Second-year DU women’s soccer head coach Julianne Sitch is returning a solid team with five of last season’s seven leading scorers along with the return of goalkeeper Molly Wissman who played in all 18 games last season. Sitch’s team has completed two home exhibitions with a 1-0 loss to preseason #18 Texas Tech (1-0) and a win against Air Force (3-0). Continue reading DU Women’s Soccer Poised for Solid Campaign
Category Archives: Women’s Soccer
Overachieving Fall Sports Come to a Close
An over-performing, cobbled-together volleyball team finished with a share of the regular season Summit League Title with three other teams. They traveled to Vermillion, S.D. for the Summit League Tournament, won the first round, advanced to the semifinal and fell Monday to the Omaha Mavericks in five sets (21-25, 21-25, 25-20, 25-15, 14-16). The Pioneers battled back from a two-game deficit and lost in extra points. The team started 1-7 in non-conference play with a new coach and the loss of key players. Continue reading Overachieving Fall Sports Come to a Close
Weekend Full of Disappointment, Surprise, and Success
There was the joy of a Hocktoberfest hockey win and a road win from DU men’s soccer to clinch their 9th league regular season title. DU volleyball has emerged from the non-conference ashes to become a Summit League threat after 3-2 home wins against St. Thomas and arch-rival South Dakota. An upset tie with Augustana was a shock (the Vikings then beat CC in regulation on Saturday) but the biggest surprise was the shootout loss by #1 seed DU women’s soccer to #4 seed Omaha in the Summit League tournament semifinals at Pioneer Field to end their season. Continue reading Weekend Full of Disappointment, Surprise, and Success
A Gritty Road Win, a Title, a Sweep, and a Split Highlight Weekend Action
As we told you, Denver hockey (3-1-0) lost a game 4-3 to Providence Friday night. However, the team rebounded the next evening with a comeback 4-3 win against Boston College at the raucous Conte Forum. Continue reading A Gritty Road Win, a Title, a Sweep, and a Split Highlight Weekend Action
Denver Completes Another Successful Week
DU men’s and women’s soccer teams earned 1-0 victories this week against Western Illinois and UMKC, respectively. DU women’s soccer (9-1-5) secured their win at the friendly confines of Pioneer Field while DU men (7-2-4, 3-0-1) defeated WIU in Macomb, Illinois. Continue reading Denver Completes Another Successful Week
DU Ends Week Undefeated as Teams Roll
We already recapped DU hockey’s sweep in Fairbanks, Alaska but there were a host of other DU Athletic successes this past week. Continue reading DU Ends Week Undefeated as Teams Roll
A Pair of Ties and a Split Highlight Week
Women’s soccer earned a win and a tie on the road, DU volleyball split in South Dakota and DU men’s soccer earned a tie at home in conference action.
Denver Teams Sweep Summit League Openers
DU men’s & women’s soccer won their opening conference games and volleyball swept a pair of matches. The men claimed victory in St Paul, Minnesota while the women opened their season at Pioneer Field and Hamilton Gym. Continue reading Denver Teams Sweep Summit League Openers
Soccer Teams Drop First Games of the Season
Both DU men’s and women’s soccer fell in the past week to Portland and Colorado, respectively. The men’s team then followed their loss with a heart-stopping draw vs. Seattle on the road Monday night. Denver volleyball returned home from a six-game roadtrip and earned their first win of the season over Idaho State. Continue reading Soccer Teams Drop First Games of the Season
Denver Soccer Teams Collect Four Shutouts to Remain Unbeaten
DU women’s soccer (4-0-4) continued their unbeaten ways. Thursday, they routed Colgate 6-0 at Pioneer Field. Liv Moritz, Samantha Dreiling, Camryn MacMillan and Sydney Sharp all scored along with Ella Frost two tallies. On Sunday, the Pioneers travelled to Eugene, Oregon to take on the Oregon Ducks. Star freshman Liv Moritz led DU with two goals in the second half while Denver outshot the Ducks 30-8. DU’s keeper Molly Wissman only faced three shots in the match to shut out the University of Oregon. Continue reading Denver Soccer Teams Collect Four Shutouts to Remain Unbeaten