{"id":853,"date":"2026-02-20T15:51:04","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T22:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.denversummitfc.com\/?post_type=news_article&#038;p=853"},"modified":"2026-02-21T12:59:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T19:59:14","slug":"coachella-valley-invitational-denver-summit-fc-vs-san-diego-wave","status":"publish","type":"news_article","link":"https:\/\/www.denversummitfc.com\/es\/news\/match-update\/coachella-valley-invitational-denver-summit-fc-vs-san-diego-wave\/","title":{"rendered":"Coachella Valley Invitational: Denver Summit FC vs. San Diego Wave"},"content":{"rendered":"<div\tid=\"block_9a60ee22fb20a223c3e2a569a6ad6407\"\n\tclass=\"content-block\"\n\t>\n\t<div class=\"content-block__container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"content-block__headline content-block__headline--left\">Saturday, February 15 \u2022 1PM MT<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            \t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block__content content-block__content--boxed\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Denver Summit FC returns to action on Saturday, February 15th at 1PM MT at the Coachella Valley Invitational With momentum on its side, Summit is set to face San Diego Wave in the club\u2019s second preseason test. This match won\u2019t be broadcast so follow us on our social media(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/denversummit_fc\/#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0y\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/denversummitfc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">X<\/a>) and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/denversummitfc.onelink.me\/S9rE\/3apb4kvy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download\u00a0our\u00a0app<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/tickets.denversummitfc.com\/layouts\/preview\/a96b8e2jaghu454kykgnfj58?status=PUBLISHED\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">follow along<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Summit enters the matchup riding high after a 2:0 victory over Utah Royals FC in its historic first preseason match. The win marked a strong opening statement, with Melissa K\u00f6ssler recording the first preseason goal in club history and Olivia Thomas adding a second-half finish to secure the result. The performance showcased early attacking sharpness, defensive discipline, and encouraging depth across the lineup.<\/p>\n<p>San Diego Wave comes into the contest following a draw against Kansas City Current in its previous Coachella Valley Invitational match. San Diego found the scoresheet through Gia Corley, whose goal helped the Wave earn a share of the points in a competitive outing. The Wave demonstrated resilience and attacking quality, setting up what should be another strong preseason test for Summit.<\/p>\n<p>For Denver, the focus remains on continued growth, sharpening combinations in the final third, strengthening defensive partnerships, and building consistency across both halves. With K\u00f6ssler and Thomas already making their mark in front of goal, Summit will look to maintain its attacking momentum while continuing to integrate depth across the roster.<\/p>\n<p>Though the match falls outside of regular-season play, the stakes remain meaningful. Each minute provides valuable insight, competitive reps, and an opportunity to refine identity ahead of the inaugural campaign.<\/p>\n<p>As the Coachella Valley Invitational continues, Denver Summit FC looks to build on its first victory and carry that confidence into another high-quality matchup against San Diego Wave.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"template":"","news_category":[42],"class_list":["post-853","news_article","type-news_article","status-publish","hentry","news_category-match-update"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.denversummitfc.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_article\/853","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.denversummitfc.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.denversummitfc.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news_article"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.denversummitfc.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.denversummitfc.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_article\/853\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.denversummitfc.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=853"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.denversummitfc.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_category?post=853"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}