KANSAS CITY – The University of Denver women's soccer team (7-4-0, 1-0-0 Summit) collected three points in with a 3-1 win at Kansas City in its Summit League opener on Thursday night.
 
Freshman Megan Murray gave DU a 1-0 lead heading into halftime before the Roos found an equalizer in the 52^nd minute. Frost reclaimed the Denver lead in the 64^th minute with what would be the eventual game winner, and senior Riley Baker put Denver up by two goals with her second of the season in the 78^th minute.
 
SIGNIFICANT STATS:                                 

• DU moved to 9-2-1 in Summit League openers (and 4-1-1 on the road) with the win on Thursday.
  • It was also Denver 20^th win in a conference opener in the program's Division I history.
  • Denver is unbeaten in its last seven Summit League opening match including five consecutive victories including Thursday's win at Kansas City.
• Denver's three goals scored are the most in a conference opener since scoring four in three straight seasons from 2011-13.
• Frost and M. Murray each netted their fourth goals of the season, moving into a tie with sophomore Liv Moritz for the most on the DU roster so far in 2024.
• Senior Jadyn Goodrich had two assists on the night while redshirt senior Addisyn Hyrup had the helper on M. Murray's goal, giving both Pioneers their first points of the season.
• For the fourth time in 2024, Denver held its opponent to a single corner kick, conceding just one in the second half to the Roos – compared to Denver's season-best 13 earned on the night.

FIRST HALF:
9' | Fifth-year student Jordan Crockett had the first chance for either time, trying to tuck a shot into the upper corner of the near post 25 yards out and forcing a jumping save from the KC keeper.
 
25' | M. Murray connected in stride with a terrific service from Hyrup, carried the ball into the box and chipped it over the keeper and into the back of the net.
 
38' | Frost threaded the ball up to sophomore Michaela McGowan, who got open in the box but had the ball snatched from her feet by the KC keeper.
 
SECOND HALF:
52' | Junior goalkeeper Alina Santos made a save on a UMKC attack inside her box, but Kansas City's Kayda Kamolz found the rebound and pushed it past Santos to level the score at 1-1.
 
54' | Goodrich got open inside the six-yard box and attempted to lift the ball over the keeper, who made the easy save.
 
64' | After a scramble between multiple DU attackers and the Kansas City keeper at the edge of the 18-yard box, Goodrich quickly tapped the Frost, who pushed a bouncing ball between two defenders and into the back of the net.
 
77' | Hyrup sent a cross in from near the corner flag. The ball simultaneously bounced off Goodrich and a Kansas City defender and as it headed toward the ground, Baker approached to push it across the line.
 
80' | Frost went looking for her second of the night after the Pioneers took a corner short, but the KC keeper pushed the dipping ball clear of the crossbar.
 
WHAT'S NEXT:
DU (7-4-0, 1-0-0 Summit) returns to University of Denver Soccer Stadium for the first time in four weeks when it hosts its Summit League home opener against North Dakota on Sunday, September 29, at 1 p.m. MT.
 
TICKETS
Tickets for the 2024 University of Denver women's soccer season are now on sale and can be purchased at denverpioneers.com/tickets or by calling the Ritchie Center Box Office at 303-871-4625.
 
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