Oct. 28, 2015 PAST AND PRESENT •
Karina Fredette's 72nd minute game-winner sent Denver to its third-straight win, a 1-0 result over IUPUI on Senior Day Sunday at CIBER Field.
• The Pioneers will wrap-up the 2015 regular season on the road with trips to Omaha (Oct. 30) and Oral Roberts (Nov. 1).
HEAD COACH Jeff Hooker • Denver's
Jeff Hooker is in his 24th campaign at the helm of the women's program in 2015, having coached his 500th match as a head coach last October.
• Hooker coached both the men's and the women's programs during the 1996 and 1997 seasons, making this officially his 26th season as a head coach at DU.
• DU's head man enters this weekend with a 318-125-41 women's record, and a career record of 338-137-45.
• The nine-time conference coach of the year will look for his 10th NCAA Tournament appearance in 2015.
• In conference play in his career, Hooker is 190-31-12, including 185-27-12 with the women's program.
• Among active head coaches, Hooker entered the 2015 season as the 12th winningest head coach by percentage and the 16th winningest coach by victories.
• In the overall NCAA record books, Hooker is the 65th winningest head coach by percentage (min 10 years) and the 33rd winningest head coach by victories.
SIX FRESHMEN ADDED TO 2015 ROSTER •
Cristiana Behnken,
Hannah Bricker,
Courtney Coffey,
Mary DeWalt,
Leah Swander and
Claire Schrier will look to be the added difference to get the Pioneers back to the NCAA Tournament for the third time in the last four seasons.
• Behnken, a defender, was a three-time All-Utah selection, including earning honorable mention honors as a freshman after scoring seven goals in the campaign.
• Bricker, who joined the Pioneers for their 2015 spring season, was a four-year member of the Colorado Olympic Development Program.
• Coffey, another Colorado native, led her high school team in scoring in 2012 (also led in assists) and 2014, finishing as an all-conference selection both seasons.
• DeWalt, a four-sport high school athlete was named to her All-Area team, and won the Golden Boot award and earned first-team all-conference honors.
• Swander, a Grand Junction product, spent two seasons with the U.S. Youth Academy, and scored the most goals of any 5A freshman in Colorado in 2012.
• Schrier was a four-year letterwinner at Cherry Creek High School, and played 10 seasons of club soccer in the state, most recently for the Colorado Storm.
SET PIECE SPECIALIST • Senior
Stella Norman had the Pioneers' first two goals of 2015, knocking in both off free kicks.
