Tempe, ARIZ. – Arizona defeated Denver on Friday night in Tempe, Ariz. by a score of 3-0. Arizona's goals came from Lexe Selman-Richards, Paige Crouch and Gabi Stoian. The Wildcats outshot the Pioneers 21-1 and had 11 shots on goal as opposed to Denver's one. Denver's first shot did not come until the 71st minute.
"We had a really good team performance tonight," said head coach Tony Amato. "I was really proud of how every player was focused, energized, and ready to play. I felt that in the pregame and we saw it in how we started the match. It will be important to replicate that approach on Sunday."
Key Plays
0' – Arizona's Lainey Burdett got the start in goal tonight after missing the first three games of the season with an illness.
19' – Paige Crouch scored to put the Wildcats ahead 1-0, on her second goal of the season.
25' – Selman-Richards scored the second goal of the game for the Wildcats, putting the Wildcats up 2-0. This is her third goal of the season, putting her at the top of the roster.
54' –Stoian scored on a breakaway from inside the 18-yd. box. This was on her sixth shot of the game, and earned her first goal of the season.
Minute-by-minute Recap
0' – Arizona's Lainey Burdett got the start in goal tonight after missing the first three games of the season with an illness.
8' – Stoian got a shot on frame from inside the 18-yd. box, but Denver's Cassidy Rey was able to make the save.
12' – Arizona kept possession in the Denver half of the field almost exclusively through the beginning of the game.
19' – Crouch scored to put the Wildcats ahead 1-0, on her second goal of the season.
25' – Selman-Richards scored the second goal of the game for the Wildcats, putting the Wildcats up 2-0. This is her third goal of the season, putting her at the top of the roster.
38' – Kennedy Kieneker took a chance at the back of the net with her head off of a corner, but the shot was blocked.
46' – Denver made a keeper substitution at halftime, putting Brittany Wilson in for Cassidy Rey.
54' – Gabi Stoian scored on a breakaway from inside the 18-yd. box. This was on her sixth shot of the game, and earned her first goal of the season.
55' – Cali Crisler was shown a yellow card for a foul.
71' – Denver earned their first shot of the game, but Burdett earned her first save of the game and the season.
86' – Jessica Nelson took a shot on goal, the last of the game for the Wildcats. This put the final shot total at 21-1 in favor of Arizona, shots on goal at 11-1.
Arizona is back in action on Sunday, Sep. 4 in Tempe, Ariz. to take on Columbia at 11:00 a.m. PST.
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