Friday, February 7
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Photo by: Nigel Duff
Late Rally Not Enough as [15] Denver Falls to Louisville in Season Opener
2/7/2025 12:20:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
The Pioneers will travel to Columbus to take on Ohio State on Sunday to close out the opening weekend.
LOUISVILLE, Ken. - The [15] University of Denver women's lacrosse team opened the 2025 campaign with a 10-8 loss to Louisville on Friday afternoon in Kentucky.
Denver opened the scoring with the first of four goals by sophomore attacker Olivia Ripple. Louisville was quick to respond with five unanswered goals in the first quarter of play. The Pioneers notched two more goals in second quarter and held the Cards scoreless to take a 5-3 deficit into halftime.
The Cardinals capitalized on several Denver turnovers in the third quarter to extend their lead to 9-4.
DU took the momentum back in the fourth quarter, out-shooting Louisville 14-3 with goals by Caroline Colimore, Kyra Obert and Lauren Black, cutting the deficit to two goals. The Pioneers comeback effort was thwarted by a late red-card on Lindsey Wilmot, and ultimately fell to the Cards.
KEY PERFORMANCES:
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Denver opened the scoring with the first of four goals by sophomore attacker Olivia Ripple. Louisville was quick to respond with five unanswered goals in the first quarter of play. The Pioneers notched two more goals in second quarter and held the Cards scoreless to take a 5-3 deficit into halftime.
The Cardinals capitalized on several Denver turnovers in the third quarter to extend their lead to 9-4.
DU took the momentum back in the fourth quarter, out-shooting Louisville 14-3 with goals by Caroline Colimore, Kyra Obert and Lauren Black, cutting the deficit to two goals. The Pioneers comeback effort was thwarted by a late red-card on Lindsey Wilmot, and ultimately fell to the Cards.
KEY PERFORMANCES:
- Sophomore attacker Olivia Ripple recorded a career-high five points on four goals and an assist.
- Graduate midfielder Maddie Montgomery had a strong showing in her Pioneer debut with a pair of ground balls, three draw controls and three caused turnovers.
- Caroline Colimore led the effort in the draw circle with seven draw victories alongside three ground balls.
DENVER'S HOME FOR COLLEGE SPORTS
Visit DenverPioneers.com for complete coverage of all 18 of DU's NCAA Division I sports
Like Denver Pioneers and Denver Women's Lacrosse on Facebook
Follow @DU_Pioneers and @DU_WLAX on Twitter
Follow @DenverPioneers and @DU_WLAX on Instagram
Players Mentioned
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/ Women's LacrosseTeam Stats
DEN
LOU
Shots
37
21
Turnovers
15
18
Caused Turnovers
10
8
Draw Controls
10
11
Free-Position Shots
10
7
Ground Balls
16
6
Game Leaders
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4
A
1
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GB
0
CT
1
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1
A
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Pen
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GB
0
CT
0
G
1
A
0
FO
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Pen
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GB
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CT
0
G
1
A
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FO
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Pen
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GB
3
CT
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