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.

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.

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 second-seeded University of Denver women's soccer team will face No. 7 seed Troy on Wednesday afternoon in the Sun Belt Conference tournament in Boca Raton, Fla.

The Pioneers (14-5-1, 9-2-0 SBC) face the Trojans (7-9-1, 5-6-0 SBC) for the second time this season. DU beat Troy 1-0 on Oct.

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.

University of Denver goalkeeper Lara Campbell played a spotless game for nearly 109 minutes on Friday in Boulder. Then CU's Nikki Marshall ended it. Marshall scored with 1 minute, 5 seconds remaining in the second overtime period to clinch a 1-0 victory for Colorado, capping a match of frustrating offensive dominance for the Buffs and exhausting defensive stands for the Pioneers.

Freshman Kaitlin Bast scored her first goal for the University of Denver women's soccer team as the Pioneers earned a 1-1 tie against No. 13 Illinois Sunday afternoon in Denver.

Bast scored in the fourth minute on the first shot of the match; seniors Mariah Johnston and Lizzy Carlson were credited with assists.