[#10] Denver used a seven-goal barrage and a three-goal run to down [#4] Georgetown at Peter Barton Stadium Tuesday afternoon.
The showdown between Big EAST foes was a good test for two reasons. First, could #10 Denver lacrosse (6-2, 4-0) defeat a top-five team to regain the Pioneers’ elite status since dropping early-season games to #2 Duke and #1 North Carolina, Second, was Denver ready to defeat the #4 ranked, undefeated Hoyas (4-1, 3-1) in Denver, showing the lacrosse world that the Pioneers are the early frontrunner for the Big EAST crown. Continue reading Streaky Denver Downs #4 Georgetown, 13-7→
Some games were played this past weekend while others were canceled or postponed as a heavy, wet spring storm rolled into Denver. The men’s lacrosse game against #4 Georgetown on Saturday at Peter Barton Stadium was moved to tomorrow afternoon. Women’s volleyball took to the court Friday evening at Hamilton Gym against South Dakota but their second match, scheduled for Saturday, was postponed. Men’s soccer against Omaha on the road was postponed. Women’s Tennis in Macomb, Illinois was postponed. Continue reading Wintry Weekend Update: Games Played & Postponed→
Denver volleyball (9-1) swept North Dakota on the road 3-0 (25-13, 25-14, 25-14) and 3-0 (25-20, 25-22, 25-21) to go 9-1 in the Summit League. Denver women’s soccer (8-1, 8-0) swept North Dakota State University at Diane Wendt Field by scores of 1-0 and 3-0. Sami Feller’s header won the first match at 62:10 while three players scored goals in match two for the sweep. Denver men’s soccer (2-2) was swept by Oral Roberts 1-0 and 1-0 at Diane Wendt Field. Denver could only get four shots-on-goal in 180 minutes of play.
Two nights ago, it was Denver Hockey that used a 5-goal explosion in the second period to beat archrival Colorado College. Two days later, in the first of Denver Athletics’ massively busy Gameday Saturday, it was Denver Men’s Lacrosse (4-2, 2-0 BIG EAST) that used a 17-goal first-half explosion to beat BIG EAST opponent Providence (1-2, 1-1 BIG EAST) by a final score of 23-10. The first half alone cemented this game as Denver’s biggest, most productive game offensively so far this year thanks, in part, to Jackson Morrill (4g, 3a) and Alex Simmons (3g, 4a) each accounting for 7 points. Continue reading Pioneers Use 17-Goal First Half to Cruise to Second-Straight BIG EAST Victory→
DU Athletics moved forward at a frenetic pace this past weekend with ten teams taking to the fields, courts and slopes. COVID-19 has compressed several fall and winter sports into the spring season and, with the exception of hockey, most of Denver’s athletic department was in action. Here are the weekend highlights: Continue reading Ten DU Teams Compete in Busy Winter Weekend→
Jack Hannah scored (No. 7) Denver’s (1-2) first goal forty seconds into the game before the (No. 4) North Carolina Tar Heels (1-0) rained goals on the Pioneers in the first quarter, nine in all. North Carolina used the first quarter blitzkrieg to coast past DU in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Continue reading Carolina Leaves Pioneers Feeling Blue, 24-13→
A week ago, a one-goal first half against Utah nearly spelled disaster for the #7 Denver Pioneers (1-1) in a 9-8 thriller victory. Today, though, against the top-ranked Duke Blue Devils (1-0), in the first of DU’s two games in North Carolina, it was a two-goal second half – the product of a stout Duke defense and a lack of urgency from the crimson and gold attackers – that contributed to a blown halftime lead and a 12-10 loss, their third straight against Duke, for the Pioneers at the hands of the best team in the country in Durham. Continue reading #7 Denver’s Offense Goes Cold in Second Half as Pioneers Fall to #1 Duke→
The turning point may have been Ethan Walker’s third-quarter man-down goal that gave the #5 Denver Pioneers (1-0) their first lead of the day but it was the balance of halftime adjustments by head coach Bill Tierney and offensive coordinator Matt Brown that helped the Pioneers turn a 3-1 halftime deficit against the Utah Utes (0-1) into a 9-8 season-opening victory at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium. It wasn’t exactly the kind of game that Tierney and the Pioneers expected to play, especially in the first half, to open the season but an eight-goal second half thanks to six different Pioneer scorers and a strong defensive performance propelled the Pioneers. Continue reading Pioneers Ride Explosive Second Half, Ethan Walker Hat Trick to Season-Opening 9-8 Thriller Over Utah→
The most prolific faceoff specialist in NCAA lacrosse is eyeing a spring transfer to the University of Denver for the 2021 season, according to US Lacrosse Magazine. Ierlan picked up an additional season of eligibility due to COVID-19 and is said that he was ‘intrigued’ by the idea of joining fellow former Yalies Jackson Morrill and Lucas Cotler at Denver after entering the transfer portal. Ierlan, the best faceoff man in the history of college lacrosse, based on win percentage (see below, and yes, better than Trevor Baptiste), is intent on transferring from Yale if the Ivy League skips this season of play due to COVID-19. Should the Ivies decide to play this spring, Ierlan may withdraw his name from the portal and decide to stay at Yale. Continue reading TD Ierlan, Nation’s Top Faceoff Specialist, Plans to Transfer to Denver→
