Georgia Shuts Out Michigan, 3-0, on Senior Day

Sunday, August 24

Athens, Ga.

12:00 p.m.

University of Georgia

3-1-0, 0-0-0

Michigan

2-2-0, 0-0-0

Michigan

Georgia

August 24, 2025 | Soccer

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ATHENS, Ga. – Powered by Summer Denigan's brace, the University of Georgia soccer team continued its winning ways with a 3-0 victory over Michigan Sunday afternoon before 1,450 spectators at the Turner Soccer Complex.

Fast Facts

Georgia (3-1-0) earned its third-consecutive shutout, outshooting Michigan (2-2-0), 16-8, including a 7-1 advantage in shots on frame. For the Bulldogs, it was their first trio of consecutive clean sheets since Aug. 31-Sept. 7, 2023. Freshman goalkeeper Hannah Folliard teamed with redshirt freshman Nicole Bidun to blank the Wolverines, with Folliard tallying the lone save in the 63^rd minute.
Redshirt junior midfielder Summer Denigan continued her torrid pace with two goals on the afternoon, becoming the 15^th player in program history to score in three straight matches. Denigan opened the scoring with a 25-yard blast in the 19^th minute, set up by an assist from senior midfielder Juliauna Hayward, scoring the match winner for the third-consecutive outing. She followed it up in the 49^th minute with a header off the service from graduate defender BK Harris, the first assist of the USC transfer's career in Athens. For the week, Denigan finished with three goals and an assist, including winning goals against North Carolina and Michigan.
Hayward clinched the match for Georgia in the 71^st minute as she knocked in an unassisted strike from the top of the 18, giving her three points for the afternoon.
Prior to the match, seven senior players and three senior managers were recognized for their contributions to the program. Harris and senior midfielder Millie Filson both made their first starts of the season.

Post-Match Quotes
Head Coach Keidane McAlpine
On the match…
"First, let start with our fans. I'm so happy that they came out again after the long wait the other night. I'm so happy they came out today, sat in the sun a little bit. They probably needed to dry out after all the rain that we've gotten. We appreciate them. They always help us. Today, this was a difficult game coming off such a high from Thursday's game then coming into this game, Senior Day, the emotion of it. It's hard to get back up to that level, but I was really impressed with the way our team showed up today. We're always striving to get a little bit better but today was about showing up for our seniors. Thanking them for all the work they've put in to build this program, change the narrative around Georgia soccer, and elevate it. This year we're going to continue to honor them in that way to build a program, but I was super happy with the way that we showed up to get the result today."

#10 Summer Denigan | MF | R-Jr.
On the Senior Day match…
"Games like this have very high emotions. Given it's Senior Day, it's kind of bittersweet. For some of us, our whole family's here, which is very heartwarming. Also, coming off a huge win on Thursday, we knew we had to come out here and put all those feelings aside and lock in. This is going to be the biggest game of our season so far, and we really needed to lock in our energy and finish it out and get a shutout."

#6 Juliauna Hayward | MF | Sr.
On Senior Day…
"I think most people know I'm a transfer senior here, so I was a little bit nervous in January coming in and trying to make a difference on this team because everyone was super close already. Coming in, it was so easy to mesh. We say all the time, 'We play for each other,' and that's what I did today for Senior Day. I went out there and played for my team. Scoring that goal was the biggest deal to me because they have my back no matter what. I thought they were equally as excited for me to get that goal, so it was an amazing moment, for sure."

Up Next
Georgia concludes its season-opening homestand against North Florida on Thursday, Aug. 28 at 6:30 p.m. at the Turner Soccer Complex. Admission is free for all fans, and the match will stream live on SEC Network+.