Thursday, November 7
Salt Lake City, Utah
7:00 PM
University of Utah
8-8-4, 3-5-3
1
vs
0
Colorado
11-7-2, 3-6-2
| Team | 1 | 2 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Utah | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Seniors Supply Heroics in 1-0 Win Over Colorado
11/7/2019 9:54 PM | Soccer
Dunn scores another winner, Nelson sets single-season SO mark
SALT LAKE CITY – Ireland Dunn's third goal in as many games capped an amazing Senior Night at Ute Field and Carly Nelson set the single-season mark with her 10th of the season as Utah defeated Colorado, 1-0.
"It was a fantastic night for our team," head coach Rich Manning said. "The team played with such great energy and we created several good chances. We also played fantastic defense against a good Colorado attack."
Utah weathered a storm for the first 10 minutes before turning it on and Dunn scored her fifth of the season in the 16th minute off a pass from Kristin Fairbairn to get their side ahead 1-0.
"It just means so much to win on this field with my friends for the last four years," Dunn said. "I knew I had to leave everything out there tonight because we needed the win. I am just so happy we were able to do that together tonight."
The Utes did not let up with Dunn, Holly Daugirda, Kylee Geis and Hailey Stodden forcing saves from CU goalkeeper Jalen Thompkins.
Dunn, Daugirda and Courtney Talbot caused trouble for the CU defenders all night and created a handful of chances in the second half. Unfortunately, the Utes could not get the goal to kill the game at the one end of the pitch.
At the defensive end though, Aleea Gwerder, Haylee Cacciacarne and Tavia Leachman kept Colorado from creating any great chances and limited the Buffaloes to just one shot on goal that Nelson collected to set her record.
The Utes honored eight senior student-athletes prior to the contest as Dunn, Nelson, Cacciacarne, Daugirda, Gwerder, Jamie Goodwin and Natalie Kump.
"Our eight seniors have given so much to the program over these last four season," Manning added. "It was so great to see them enjoying Utah Soccer on our field one last time with family and their teammates."
The NCAA Selection Show is on Monday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. MT. It will be streamed live via NCAA.com.
"It was a fantastic night for our team," head coach Rich Manning said. "The team played with such great energy and we created several good chances. We also played fantastic defense against a good Colorado attack."
Utah weathered a storm for the first 10 minutes before turning it on and Dunn scored her fifth of the season in the 16th minute off a pass from Kristin Fairbairn to get their side ahead 1-0.
"It just means so much to win on this field with my friends for the last four years," Dunn said. "I knew I had to leave everything out there tonight because we needed the win. I am just so happy we were able to do that together tonight."
This is what her teammates meant when they said "Sauce" ??
— Utah Women's Soccer (@UtahWSoccer) November 8, 2019
HALFTIME: 1-0 @UtahWSoccer#GoUtes ???? pic.twitter.com/3CfUgJVGaJ
The Utes did not let up with Dunn, Holly Daugirda, Kylee Geis and Hailey Stodden forcing saves from CU goalkeeper Jalen Thompkins.
Dunn, Daugirda and Courtney Talbot caused trouble for the CU defenders all night and created a handful of chances in the second half. Unfortunately, the Utes could not get the goal to kill the game at the one end of the pitch.
At the defensive end though, Aleea Gwerder, Haylee Cacciacarne and Tavia Leachman kept Colorado from creating any great chances and limited the Buffaloes to just one shot on goal that Nelson collected to set her record.
The Utes honored eight senior student-athletes prior to the contest as Dunn, Nelson, Cacciacarne, Daugirda, Gwerder, Jamie Goodwin and Natalie Kump.
"Our eight seniors have given so much to the program over these last four season," Manning added. "It was so great to see them enjoying Utah Soccer on our field one last time with family and their teammates."
The NCAA Selection Show is on Monday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. MT. It will be streamed live via NCAA.com.
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COL
UTA
Goals
0
1
Shots
6
16
Shots on Goal
1
9
Saves
8
1
Corners
2
1
Fouls
5
3
Scoring Plays
Ireland Dunn (1)
Assisted By: Kristin Fairbairn
GOAL by UTA Dunn, Ireland Assist by Fairbairn, Kristin.
17:46
Game Leaders
Shots
5
SOG
4
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
3
SOG
2
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
3
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
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