No. 17 Denver Shuts Out IUPUI 6-0

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DENVER – Led by a five-point performance from senior Kristen Hamilton (Littleton, Colo.), the No.17 University of Denver woman’s soccer shut out the visiting IUPUI Jaguars by a score of 6-0. The Pioneers improve to 12-1-1 and 3-0 in The Summit League, while IUPUI falls to 4-7-3 and 0-3 in conference play.

Along with Hamilton’s two-goals and one assist performance, redshirt freshman Francesca Garzelloni (Parker, Colo.), senior Nicholette DiGiacomo (Golden, Colo.), junior Anna Willis (Centennial, Colo.) and sophomore Taylor Ivins (West Haven, Utah) all contributed one goal each. Willis also finished with an assist to bring her point total to three on the day.

"It was very much a complete game," said DU head coach Jeff Hooker. "Today I thought from beginning to end, we really played up to our standards. The thing I felt really good about was it didn't matter which players, or combination of players, were on the field. We were looking at different players playing together and different combinations, so it was good to see positivity in all aspects from the opening whistle until the end."

Freshman goalie Cassidy Rey (Arcadia, Calif.) made one save in 60 minutes of action, while senior Amelia Davis (Palisade, Colo.) made one save in 30 minutes.

The Pioneers got on the scoreboard first in the 14th minute as Hamilton dribbled deep into the box and gained the attention of the goalkeeper. Hamilton slipped the ball in front of a diving keeper to an open Willis who found the back of the net. This gave Willis her fourth goal of the season and Hamilton her ninth assist.

Less than 20 seconds later, Denver got a goal from Digiacomo off a penalty kick. The penalty was the result of a play that began when senior Cassidy Larson (Eldorado, Colo.) delivered a pass to Hamilton, who upon enter the 18-yard box, was taken down by the IUPUI goalie. Digiacomo’s penalty was a shot into the top right corner of the net, putting Denver up 2-0.

In the 31stminute, Garzelloni headed a cross from junior Shelby Wesley (Aurora, Colo.) into the top right corner of the net, closing out the scoring in the first half with the Pioneers leading 3-0. Willis was credited with a second assist on the play.

In the second half Hamilton scored two goals only two minutes apart. In the 65th minute IUPUI goalkeeper Giselle Guzman came out to corral a bouncing pass. Hamilton beat Guzman to the ball, dribbling around her and shot it on the inside post. Senior Jessy Battelli (Golden, Colo.) provided the pass to Hamilton. Shortly after, Larson passed to Hamilton who had entered the corner of the box, shot and fired the ball into the top corner of the far post, netting her third and final goal of the game, her 10th on the season.

Ivins made it 6-0 in the final two minutes of action as she beat her defender in the box, chipping a shot over the IUPUI goalie. Pappalardo delivered the pass for the assist.

Next, Denver travels to play two games on the road starting on Oct 18 against Omaha and then South Dakota on Oct 20 before finishing the season at CIEBER field.

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