The Basics
Score: Denver 2, Oral Roberts 0
Site: Denver, Colo. | University of Denver Soccer Stadium
 
DENVER, Colo.  – The Oral Roberts women's soccer team (4-9-2, 1-4-1 Summit) came up short in the Mile High City against the University of Denver (10-5-0, 5-0-0) on Sunday afternoon. ORU and Denver took a tight competition into the second half before the Pioneers pulled away late.
 
The two teams remained deadlocked at zero after 45 minutes of action. The Pioneers outshot the Golden Eagles 10-1 in the first half with Sophie Nash taking the lone shot of the half for ORU.
 
Denver managed to strike first in the 53rd minute when Sydney Sharp found the back of the net. The Pioneers doubled their lead to two when Devan McSwain scored in the 75th minute.
 
In the contest, ORU goalkeeper Louisa Ramsauer moved into seventh place in ORU history with 159 career saves. The sophomore has now made 75 saves on the season, just nine shy of her total from 2020.
 
The Golden Eagles looked to respond with a pair of goals of their own but were unable to capitalize. Nash and Martha Helsee each landed a shot on goal in the late efforts but neither were able to beat the Denver keeper.
 
Notables

• ORU was outshot 26-3 in the match, landing a pair of their shot attempts on goal.
• Ramsauer made 10 saves on Sunday, one shy of her career-high.
• Ramsauer now is seventh in ORU history with 159 career saves.
• Gabrielle Abbey was the lone Golden Eagle field player to play the full time.

 
Up Next
The Golden Eagles will return to Tulsa next weekend for their final home contests of the year. ORU will host St. Thomas on Friday night and Western Illinois on Sunday afternoon. All of the action can be found for free on the ORU Sports Network or the ORUSN Roku App. The Friday night match at the Case Soccer Complex will get underway at 7 PM.
 
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