#10 ranked and top BIG EAST Tournament seed University of Denver women’s lacrosse (14-3, 6-0) played the fourth-seeded Villanova Wildcats at Xavier Thursday in a BIG EAST semifinal game. #1 seed DU has never lost to the Wildcats (12-0) and Thursday was no exception as Denver trouced Villanova 19-7. Continue reading DU Women’s Lacrosse Storms into BIG EAST Tournament Final with 19-7 Win Over Villanova
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Road To Nationals Ends In Berkeley for DU Gymnastics
Denver fell to Cal and Stanford in gymnastics’ sweet 16 and doesn’t advance to Nationals. Although DU didn’t have to count a miss, you can’t fall four times and hope to make up enough tenths to advance. They join Kentucky as the biggest losers of the regionals weekend; these two teams were the only two teams ranked in the top 8 that didn’t advance to the National Championship.
Berkeley Regional Results:
- California 198.275
- Stanford 197.575
- Denver 197.45
- ASU 196.75
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Ultimate Floor Party In Berkeley!
Denver gymnastics advances to regional final after beating ASU, UCLA and Washington!
ASU upsets #9 UCLA.
I’ve been saying all season that wins and losses don’t matter. But now in the post-season, it’s all about the head-to-head competition. DU got the win when it counted! The top two teams in each regional semi-final advance to the gymnastics Sweet 16. Continue reading Ultimate Floor Party In Berkeley!
DU Gymnastics Soars To #6 for Postseason Competition
Denver Gymnastics has been flying high and heads into NCAA Regional competition as the #6 overall seed. Denver’s NQS (National Qualifying Score) going into Regional selection was a DU record 197.825. This is a team that is peaking at the right time and ready for championship gymnastics! They will head to Berkeley as the second seed in the California-hosted Regional competition. Denver’s first competition at Regionals will be on Friday, April 5th.
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Mid-Season Outlook for Men’s & Women’s Lacrosse
Are the best times ahead for DU men’s and women’s lacrosse this season? We have reached the midway point of this lacrosse season and both teams are well-positioned for solid second-half runs and NCAA Tournament appearances. However, there is still work to be done. Continue reading Mid-Season Outlook for Men’s & Women’s Lacrosse
Denver Falls to Third in Final Day of NCAA Skiing Championships, CU Jumps DU and Utah for Crown
Back at Howelsen Hill for the last day of the NCAA Skiing Championships and the Nordic 20k Classic. It was a bluebird day but a tough result for the DU ski team as they fell from second place to a distant third. Going into the day, second-place Denver was a long shot to close the gap on Utah but third-place CU proved it could be done in the women’s 20k as they narrowed the Utes lead to 17 points. Then, CU finished 1st and 3rd in the men’s event to jump Utah by two points for the team championship. Denver finished third. Continue reading Denver Falls to Third in Final Day of NCAA Skiing Championships, CU Jumps DU and Utah for Crown
Denver Moves into Second Place at the NCAA Championships
It was an exciting night at Howelsen Hill in Steamboat as Denver skied past CU and cut into the Utes lead but trails Utah by 43.5 points heading into the final day Saturday. Denver will need an excellent Nordic 20k classic on Saturday and a lot of luck to catch defending champion Utah. Continue reading Denver Moves into Second Place at the NCAA Championships
Denver Women’s Lacrosse Falls Late to #1 Northwestern
Denver women’s lacrosse (3-3) traveled to Evanston, Illinois to face the #1 Northwestern Wildcats. Before Friday’s game, Denver had two narrow losses to then, #10 Michigan and #9 Maryland. The defending national champion Wildcats are loaded with the 2023 Tewaaraton Award winner in Izzy Scane and a host of other dangerous players but DU gave them all they could handle for most of the game. Northwestern scored four of the game’s last six goals in the fourth quarter to pull away, 14-10. However, Denver held the lead in the third quarter and tied Northwestern in the fourth quarter. Ultimately, the Wildcats pulled away in the final eleven minutes to take the game. Continue reading Denver Women’s Lacrosse Falls Late to #1 Northwestern
Denver Remains in 3rd After Day 2, Utah Seizes First Place
The Utah Utes woke up today. The Utah men dominated with 2nd, 3rd and 12th place finishes in the men’s 7.5 km Interval Start Freestyle at Howelsen Hill in Steamboat. Utah women finished first in the women’s 7.5 km Interval Start Freestyle plus a 15th and 19th finish. Denver met or beat expectations on the women’s side with Selma Anderson in 10th, Henrietta Saeterdahl Semb in 11th and Hanna Ray in 14th. On the men’s side, DU’s Florian Knopf finished 5th, Andreas Kirkeng 10th and Krystof Zatioukal in 21st. I was hopeful that Andreas would make the podium. DU fell 4.5 points behind CU and the Utes pulled ahead of DU by 61.5 points. Continue reading Denver Remains in 3rd After Day 2, Utah Seizes First Place
Denver Ski Team Sits in 3rd Place After Day 1 of NCAA Championships
O.K., let me begin with an apology. I have not done a good job keeping LetsGoDU readers up to date on the DU ski team this season. Work (and procrastination) has put me behind the eight ball and we are already into day one of the NCAA Championships in Steamboat – the scene of Denver’s last NCAA ski championship (#24). I nervously followed the team today in their first event from Denver (ugh). The Giant Slalom was completed today and three days remain. I am headed up to Steamboat to provide live coverage on Friday. Continue reading Denver Ski Team Sits in 3rd Place After Day 1 of NCAA Championships