Tag: Denver Summit
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Janine Sonis’ late free kick stuns Utah Royals in 2-1 win
It’s difficult to imagine a better start to a rivalry than the one Janine Sonis penned on Saturday night. In the final match of the inaugural Continental Divide rivalry series between the Denver Summit and the Utah Royals, Sonis lifted her team to a 2-1 victory with a goal off a free kick in the…
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Mark Kiszla: Summit’s stadium-shaking debut shatters views on women’s sports
As the stadium shook from a record 63,004 soccer fans stomping their feet, Denver Summit shouted a revolutionary statement to the world. Female sports aren’t just for little girls anymore. “When everybody was stomping their feet, it was like a giant rumble. That was so … intoxicating,” Summit goalkeeper Abby Smith said Saturday, when the…
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Denver Summit FC to make home debut in Colorado’s soccer ‘greenhouse’
Colorado is the heartbeat of Denver Summit FC. It will be racing for goalkeeper Jordan Nytes, an Aurora native, on Saturday afternoon before her home debut in the National Women’s Soccer League. The smell of fresh-cut grass at Empower Field. The roar of 50,000-plus breaking the NWSL attendance record. The sight of two dozen women…