St. Mary's defender Erin Kearney tries to strip the ball from University of Denver
senior Kelli Breidenbach on Friday night at DU's new soccer stadium. (photo by Tom
Auclair/ColoradoSoccerNow.com)
It was the first time that the University of Denver women's soccer team played on the turf of
their new stadium.
A quick roundup of the weekend's games for Colorado's college soccer teams:
WOMEN
UNIVERSITY OF DENVER 1, COLGATE 0 2OT: Senior midfielder Kelli Breidenbach scored on an
assist from Mariah Johnston in the second overtime Sunday afternoon in the Colorado Soccer Classic
at Prentup Field in Boulder.
A roundup of college soccer in Colorado from Sunday:
WOMEN
Metro State 1, Colorado State-Pueblo 0: What a big difference from Friday. After pummeling
the Colorado School of Mines at home two days earlier, the Roadrunners managed only a 1-0 victory
over Colorado State-Pueblo 1-0 on the road Sunday.
The No. 13 Metropolitan State College women's soccer team, led by Becca Mays' three goals,
cruised to a 5-1 victory over Colorado-Colorado Springs on Friday evening in Colorado Springs. The
Roadrunners improved to 8-1-0 overall and 5-0-0 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, while
UCCS dropped to 2-4-0, 1-4-0 in conference.
University of Denver senior midfielders Mariah Johnston and Kelli Breidenbach combined for the
only goal as the Pioneers shut out North Texas 1-0 on Saturday afternoon at the University of
Denver Soccer Stadium.
In the 20th minute, Johnston dribbled from the right side of the field and fed Breidenbach
inside the box for a one-timer from eight yards.
The University of Denver women's soccer team ended its season with a 4-0 loss to No. 2 Portland
in the opening round of the NCAA tournament Friday night at Merlo Field in Portland, Ore.
Portland (19-1-0) tallied its first goal off a corner kick in the 25th minute as Danielle
Foxhoven's kick landed at the foot of Sophie Schmidt.
