#16/17 Denver men’s lacrosse (3-0) returned to Peter Barton Stadium to face #4/5 Cornell (1-0) in a Saturday showdown of undefeated teams. Something had to give and it was Vornells skill and speed that prevailed.
Denver got first blood when Cornell transfer found twin.
Following two post shots by the Wolverines, Cody Malawsky opened the scoring with a fall-away away snipe into the Wolverine cage. DU won the following possession off the X and score a goal in traffic as Case Bruno lit the lamp, 2-0. At 6:25 of the first, Big Blue painted the upper left corner of the Denver cage, 2-1. Several minutes later, the Pioneers went on the break on a Michigan turnover. Chris Moravia took the feed and tucked the ball into the cage. A Denver long stick set up a goal by Cody Malawski. 4-1. At the end of the quarter, Michigan cut the deficit in half with a minute to go, 4-2.
Denver found the scoresheet early as Chris Merageas, on the doorstep of the goal, feathered the ball past Hunter Taylor, the Michigan goalie. With a man up, a diving Wolverine stuffed the goal past Grayson Manning, 5-3.
Game was exciting…until DU was outplayed in the 4th quarter. Lots of optimism for future games.
Tierney’s color commentary was classic. At one point he wondered out loud, “ how can 6 eyes miss that call?”