OMAHA, Neb. – The University of Denver women's soccer team (8-4-4, 5-1-1 Summit) earned goals on either side of halftime on its way to a 2-1 win at Omaha in its final road match of the 2025 regular season on Sunday morning.
 
Senior Lily O'Grady opened the scoring in the 28^th minute with her first goal of the year to give DU a 1-0 lead at the half. Redshirt sophomore Kera Nguyen then tucked a corner kick into the back of the net in the 63^rd minute for the first goal of her collegiate career to double the DU lead. Omaha pulled one back in the 68^th minute but a strong defensive stand and a critical fingertip save from redshirt junior Alina Santos secured the win in the final 20 minutes.
 
SIGNIFICANT STATS:                                 

• O'Grady and Nguyen became the 12^th and 13^th unique goal scorers for Denver this season.
  • It was O'Grady's second career goal and her first since netting the game winner against NC State on September 3, 2023.
  • It was Nguyen's first collegiate goal and also her first game winner.
  • Nguyen became the seventh Pioneer to score a winner this year.
• Senior Isabella Chidiac 's assist on O'Grady's goal was her eighth of the season, the most by a Pioneer in a single season since Natalie Beckman and Sami Feller had 18 and 11, respectively, in 2021.
  • With the assist, Chidiac also moved into a tie for the most points by a DU player, matching her jersey number with 10.
• Redshirt senior Samantha Dreiling 's assist on Nguyen's goal was her third of the season, second most on the roster.
  • S. Dreiling finished the weekend with three points after scoring the equalizer at St. Thomas on Thursday.
• S. Dreiling led the match with four shot attempts, marking her third time in the last four matches with as many.
• Santos' two saves on the day bring her to 75 total on the season, now tied for the 10^th most by a single goalkeeper in a season in Denver's NCAA Division I history.

FIRST HALF:
15' | The first shot for either team came from the foot of O'Grady with some pace but was aimed squarely at the keeper for an easy save.
 
24' | Redshirt sophomore Luci Vincent put a header toward the net off a cross from S. Dreiling but sent the ball over the crossbar.
 
26' | Chidiac took the first corner of the day and found freshman Annie Philbin at the edge of the six-yard box. The freshman connected but hit the post.
 
28' | Chidiac settled the ball off a deflection at the edge of the 18-yard box and tapped it laterally to O'Grady, who put it into the back of the net with some heat from 25 yards out.
 
SECOND HALF:
61' | S. Dreiling had a look from well beyond the penalty area but pushed it high.
 
63' | Nguyen found the ball off an S. Dreiling corner kick and pushed it across the line to double the Denver lead.
 
68' | UNO's Kendall Dobberstein curled the ball past Santos to pull the Mavericks within one.
 
72' | Santos made a win-preserving save by a fingertip to push the ball clear of the crossbar.
 
WHAT'S NEXT:
The University of Denver women's soccer team returns home for its regular-season finale and Senior Day against South Dakota on Sunday, October 26, at 1 p.m. MT.
 
TICKETS
Tickets for the 2025 Denver women's soccer season are now on sale and available for purchase online, by calling 303-871-4625 or by visiting the Ritchie Center Box Office.