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.

A roundup of college soccer in Colorado from Sunday:

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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.

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.