non-conference schedule with a hard-fought battle against No. 22/24 Colorado but ultimately came up short, 3-1, on Friday night.
CU claimed held a 1-0 lead at halftime, converting a penalty shot on its second attempt after Denver freshman
Molly Wissman saved the first but was ruled off her line to give CU a second chance at it.
Less than five minutes into the second half, Colorado earned and converted a second penalty kick to go up 2-0. DU drew its own penalty shot in the 59
th minute with graduate student
Kaitlyn Glover netting her fourth goal of the year to pull Denver within one, but CU reclaimed the two-goal lead minutes later off a set piece.
SIGNIFICANT STATS:
- For the sixth time through the first eight matches, DU outshot its opponent, 18-10.
- Denver also led the match in corner kicks (5-2) and time of possession (55%-45%).
- Glover's converted PK was DU's third in the last three matches.
- At least one penalty shot has now been awarded to either team in four of DU's previous five matches.
- Senior Vanessa Murray and junior Samantha Dreiling each had a match-high four shot attempts, a new career high for each Pioneer.
- DU welcomed a crowd of 1,761, its largest since setting the all-time DU Soccer – men's or women's – single-match attendance record of 1,837 on September 23, 2022.
FIRST HALF:
10' | Glover took Denver's second shot of the day from the edge of the penalty area, but it ricocheted off the right post.
27' | Senior
Jordan Crockett was called for a foul inside Denver's box, giving CU a penalty shot. Wissman made the save with a dive to her right, but the referee said she jumped off her line early. Colorado's Babcock-Chi took the second attempt and converted.
SECOND HALF:
50' | Colorado's Rosen converted its second penalty shot of the night after another Crockett foul inside the box.
54' | Murray curled a shot near the right corner of the penalty area, but CU's keeper tipped up clear.
59' | Denver drew a foul inside the 18-yard box to earn its own penalty shot. Glover stepped to the line and put it in the back of the net to pull Denver within one.
61' | Off the set piece, CU's James headed the ball toward the net and snuck it past Wissman.
69' | Just before the media stoppage, freshman
Michaela McGowan tried to curl one in from a deep angle on the left side of the box but watched it inch wide of the right post.
WHAT'S NEXT:
DU (4-1-4, 0-0-0 Summit) begins Summit League play when it hosts Oral Roberts on Saturday, September 23, at 7 p.m. MT.
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