Photo Credit: @Fidel.fotos Denver became the only club in the NWSL to beat Gotham FC twice this season. The numbers underneath the scoreline say the shift is real. The standings say the win barely moved them at all. CENTENNIAL, Colo. — Denver …
The Summit scored more goals in ninety minutes than any NWSL team has managed in a single match this season. The numbers underneath the scoreline say the performance was real. The opponent says be careful with it. CENTENNIAL, Colo. — Denver Summit …
Denver Summit FC held the ball for 63% of Saturday night's match at Providence Park, touched it 27 times inside Portland's penalty area, and created zero big chances. The Thorns managed 12 touches in Denver's box and created four. Portland won 1-0.…
Seventeen shots. Not one clear look at goal. For a team whose whole season has been a finishing problem, Wednesday night was something else entirely — and it extended a run that now stretches twenty days without a goal from open play. Centennial, C…
A league-wide check found Janine Sonis is the only defender leading her own team in scoring anywhere in the NWSL. After Sunday's draw with Boston, that's not a quirky stat anymore — it's a diagnosis. Denver, Colorado — Denver Summit had thirty-eigh…
A sharp comment on Reddit sent me down a rabbit hole this week. The numbers split by position in a way I did not see coming. Denver, Colorado — Olivia Thomas has 1.40 expected goals this season. She has zero actual goals. That number alone is a he…
Denver Summit outshot the NWSL's top team, generated twice the expected goals, and left Audi Field with nothing. Plus: the Lindsey Heaps no-call, Devin Lynch's extension, and where Santa Fe Yards stands now. Denver Summit had seventeen shots to Was…
Denver Summit forward Natalie Means celebrates after scoring the game-winner in Summit's July 18, 2026 win over Portland Thorns at Centennial Stadium. Centennial, Colo. – Denver Summit FC opened its brand-new stadium the best way possible on Satur…
Denver Summit FC hosts Portland Thorns FC in the first-ever match at Centennial Stadium Saturday, with Lindsey Heaps making her Summit debut against her former club. Centennial, Colo. — Lindsey Heaps stood on the Centennial Stadium grass Thursday f…
Yazmeen Ryan scored against the team that gave her a Golden Boot a year ago, and it still wasn't enough. Denver Summit FC drew the Houston Dash 2-2 Sunday night at DICK'S Sporting Goods Park, setting single-match club records for both shots (26) and…
Centennial, Colo. —Nick Cushing has managed Manchester City's women and coached in Major League Soccer, and after three days of training with Lindsey Heaps he told a room full of Colorado reporters that it changes the mentality of the group. Three …
A dominant share of the ball, and nothing to show for it. Denver's return from the break exposed the same problem that's haunted them at DICK'S all season — against a Kansas City side that never needed the ball to win. Commerce City, Colo. — Denver…
The Georgetown grad turned NWSL starter sat down mid-season break to talk about her first start, standing next to a legend, and why the expansion team narrative is officially dead. Denver, Colorado — On May 16th, Natalie Means was supposed to be wa…
The rookie leading all Denver Summit first-years in minutes isn't chasing highlight reels. She's the reason the back line sleeps easy. DENVER, CO — Eleven games into her first professional season, Devin Lynch still hasn't scored a goal. She's fine …
Ten years. Six clubs. Two championships. One torn knee. And now, at 32 on an expansion team, she's playing the best goalkeeper of her life. DENVER, CO — Abby Smith has been in this league since 2016. She's seen franchises fold under her feet. She w…
Denver, Colo. — Ally Brazier was the first player ever signed in Denver Summit FC history. She's been with this club longer than anyone. Friday night was the first time it really looked like it. The Colorado Springs native, the first player ever si…
Denver outplayed Utah for most of 90 minutes. Two moments — both in the most dangerous areas of the pitch — decided the outcome. SANDY, Utah — Denver Summit FC dominated possession, won the passing battle, and outworked Utah Royals for the better p…
Eva Gaetino's first career goal, Janine Sonis's back-to-back braces, and a suffocating double pivot sent the 2024 NWSL champions home winless in Colorado. Commerce City, Colo. — Denver Summit FC earned their first home win in franchise history Satu…
Denver Summit FC hosts the Orlando Pride on May 16 in a rematch loaded with storylines — two of the biggest names in women's soccer, an iconic Pride Night, and a Denver team that has quietly figured something out. The last time Denver Summit FC and…
A 4-1 road win, a possession flip, and the most complete 90 minutes of the expansion season. 38 percent. 43 percent. 53 percent. That's Denver Summit FC's possession in their last three games. The first two ended in losses — a three-two collapse a…
Denver Summit FC travels to Shell Energy Stadium Saturday with head coach signaling rotation after consecutive late-game losses. Nick Cushing stood in front of reporters Tuesday afternoon at Dick's Sporting Goods Park and said the quiet part out lo…
The Summit's structural vulnerability with second-half leads cost them three points for the second match in a row, with an expansion rival earning their first franchise win in stoppage time. Two weeks ago, this was supposed to be the easy one. Bos…
A winless expansion side, a depleted backline, and a team that came in on their day off. Sunday's match at Gillette Stadium is more than a road trip. Glendale, Colo. — Nick Cushing said it plainly at practice this week. This team should be nine poi…
Three goals in 16 second-half minutes broke a 30-match curse for San Diego — and ended Denver's three-game shutout streak. The opposing coach left the building calling Summit one of the toughest opponents in the league. Commerce City, Colo. — Den…
