2016 Women s Soccer Notes Match 19

Transcription

1 2016 Women s Soccer Notes Match 19 [2 Seed] Denver (8-9-1, Summit) vs. [3 Seed] South Dakota State (10-7-1, Summit) Summit League Semifinal No. 2 Thursday, November 3 3 p.m. CT/2 p.m. MT Dacotah Field (Fargo, N.D.) #DU1NATION #DENvSDSU Facebook: DenverWomensSoccer THE MATCHUP - SEMIFINAL NO. 2 Denver vs. South Dakota State First Meeting: 2013 Overall: DU: 1-3-1, 5 goals; SDSU: 6 goals Division I: Same Summit: Same Neutral Site (DI Only): First Meeting Previous Meetings: 10/25/13: Denver 4-0 South Dakota State (DiGiacomo 19, OG 46, Larson 66, Diamond 85 ) 10/31/14: South Dakota State 2-0 Denver (Brazil 21, Hatcher 87 ) 11/08/14 (Summit Final): Denver (4)1-1(5)p South Dakota State (Boothe 22, Hatcher 90 ) 10/11/15: Denver 0-1 South Dakota State (Ratcliffe 95 ) 10/23/16: South Dakota State 2-0 Denver (Hatcher 58, Poole 90 ) NOTES PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE Denver claimed its first Summit League regular season title since the 2013 season, sharing the trophy with North Dakota State after the Pioneers defeated Omaha 2-0 on Sunday afternoon at CIBER Field. DU and NDSU tied in Fargo in the regular season, but by virtue of NDSU s record against South Dakota State and Oral Roberts, NDSU took the top seed in this week s tournament. The Pioneers will take on third-seeded South Dakota State Thursday in the second semifinal in Fargo. SDSU defeated Denver on penalties in the 2014 Summit League Final at CIBER Field, the Pioneers last league tournament appearance. The winner of Thursday s second semifinal will take on the winner of [1] North Dakota State and [4] Oral Roberts Saturday at 10 a.m. MT in the 2016 Summit League Final. LEAGUE TITLES With the victory against Omaha on Oct. 30, Denver claimed a share of its eighth NCAA Division I regular season league title, and its second in the Summit League (2013)...The Pioneers won the regular season in their only year in the WAC (2012) and won five regular season titles in the Sun Belt (2002, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2010). The Pioneers will look for league tournament title No. 9 in their Division I history this weekend, and their first since 2013 (Summit)...Denver won seven Sun Belt Conference Tournament Titles (2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009). HEAD COACH JEFF HOOKER Denver s Jeff Hooker is in his 25th season in charge of the women s program. Hooker coached his 500th women s match at DU on his last trip to Fargo (Oct. 14). Hooker coached both the men s and the women s programs during the 1996 and 1997 seasons, making this officially his 27th season as a head coach at DU. DU s head man enters this match with a women s record, and a career record of The nine-time conference coach of the year will look for his 10th NCAA Tournament appearance in In league play in his career, Hooker is , including with the women s program. Among active head coaches, Hooker entered the 2016 season as the 22nd winningest head coach by percentage (.699) and the 15th winningest coach by victories (319). In the overall NCAA record books heading into this season, Hooker is the 35th winningest head coach by victories (319) SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time/Result 8/19 Colorado State^ - Altitude L, 2-0 8/21 vs. Colorado College (at CU)^ L, 3-0 8/26 SIUE - Altitude 2 W, 2-1 8/28 Montana - Altitude L, 1-0 9/2 vs. Arizona L, 3-0 9/4 at Arizona State W, 3-1 9/8 Northern Colorado - Altitude W, 1-0 9/11 Hawai i - Pioneer Vision L, 2-0 9/17 at Colorado^ L, 1-0 (a.e.t.) 9/22 at BYU L, 7-0 9/30 at Western Illinois # W, /2 at IUPUI # W, /9 South Dakota # W, /14 at North Dakota State # T, /20 Oral Roberts # - Altitude 2 L, /23 at South Dakota State # L, /28 Fort Wayne # W, /30 Omaha # - Altitude W, /3 S.D. State - Semifinal No. 2 & 2 p.m. 11/5 N.D. State/Oral Roberts - Final & 10 a.m. # - Summit League Game ^ - Colorado Cup All Times Mountain & - Summit League Tournament (Fargo, N.D.) School Information Location...Denver, Colo. Enrollment... 11,767 Founded Nickname...Pioneers Colors...Crimson and Gold Conference...The Summit League Chancellor... Rebecca Chopp Athletics Director...Peg Bradley-Doppes Ticket Office Phone...(303) Team Information Home Field... CIBER Field (1,915) 2015 Overall Record (4-4-0 Summit) Starter Returning/Lost...8/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost...13/8 Newcomers...4 DU all-time record (34th Season) NCAA Appearances/Last...9/2013 Best NCAA Finish/Year...Sweet 16/2012 Head Coach...Jeff Hooker (UCLA 87) Record/Career (25th)/ (27th) Associate Head Coach... Kris Peat (N.C. State 88) Assistant Coach... Katie Hooker (Denver 03) Director of Operations...Katie Benz Athletic Communications Asst Director (WSOC Contact)... Niko Blankenship Office/Cell Phone.(303) / (513) niko.blankenship@du.edu

2 2016 ROSTER NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (H.S./Previous School) Club Team 0 Brittany Wilson Goalkeeper 5-8 FR Littleton, Colo. (Columbine H.S.) Real Colorado/U.S. YNT 1 Cassidy Rey Goalkeeper 5-9 SR Arcadia, Calif. (La Salle H.S.) Slammers FC/Cal South ODP 2 Kendall Mulvaney Goalkeeper 5-10 JR Newport Beach, Calif. (Corona del Mar H.S.) West Coast F.C. 4 Hannah Bricker Defender 5-10 SO Fort Collins, Colo. (Fossil Ridge H.S.) Real Colorado 6 Cheyenne Shorts Defender 5-9 FR Denver, Colo. (Denver East H.S.) Colorado Storm 7 Karina Fredette Forward 5-8 RS SR Gatineau, Quebec (Wisconsin Green Bay) Ottawa Fury SC 8 Jessie Dancy Forward 5-9 JR Park City, Utah (Park City H.S.) Black Diamond Soccer Club 9 Makenzie Bothner Defender 5-6 JR Park City, Utah (Park City H.S.) Black Diamond Soccer Club 11 Heather Turcios Defender 5-4 FR Azusa, Calif. (Flintridge Sacred Heart Acad.) El Salvador Women s National Team 12 Courtney Coffey Midfielder 5-8 SO Grand Junction, Colo. (Fruita Monument) Colorado Storm 13 Mary DeWalt Forward 5-7 SO West Bend, Wisc. (Slinger H.S.) FC Wisconsin Eclipse 14 Leah Swander Forward 5-8 SO Grand Junction, Colo. (Grand Junction H.S.) Utah Avalanche 15 Lilly McSwain Defender 5-10 SR Glenwood Springs, Colo. (Glenwood Springs H.S.) Colorado Rush 18 Francesca Garzelloni Midfielder 5-7 RS SR Parker, Colo. (Ponderosa H.S.) Real Colorado 19 Hannah Adler Midfielder 5-5 FR Oak Park, Calif. (Oak Park H.S.) Real So Cal 20 Riley Welch Midfielder 5-8 JR Littleton, Colo. (Thunder Ridge H.S.) Real Colorado 22 Angelica Pacheco Forward 5-3 JR Taos, N.M. (Taos H.S.) New Mexico Rush 24 Cristiana Behnken Defender 5-7 SO Ogden, Utah (St. Joseph Catholic H.S.) La Roca Premier ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Year Hometown (Previous School) Club Team 19 Hannah Adler Midfielder 5-5 FR Oak Park, Calif. (Oak Park H.S.) Real So Cal 24 Cristiana Behnken Defender 5-7 SO Ogden, Utah (St. Joseph Catholic H.S.) La Roca Premier 9 Makenzie Bothner Defender 5-6 JR Park City, Utah (Park City H.S.) Black Diamond Soccer Club 4 Hannah Bricker Defender 5-10 SO Fort Collins, Colo. (Fossil Ridge H.S.) Real Colorado 12 Courtney Coffey Midfielder 5-8 SO Grand Junction, Colo. (Fruita Monument) Colorado Storm 8 Jessie Dancy Forward 5-9 JR Park City, Utah (Park City H.S.) Black Diamond Soccer Club 13 Mary DeWalt Forward 5-7 SO West Bend, Wisc. (Slinger H.S.) FC Wisconsin Eclipse 7 Karina Fredette Forward 5-8 RS SR Gatineau, Quebec (Wisconsin Green Bay) Ottawa Fury SC 18 Francesca Garzelloni Midfielder 5-7 RS SR Parker, Colo. (Ponderosa H.S.) Real Colorado 15 Lilly McSwain Defender 5-10 SR Glenwood Springs, Colo. (Glenwood Springs H.S.) Colorado Rush 2 Kendall Mulvaney Goalkeeper 5-10 JR Newport Beach, Calif. (Corona del Mar H.S.) West Coast F.C. 22 Angelica Pacheco Forward 5-3 JR Taos, N.M. (Taos H.S.) New Mexico Rush 1 Cassidy Rey Goalkeeper 5-9 SR Arcadia, Calif. (La Salle H.S.) Slammers FC/Cal South ODP 6 Cheyenne Shorts Defender 5-9 FR Denver, Colo. (Denver East H.S.) Colorado Storm 14 Leah Swander Forward 5-8 SO Grand Junction, Colo. (Grand Junction H.S.) Utah Avalanche 11 Heather Turcios Defender 5-4 FR Azusa, Calif. (Flintridge Sacred Heart Acad.) El Salvador Women s National Team 20 Riley Welch Midfielder 5-8 JR Littleton, Colo. (Thunder Ridge H.S.) Real Colorado 0 Brittany Wilson Goalkeeper 5-8 FR Littleton, Colo. (Columbine H.S.) Real Colorado/U.S. YNT Head Coach: Jeff Hooker (UCLA 87; 25th Season) Associate Head Coach: Kris Peat (North Carolina State 88; 9th Season) Assistant Coach: Katie Hooker (Denver 03; 13th Season) ROSTER BY ELIGIBILITY Seniors (4) - Fredette, Garzelloni, McSwain, Rey Juniors (5) - Bothner, Dancy, Mulvaney, Pacheco, Welch Sophomores (5) - Behnken, Bricker, Coffey, DeWalt, Swander Freshmen (4) - Adler, Shorts, Turcios, Wilson Bold: Redshirt ROSTER BY STATE California (4) - Adler, Mulvaney, Rey, Turcios Colorado (8) - Bricker, Coffey, Garzelloni, McSwain, Shorts, Swander, Welch, Wilson New Mexico (1) - Pacheco Quebec (1) - Fredette Utah (3) - Behnken, Bothner, Dancy Wisconsin (1) - DeWalt ROSTER BY POSITION Goalkeepers (3) - Mulvaney, Rey, Wilson Defenders (6) - Behnken, Bothner, Bricker, McSwain, Shorts, Turcios Midfielders (4) - Adler, Coffey, Garzelloni, Welch Forwards (5) - Dancy, DeWalt, Fredette, Pacheco, Swander

3 OH CAPTAIN MY CAPTAIN The Pioneers are captained by redshirt senior Francesca Garzelloni, who earned her 75th CAP on Oct. 30 against Omaha, and Lilly McSwain, who earned CAP number 60 at the weekend. As a freshman in 2012, Garzelloni started the side s first four matches before missing the rest of the season with an injury (foot). Garzelloni leads the 2016 roster in career goals with 12 to go along with eight assists for a team-leading 32 points. The Denver senior netted her first brace since Nov. 10, 2013 (NDSU) on Oct. 28 in Denver s 5-0 win over Fort Wayne. The do-it-all midfielder is a two-time First Team All-Summit League selection. McSwain has started all 18 matches in 2016 for the Pioneers after starting just nine in her first three seasons. REAL COLORADO CONNECTION The Pioneers 2016 roster has 18 players from 13 different club teams. Real Colorado leads the way in numbers with four, one from each class. Freshman Brittany Wilson sophomore Hannah Bricker, junior Riley Welch, redshirt senior Francesca Garzelloni all played for the local club team. Denver also has a pair of players from Black Diamond Soccer Club (Utah) and the Colorado Storm. CIBER FIELD CIBER Field at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium opened in The 2,000 seat stadium hosts both the men s and women s soccer programs, and sits above the 10,000 square-foot Pat Bowlen Strength and Conditioning Complex. The stadium has hosted the 2009 MPSF Men s Soccer Tournament, 2014 Summit League Men s and Women s Championships and 2015 and 2016 Summit League Men s Championship. CIBER Field has also hosted the 2012 NCAA Women s Soccer First Round and 2015 NCAA Men s Soccer Second Round. Denver s women s program is since CIBER Field opened. PIONEERS LOOK TO FOUR SENIORS Redshirt seniors Karina Fredette and Francesca Garzelloni and true seniors Lilly McSwain and Cassidy Rey have helped turn the ship back around in their final year of eligibility, winning Denver s first regular season title since Denver s senior class has combined for 253 CAPS and 183 starts. Fredette has five goals in a Denver kit, including two this season (9/4 and 10/28)...The Wisconsin Green Bay has 59 NCAA CAPS...Fredette was named to the Summit League Second Team in McSwain has 60 CAPS, including nine starts in 2015 and 18 in In 2014, McSwain tallied two assists and the senior provided her first of the season on Fredette s goal at ASU. Rey has made 58 CAPS, starting 54 of those matches...rey has kept a 1.15 goals against average in her career, including a 0.52 GAA in 2013 that earned her Summit League Goalkeeper of the Year. Denver has tallied a record since the beginning of the 2013 campaign. The Pioneers 2014 senior class finished , the 13th-best output in the nation. THE TWO Cs 12 of Denver s 18 players are from either Colorado or California, including eight from the state of Colorado. Denver s other six players reside from Utah (3), New Mexico, Wisconsin and Quebec SUMMIT LEAGUE STANDINGS (THRU 10/30) League Overall Team Pts GP Record GF GA Pts GP Record GF GA North Dakota State Denver South Dakota State Oral Roberts South Dakota IUPUI Omaha Western Illinois Fort Wayne DU s Record When 2016 Since 2006 W L T W L T Overall Home Road Neutral site In overtime Decided by goal or less Against ranked teams Against unranked teams Leading at the half Trailing at the half Tied at the half Scoring first Opponent scores first Scoring 4+ Goals Scoring 3 goals Scoring 2 goals Scoring 1 goal Get shutout Allowing 4+ goals Allowing 3 goals Allowing 2 goals Allowing 1 goal Shutout Opponent More Shots Less Shots Tied Shots More Shots on Goal Less Shots on Goal Tied Shots on Goal More Corners Less Corners Tied Corners More Fouls Less Fouls Tied Fouls More Saves Less Saves Tied Saves v Denver has woman sent off Opp has woman sent off In August In September In October In November On Monday On Tuesday On Wednesday On Thursday On Friday On Saturday On Sunday Since 2008 Start time p.m. MT Start time 12-2 p.m. MT Start time 2-4 p.m. MT Start time 4-6 p.m. MT Start time 6-8 p.m. MT Start time 8-11 p.m. MT Goals by Minute (Since 2002) DU OPP DU OPP

4 2016 COACHING STAFF Head Coach Jeff Hooker Alma Mater: UCLA Experience: 25th Season Quick Hits: 9-time conference coach of the year 7 conference regular season titles 8 conference tournament titles Will coach 500th women s match at N.D. State Won his 300th women s game on Oct. 19, 2013 Won his 300th career game on Oct. 13, NCAA Tournament Apps (2012 Sweet 16) Hooker Year-By-Year Year Record Conf * * * * # 2001! # 2002! # 2003! # # # 2006! # 2007! # 2008! # 2009! # # # 2012! ^ 2013! & & & & WTotals MTotals Totals * - CAC; # - SBC; ^ - WAC; & - The Summit League! - NCAA Tournament Success continues for the women s soccer program under the direction of head coach Jeff Hooker. His presence at Denver serves as a symbol of commitment to the University s goal of joining the national elite. Hooker became the third head coach in the program s history, taking over the reins in He will begin his 25th season in charge of the Pioneers and coach his 500th women s match in The Pioneers have achieved greatness under Hooker s watch with at least eight wins in 23 of his 24 seasons, including 13 or more wins in seven of the last nine seasons. Since 2006, the Pioneers have gone overall and in the conference play, while becoming the first team in history to win four-straight SBC Tournament titles and berths in the NCAA Tournament. Hooker s teams compiled a school-record 19 wins in 2006, 2008 and Hooker s 24th season was his toughest to date as the Pioneers finished with all four Denver wins coming in Summit League play. The Pioneers finished fifth in the league standings in In his 23rd campaign with the program, and Denver s second season in the Summit League, a young Pioneer squad finished and in the Summit League. The 10 wins extended Hooker s double-digit streak to nine-consecutive seasons. Denver s season concluded in similar heartbreak to the 2010 campaign, as the Pioneers dropped a penalty shootout in the Summit League Championship to South Dakota State. In their first season in The Summit League, the Pioneers swept the regular season and tournament titles, winning all nine matches against conference opposition. Hooker was named co-coach of the year in the conference, his 10th coaching honor. For the second season in a row, CIBER Field hosted a first round NCAA Tournament contest, a match Denver dropped 1-0. The 2012 Pioneers not only reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2009, but advanced to the NCAA Round of 16 for the first time in program history. Hooker was named the Western Athletic Conference Coach of the Year, leading the program to a overall record and a mark in the WAC. Kristen Hamilton was named the WAC Player of the Year and was joined by six other Pioneers on WAC all-conference teams in Denver hosted its first NCAA Tournament game in first season, earning a 3-1 result over Colorado College in the NCAA First Round. The Pioneers followed that up with a trip to Stanford, Calif., where DU erased a two-goal deficit to upset No. 4 Maryland 3-2 in extra time. Kaitlin Bast became the third player in program history to join the 100-point club in that NCAA Tournament win over Colorado College. Bast finished her career with 104 points. In 2011, Denver finished (.762) overall and (.818) in its final year in the SBC. The Pioneers earned a 2-0 win in the Sun Belt Conference Quarterfinals, before falling to Florida International 3-1 in the semifinals. Hamilton was named the SBC Player of the Year. Hamilton and sophomore Nicholette DiGiacomo both earned spots on the NCAA All-South Region First Team. Freshman Sam Harder was named to the NCAA All-South Region Second Team. Six Pioneers received SBC All-Conference awards. Katy Van Lieshout and Kari Storslett earned CoSIDA Academic All-American First Team honors. A native of Walnut, Calif., Hooker was revered as one of the finest prep players in the nation and was selected to the Junior National Team in When the team toured Mexico, Hooker started at striker, scoring in his first-ever international contest in the Youth World Cup. His collegiate playing career at UCLA was limited because of national team commitments in the under-19 World Cup, but he was able to play 51 games during his three-year stint with the Bruins, recording 20 goals and 11 assists. Hooker was also a member of the 1984 Olympic soccer team and remained a prominent member of the U.S. National Team through Associate Head Coach Kris Peat Alma Mater: N.C. State Experience: 9th Season Served as DU s assistant men s coach and women s goalkeeping coach in Assistant Coach Katie Hooker Experience: 13th Season Alma Mater: Denver After a record-setting collegiate career at Denver and Iowa State, Hooker was drafted in the WUSA.

5 DENVER S 2017 CLASS CONTRIBUTING IN THIRD YEAR WITH PROGRAM Makenzie Bothner, Jessie Dancy, Kendall Mulvaney, Angelica Pacheco and Riley Welch make up Denver s five-player junior class...three of the juniors combined for the game-winner in Denver s 1-0 win over Northern Colorado (9/8). Bothner has started in Denver s defense in 52 of her 55 CAPS...The Park City, Utah, native has a goal and seven assists in her career, including a game-winner against Iowa State in Bothner is second among field players with 4933 minutes played. Dancy has seen 1953 minutes for Hooker s side, making 51 appearances and 15 starts at forward, including eight starts in Dancy will miss the 2016 tournament due to injury. Mulvaney has battled injuries through her first two+ years, but made her collegiate debut at forward on Oct. 28 against Fort Wayne. The former keeper turned forward has 2 CAPS. Pachecho has earned 41 CAPS, and scored a goal in her 3 appearances in Welch broke through the starting XI in 2015, now making 25 starts in 37 appearances...the Littleton, Colo., native has scored four goals and tallied two assists in 2287 minutes of action in her career. SOPHOMORES PUT IN KEY ROLES IN 2016 Cristiana Behnken, Hannah Bricker, Courtney Coffey, Mary DeWalt and Leah Swander combined for 88 CAPS and 62 starts in their freshmen seasons, with all five earning places in Hooker s Starting XI throughout the season. The group has now combined for 140 CAPS and 90 starts. Behnken, Coffey and DeWalt played in all 17 matches in their rookie seasons. Behnken led the 2015 freshmen in starts with 16 and earned a spot on the 2015 Summit League All-Freshmen Team...She made her season debut on Sept. 4 after recovering from a preseason injury...behnken has continued to battle injury, but has made 10 appearances and three starts this season, including starting both matches last weekend. Bricker has made 24 career appearances, starting 15 of those matches in the center of Denver s defense...bricker has missed the last three matches with injury. Coffey, another Colorado native, led her high school team in scoring in 2012 (also led in assists) and 2014, finishing as an all-conference selection both seasons. Coffey made 11 starts for Hooker s side, tallying an assist in 799 minutes in She will miss the entire 2016 season (knee). DeWalt, a four-sport high school athlete was named to her All-Area team, and won the Golden Boot award and earned first-team all-conference honors. DeWalt also had a single assist in 893 minutes for the Pioneers in 2015, making 10 starts in her freshman season. The sophomore netted her first career goal in Denver s 3-1 upset of [RV] Arizona State... DeWalt has moved from forward to outside back in Swander, a Grand Junction product, spent two seasons with the U.S. Youth Academy, and scored the most goals of any 5A freshman in Colorado in Swander led the team with 29 shots and made eight starts a year ago. Swander netted her first career goal in Denver s 2-1 win over SIUE. FRESHMEN CLASS READY TO GO RIGHT AWAY A pair of Colorado products and California recruits make-up Jeff Hooker s 2016 freshmen class. Goalkeeper Brittany Wilson, a Littleton native, played her club soccer for Real Colorado and also made appearances with the United State Women s Youth National Team...Wilson earned three call-ups with the National Team; two with the U-19s and an August, 2015 callup with the U-20s. Wilson has appeared in all 18 matches, starting eight and playing at least the second half in the other 10. Heather Turcios earned a call-up with the U-20 El Salvador Women s National Team prior to her time at DU. Turcios scored six goals and tallied six assists in 2015 at Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy. In 2016, Turcios has appeared in 17 of 18 matches, starting eight of them. Cheyenne Shorts is Denver s other Colorado freshmen in 2016, a three-year center back for the Colorado Olympic Development program and a four-year starter at Denver East. Denver s first choice centerback has appeared in 16 matches, missing a start in Summit League play at South Dakota State after being sent off in the first half against Oral Roberts. Central midfielder and Real So Cal product Hannah Adler surpassed the 100 point mark in her high school career last season, leading Oak Park High School to over 60 wins in her career...adler was a 2015 California All-Star selection, two-time all-conference selection and appeared in the IMG Academy 150 player pool. Adler leads the team with three goals. Adler has been Denver s leading scorer in 2016, starting 16 of Denver s 18 matches and bagging four goals while providing four assists. SIXTH ANNUAL COLORADO CUP The tournament started with just four teams for three years between When Colorado State s women s program started ahead of the 2014 season, Air Force and CSU joined the tournament. The tournament was created by former Colorado coach and current Colorado State head coach Bill Hempen. Denver is 9-10 against Colorado teams since the tournament started in Denver won the 2013 Colorado Cup, and CU has won the other five...had the Denver-Colorado match counted towards the Colorado Cup during the first three years, Denver would have won both the 2011 and 2012 Colorado Cups. DU s League Tournament History (29-5-3) Year Round Opponent Result 2000 SBC Quarters Middle Tennessee W, SBC Semis FIU L, 2-3 (2OT) 2001 SBC Quarters La.-Lafayette W, SBC Semis FIU T, 1-1 (W, 3-2 pens) 2001 SBC Final North Texas W, SBC Quarters Arkansas State W, SBC Semis Western Kentucky W, SBC Final North Texas W, SBC Quarters La.-Lafayette W, SBC Semis Western Kentucky W, SBC Final North Texas W, 1-0 (OT) 2004 SBC Quarters La.-Lafayette W, SBC Semis North Texas L, SBC Quarters Western Kentucky L, SBC Quarters Arkansas-Little Rock W, SBC Semis FAU W, SBC Final North Texas W, SBC Quarters FAU W, SBC Semis Arkansas-Little Rock W, SBC Final North Texas W, SBC Quarters Arkansas-Little Rock W, SBC Semis FAU W, SBC Final Western Kentucky W, SBC Quarters Troy W, SBC Semis Arkansas State W, SBC Final Arkansas-Little Rock W, SBC Quarters La.-Lafayette W, SBC Semis FIU W, SBC Final Middle Tenn T 0-0 (L, 2-3 pens) 2011 SBC Quarters South Alabama W, SBC Semis FIU L, WAC Semis Texas State W, WAC Final Utah State L, Summit Semis IPFW W, Summit Final North Dakota St. W, Summit Semis IUPUI W, Summit Final S.D. State T, 1-1 (L, 5-4 pens) 2016 Summit Semis S.D. State November 3 Sun Belt: WAC: Summit: Quarters: Semis: Final: Penalty Shootout History: 2001 vs. FIU: W, vs. Middle Tenn: L, vs. S.D. State: L, 5-4

6 DENVER 2-0 OMAHA (OCTOBER 30, 2016) DENVER TOPS OMAHA 2-0 FOR SUMMIT LEAGUE TITLE DENVER The University of Denver women s soccer team got goals from sophomore forward Leah Swander (Grand Junction, Colo.) and freshman Hannah Adler (Oak Park, Calif.) and kept its fifth cleansheet in league play en route to a 2-0 win over Omaha on Sunday afternoon at CIBER Field at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium. With the win on Sunday, Denver took a share of its first Summit League title since On tiebreakers, Denver (8-9-1, Summit) will have the two seed in next weekend s Summit League Women s Soccer Championship. The Pioneers will take on three-seed South Dakota State in one semifinal (2 p.m. MT) while hosts and top seed North Dakota State will battle fourth-seed Oral Roberts in the other semifinal (11 a.m. MT). I m very proud of how hard this team has worked in Summit League play this season. They deserve this, head coach Jeff Hooker said. I thought the entire weekend went well. When you score seven goals for and none against, you have to feel good about the weekend. We re playing our best at the right time of the year. We have our banquet tonight, so we ll enjoy this regular season title tonight, and then we need to turn our focus to next weekend and the Summit League Tournament. Sunday s regular season title is Denver s second in four years in the Summit League and the eighth Division I regular season title (five Sun Belt, one WAC) overall, all in Hooker s tenure. Swander got Denver on the board in the 10th minute, sending a shot from 25 yards over goalkeeper Haley Shelton s head and into the side netting from the right channel. The goal is the second of Swander s career and junior Angelica Pacheco (Taos, N.M.) earned the fourth assist of the season and her career on the opener. Adler doubled the Pioneers advantage on the other side of halftime, finishing a deflection off the keeper from in-close for the fourth of her freshman season. The Pioneers outshot Omaha (5-11-3, Summit) in the match and took seven of the 10 corner kicks. Freshman goalkeeper Brittany Wilson (Littleton, Colo.) played all 90 minutes for the third-consecutive match, keeping at least a share of her sixth cleansheet this season (two solo). Wilson made one save on Sunday afternoon.

7 2016 SEASON STATISTICS

8 2016 RESULTS

9 2016 TEAM GAME-BY-GAME

10 2016 GAME-BY-GAME COMPARISON

11 CAREER STATISTICS

12 CAREER STATISTICS

13 CAREER STATISTICS

14 GAME 1: DENVER 0-2 COLORADO STATE (AUG. 19, 2016) 2016 BOX SCORES GAME 2: COLO. COLLEGE 3-0 DENVER (AUG. 21, 2016) DENVER The University of Denver women s soccer program conceded two first BOULDER, Colo. The University of Denver women s soccer program fell to 0-2 half goals and fell to Colorado State 2-0 in the Colorado Cup opener on Friday with a 3-0 setback to Colorado College on Sunday afternoon at Prentup Field in night at CIBER Field at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium. both team s second of three Colorado Cup matches in Denver will wrapup its Colorado Cup when the Pioneers return to Boulder on Sept. 17 to take on It was a similar first half to our scrimmage against Texas Tech last weekend, head coach Jeff Hooker said. We started off great, but we have a tendency right now with Colorado. some newer players in the back to drop and drop and drop. Hopefully we can look at film on that and correct it tomorrow. GAME 3: DENVER 2-1 SIUE (AUG. 26, 2016) GAME 4: DENVER 0-1 MONTANA (AUG. 28, 2016) DENVER - The University of Denver women s soccer team got first career tallies off the underside of the crossbar from senior defensive midfielder Lilly McSwain (Glenwood Springs, Colo.) and sophomore Leah Swander (Grand Junction, Colo.) to send the Pioneers past SIU-Edwardsville 2-1 on Friday night at CIBER Field at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium. DENVER The University of Denver women s soccer team created six second half chances, but couldn t find the equalizer as the Pioneers fell to Montana 1-0 on Sunday afternoon at CIBER Field at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium. We played okay today, but not as well as we did on Friday and the result showed it, head coach Jeff Hooker said. I thought we had a little more intensity on Friday. On their goal, we let them switch the ball too easily and let them create a 2v1 which just led to mistake after mistake on that play, and they made us pay for it.

15 GAME 5: ARIZONA 3-0 DENVER (SEPT. 2, 2016) 2016 BOX SCORES GAME 6: ARIZONA STATE 1-3 DENVER (SEPT. 6, 2016) TEMPE, Ariz. The University of Denver women s soccer team dropped a 3-0 neutral site result to [RV] Arizona on Friday night in game two of the Sun Devil Desert Classic. We were outplayed in the first half and put ourselves in a hole that we weren t able to climb out of, head coach Jeff Hooker said. I thought both keepers did a great job tonight of covering some mistakes we made in the back and took control of their box well. We need to move on from this result and focus on Sunday night. GAME 7: DENVER 1-0 NORTHERN COLO. (SEPT. 9, 2016) TEMPE, Ariz. The University of Denver women s soccer team got three goals from three different scorers to defeat a team that appeared in the NSCAA Poll for the first time since 2013 (1-0 at No. 17 BYU 09/26/13), as the Pioneers took down [RV] Arizona State 3-1 in game four of the Sun Devil Desert Classic on Sunday night. GAME 8: DENVER 0-2 HAWAI I (SEPT. 11, 2016) DENVER The University of Denver women s soccer team conceded two second-half goals inside 4:26 of eachother as DU fell to now Hawai I 2-0 on Sunday evening at CIBER Field at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium. Shots were even at 8-8 and Denver held a 4-1 edge in corners and had the better of the possession as the two teams headed into the locker rooms scoreless. DENVER- Junior forward Jessie Dancy (Park City, Utah) netted her first career goal in the 72nd minute to send the University of Denver women s soccer team to its second-straight victory, this one a 1-0 result over Northern Colorado on Thursday night at CIBER Field at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium. In the first half I didn t think we were quite as sharp as we ended up being in the second half, head coach Jeff Hooker said.

16 GAME 9: COLORADO 1-0 DENVER (A.E.T.) (SEPT. 17, 2016) 2016 BOX SCORES GAME 10: [4] BYU 7-0 DENVER (SEPT. 22, 2016) BOULDER, Colo. The University of Denver women s soccer program held Colorado scoreless for 99 minutes, but CU s Danica Evans got on the end of a scrum in the box in the 100th minute to send the Buffs to a 1-0 win in both teams final match of the Colorado Cup on Saturday afternoon at Prentup Field. We played well and put ourselves in a position to win today, head coach Jeff Hooker said. We had some good looks at goal, but the chances that we had we just didn t take well. We didn t have that one player to step up and finish today. GAME 11: W. ILLINOIS 0-1 DENVER (SEPT. 30, 2016) PROVO, Utah The University of Denver women s soccer program fell 7-0 to [4] BYU on Thursday night at South Field in Denver s second match of a four match road swing. Denver begins Summit League play with games three and four of its current road swing Friday, September 30 at Western Illinois (2 p.m. MT), followed by a trip to IUPUI next Sunday (11 a.m. MT). GAME 12: IUPUI 1-2 DENVER (OCT. 2, 2016) MACOMB, Ill. Junior midfielder Riley Welch (Littleton, Colo.) gave the Pioneers INDIANAPOLIS The University of Denver women s soccer team stayed perfect the lead for good in the 29th minute and senior starter Cassidy Rey (Arcadia, Calif.) in Summit League play with a 2-1 win over IUPUI on Sunday afternoon at Michael and freshman Brittany Wilson (Littleton, Colo.) combined for their second shutout A. Carroll Stadium. Today was a great road victory and a fantastic start to Summit of the season to send the University of Denver women s soccer team past Western League play this weekend, 25th year head coach Jeff Hooker said. This important Illinois in both teams Summit League opener on Friday afternoon at John MacKenzie Alumni Field. sorbed their initial pressure for the first 10 minutes, but once we got the ball on the start to our group is a tribute to how hard we worked over the weekend. We ab- ground and started knocking it around we felt better about our standing.

17 GAME 13: DENVER 1-0 SOUTH DAKOTA (OCT. 9, 2016) 2016 BOX SCORES GAME 14: NDSU 0-0 DENVER (OCT. 14, 2016) DENVER The University of Denver women s soccer team got a first half goal from freshman Hannah Adler (Oak Park, Calif.), her third of the campaign, and kept its third cleansheet of the season to remain perfect in Summit League play with a 1-0 win over South Dakota on Sunday afternoon at CIBER Field at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium. FARGO, N.D. -- The University of Denver women s soccer team and North Dakota State split the points after a 0-0 draw on Friday night at Dacotah Field, keeping Denver unbeaten in Summit League play. With the results on Friday, Denver took the top spot in the Summit League table on goal difference, and the Pioneers have a game in hand on North Dakota State who is level with Denver on 10 points. GAME 15: DENVER 0-1 ORAL ROBERTS (OCT. 20, 2016) GAME 16: SDSU 2-0 DENVER (OCT. 23, 2016) DENVER The University of Denver women s soccer team suffered its first Summit League loss on Thursday night by a count of 1-0 to visiting Oral Roberts at CIBER Field at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium. Freshman centerback Cheyenne Shorts (Denver, Colo.) was sent off for the denial of an obvious goal scoring opportunity in the 14th minute, connecting hips with Oral Roberts Brittney Lawrence just outside the penalty area after Lawrence had touched it by the defender, forcing referee Chris Greer to give the straight red and send Denver to 10 players. BROOKINGS, S.D. The University of Denver women s soccer team fell 2-0 to league-leaders South Dakota State on Sunday afternoon at Fishback Soccer Park. The difficult part of today was losing a game on a mental error by not paying attention on our corner kick assignments one time during the match, head coach Jeff Hooker said. The second goal with a few seconds left I m not worried about, but to fight that hard on the road and lose in that fashion is not what I would expect from this group.

18 GAME 17: DENVER 5-0 FORT WAYNE (OCT. 28, 2016) 2016 BOX SCORES GAME 18: DENVER 2-0 OMAHA (OCT. 30, 2016) DENVER The University of Denver women s soccer team got five goals from four different players for its largest margin of victory since Oct. 13, 2013 (vs. IUPUI) as the Pioneers defeated Fort Wayne 5-0 on Friday night at CIBER Field at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium. DENVER The University of Denver women s soccer team got goals from sophomore forward Leah Swander (Grand Junction, Colo.) and freshman Hannah Adler (Oak Park, Calif.) and kept its fifth cleansheet in league play en route to a 2-0 win over Omaha on Sunday afternoon at CIBER Field at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium. With the win on Sunday, Denver took a share of its first Summit League title since 2013.

19 2016 Denver Women s SoccerV Roster 2016 RADIO/T ROSTER 0 Brittany Wilson Fr., Goalkeeper 1 Cassidy Rey Sr., Goalkeeper 4 Hannah Bricker So., Defender 6 Cheyenne Shorts Fr., Defender 7 Karina Fredette RS-Sr., Midfielder 8 Jessie Dancy Jr., Forward 9 Makenzie Bothner Jr., Defender 11 Heather Turcios Fr., Defender 12 Courtney Coffey So., Midfielder 13 Mary DeWalt So., Forward 14 Leah Swander So., Forward 15 Lilly McSwain Sr., Midfielder 18 Francesca Garzelloni RS-Sr., Midfielder 19 Hannah Adler Fr., Midfielder Pronunciation Guide Mulvaney - mull-vay-nee Turcios - Tur-see-ohs Francesca - frahn-ches-kah Angelica Pacheco - awhn-hel-ica pah-cheh-ko Cristiana Behnken - Kris-tee-awnah Bank-En 20 Riley Welch Jr., Forward Jeff Hooker Head Coach 22 Angelica Pacheco Jr., Forward Kris Peat Associate Head Coach 24 Cristiana Behnken So., Defender 27 Kendall Mulvaney Jr., Goalkeeper Katie Hooker Assistant Coach 2016 Denver Women s Soccer DenverPioneers.com