Colorado State University Athletics
Sunday, August 20
Boulder, Colo.
11 AM MT
Colorado State
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Denver
2-0-0
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OT 2
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Denver
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Colorado State
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Rams fall to Denver, 1-0, in extra time
8/20/2017 3:03:00 PM | Women's Soccer
Rams held opponents scoreless for 208 minutes to start season before Pioneers’ tally in extra time
BOULDER, Colo. – The Colorado State women's soccer team fell to the Denver Pioneers, 1-0, in a 99-minute defensive battle on Sunday. The match was the second for the Rams as part of The Colorado Cup.
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Sunday marked the second time in as many matches to open the season that Colorado State (0-1-1) had held its opponent scoreless through regulation. Before Denver's (2-0-0) goal in the 99th minute, CSU had held its opponents scoreless for 208 minutes to start 2017, the longest the Rams had shut out their opponents to start a season in their now five-year history.
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CSU and Denver were even in shots on goal before Sunday's golden goal, as the tally proved to be the difference in the Pioneers' 4-3 shots on goal advantage. Denver's Leah Swander scored her goal in the 99th minute of action when she deflected a from about 25 yards out into the net. The result snapped a two-match win streak for CSU against Denver, as the Rams now hold a 2-1-0 edge in the all-time series.Â
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The Rams finished with nine shots against Denver, with each of Taylor Steinke and Hannah Gerdin recording a pair of attempts. Steinke - who made her second start in as many matches to begin her CSU career - also registered a shot on goal, with Alex Lanning and Ally Murphy-Pauletto accounting for the other two. Halley Havlicek, Taylor Hodgson, Beth Plentl and Janelle Stone each played the duration of the match.
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CSU played both each of senior Paige Brandt and redshirt sophomore transfer Hunter Peifer (0-1-1) in goal on Sunday. The Rams defense held Denver without a shot on goal in the first half before Peifer made a pair of saves over the final 53:11.
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IN THEIR WORDS
Colorado State head coach Bill Hempen
"We played pretty well today. We were aggressive and we played especially strong at moments. We played a physical and draining game on Friday and faced a short turn over today. We just did not get any breaks today, and that's just the way the game is."
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On the team's offensive approach with Hannah Gerdin in the mix:
"Hannah was excited to play, and she caused some problems for Denver. We created chances and we're still searching for that moment where things click for us. We're getting into situations where it takes composure and maturity to score. They played well today. We had chances, they just didn't result in goals."
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On the team's preparation for Thursday's contest:
"One of those things you easily lose sight of is that the body can only run so much. As we prepare this week, it'll be about getting those kids that we have played a lot of minutes - and that we know can play - and sitting them down and getting them fresh. It's a matter of getting the rest of the team up to speed tactically so they can be prepared."
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NOTES
- Before this season, the longest CSU had held its opponents scoreless to open a season was 110:09 in 2013. The Rams had shut out Lubbock Christian in their first match before Texas Tech scored at 20:09 in their second match.
- Sunday's match marked the fourth time that Colorado State has played in back-to-back overtime contests. The most recent occurrence was in 2016, when the Rams played consecutive overtime contests against Boise State (Sept. 25) and Nevada (Sept. 30).
- Each of Caeley Lordemann and Ally Murphy-Pauletto recorded their respective first shots as members of the CSU soccer team on Sunday.
- The Rams held a 4-2 shots advantage at the end of the first 45 minutes of play, including the only shot on goal up to that point.
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UP NEXT
The Colorado State women's soccer team will travel to Greeley, Colo., on Thursday for the a 7 p.m. MT matchup against the Northern Colorado Bears. Fans can keep up with the team at CSURams.com or at the team's official Twitter account, @CSURamsSoccer.
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Sunday marked the second time in as many matches to open the season that Colorado State (0-1-1) had held its opponent scoreless through regulation. Before Denver's (2-0-0) goal in the 99th minute, CSU had held its opponents scoreless for 208 minutes to start 2017, the longest the Rams had shut out their opponents to start a season in their now five-year history.
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CSU and Denver were even in shots on goal before Sunday's golden goal, as the tally proved to be the difference in the Pioneers' 4-3 shots on goal advantage. Denver's Leah Swander scored her goal in the 99th minute of action when she deflected a from about 25 yards out into the net. The result snapped a two-match win streak for CSU against Denver, as the Rams now hold a 2-1-0 edge in the all-time series.Â
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The Rams finished with nine shots against Denver, with each of Taylor Steinke and Hannah Gerdin recording a pair of attempts. Steinke - who made her second start in as many matches to begin her CSU career - also registered a shot on goal, with Alex Lanning and Ally Murphy-Pauletto accounting for the other two. Halley Havlicek, Taylor Hodgson, Beth Plentl and Janelle Stone each played the duration of the match.
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CSU played both each of senior Paige Brandt and redshirt sophomore transfer Hunter Peifer (0-1-1) in goal on Sunday. The Rams defense held Denver without a shot on goal in the first half before Peifer made a pair of saves over the final 53:11.
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IN THEIR WORDS
Colorado State head coach Bill Hempen
"We played pretty well today. We were aggressive and we played especially strong at moments. We played a physical and draining game on Friday and faced a short turn over today. We just did not get any breaks today, and that's just the way the game is."
Â
On the team's offensive approach with Hannah Gerdin in the mix:
"Hannah was excited to play, and she caused some problems for Denver. We created chances and we're still searching for that moment where things click for us. We're getting into situations where it takes composure and maturity to score. They played well today. We had chances, they just didn't result in goals."
Â
On the team's preparation for Thursday's contest:
"One of those things you easily lose sight of is that the body can only run so much. As we prepare this week, it'll be about getting those kids that we have played a lot of minutes - and that we know can play - and sitting them down and getting them fresh. It's a matter of getting the rest of the team up to speed tactically so they can be prepared."
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NOTES
- Before this season, the longest CSU had held its opponents scoreless to open a season was 110:09 in 2013. The Rams had shut out Lubbock Christian in their first match before Texas Tech scored at 20:09 in their second match.
- Sunday's match marked the fourth time that Colorado State has played in back-to-back overtime contests. The most recent occurrence was in 2016, when the Rams played consecutive overtime contests against Boise State (Sept. 25) and Nevada (Sept. 30).
- Each of Caeley Lordemann and Ally Murphy-Pauletto recorded their respective first shots as members of the CSU soccer team on Sunday.
- The Rams held a 4-2 shots advantage at the end of the first 45 minutes of play, including the only shot on goal up to that point.
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UP NEXT
The Colorado State women's soccer team will travel to Greeley, Colo., on Thursday for the a 7 p.m. MT matchup against the Northern Colorado Bears. Fans can keep up with the team at CSURams.com or at the team's official Twitter account, @CSURamsSoccer.
Team Stats
DEN
CSU
Goals
1
0
Shots
15
9
Shots on Goal
4
3
Saves
3
3
Corners
6
5
Fouls
10
9
Scoring Plays
Swander,Leah (1)
Shot deflected from 25 yards out
98:11
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
GK
/ Women's Soccer
D
/ Women's SoccerF
/ Women's Soccer
D
/ Women's Soccer
D
/ Women's SoccerM
/ Women's Soccer
M
/ Women's Soccer
F
/ Women's Soccer
GK
/ Women's Soccer
M
/ Women's SoccerF
/ Women's Soccer
M
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