The 5280 Pitch - Denver Summit FC Podcast

Women's soccer in Denver is no longer a "what if." Denver Summit FC is here. And every Tuesday, Kate Hanson — Colorado native and sports radio reporter — breaks down what's actually happening. The results. The roster. The moments defining this inaugural season in real time. Plus the players themselves, in their own words. Inaugural seasons only happen once. Might as well pay attention. Women's soccer at altitude.

The 5280 Pitch - Denver Summit FC Podcast is a sports podcast hosted by Kate Hanson, with 52 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Kate Hanson hosts The 5280 Pitch - Denver Summit FC Podcast, a sports show with 52 episodes published.

Our AI reads these to draft pitches. Use them as grounding for a pitch that cites a real guest and a specific topic.

• 

  The 5280 Pitch - Denver Summit FC Podcast

  A Point on the Road — Abby Smith's 300th and Eva Gaetino's Injury

  Aug 18, 202637 min

  Denver Summit FC take a point on the road in a 1-1 draw at San Diego Wave, and this NWSL recap starts with the news: Eva Gaetino came off in the 16th minute holding her hamstring. Nick Cushing's full answer on her status is in this episode. Denver went into Snapdragon Stadium without Lindsey Heaps, lost a starting center back before the game was a fifth over, went down at halftime, and still walked out with the first home point San Diego had surrendered all season. Cushing called it two points dropped. I don't agree, and I explain why. Also in this episode: Abby Smith's 300th career NWSL save, making her the 12th goalkeeper in league history to reach the mark. Janine Sonis has 8 goals and 4 assists — a defender leading her club in scoring, and why that's a warning sign as much as a great story. Yazmeen Ryan and Sonis have now combined for 13 of Denver's 25 goals, and Cushing answers directly when asked how anyone else gets involved. Then Portland. The Thorns haven't lost a home regular season match in 12 straight. Olivia Moultrie is out for the year with an ACL tear. Sophia Wilson has 9 goals. Denver already beat this team in July — but that was at altitude. Saturday is Providence Park. Follow @5280pitch on Instagram, Threads, and Facebook. Newsletter and blog: 5280pitch.com

  ListenShow Notes
• 

  The 5280 Pitch - Denver Summit FC Podcast

  Denver Summit FC Lost Every Stat and Beat Utah Anyway

  Aug 11, 202635 min

  Denver Summit FC beat the Utah Royals 2-1 on Saturday night, and every number from that match says they shouldn't have. Utah out-shot them 18 to 12 and doubled them on expected goals. Then put three of those eighteen shots on target. Three. Kate Hanson breaks down why this NWSL result looked nothing like the rest of Denver's season, and why Nick Cushing's postgame answer about embracing the chaos of an expansion year is the most honest thing he's said all year. Also in this one: an Abby Smith performance the box score completely misses, and the yellow card that made no sense. Janine Sonis at eight goals and a career-best eleven goal contributions, on the first direct free kick in club history. Kaleigh Kurtz's 150th appearance and the record nobody's talking about. One substitution in eighty-nine minutes. And a Continental Divide rivalry that nobody actually won. Then Friday night in San Diego, against a team sitting fourth while finishing ten and a half goals below its own expected goals. New episodes every Tuesday. Get The 5280 Weekly newsletter and sweet merch at 5280pitch.com . Follow along on Instagram, Threads, and Facebook.

  ListenShow Notes
• 

  The 5280 Pitch - Denver Summit FC Podcast

  Seventeen Shots, Zero Chances: Denver Summit FC's Real Problem

  Aug 7, 202633 min

  Denver Summit FC have spent this whole season creating chances and not finishing them — and after Wednesday's 0-2 loss to the North Carolina Courage, that story doesn't hold up anymore. Denver took seventeen shots at Centennial Stadium and created zero big chances. Twenty-eight touches inside the Courage box, six corners, and not one clear look at goal. Tash Flint took seven of those seventeen shots by herself. Kate Hanson went back through the last five matches and found the collapse underneath it: six big chances created, then five, then five, then two, then none. There's a second number in there too — Denver hasn't scored a goal from open play since the eighteenth of July, three matches and twenty days ago. Nick Cushing addresses it directly from Wednesday's press conference, including his answer on why the margins keep going against his team, and Kate explains where she thinks that argument runs out. Also this week: Cushing's update from Thursday's practice on Lindsey Heaps' knee and what day-to-day actually means, his confirmation that the club is working the transfer window and is confident about bringing players in, Tash Flint on needing to be more ruthless in front of goal, and Ayo Oke's night. Plus a full look at Saturday's Continental Divide Rivalry match when Denver hosts the Utah Royals — a side sitting third in the NWSL while running five and a half goals ahead of its own underlying numbers — and the league's new 2027 calendar, which hands this club the shortest offseason in NWSL history. Follow the show at @5280pitch on Instagram, Threads, and Facebook. Sign up for the newsletter, find sweet merch, and everything else at 5280pitch.com .

  ListenShow Notes
• 

  The 5280 Pitch - Denver Summit FC Podcast

  Nick Cushing on Denver Summit's Finishing Crisis

  Aug 4, 202628 min

  Denver Summit FC's leading goal scorer this season is a center back — and after Sunday's 1-1 draw with Boston Legacy, that's not a fun trivia answer anymore, it's the whole problem. Denver had thirty-eight touches inside Boston's box and nine shots. One goal came out of it, a Janine Sonis penalty. Kate Hanson spent time digging into why: a league-wide check of all sixteen NWSL teams found Sonis is the only defender leading her own club in scoring, anywhere in the league. Nick Cushing addresses it directly from Sunday's press conference and this week's practice — including his real answer on the Kössler-versus-Thomas competition for the number nine shirt. Also this week: what Liverpool legend Gemma Bonner's signing means for a defensive line that could use a little lift and what to watch for Wednesday when Denver hosts North Carolina Courage — the first meeting ever between the clubs, against Ashley Sanchez who is leading her team in scoring. Follow the show at @5280pitch on Instagram, Threads, and Facebook. Sign up for the newsletter, find sweet merch, and everything else at 5280pitch.com .

  ListenShow Notes
• 

  The 5280 Pitch - Denver Summit FC Podcast

  Denver Summit Loses at Washington Despite Doubling xG

  Jul 29, 202635 min

  Denver Summit FC doubled Washington Spirit's expected goals in this week's NWSL matchup, out-shot the league's number one team 17-13, and still lost 1-0 — on a shot with a 7% chance of going in. That's the kind of night this episode is built to make sense of. Kate Hanson breaks down exactly how Denver dominated the underlying numbers and walked away with nothing, then goes deep on the 72nd-minute penalty shout on Lindsey Heaps — called live, sent to VAR, overturned — and why she can live with the call even though she doesn't love it. Also covered: a leaguewide red-card trend Kate's only willing to stand behind part of, Devin Lynch's contract extension through 2028, the Santa Fe Yards stadium delay, and real, tested tips for your next trip to Centennial Stadium. New episodes every week. Follow @5280pitch on Instagram, Facebook, and Threads. Sign up for the newsletter at 5280pitch.com

  ListenShow Notes

Based on semantic analysis of episode topics and host coverage, this show is a strong guest fit for executives in:

Industry fit is computed by PitchCentric using vector embeddings of the show's episode catalog.