Volleyball

DU 0, MINNESOTA 3

DU 0, OREGON 3

The volleyball team lost four of five games during the Pioneer Classic tournament, the most recent being to No. 9 Minnesota.

The tournament took place over two days in Hamilton Gymnasium.

In the matches against Oregon and Minnesota, the Pioneers were swept with scores of 0-3. Senior Emmy Davidsmeyer led the Pioneers with 14 kills, while sophomore Jordan Raines added seven kills and eight digs.

Davidsmeyer and Faime Kingsley were both named to the All-tournament team honors. DU received third place in the tournament.

DU hosts Northern Colorado tonight at 7 p.m. in Hamilton Gymnasium.

Men’s Golf

14th place

The men’s golf team concluded its first tournament of the 2009-10 season as it finished tied for No. 14 at the 41st Annual Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational. Colorado State University won the tournament for the second year in a row.

The tournament was hosted by Air Force on the Eisenhower Golf Club- Blue course in Colorado Springs, Colo.

The Pioneers finished with a 30-over par 894 after posting a final day score of 306. Senior Espen Kofstad, who led the Pioneers, finished tied for third with a three-round total of 5-under par 211. Denver returns to action on Monday, Oct. 5 as it heads to Palm Springs, Calif., to take part in the 2009 Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate Tournament.

 

Women’s Soccer

DU 1, OREGON STATE 3

DU 1, OREGON 4

Oregon State topped DU during their first out-of-state road game of the season in Corvallis, Ore. 

Senior defender Emily Stewart scored her first career goal in the match up.

Stewart put the Pioneers on the board at 1:49 into the game, scoring on a loose ball off a rebound by sophomore, midfielder Bria Beardsley.

During the Friday afternoon game against University of Oregon, sophomore Alison Kenney scored the lone goal from 30 yards out for the Pioneers.

The Pioneers return home next weekend to open Sun Belt Conference play against Louisiana-Monroe on Friday at 6 p.m. and Louisiana-Lafayette on Sunday at 12 p.m.