It was a glorious afternoon for college lacrosse – especially if you were a Buckeye. It was a mid-season clash between the University of Denver men’s lacrosse and [9/10] Ohio State at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium. Following a 15-10 road loss to Yale the prior week, this was a chance for DU redemption against a Top 10 team. It was not to be as DU fell 15-11.

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Against Marist Friday night, DU (4-2, 0-0) broke open a close game, 6-5 at half, to gallop to an 18-5 rout. Against Quinnipiac Sunday, the Pioneers and Bobcats were tied after the first quarter, 3-3, but Denver outscored the visitors the net three periods to win 14-7. Continue reading Denver Lacrosse Sweeps, Outscoring Marist & Quinnipiac 32-12 on the Weekend →

The beauty of lacrosse season in Denver, the Lacrosse Capital of the West, is that you have no idea what the weather is going to bring. It could be 70 and sunny on a perfect February Saturday afternoon or, like this afternoon’s matchup between the #14 Denver Pioneers (2-1, 0-0 BIG EAST) and Utah Utes (1-2, 0-0 ASUN), you can get a surprise blizzard. Then, add in a hungry Utes squad that jumped out to a 3-0 1st quarter lead, the Pioneers had to weather more than just the heavy snow at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium to come away with the 10-8 victory. Continue reading Malawsky Scores 5 as Denver Upends Utah in Snowy Thriller →

(9/10) Denver men’s lacrosse opened their season against (8/8) Johns Hopkins at Peter Barton Stadium. The Blue Jays jumped out to a 4-1 lead in the first quarter and held DU to four goals in the second half for the win. Continue reading Quick Start and Second Half Defense Spur Hopkins Win over Denver, 13-10 →

Denver stayed within one goal at halftime, 5-4, but ultimately Notre Dame’s depth and talent seized the day as the Irish rolled to a 13-6 win against a determined Denver side. Denver had a narrow path to victory but the Pioneers were betrayed at the X, committed far too many turnovers, and an injury to offensive star, JJ Sillstrop, limited DU’s offensive production. Notre Dame owned the day and in the end, the better team earned the victory. Continue reading Notre Dame Ousts Denver 13-6 in National Semifinal →

There was great excitement when Matt Brown was announced as the replacement for legendary head coach Bill Tierney to lead DU men’s lacrosse. It would be wrong to say DU had lost their way since their national championship in 2015. Heck, in the past nine seasons, the Pioneers played on Memorial Day in 2017 and secured 2016, 2018, and 2021 NCAA Tournament bids. But, despite all of that and winning six BIG EAST regular season titles since the program’s 2015 high water mark, Denver has failed to win a single BIG EAST Conference Tournament title. Not exactly chopped liver for a program that is always a difficult out, especially at Peter Barton Stadium, but their seemingly annual Memorial Day pilgrimage to Championship Weekend had become nonexistent in recent years. Continue reading Denver Men’s Lacrosse Is All-In for 2024 Run →

When the Denver Pioneers Men’s Lacrosse team hired offensive guru and genius Dave Metzbower to replace Matt Brown as offensive coordinator when the latter was promoted to head coach last summer, defense was the furthest thing from most fans’ minds. Surely, if Denver would return to Championship Weekend for the first time since 2017, it would be because of the unrivaled offensive minds that the Pioneers had on staff, right? In some ways, yes, but on this day, against the 4th-seeded Syracuse Orange in the NCAA quarterfinals in Baltimore, the 5th-seeded Pioneers rode their elite defense and goaltending to a 10-8 victory. Denver’s first-ever victory over the Orange sent the Pioneers through to next weekend’s Final Four at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, on the same field where they won their first title in 2015. Continue reading Denver Beats Syracuse to Return to First Final Four Since 2017 →