against the current configuration of the Summit League.

Up Next

The Blue Demons will open a four-match homestand on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 2 when Drake visits Wish Field.
First touch is set for 2 p.m. with coverage carried live on FloFC.

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Players Mentioned

Jordan Clagette

Drew Clark

Logan Finnegan

Daniel Hickiewicz

Grant Kelner

Nolan McGuire

Keagan Pace

Max Padua