WHO: Denver (10-4-3, 7-0-1) at Kansas City (2-10-5, 1-4-3)
WHAT: Final match of the regular season
WHERE: Durwood Soccer Stadium (Kansas City, Missouri)
WHEN: Sunday, October 23, at 1 p.m. CT/12 p.m. MT
LAST TIME OUT:
Denver scored a season-high five goals to take down Oral Roberts 5-1 on the road on Friday, earning goals from five Pioneers. Sophomore
Ella Frost opened the scoring in the seventh minute while senior
Kaitlyn Glover had the eventual game winner seven minutes later. Graduate student
Camryn MacMillan scored her seventh of the season, and fellow graduate student
Devan McSwain scored her first. Junior
Addisyn Hyrup had the final goal of the night, her third in the last five matches.
QUICK HITS:
- DU has secured one of the top two seeds for the Summit League Tournament. A Denver win over Kansas City OR a loss or tie by South Dakota State on Sunday will clinch the No. 1 seed for DU for the fourth year in a row.
- Denver's win over Oral Roberts was its 10th of the year, giving DU double-digit wins for the sixth consecutive season.
- With its five goals on Friday, DU moved into the Summit League lead for goals (33) for the first time in 2022. Denver also leads the League in assists (38) and points (104).
- DU has now scored at least four goals in its last three matches and in four of its last five.
- Glover scored her fifth goal of the season at ORU, giving her a team-best 10 points across the last five matches.
SCOUTING THE ROOS:
Kansas City played to a 1-1 draw against Omaha at home on Friday. Rileigh Kuhns had the match's first goal at the very last second of the first half, but the Roos conceded an 80
th-minute equalizer to Omaha.
DU is 3-0-0 all-time against Kansas City including a 6-1 win in their last meeting in Denver on October 15, 2021. The teams have twice played in Kansas City, both 1-0 victories for DU.
WHAT'S NEXT:
DU will host quarterfinal and semifinal matches of the 2022 Summit League Women's Soccer Championship on October 28-30. Denver will receive a bye into the semifinals, set for Sunday, October 30, at 1 p.m. MT.
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