A week after their most agonizing loss of the season, the DU Pioneers authored perhaps their best half of soccer this fall. Three Pios scored in the opening 25 minutes, the last two assisted by senior Sam Bassett, as the University of Denver men’s soccer team beat Gardner-Webb 3-0 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at University of Denver Soccer Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The Runnin’ Bulldogs (13-4-3) managed just two shots on goal against the third-seeded Pioneers (13-3-4), who advanced to the NCAA Round of 16 for the first time since the program’s run to the College Cup in 2016.