The Basics
Score: Oral Roberts 4 – Denver 2
Record: ORU (7-5-2), (2-0-1) – DU (7-5-1), (1-1-1)
Location: Case Soccer Complex (Tulsa, Oklahoma)

TULSA, Okla. – A second-half brace by Julia Thasaphong pushed the Oral Roberts women's soccer past Denver, 4-2, Saturday afternoon in Tulsa.

The Pioneers opened the scoring quickly in the first half. Jadyn Goodrich scored her first goal of the season in just the 4^th minute off assists from Megan Murray and Jordan Crockett. ORU regrouped and wasted no time attacking the Denver defense. In the 9^th minute, Samantha Guzman intercepted a failed Pioneer clearance inside the box and rifled a shot into the back of the net. Seventeen minutes later, ORU secured a corner kick and was knocking on the door of another goal. Ariana Fresquez took the kick from the right corner and lofted it to the backside of the Denver box. Jordan Grigsby headed the kick back into the middle of the box and found Hannah Voskuhl, who headed the pass over the keeper's outstretched arm for her first career goal. The Golden Eagles took a 2-1 lead and carried it into the half.
 
Out of the break, a rejuvenated ORU squad took the field and went right back to attacking the Pioneers' backline. In the 53^rd minute, Kennedy Langebartels launched a right-to-left cross that skipped past a Denver defender and found an open Julia Thasaphong who shot it right by the keeper. Just seven minutes later, in a nearly identical setup, Langebartels once again found Thasaphong on a right-to-left cross, and Thasaphong made the Pioneers pay again. After going up 4-1, ORU shifted to a more defensive style of play, looking to close out the remainder of the match. Denver was able to score one more goal in the 77^th minute, but the Golden Eagles hung on and earned their first win over the Pioneers since 2017.
 
The Golden Eagles sit on top of the Summit League standing in first place with seven points.

Inside the Box Score

• Three different players scored a goal for the Golden Eagles today.
• Guzman notched her league-leading sixth goal of the year.
• Thasaphong is now tied for the second most goals in the Summit League with five.
• Thasaphong's brace is her second of the season.
• Voskuhl recorded the first goal of her career.
• Langebartels tallied a career-high three assists in the match, which is tied for the most assists by one player in a single game in ORU history.
• Fresquez and Grigsby each recorded one assist.
• Denver outshot ORU 22-13 and 12-8 in shots on goal.
• Eight different players registered a shot for ORU.
• ORU took seven corner kicks and held Denver to four.
• Goalkeeper Alexa Riefer made 10 saves tonight bringing her season total up to 74.
• This was the second double-digit saves game for Riefer this season.
• Twenty-three Golden Eagles made an appearance in tonight's match.
• Defenders Ariana Fresquez and Hannah Voskuhl played all 90 minutes in today's match.

Up Next
The Golden Eagles are back in action on Thursday, October 10 as they head to Fargo to play North Dakota State at 6:00 p.m. on the Summit League Network.
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