Tag: Nwsl
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Valor Christian’s Cori Dyke returns home to face Denver Summit FC with Orlando Pride | NWSL Insider
NWSL Insider: Denver Summit FC beat writer Marissa Kraus takes you around the NWSL — on and off the pitch: The last time Orlando Pride’s Cori Dyke played soccer in Colorado was in high school. A Littleton native, Dyke grew up traveling to tournaments around the state with various club teams and then as a standout…
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Denver Summit FC forward Natasha Flint settling into ‘home away from home’ after signing two-year contract
From her apartment, Natasha “Tash” Flint has a view of the Denver metro area on one side and the Rocky Mountains on the other. It’s a view much different from her hometown of Salford, Greater Manchester, England, but one she can get used to. “I’m a sucker for sunsets and sunrises,” Flint told the Gazette.…
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Denver Summit FC allows three goals in second half, fall to NWSL leader San Diego Wave
COMMERCE CITY– A second win still eludes a developing Denver Summit FC team. In its second home match of the season, Denver struggled to slow down the San Diego Wave in the second half, falling to the NWSL leaders 3-2 in front of a sellout crowd at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. The Summit scored two…
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Evolving Denver Summit FC takes on NWSL leader San Diego in Colorado anniversary match
Excitement in the Denver sports community continues with Denver Summit FC’s second home match Saturday. Three weeks since its 0-0 draw with Seattle, Summit returns home to face San Diego Wave FC at 6:45 p.m. at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. The match will also be a celebration of Colorado’s 150th anniversary, with a Denver Unite…
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Denver Summit FC focused on continuing momentum from record-setting home opener
GLENDALE — The soccer world was watching as Denver Summit FC last weekend set a National Women’s Soccer League attendance record. Photos from the crowd at Empower Field flooded social media feeds, and public figures like Aly Raisman and Malala Yousafzai made the trip to witness it for themselves. Denver Summit FC players are grateful…
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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 explained: What to know about the team, home opener and NWSL
Denver Summit FC controlling owner Rob Cohen set a high bar for its expansion season in the National Women’s Soccer League. “If you’re going to be in professional sports, the goal should be to win a championship every single year,” Cohen said Friday at Empower Field to preview the home opener on Saturday. “It doesn’t…
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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…
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Denver Summit FC unveils inaugural kit
Denver Summit FC on Monday unveiled its first primary kit that the club will wear during its inaugural season in the National Women’s Soccer League. Fans lined up to get their hands on the “Evergreen Kit,” which was introduced at Union Station and modeled by center back Kaleigh Kurtz and forward Ally Brazier. “It was…
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CU’s Jordan Nytes signs with Denver Summit FC to begin pro career | Colorado Sunshine
Where good news shines Jordan Nytes is all Colorado all the time. It will continue that way in the pros. A two-time All-American at CU Boulder and former Grandview High star, Nytes signed her first professional contract to play with Denver Summit FC in its inaugural season in the National Women’s Soccer League, the team…