DU women’s lacrosse defeated Georgetown 12-4 to win the BIG EAST Tournament at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium.  Denver (15-3, 6-0) also beat the Hoyas  earlier in the season to win the BIG EAST regular season title. It is the sixth straight BIG EAST Tournament Championship for the Pioneers.

After losing the opening draw junior Kyra Obert caused a turnover and then went down to score.  It wasn’t until the 7:57 mark that sophomore Caroline Keil put the score 2-0 Denver.   The Pioneers dominated the first quarter with eight shots on goal to only one for Georgetown (12-6, 5-1)   Throughout the game sophomore goalie Lexi Gwaku made great saves and the Pioneers made key interceptions with good ball control and defense.  It was 4-0 Denver after the first quarter.

Keil fired a  strong shot to make it 5-0 to start the second quarter and then Georgetown finally got on the board to make it 5-1.   The Hoyas calmed down and had eight shots on goal, with only two for the Pioneers during the second quarter.

DU goalie Gwaku started off the second half making another strong save.  After the Pios got a yellow card at 7:39, Keil went down and scored at 6:52!   Denver missed some opportunities in their offensive end and matched the Hoyas in turnovers in the third quarter 4-4.

DU was up 8-3 going into the fourth quarter and  Gwaku started things off with another save.  Sophomore Eva Thomsen-Marr made it 9-3.  Goals by Dineen, Mulch and Ripple made it 12-4 Denver.

The PIoneers had a 18-11 advantage in shots on goal and dominated with 13-7 in saves.  It was a tight game in turnovers with Georgetown having 16 to 15 for DU.  Overall, the Pioneers made it an easy margin with a strong defense and excellent stops by Gwaku.

DU’s Lexi Gwaku was voted Most Outstanding Player and Ripple, Keil, Klingenberg, Grover and Gwaku were members of the All Tournament Team.

The NCAA women’s lacrosse selection show will be at 7 pm MT on ESPNU tomorrow. The Big 10 has four teams in the top 10 NCAA rankings. Denver is the only BIG EAST team in top 20 and at #15.