Women's Soccer Falls Short at Denver

Friday, October 15

Denver, CO

5:00 PM

Kansas City

4-11-0, 2-3-0

Denver

9-5-0, 4-0-0

Team	1	2	Final F
Kansas City	0	1	1
Denver	4	2	6

Photo by: Ryan Weaver Photography

Women's Soccer Falls Short at Denver

10/15/2021 7:19:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

Emily Jensen scored her first goal of the season in the 88th minute, but it was not enough for the Roos

DENVER, Colo. - Kansas City Women's Soccer was out-dueled by Summit League leading Denver this evening, falling in a 6-1 decision. Emily Jensen scored the Roos' lone goal in the 88th minute of play.

KEY MOMENTS

9' | Lillie Fields sent a long ball forward to Anna Jennings for the first opportunity of the night, but Jennings' shot attempt rolled just wide of the goal.
19' | Mackenzie Caldwell made her first save of the day on a counter attack by the Pioneers, putting her arms out to block an attempt away.
23' | Denver was the first to find the scoreboard on a scrum in front of the goal.
32' | Wilson attempted to equalize on a free kick from just outside of the box, but her shot went clanking off of the crossbar and was cleared by the Pioneers.
41' | The Pioneers added back-to-back goals to make the Denver's advantage 3-0.
45' | Denver added one more goal going into the half.
50' | Caldwell was called on to make another save, blocking the ball away from the right side of the net.
51' | Bela Gonzalez found room to let a shot fly from 25 yards out, right into the arms of the Denver keeper.
59' | Denver posted its fifth goal after a free kick into the box.
61' | Wilson placed a shot on goal, but Denver made the save.
75' | Caldwell made yet another save, scooping up a shot that rolled right to her.
76' | Sarah Karloff looked for her first goal of the year, sending a long shot towards goal and just missing wide right.
81' | Denver scored its final goal to make the score 6-0.
88' | Gabrielle Simms sent a through pass between a pair of Pioneers to the foot of Jensen, who made a touch past the keeper and booted the ball into the goal.

STATS TO NOTE

Sophia Grantham attempted the first shot of her career in the 78th minute, forcing the Denver keeper to make a save.
Jensen's goal was her first of the season after scoring two last year.
Simms logged her second-career assist, the first coming in the win over Southern Illinois on Aug. 27.
Kansas City was able to reach deep into its bench, playing 10 substitutes on the evening.

COACH JESS SMITH, QUOTED

"With five minutes left in the first half, we made three errors and Denver, who is a fantastic team, capitalized on them. Going down 4-0 was really disappointing, but I thought our players fought the whole second half and never quit, when it could have been really easy to do so."
"There are moments to build on from this game and we'll commit to focusing our energy on what we need to do on Sunday."

UP NEXT
The Roos will look to get back on the right track at Omaha on Sunday, taking on the Mavericks at 1 p.m.