The days are getting shorter and sidewalks are filling with students. What does this all mean? The start of a new school year and athletic season at DU. We at the Clarion wanted to provide a guide to the fall season and upcoming hockey season. Our student-athletes have been training all summer long to prepare for the season that has begun for most of our teams.
We begin with the men’s and women’s Soccer teams as they both began their seasons mid-August. The women have started their season on the right foot as they are now 3-2-1. The highlight of their season so far is their big 3-0 win against UT-Austin with two goals from senior captain Hannah Adler (Oak Park, Calif.) and another from sophomore Samantha Feller (Grand Junction, Colo.). This was the first time the Pioneers have knocked off a ranked opponent at home since 2003. The men have begun their season to a slow start with an overall record of 0-3-1. Both squads will look to repeat their seasons from last year and make the NCAA tournament.
The volleyball squad will look to continue their NCAA tournament run from last year as they begin their season with the Denver Classic. During the Classic, the Pioneers were able to sweep the Denver classic. The team then continued to Hawaii for the Rainbow Wahine Invitational where they defeated all but Hawaii in a 1-3 loss. The team will then continue their season with more tournament play in Nebraska, along with another local tournament in Hamilton Gymnasium. After tournament play, the Pioneers will begin their Summit League play.
Next, we have the men’s and women’s Golf teams looking to build on their fantastic wins from last season. The men ended their season last year in the NCAA Regional and will want to push farther come next year. The Summit League Newcomer of the Year, sophomore Cal McCoy, will look to follow up on his incredible freshman season after finishing T-21 at the NCAA regional. The women ended their season in the NCAA Regional as well and will follow behind the leadership of senior Mary Weinstein (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) who won the Colorado Golf Association (CGA) Women’s Match Play Championship over the summer.
Finally, the DU hockey team will be one to watch this season as their rebuilding year saw them enter the NCAA Frozen Four tournament. It was a rough ending to the terrific season as University of Massachusetts Amherst took the semi-final in overtime. The Pioneers lost one of their biggest stars in Jarid Lukosevicius but return most of their squad from last season. The first series of the season in Magness Arena will be Oct. 18 and 19 for homecoming and parents weekend against Boston College.
We hope that you will check out the sports DU has to offer and go support your fellow Pioneers.
