Saturday night at Dick's Sporting Goods Park is going to be cold. Not "bring a jacket" cold. The National Weather Service forecast calls for rain and snow showers likely after dark, a low of 35 degrees, and a high that only reaches 56 before droppin…
The Hermann Trophy winner signed her first pro contract in January. Six weeks later, her rookie season was over before it started.Jasmine Aikey decided she was going to Stanford when she was seven years old.Not because of soccer. Because someone…
The Georgetown rookie who talks her way into programs, out-works everyone around her, and somehow ends up exactly where she was supposed to be.She wasn't heavily recruited. She was small, late to develop, and doing Zoom calls during COVID becaus…
A five-game look at what Nick Cushing has built — and what still needs to find it.Denver Summit FC poached a point in Washington state Saturday night, battling Seattle Reign to a 0-0 draw at ONE Spokane Stadium before a light crowd of 3,950 …
Melissa Kössler is making NWSL history. Abby Smith is the best goalkeeper in the league right now. And last Saturday, 63,004 people showed up to prove Denver was ready for this.Four games into existence, Denver Summit FC sits sixth in the NWS…
Denver Summit FC's number one leads the NWSL in saves, survived a career-threatening injury that almost ended everything, and last Saturday played in front of the largest crowd in women's sports history in North America.Abby Smith has 20 saves in …
A 2-0 win over Gotham FC, a franchise-first clean sheet, and a formation shift that's quietly changed everything. Here's what this week told us about Denver Summit FC.Three games into their existence, Denver Summit FC beat the defending NWSL champ…
The Duke midfielder who had to earn everything is now suiting up for Denver Summit FC's inaugural NWSL season.Devin Lynch didn't score a single goal her freshman or sophomore year at Duke. Not one. And she had come in as the number t…
One week into the inaugural NWSL season, Denver Summit FC made three massive moves. This isn't a roster update. It's a statement.Denver Summit FC hadn't even played a home game yet.The paint was barely dry on a 2-1 opening loss to Bay FC —…
Melissa Kössler scored the first goal in club history. Janine Sonis got a red card four minutes later. Here's what a complicated debut tells us about this team.March 14th, 2026, is a date Denver Summit FC fans will remember forever — bu…
From $8,000 salaries to 45,000 fans. The veteran left back on what's changed in the NWSL—and why she's building something from scratch in Denver. Carson Pickett has been in the NWSL since 2016. She's played 185 games across six differ…
Bay FC made a $1.1 million move to fix their biggest weakness. Here's what Denver faces on Saturday.Saturday, March 14th. Denver Summit FC plays their first-ever NWSL game. Not a preseason friendly. Not a scrimmage. The real thing.Bay FC at PayP…
When Denver Summit FC signed Lourdes Bosch, it wasn’t a move designed to grab headlines. There was no splashy announcement or bold promise attached to her name.And that’s exactly why the signing matters.Expansion teams aren’t b…
Denver Summit FC's veteran defender sat down with The 5280 Pitch to talk about choosing expansion, surviving altitude, and what 45,000 fans will actually do to the way this game is played.Kaleigh Kurtz didn't find out she had a back fracture until…
Seven goals across two games. A 2-0-0 record. And some clarity about what this expansion team is building.Denver Summit FC finished their first preseason tournament with two wins at the Coachella Valley Invitational. Seven goals sc…
When Denver Summit FC signed Nahikari García, it wasn’t just a roster move. It was a declaration.Expansion teams are often cautious by necessity. They prioritize familiarity, league experience, and low-risk profiles while they find th…
In the spring of 2023, Jordan Angeli received a direct message on Twitter from someone she'd never met. The message asked if she wanted to help bring an NWSL team to Denver.Two years later, Denver Summit FC has sold over 45,000 tickets for its ina…
When Denver Summit FC signed Kaleigh Kurtz, it didn’t make headlines the way flashy attacking signings do. There were no highlight reels attached, no viral clips, no grand declarations.And that’s exactly the point.Expansion teams don…
Championship Pedigree Meets Youth in Summit's Back LineExpansion teams don't build from the attack. They build from the back.Denver Summit FC understood this when they assembled their defensive unit for the 2026 NWSL season. Eight defenders. Fou…
There’s a certain type of player you don’t fully appreciate until you’ve watched enough soccer to know what chaos looks like.Not highlight chaos. Not the kind that makes reels. The quieter kind — disorganization, hesitation…
The Home Stretch Denver’s Been Building TowardThe first half of an expansion season is about accumulation. Exposure. Learning what the league demands and whether you can meet those demands week after week.But August? August is about levera…
Some signings make sense immediately.Some take a while to grow on you.And then there are the rare ones that stop you in your tracks because they feel familiar.Jordan Baggett signing with Denver Summit FC is one of those.This isn’t just a v…
When Denver Summit FC signed Camryn Biegalski, it wasn’t a move designed to make noise.There was no promise of star power. No highlight-reel hype. No suggestion that this signing would redefine the league. Instead, it was a quieter message &…
The First Half Is Teaching the Summit — May Is the ExamThe first half of an expansion season rarely looks like a single narrative. It’s choppy, uneven, full of adjustments that don’t feel linear. But if you trace Denver Summit FC…
