Freshman forward Kaitlin Bast scored two goals as the University of Denver women's soccer team
defeated Troy 3-0 in the first round of the Sun Belt Conference tournament on Wednesday in Boca
Raton, Florida.
The second-seeded Pioneers (15-5-1) scored what proved to be the winner a little more than 31
minutes into the contest, when Bast headed in a pass from senior midfielder Mariah Johnston.
The University of Denver women's soccer earned its fourth-straight Sun Belt Conference title,
beating the University of Arkansas-Little Rock 1-0 in the finals of the league's tournament on
Saturday in Boca Raton, Fla.
The Pioneers earned a trip to the NCAA tournament as a result of the victory; the 64-team
bracket will be unveiled at 6 p.