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Brittney Lewis
Carol MacKay

Women's Soccer Niko Blankenship

Denver Travels to SDSU For Sunday Tilt of 2017 Champions

2017 Summit League Tournament victors Denver head to regular season champion South Dakota State Sunday at 11 a.m. MT

PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE                                    
• The University of Denver women's soccer program headed to Fargo on Thursday night for its Summit League road opener, the site where the Pioneers lifted Summit League silverware last November after taking the Summit League Tournament title with them back to the Mile High City. Denver erased a two-goal first half deficit with goals from freshmen Samantha Feller and Camryn MacMillan and an extra-time winner from Hannah Adler to send Denver to a 3-2 victory in the battle of Summit League unbeatens. The two-goal comeback for the Pioneers was their first since coming from 2-0 down to defeat Maryland in the 2012 NCAA Tournament Second Round to send Denver to its first Round of 16 in program history. Former Pioneer Nicholette DiGiacomo equalized from the penalty spot with 40 seconds in regulation and won it in the 94th.
• The Pioneers will have another battle of Summit League unbeatens on Sunday afternoon as Denver heads to South Dakota State (2-0-0) at 11 a.m. MT at the site of the 2018 Summit League Championship. 
• In week three of the Summit League regular season, Denver will head to Purdue Fort Wayne on October 11 before returning to the University of Denver Soccer Stadium on October 14 to host Summit League newcomers North Dakota. 

HEAD COACH JEFF HOOKER                                    
• Denver's Jeff Hooker is in his 27th season in charge of the women's program. 
• Hooker coached both the men's and the women's programs during the 1996 and 1997 seasons, making this officially his 29th season as a head coach at DU.
• DU's head man enters this match with a 345-147-46 women's record, and a career record of 365-159-50.
• The nine-time conference coach of the year participated in his 10th NCAA DI Tournament in 2017.
• In league play in his career, Hooker is 166-37-13, including 161-33-13 with the women's program. 
• In the overall NCAA record books heading into this season, Hooker is the 16th winningest head coach by victories (338).

LEAGUE TITLES                                       
•    With the victory against Omaha on Oct. 30, 2016, Denver claimed a share of its eighth NCAA Division I regular season league title, and its second in the Summit League (2013)...The Pioneers won the regular season in their only year in the WAC (2012) and won five regular season titles in the Sun Belt (2002, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2010).
• The Pioneers won their ninth league tournament title in their Division I history last season (Summit: 2013 and 2017)...Denver won seven Sun Belt Conference Tournament Titles (2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009).

UNDERCLASSMEN CONTRIBUTIONS                                
• 13 of Denver's goals this year have come from freshmen, including nine of the last 11.
• 16 of Denver's last 19 goals have come from underclassmen.

REACH THE SUMMIT                                   
• Denver is 29-11-1 in Summit League regular season play since joining the league in 2013.
• The Pioneers are 5-0-2 (2 losses in pks) all-time in Summit League Tournament play. 
• DU is 16-5-0 in Summit League regular season home games. 

 
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Players Mentioned

Hannah Adler

#19 Hannah Adler

Midfielder
5' 5"
Junior
Real So Cal
Sami Feller

#18 Sami Feller

Forward
5' 10"
Freshman
Fire FC
Camryn MacMillan

#9 Camryn MacMillan

Forward
5' 9"
Freshman
Colorado Storm

Players Mentioned

Hannah Adler

#19 Hannah Adler

5' 5"
Junior
Real So Cal
Midfielder
Sami Feller

#18 Sami Feller

5' 10"
Freshman
Fire FC
Forward
Camryn MacMillan

#9 Camryn MacMillan

5' 9"
Freshman
Colorado Storm
Forward