DU Men’s Basketball (15-17, 8-8) faced #3 seed University of North Dakota Friday night in the quarterfinals of the Summit League Tournament in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It was a dismal first 20 minutes for the Pioneers as they were outshot 46% to the Fighting Hawks 53% from the field. Denver went 2 of 10 from distance while UND nailed 7 of 12 (58%) from downtown. Denver committed an uncharacteristic 9 turnovers. UND delivered 14 points in the paint (38 for the game) in what felt like a bad dream. UND redshirt freshman Greyson Uelmen scored 19 points in the first half, leading the rout. When the smoke cleared, DU trailed 42-29. The game was all but over. Continue reading North Dakota Dispatches DU at Final Summit League Tournament Championship, 83-67
Denver Slips by Miami in Game One, 3-0
#7/#2 seed DU men’s hockey (22-11-3, 17-6-1) faced off in quarterfinal action against the #7 Miami Redhawks Friday night at Magness Arena. Under the new NCHC home playoff best-of-three format, Denver hosted the opening round Redhawks. A pesky Miami team trailed by a goal late in the third period and seized all the momentum. It took a spectacular sliding cross-crease save by goaltender Johnny Hicks and an empty-netter goal by Reiger Lorenz to pull away, 2-0. A bounding ricochet shot off the boards by Eric Jamieson at 18:57 finished off the Redhawks, 3-0. Continue reading Denver Slips by Miami in Game One, 3-0
Tim Bergstraser Discusses DU Men’s Basketball Prospects in Pios’ Final Summit League Tournament
In a LetsGoDU interview earlier this week, DU men’s basketball head coach Tim Bergstraser discussed the Summit League Basketball Tournament in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. While the program’s future lies to the West and the West Coast Conference next season, Bergstraser has his attention firmly directed north to Sioux Falls, South Dakota and his team’s tournament prospects. Continue reading Tim Bergstraser Discusses DU Men’s Basketball Prospects in Pios’ Final Summit League Tournament
Never Made the Tournament: 2025-26 Edition
It’s that time of year again – our annual ‘Never Made The Tournament’ article. Denver started playing hoops in 1904, and surviving a 20-year exile to NAIA and NCAA D-II between 1980 and 1999 (after which DU returned to D-I), the Pios have never made the NCAA D-I Tournament. Every year, we make the case for a DU bid to the “Big Dance,” and every season to this point, they have been denied. Is this year going to be any different, before they join the West Coast Conference gauntlet next season? Everything for Denver hinges on this weekend’s Summit League Tournament in Sioux Falls, SD (the WCC Tournament is in Las Vegas, for those who were curious or worried about long-range travel planning). Continue reading Never Made the Tournament: 2025-26 Edition
Pioneers Explode with Three in the Third to Earn David Carle’s 200th Victory on Senior Night
Senior Night is always a special evening, honoring the exploits of every year’s oldest class that spent four years building its legacy and laying the foundation for the future. It’s doubly special when that celebration coincides with an impressive milestone for that senior class’s head coach, who recruited them and molded them into the special class that they are. Tonight, after scoring three goals in less than four minutes in the third period, the #8 Denver Pioneers (21-11-3, 17-6-1 NCHC) sent off the Class of 2026 – D Kent Anderson, F Rieger Lorenz, and F Samu Salminen – in style, earning a 4-1 victory over the Arizona State Sun Devils (14-21-1, 7-16-1 NCHC) which ended their season and gave head coach David Carle his 200th career victory as a head coach. Continue reading Pioneers Explode with Three in the Third to Earn David Carle’s 200th Victory on Senior Night
BYU slips by DU Men’s Tennis, 4-3
BYU slipped by the Denver men’s tennis team 4-3 at Denver Tennis Park on Friday, February 27. It was a very close match, and it came down to the #5 singles match to decide the day. DU’s Connor Robb-Wilcox won the first set at 6-2, but then BYU’s Caden Hasler took the tight second set at 7-5, and Hasler then taking the third set at 6-4. Continue reading BYU slips by DU Men’s Tennis, 4-3
Malawsky Fuels Second Half Surge Over Michigan, 15-9
Michigan lacrosse traveled to play DU Saturday in sky blue, sun-drenched Denver in front of a packed Peter Barton Stadium crowd. Denver men’s lacrosse (4-1) was looking to rebound from a home loss to Cornell the prior weekend. Denver looked to clean up faceoffs (-5/season), create turnovers (-9/season) and improve on the man-up advantage (2-10/season) in order to slip by the Wolverines. DU excelled in all three areas. Denver unraveled the halftime tie and pulled away for a convincing 15-9 victory. Continue reading Malawsky Fuels Second Half Surge Over Michigan, 15-9
Pioneers Extend Tenzer Streak to 24 With 5-2 Victory over Arizona State
At this point, the only guarantee in life other than death and taxes is a Denver Hockey season with at least 20 Pioneer victories. With their 5-2 comeback victory over the Arizona State Sun Devils (14-20-1, 7-15-1 NCHC) at Magness Arena tonight, in this year’s penultimate regular season game, the #8 Denver Pioneers (20-11-3, 16-6-1 NCHC) extended the Tenzer Streak to 24 consecutive full seasons in which they have won at least 20 games. With the victory, Denver moves three points clear of third-place Western Michigan in the NCHC standings and up to #6 in the NPI, which would be the #2 seed in the Loveland Regional. Continue reading Pioneers Extend Tenzer Streak to 24 With 5-2 Victory over Arizona State
ORU Crushes DU in Regular Season Finale, 102-78
Denver men’s basketball (15-16, 8-8) completed their regular season Thursday night against ORU in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It was an opportunity to finish the regular season with a winning record and finish +2 in Summit League play and a 7-1 record in their final 8 games to conclude the regular season. Instead, Denver had one of their poorest outings of the season, falling behind by 21 points in the first half and never threatened the Golden Eagles in the humiliating loss. Continue reading ORU Crushes DU in Regular Season Finale, 102-78
ASU Places Entire Incoming Freshman Class into Hockey Hall of Fame
The Arizona State University men’s hockey program retired the number of former ASU great goalie Joey Daccord on October 3rd, this season. Daccord played 82 total games and finished his final season as a Sun Devil with a 21-13-1 record with a .926 save percentage (2016-2019), leading the Sun Devils to their first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance in his final season. At the exciting induction, the ASU Athletic Administration also raised a banner for the entire incoming 2029 freshmen class, 17,900 students, in the rafters next to Daccord. Continue reading ASU Places Entire Incoming Freshman Class into Hockey Hall of Fame