DENVER – The University of Denver women's soccer team will host South Dakota State Sunday at 1 p.m. MT in the regular season finale. Following the game, Denver will honor 10 undergraduate seniors and its two graduate students.
 
After clinching at least a share of the regular season title with a 1-1 draw against South Dakota on Friday night, the Pioneers need at least a point to claim the No. 1 overall seed for next weekend's tournament and earn hosting rights for the 2022 Summit League Tournament.    
 
Important Links: Denver (12-5-1, 7-0-1) vs. South Dakota State (15-2-1, 6-1-1)
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Last Time Out:
Natalie Beckman's fourth of the season canceled out South Dakota's first-half opener in a 1-1 draw on Friday night at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium.
 
Denver vs. South Dakota History:
Denver is 2-6-4 all-time against South Dakota State, earning at least a point in three of the last four contests. In the 2020 regular season a year ago, Denver drew the series opener in Brookings 1-1 before falling 2-1 in extra time in the finale. The Pioneers are 2-2-1 at home in the series.
 
Notable Stats:

• The Pioneers are 61-13-4 in the Summit League since joining the conference in 2013.
• Denver has scored 49 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 84 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 18^th 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 11^th in Denver's DI history
• Career Games Played and Games Started Update
  • Brittney Lewis has the program record for matches played with 95.
  • Lewis is set to break the record for career starts on Sunday.  
• 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 392-162-52 (.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 here.
 
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