Junior foward, Kalie Vaughn with the ball during the South Alabama match, Oct. 7, at CIBER Field.

DU women take a victory over South Alabama Friday, at CIBER FIELD with a final score of DU, 7 and South Alabama 0.

South Alabama (9-3-2, 2-2-1 SBC).
Denver (11-2-0, 5-0-0 SBC).

After 40 minutes of playing, DU scored the first set of goals with in 14 seconds of each other.

In a showdown of state powers, DU got the early goal and defended it to steal a 1-0 win over Colorado on the road at Prentup Field on Sunday.

The Pioneers (5-1-0) followed their early season script of scoring the first goal of every match, as forward Kalie Vaughn opened the scoring in the seventh minute.

Kristen Hamilton's weekend play scoring twice on Friday and assisting on both goal on Sunday earned the DU sophomore forward player of the week honors from the Sun Belt Conference.

"Kristen has had a tremendous start to the year, and this weekend was an indicator of how well she prepared during the offseason," head coach Jeff Hooker said.

The University of Colorado piled up eight goals in two matches, notched two shutouts and claimed ownership of the inaugural Colorado Cup on Sunday.

The Buffaloes (2-0-0) handed the Northern Colorado Bears (0-2-0) a 3-0 loss on Sunday afternoon at Prentup Field in Boulder to claim the cup. The win at home came after CU shredded Colorado College 5-0 at the University of Denver's CIBER Field on Friday.

Battling the rain and a determined opponent, the University of Denver finally found a winner against the University of Northern Colorado in the second period of extra time in the second game of the inaugural Colorado Cup late Friday.

DU prevailed in the opener for both teams at the Pioneers' CIBER Field when Nicholette DiGiacomo's flick was punched into the back of the net by Kristen Hamilton in the 109th minute.