The Basics
Score: Denver 4, Oral Roberts 1
Site: Denver, Colo. | Diane Wendt Sports Complex
DENVER, Colo. – On Sunday afternoon, the Oral Roberts women's soccer team (0-3-0, 0-2-0 Summit) grabbed an early lead over the Denver Pioneers (4-1-0, 4-0-0 Summit), before falling to the defending conference champions.
The Golden Eagles opened the scoring in the fourth minute of action. The play opened with a free kick from
Michaela Johnson with a touch from
Pamela Caballeros before eventually being knocked in the net off the back of a Pioneer defender for an own goal.
Denver netted a pair of goals in the 16
th minute and 43
rd minute to take a 2-1 lead into halftime.
The second half saw two more goals for the Pioneers to extend their lead to three. The Golden Eagles continued their comeback attempt, but were unable to cut the deficit.
Notables
- The Golden Eagles landed 100% of their shots on goal throughout the contest.
- ORU snapped Denver's scoreless start of Summit League play at 273 minutes.
- Denver outshot the Golden Eagles 22-3, including 11 shots on goal.
- Jessica Misquez, Louisa Ramsauer, and Michaela Johnson all logged 90 minutes of action in the contest.
Up Next
ORU returns to the Case Soccer Complex on Friday, February 26 and Sunday, February 28 against South Dakota State. The Jackrabbits are currently 0-0-2 after a pair of 0-0 draws with Omaha on the opening weekend of Summit League play.
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