Denver Summit W 2–1 Utah Royals W

NWSL Women 2026 Regular season · 9 Aug 2026

Denver Summit W vs Utah Royals W in the NWSL Women 2026.

At Centennial Stadium, Commerce City.

Referee: Gerald Flores, USA.

Denver Summit W beat Utah Royals W 2–1. Y. Ryan opened the scoring for Denver Summit W after 51 minutes. J. Sonis made it 2–1 after 90+4 minutes, and that was the winner.

Goalscorers

• Denver Summit W: Y. Ryan 51', J. Sonis 90+4'
• Utah Royals W: T. Milazzo 89'

Denver Summit W starting lineup (4-3-3)

• 1 Abby Smith (G)
• 7 Ayo Oke (D)
• 23 Eva Gaetino (D)
• 3 Kaleigh Kurtz (D)
• 6 Janine Sonis (D)
• 5 Devin Lynch (M)
• 14 Yuna McCormack (M)
• 24 Delanie Sheehan (M)
• 9 Yazmeen Ryan (F)
• 11 Ally Brazier (F)
• 4 Natalie Means (F)

Utah Royals W starting lineup (4-3-3)

• 1 Mandy McGlynn (G)
• 22 Miyabi Moriya (D)
• 8 Kate Del Fava (D)
• 18 Kaleigh Riehl (D)
• 14 Nuria Rábano (D)
• 10 Narumi Miura (M)
• 11 Mina Tanaka (M)
• 17 Ana Tejada (M)
• 5 Cecelia Kizer (F)
• 21 Kiana Palacios (F)
• 24 Cloé Lacasse (F)

Match events

• 41′ Utah Royals W: Yellow Card, Ana Tejada
• 51′ Denver Summit W: Normal Goal, Yazmeen Ryan, Janine Sonis
• 52′ Utah Royals W: Substitution, Paige Monaghan, Kiana Palacios
• 66′ Denver Summit W: Substitution, Natasha Flint, Yuna McCormack
• 68′ Utah Royals W: Substitution, Brecken Mozingo, Cecelia Kizer
• 68′ Utah Royals W: Substitution, Tatumn Milazzo, Kaleigh Riehl
• 75′ Denver Summit W: Yellow Card, Abby Smith
• 77′ Utah Royals W: Substitution, Madison Hammond, Ana Tejada
• 89′ Utah Royals W: Normal Goal, Tatumn Milazzo
• 90′ Denver Summit W: Substitution, Emma Regan, Devin Lynch
• 90′ Denver Summit W: Substitution, Olivia Thomas, Ally Brazier
• 90′ Denver Summit W: Substitution, Yuzuki Yamamoto, Ayo Oke
• 90+4′ Denver Summit W: Normal Goal, Janine Sonis

Match statistics

Denver Summit W before this match

• vs North Carolina Courage W 0–2 (North Carolina Courage W) · Regular season, 6 Aug 2026
• vs Boston Legacy W 1–1 (Boston Legacy W) · Regular season, 3 Aug 2026
• at Washington Spirit W 0–1 (Washington Spirit W) · Regular season, 26 Jul 2026
• vs Portland Thorns W 2–1 (Portland Thorns W) · Regular season, 18 Jul 2026
• vs Houston Dash W 2–2 (Houston Dash W) · Regular season, 12 Jul 2026

Utah Royals W before this match

• vs Portland Thorns W 5–1 (Portland Thorns W) · Regular season, 2 Aug 2026
• vs Washington Spirit W 0–1 (Washington Spirit W) · Regular season, 30 Jul 2026
• at North Carolina Courage W 4–1 (North Carolina Courage W) · Regular season, 25 Jul 2026
• vs Orlando Pride W 1–0 (Orlando Pride W) · Regular season, 19 Jul 2026
• vs NJ/NY Gotham FC W 1–3 (NJ/NY Gotham FC W) · Regular season, 11 Jul 2026