The University of Denver men's soccer team (5-10-4) was unable to rebound from an early first-half goal by New Mexico's Justin Davis, falling 1-0 in the semifinals of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation's men's soccer tournament on Friday evening at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium. The win advances the Lobos (12-6-0) to the MPSF championship game at 1 p.

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.

University of Denver goalkeeper Joe Willis made three saves during the shootout and all three Denver shooters scored as the Pioneers defeated Air Force in the quarterfinals of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Tournament on Thursday night at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium.

Air Force (7-8-2) scored twice in the final 15 minutes of regulation to tie the Pioneers 2-2 and send the game into overtime.

DU is hosting the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation men's soccer tournament at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium today through Sunday.

This marks the first year that the MPSF has played a men's soccer tournament since 2003. The Pioneers earned the right to host the tournament after winning their first MPSF regular-season championship last year, which earned DU its first trip to the NCAA tournament since 1970.

The University of Denver women's soccer team will face Portland on Friday in the opening round of the NCAA tournament at the Clive Charles Soccer Complex in Oregon.

Pioneers (17-5-1) earned their unprecedented fourth-straight Sun Belt Conference championship by beating Arkansas-Little Rock 1-0 on Saturday in Boca Raton, Florida.

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.

Jesse Henderson scored in the first half and Collin Audley notched a second-half goal to lead the University of Denver men's soccer team to a 2-0 victory over Air Force on Saturday at Cadet Soccer Stadium in the regular-season finale for both teams. With the victory, Denver improved to 5-9-3 overall and finished 2-4-1 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation , while the Falcons fell to 7-8-1 and 2-5 in league play.

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.

The Colorado School of Mines women's soccer team won its fourth straight match, posting a 2-0 victory over Colorado Christian on Sunday afternoon in Golden. The win helped the Orediggers secure the No. 2 seed in the RMAC tournament, the highest seed Mines has ever earned.

Dani Hering gave Mines a lead in the 10th minute of the match.

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.

This week's snowstorm has altered the plans of some of the area's college soccer teams. We will post any scheduling changes in this post as soon as we hear about them.

REGIS UNIVERSITY: The Regis University men's soccer match against Colorado Christian scheduled for 3:30 p.

RMAC defensive player of the week Wally Fink punches the ball away from Fort Lewis striker Euan Purcell. (photo by George Tanner/ColoradoSoccerNow.com)

Jeff Nelson of the Colorado School of Mines was named Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference offensive player of the week for games played the weekend of Oct.

DENVER — The University of Denver men's soccer team is at its best in close quarters. When one of the Pioneers closes in on an opponent who has the ball, it's in that player's best interest to find a teammate to pass to. Quickly. Otherwise, he's likely to turn the ball over and wind up on the ground in the process.

Sunday's match between the DU men's soccer team and New Mexico at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium has been moved up one hour to noon.

The game was scheduled for a 1 p.m. kickoff but was changed because of anticipated bad weather in the Denver area during the afternoon.

Because of the time change, admission to the New Mexico game will be free and all tickets that were previously purchased will be valid for the Pioneers' game against Seattle on Friday.

Kayla Mitchell scored four goals, including her conference-leading 26th of the season, as the Colorado School of Mines women's soccer team posted its 12th shutout, a 4-0 victory against CSU-Pueblo on Friday in Golden.

The Orediggers have shut out seven of their past eight opponents.

Mitchell gave Mines a 1-0 lead in the 11th minute, when Liz Oba chipped a ball over the CSU-Pueblo defense.

The University of Denver men's soccer team fell 1-0 to Missouri State on Thursday afternoon in Springfield, Mo.

David Buckenheimer scored the game's only goal in the 73rd minute. On a corner kick by Johannes Demarzi, Paul Paradise headed the ball to Buckenheimer's right foot.

Missouri State improved to 5-2-1, and Denver fell to 3-3-2.

ABOVE: University of Colorado goalkeeper Kara Linder clears the ball on Friday against Nebraska. Linder was named defensive player of the week for the second time this season. (Photo by George Tanner/ColoradoSoccerNow.com) BELOW: CU defender Quinn Krier was named the Big 12's newcomer of the week.

Friday's Men's Games

Cal State Dominguez Hills 4 Cal State Stanislaus 1
The Toros scored four unanswered second half goals to get the win.

Cal State Northridge 0 University of Denver 0
CSUN extend unbeaten streak to six.

San Diego 1 UCLA 2
Palos Verdes Estates' Kyle Nakazawa scored a PK in the win for the Bruins.

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 UCCSÂ dropped to 2-4-0, 1-4-0 in conference.

A roundup of Sunday's college soccer action involving teams from Colorado:

WOMEN
Santa Clara 1, Colorado 0 OT: At Palo Alto, Calif., the Buffaloes dropped their second contest in the Stanford?Nike Invitational. Linder would be tested two more times in a one-minute span, coming up with the saves on both attempts, however with less than two minutes to play in the first overtime period, Santa Clara would seal the deal and finally sneak past Linder for the win.

Recaps of Friday's games involving teams from around the state:

WOMEN
Colorado College 4, New Hampshire 0: The Tigers cashed in on a pair of corner kicks early in the match and never looked back. Sophomore defender Beth Wright scored a goal and assisted on another in the opening 13 minutes of play at Stewart Field in Colorado Springs.

The University of Denver's Alex Tarnoczi, above in a scrimmage against Stanford, was named to Top Drawer Soccer's National Team of the Week for the week ending Sept. 13. (photo by George Tanner/ColoradoSoccerNow.com)

Another roundup of notable news from the beautiful game in this beautiful state.

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.

DENVER — Now that's how to break in a new stadium.

The University of Denver men's soccer team sent an overflow crowd home happy as Alex Tarnoczi scored 3 minutes, 4 seconds into overtime in a 2-1 victory over Dayton on Saturday.

The game was the first for the men's team at Pioneer Field, built just to the west of the Ritchie Center.

A roundup of Friday's action in Colorado college soccer:

WOMEN
Denver 2, Kansas 1: Freshman midfielder Katy Van Lieshout hit a game-winning goal on a free kick from 28 yards out to give the Pioneers a victory over No. 13 Kansas in the Colorado College Invitational at Stewart Field in Colorado Springs.

Random notes from the world of soccer in Colorado:

TIGER TOURNAMENT: The Colorado College women's soccer team hosts the University of Denver, Kansas and Texas Christian on Friday and Sunday. CC faces TCU at 4 p.m. Friday and Kansas at 2:30 p.m. Sunday. The Pioneers meet the Jayhawks at 1:30 Friday and Texas Christian at noon Sunday.

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.

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.

Tyler Lassiter scored twice and Chrystel Bakong and Ronnie Bouemboue added goals as North Carolina State shut out the University of Denver on Friday at the Duke/Nike Classic in Durham, N.C.

Lassiter scored at the 40-minute mark off a corner kick and added a second goal 60 minutes into the game.

(photos by Jonathan Ingraham/ColoradoSoccerNow.com)

John Spencer was made the fourth member of Colorado Rapids' Gallery of Honor on Sunday at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. The 38-year-old assistant coach for the Houston Dynamo was in town for a fixture between the two teams, and the Rapids honored him at halftime.

On Sunday, the Buffs came to play.Â

After giving up two goals against the run of play in a 2-1 loss to Illinois on Friday, the University of Colorado soccer team pummeled St. Mary's 8-1 on Sunday afternoon at an invitational tournament hosted by the University of Denver.

And the turnaround from Friday was almost instant.

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.

University of Denver freshman Nathan Sackeyfio tries to strip the ball from Stanford's T.J. Novak on Saturday at the practice fields at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. The Pioneers won the exhibition 3-0. (photo by Tom Auclair/ColoradoSoccerNow.com)

Stanford University is one of the finest academic institutions in the world.

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.