The Crimson and Gold were back in action this week playing two games. They defeated St.Thomas 2-1 Thursday night and tied Omaha 0-0 on Sunday afternoon.
DU had their first game in St. Paul Minnesota against St. Thomas, on the road. In the first half, DU was able to get a goal in the 11th minute of the game from graduate student midfielder Kaitlyn Glover who was assisted by senior defender Jordan Crockett.
DU had a good first half offensively and outshot St. Thomas, 8-6.
In the second half of the match, DU freshman goaltender Molly Wissman’s save in the 52nd minute kept the game 1-0 in favor of the Crimson and Gold.
At the 59th minute of the game, St. Thomas was able to finally beat Wissman and leveled the game at 1-1.
The Crimson and Gold gave a good effort and in the 64th minute of the match, Crockett arched a great free kick to net herself a goal giving the Crimson and Gold a 2-1 lead that they would hold onto for the match win.
In DU’s big win, they recorded seven more shots on goal compared to the Tommies.
Denver had a second match of the week on Sunday, tying 0-0 against the University of Omaha in a back-and-forth contest.
It was a quiet first half with Denver having only eight shot attempts to Omaha’s six.
In the 33rd minute, Wissman was able to make a great blocking save off the post and clear out a series of corners to keep the score even at zero a piece.
The second half picked up steam, with Denver outshooting Omaha once again, 10-5. The first offensive chances came from Glover, who generated a couple of shots on goal in the 56th minute.
Some more offensive chances came in the 86th and 88th minute of the second half with junior midfielder Riley Baker beating a UNO defender deep in the box, feeding junior midfielder Ella Frost who then received the ball and shot it just over the cage.
In the 88th minute, junior midfielder Blythe Sales made a great attempt to kick the ball that just missed to the left.
Neither team would score on their 29 total shot attempts, and the game would end in a tie.
DU is back in action at home Thursday, Oct. 5 against South Dakota State at 7 p.m. The game is also available to stream on the Summit League Network.
