Summit News Episodes

Denver outscored Racing Louisville 2.68 to 0.80 in expected goals on Friday night. They won 1-0. That gap — between what this team creates and what ends up on the scoreboard — is the story of the first half of their inaugural NWSL season in a single number. In this episode, Kate breaks down the 1-0 win over Racing Louisville that closed out Denver's first eleven games, then zooms out to take honest stock of what this expansion side has actually built. Ally Brazier comes off the bench three minu...

Denver Summit FC just broke the NWSL attendance record — 63,004 fans at Mile High — and that's only part of the story after four games. Kate Hanson breaks down where this team actually stands: Melissa Kössler's historic goal-scoring run, Abby Smith's league-leading numbers in net, a defensive turnaround nobody saw coming, and a very special guest who was on the field Saturday to witness all of it. Plus a preview of Saturday's road match at Seattle Reign. What we cover: ⚽ Melissa Kössler: 3 go...

Denver Summit FC blew up their roster one week into the inaugural NWSL season... In 24 hours, the Summit acquired USWNT forward Yazmeen Ryan and midfielder Delanie Sheehan from the Houston Dash in a blockbuster trade, then announced the signing of Japanese international Yuzuki Yamamoto from WE League champions Tokyo Verdy Beleza. Three proven players. One week in. Before a single home game has been played. Kate breaks down what each signing actually means — Ryan's versatility and why two NWSL ...

Jordan Angeli co-founded For Denver FC and helped bring the NWSL to Colorado. In this episode, she tells the full story of how Denver Summit FC went from a Twitter DM in 2023 to 45,000 tickets sold for the inaugural home opener—before playing a single game. We cover the entire journey: organizing watch parties for a team that didn't exist, convincing Rob Cohen to become majority owner, bringing Peyton Manning and Mikaela Shiffrin into the ownership group, and what it meant when Lindsey (Horan) Heaps chose to come home to play for Denver Summit FC. Jordan is a Colorado native, former NWSL player (Boston Breakers, Washington Spirit, Western New York Flash), and co-host of the Soccerwise podcast. She's now part-owner and ambassador for Denver Summit FC. This is the story of how a grassroots movement became a professional sports franchise in one of the fastest NWSL expansion timelines ever.

Denver Summit FC's most important month. Six matches. Four at home. This is what they've been building toward. In this episode, we break down August's schedule match by match—starting with the expansion rematch against Boston Legacy FC, then North Carolina Courage's structured attack (featuring Manaka Matsukubo's 33 shots on target), the altitude revenge game against Utah Royals' 345 tackles, two critical road tests at San Diego Wave (85% passing accuracy) and Portland Thorns (297 shots), and c...

May is where the Denver Summit stop being new — and start being tested. In this episode of The 5280 Pitch: women’s soccer at altitude, we break down Denver’s brutal May schedule and explain why this road-heavy stretch is the true examination of their inaugural NWSL season. Five matches. Four on the road. Every opponent asking a different question. This episode walks match by match through Boston, Houston, Orlando, Utah, and Racing Louisville — not to predict results, but to explain what each game reveals about Denver’s growth, adaptability, and identity. If March was the introduction and April was the adjustment, May is the gauntlet — and how Denver handles it shapes everything that comes next. Subscribe for weekly Denver Summit and NWSL analysis, and stick with us as we build this season match by match.

The Denver Summit open their inaugural NWSL season with a challenging first half of the schedule. In this episode of The 5280 Pitch, we break down every match in the opening stretch — key opponents, player matchups to watch, and how home games at altitude differ from life on the road for an expansion team.

The last few weeks around Denver Summit FC have been a lot. Signings came fast, the NWSL schedule dropped, and then the stadium news hit. This episode is me stepping back to talk through where the Summit actually are right now — what this expansion roster is telling us, why the Lindsey Heaps signing matters, and how Denver is preparing for its first NWSL season.

Denver Summit FC took a major step toward permanence — and it didn’t come quietly. In this episode of The 5280 Pitch — women’s soccer at altitude, we examine the approval of the club’s purpose-built stadium at Santa Fe Yards and what it represents beyond soccer. We break down the Denver City Council vote, the $70 million public funding package, and the legally binding community benefits agreement that promises long-term investment in surrounding neighborhoods. This episode also wrestles with t...

Denver finally has an NWSL team — and in our first episode, we’re breaking down how it happened. From the grassroots movement behind the bid, to the powerhouse ownership group featuring Rob Cohen, Mellody Hobson, Mikaela Shiffrin, and Peyton Manning, this is the full origin story of Denver Summit FC. You’ll learn why the league chose Denver, what the “Summit” brand really stands for, where the team will play, and why this moment matters for women’s sports in Colorado. If you’re ready to get plugged in before the first whistle blows, this is where your 5280 Summit journey starts.