WHO: Denver (4-3-3, 1-0-0 Summit) at North Dakota State (4-7-0, 0-1-0 Summit)
WHAT: DU's second Summit League match of 2025
WHERE: Dacotah Field (Fargo, North Dakota)
WHEN: Sunday, September 28, at 12 p.m. CT/11 a.m. MT
 
LAST TIME OUT:
Denver opened up its 2025 Summit League schedule with a 1-0 win at North Dakota on Thursday afternoon. After the match sat scoreless at halftime, DU redshirt junior Hannah Tate netted what would be the match's only goal in the 57^th minute. She did so off a perfectly-tapped pass from redshirt freshman Rowan LaPiano, allowing her to split defenders and get behind the UND backline before putting away her second career game winner.
 
QUICK HITS:

• Following Thursday's Summit League opener, Denver is now 91-16-15 all-time in League play including 43-10-7 on the road.
  • DU is now 10-2-1 in Summit League openers, going 5-1-1 when the first match was held on the road.
• With her goal at North Dakota, Tate became the eighth goal scorer for Denver this season but only the third to have done so as a Pioneer entering the season.
• Tate and LaPiano made it 13 Pioneers with at least one point this year after connecting on the game winner at UND.
• Redshirt junior Alina Santos collected her third clean sheet of 2025 and the fifth of her career with Thursday's win at North Dakota.
• DU is seeking its fifth Summit League title in 2025 and its ninth regular-season crown since joining the League in 2013-14.

SCOUTING THE BISON:
Denver holds a 13-2-1 record against North Dakota State including 4-1-1 when playing in Fargo. A season ago, DU claimed a 2-1 win at home over the Bison, rallying from a goal down to second the win off a brace from Ella Frost. DU's last trip to NDSU was October 19, 2023, in which the Bison finished with a 1-0 win.
 
North Dakota State fell, 0-1, in its Summit League opener against Omaha on Thursday. As was the case in Denver's last match, NDSU sat scoreless after the first 45 minutes but conceded the match's only goal in the 53^rd minute.
 
Leading the Bison so far in 2025 is Morgan Russman, last season's Summit League Offensive Player and Newcomer of the Year. The sophomore leads the team is goals (3), assists (4) and points (10). Hannah Stipp has been in goal for each NDSU match so far, making starts in all but one and tallying 28 saves.
 
UP NEXT:
Denver returns home for a three-match homestand against a trio of Summit League opponents, first hosting Kansas City on Thursday, October 2, at 7 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.