BOULDER, Colorado – Despite leading in time of possession and shots, the University of Denver women's soccer team fell 0-2 to Colorado on Saturday to conclude its non-conference schedule.
COACH'S NOTES:
From head coach Jeff Hooker: "We had as good of chances as anybody and if one goes off the post and in, it's a totally different score, but that's soccer. But I was super proud of them not getting down on themselves. When they were talking as a group at halftime, it was nothing but positive, and that's a sign of a good team.
"There was fight in us for 90 minutes, and we're going to take the good side of that and move onto conference play next weekend."
SIGNIFICANT STATS:
- DU outshot CU in both halves, 5-4 in the first and 7-3 in the second, including a match-best two on goal from senior Kaitlyn Glover.
- The Pioneers led in time of possession (53%) for the fourth time during the team's five-match road trip.
- For the fourth time this season, Denver led in corner kicks with a season-high 10, eight more than CU's two – DU's largest margin of the year.
- Sophomore Riley Baker matched her career best with two shots, her first of the 2022 season.
- Graduate student Sami Feller extended her streak of matches with at least one shot to four.
FIRST HALF:
8'-15' | Denver sustained pressure in the Colorado zone with shots from Feller and sophomore Ella Frost that were blocked in the eighth and 12th minutes, respectively. DU secured the first three corner kick of the match during a four-minute stretch but did not convert.
24' | Glover had Denver's first shot on goal and forced CU goalkeeper Dani Hensen to dive to her right to keep the ball out of the net.
34' | Colorado's Kayleigh Webb heads in a goal off a set piece to put CU up 1-0.
39' | Junior McKenna Dannenhauer dribbled past two CU defenders and into the box before bouncing a shot off the right goal post.
42' | Sophomore Blythe Sales also almost had the equalizer off feeds from Feller and sophomore Taylor Wells but had the ball poked away by a CU defender.
SECOND HALF:
57' | CU went up 2-0 after the ball bounced off Shyra James on a failed DU clear attempt.
74' | Sales controlled a pass into the left side of the penalty area but sent the ball wide right.
76' | Dannenhauer threaded the ball to graduate student Camryn MacMillan along the edge of the box where MacMillan shot the ball just left of the net.
83' | Junior Jordan Crockett saved a shot attempt just feet from the goal line after redshirt senior Nerea Arrazola narrowly missed the initial save.
90' | Glover took a shot from near the penalty mark but couldn't get it high enough over the CU keeper for the final offensive play of the match.
WHAT'S NEXT:
DU (3-4-2) returns home to begin Summit League play against North Dakota State on Friday, September 23, at 7 p.m. MT.
TICKETS:
Single-game tickets for the 2022 University of Denver women's soccer season are now on sale and can be purchased online, by calling 303-871-4625 or by visiting the Ritchie Center Box Office.
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