#1 seed DU women’s lacrosse traveled to Philadelphia to face #4 Georgetown in a matinee semifinal in the Big EAST Tournament. The defending champion Pioneers jumped out to a 7-2 first-quarter league, doubled up the Hoyas in the second quarter (4-2) and coasted to a 20-9 win. Continue reading DU Women’s Lacrosse Coasts Past Georgetown, 20-9
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Men’s Lacrosse Flounders in Senior Day loss 10-6; Women’s Lacrosse on a Heater with 21-3 Win
It was a first half to forget on Senior Day at Peter Barton Stadium. The Providence Friars raced out to a 9-2 halftime lead following a comedy of errors by DU (7-6, 3-4). Half of DU’s goals, one, were scored by the Friars to finally get DU on the board in the half. DU had 10 first-half turnovers and could only muster 6 shots on-goal. DU was pushed to the perimeter on offense and the Friars initiated their offense from behind the cage and fed cutters for easy goals. Continue reading Men’s Lacrosse Flounders in Senior Day loss 10-6; Women’s Lacrosse on a Heater with 21-3 Win
The Tim Bergstraser Era Begins
DU held a press conference and meet and greet with new basketball head coach Tim Bergstraser and his family Wednesday morning. The former Minnesota State University Moorhead (MSUM) head coach hire is rumored to include a Moorhead posse of at least five former Dragon players and is joined by his former assistant coach Spencer Bland. It’s a meteoric rise for Bergstraser with a scant three years of D2 head coach experience. Continue reading The Tim Bergstraser Era Begins
Could Transfer Fees Lessen the Impact of the Transfer Portal?
Jeff Goodman, a national college basketball analyst and co-founder of Field of 68 has come up with a novel idea for basketball – and his idea could expand to other sports as well. The spring college basketball transfer portal closes on April 22nd. By then, well over 2,000 “student”-athletes will have stated their intention to leave their schools for another program. Continue reading Could Transfer Fees Lessen the Impact of the Transfer Portal?
Pioneers Split Big East Double Header
Women’s and men’s lacrosse hosted a Saturday double-header at Peter Barton Stadium. DU women’s lacrosse did their part, defeating Georgetown 16-13. The men dropped the second half of a lightning-delayed contest in the afternoon against Villanova, 10-9 (OT). Continue reading Pioneers Split Big East Double Header
Jeff Wulbrun Out – Part 2: Picking up the Pieces
In Part 1, we talked about how DU basketball came unraveled. Part 2 discusses the implications of this saga on future basketball at DU.
As we already discussed, the process of the recent “mutual agreement to part ways” between basketball head coach Jeff Wulbrun and DU was messy and likely avoidable, and like all major coaching decisions, there will be consequences. Today, we outline what we believe may be the future implications for the DU Men’s Hoops program.
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Jeff Wulbrun Out – Part 1: How It All Unraveled
Yesterday’s announcement that now former basketball head coach Jeff Wulbrun and the University of Denver “mutually agreed part ways” lacked transparency and context. Wulbrun was placed on leave on February 21 for what, at the time, appeared to be a serious and urgent reason. The players we spoke to in the following weeks, under the condition of anonymity so they could freely share their thoughts, could not identify any student safety issues, patterns, or events that would warrant such action on DU’s part. Continue reading Jeff Wulbrun Out – Part 1: How It All Unraveled
Denver Women’s Lacrosse Struggles in Loss to Stony Brook, 17-8
It was a coffee and a sack lunch start for the 11:00 am DU versus #18 Stony Brook tilt at Petey-B Stadium. Stony Brook led in nearly every statistical category and coasted to a 17-8 victory. The loss dropped Denver to 5-4 in non-conference play. It was a surprising loss for Denver who had defeated Michigan and Fairfield at home the prior two games. Continue reading Denver Women’s Lacrosse Struggles in Loss to Stony Brook, 17-8
Pioneers Buried in Summit League Tournament Quarterfinals, 80-62
A promising #7 DU men’s basketball season began with hope. That promise was quickly followed by a key player exit and injuries, a number of excruciating losses and an end-of-season coaching mystery – capped by tonight’s quarterfinal blowout loss to St. Thomas in the Summit League Tournament quarterfinals. All eyes now shift to the uncertain future of a program visibly reeling and in search of answers. The loss was all the more disappointing to a #2 St. Thomas team that cannot qualify for the NCAA Tournament due to their elevation from DIII. Continue reading Pioneers Buried in Summit League Tournament Quarterfinals, 80-62
Denver Women’s Lacrosse Stuns #5 Michigan, 13-11
Denver women’s lacrosse (4-3) met #5 Michigan for a mid-day squeaker at Peter Barton Stadium. Denver jumped out to an early lead but Big Blue clawed their way back in the second half. Denver broke away from a fourth-quarter tie, 8-8, outscoring Big Blue 4-2 down the stretch, to earn a hard-fought 13-11 victory. Continue reading Denver Women’s Lacrosse Stuns #5 Michigan, 13-11