WHO: Denver (5-4-2, 2-0-0) vs. South Dakota State (6-0-4, 0-0-1)
WHAT: First away match in Summit League play
WHERE: Fishback Soccer Park (Brookings, S.D.)
WHEN: Friday, September 30, at 6 p.m. CT/5 p.m. MT
LAST TIME OUT:
Denver posted its second straight 2-0 victory of opening weekend for Summit League play, topping North Dakota on September 25. Graduate student
Camryn MacMillan had the game winner just 2:34 into the match, and sophomore
Ella Frost added a second DU goal in the 29
th minute.
QUICK HITS:
- Redshirt senior Nerea Arrazola was named the Summit League Defensive Peak Performer of the Week for the second time this season after her dual shutouts to begin League play.
- DU is 27-8-3 all-time in road matches against Summit League opponents in the regular season including 5-0-0 last season.
- In its last match, Denver had 24 shots from 11 players, both season highs.
- Three Pioneers account for the team lead in goals (Macmillan, four), points (graduate student Sami Feller, 10) and shots (Frost, 19).
- Arrazola is within one match of tying for the fourth most career shutouts in Denver's Division I history (25).
SCOUTING THE JACKRABBITS:
South Dakota State played to a 0-0 draw in its Summit League opener against South Dakota at home on September 24. Maya Hansen leads the team in goals (five), points (15) and shots (22).
DU is 3-7-4 all-time against SDSU but won the teams' last regular-season meeting, posting a 2-0 shutout in the Summit League finale on October 31, 2021, to clinch Denver's fifth regular-season Summit League title. In their last meeting at SDSU, Denver fell 1-2 in extra time.
WHAT'S NEXT:
DU visits South Dakota on Sunday, October 2, to conclude its first road trip in Summit League play.
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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