DENVER – The University of Denver women's soccer team will kickoff its final weekend of the regular season when the Pioneers host South Dakota on Friday at 6 p.m. MT.
Important Links: Denver (11-5-0, 6-0-0) vs. South Dakota (10-3-2, 5-2-0), Presented by Safeway
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Kaitlyn Glover hat trick and the Pioneers fourth shutout in five matches took Denver past North Dakota State 4-0 on Sunday afternoon in Fargo. Glover was the first player
Denver vs. South Dakota History:
Denver is 9-1-0 all-time against South Dakota, winning each of the last seven since a 4-1 loss in Vermillion in 2015. In the winning streak, Denver has outscored the Coyotes 11-2. This spring, Denver swept the season series at the Diane Wendt Sports Complex with a 2-1 extra time win in the series opener and a 1-0 win in the series finale. The Pioneers then beat South Dakota 2-0 in the Summit League Semifinal in Omaha.
Notable Stats:
- The Pioneers are 61-13-3 in the Summit League since joining the conference in 2013.
- Denver has scored 48 goals from 15 different players to start the 2021 season. Sharp leads the way with 13 goals, followed by 10 from Glover.
- The Pioneers 15 different goal scorers, the most in a season since the Pioneers school-record 18 different goal scorers in the 2006 campaign.
- Career Points Record Update:
- Beckman has 82 career points, good for sixth in Denver's Division I history
- Feller has 81 career points, good for seventh.
- Sharp has 55 career points, becoming the 18th student-athlete to 50 points in Denver's Division I history.
- Career Assists Record Update
- Beckman has 44 career assists, the program record.
- Feller has 25 career assists, good for tied for sixth in Denver's DI history.
- Career Goals Record Update
- Feller has 28 career goals, good for eighth in Denver's DI history.
- Sharp has 23 career goals, good for 11th in Denver's DI history
- Career Games Played and Games Started Update
- Brittney Lewis has the program record for matches played with 94.
- Lewis is one start behind injured teammate Taylor Parker for the career record for starts made.
- Single Season Goals Record
- Sharp's 13 goals on the season are four behind the single-season record held by Jenni Harris and Taryn Hemmings.
- Sharp entered the week as the only player in the country to score in 13 different games and in eight-consecutive matches this season.
- Single Season Assists Record
- Beckman has 15 assists on the season, tying Nicholette DiGiacomo's 2010 campaign for the program record.
- Single Season Game-Winning Goals Record
- Sharp's six game-winning goals is two behind Taryn Hemmings' eight in the 2008 season for the program record.
- Head coach Jeff Hooker holds a record of 392-162-51 (.690) in his 30 seasons as the head coach of the Pioneers.
What's Next:
The Pioneers will host the 2021 Summit League Women's Soccer Championship next weekend, beginning on Thursday, November 4.
Tickets:
Single game tickets for the 2021 campaign are on sale now, and can be purchased
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