Unseeded Denver women’s lacrosse (12-6, 7-4) was rewarded for an excellent season with several signature wins and a run to the Big EAST title game and loss to #6 seed Florida. The Pioneers will play unseeded High Point (17-2, 7-0) for the chance to play the tournaments #1 seed Maryland in the second round.
Denver’s 8-3 Saturday loss to Georgetown cost the Pioneers a home playoff game in the First Round of the NCAA playoffs. Denver (12-3, 5-0) was nearly guaranteed a home first round game if they would have won the Big EAST Championship title game. Denver was on the RPI bubble but strength of schedule, both out-of-conference and in-conference, further hurt their home field hopes. That, combined with DU’s league championship finals loss probably popped the home-field bubble in the minds of the selection committee.
Continue reading Big EAST Final Loss Sends Men’s Lacrosse Packing in NCAA First Round
It took nearly 28 minutes for Denver to score – and it got worse from there. Credit Georgetown and their red-hot goalkeeper Nick Marrocco. The Hoyas allowed Denver few easy looks and pushed the Denver offense to the perimeter and created uncharacteristic Pioneer turnovers all four quarters in the 8-3 Pioneer loss.
Continue reading Denver Falls Flat in Big EAST Tournament Final, 8-3
The inevitable happened this morning when former DU hockey head coach Jim Montgomery accepted the head coaching position for the Dallas Stars.
The hour long event was streamed on FoxSportsGo and opening comments below were posted on the Dallas Stars Twitter.
"It's great to be here in Dallas"
From @DU_Hockey to the @DallasStars: Welcome head coach Jim Montgomery! #GoStars | #NHL pic.twitter.com/DL6cClLkP5
— Bally Sports Southwest (@BallySportsSW) May 4, 2018
Continue reading It’s official: Jim Montgomery to the Dallas Stars
They always tell you to leave everything better than when you found it. Whether you’re a kid learning to respect your surroundings or a regular adult houseguest, it’s just common courtesy to leave things in better shape after you’ve left. That’s never a thought that crosses your mind when it comes to sports, though. In sports, it’s about winning. For proud programs, it’s about winning championships. In his five years at the helm of the Denver Pioneers hockey program, Jim Montgomery found a way to bridge the gap and do both.
In case you missed the news yesterday, Jim Montgomery is leaving his post as head coach at DU to take the same job with the NHL’s Dallas Stars. The general consensus was that it was never a matter of if ‘Monty’ would take a head coaching position in the NHL but a matter of when. Two days ago, when became now. Continue reading Jim Montgomery leaving but leaves lasting legacy in Denver
Photo: Courtesy of Marquette Twitter
DU (12-2, 5-0) finally stopped the Marquette Golden Eagles (6-8, 3-2) after a furious forth quarter rally which narrowed a 4-goal Pioneer lead to just one goal. However, timely goals by DU pushed the advantage back to two goals and, eventually, an open net tally by DU’s Austin French put the final nail in the coffin and sent the Golden Eagles to defeat.
Denver started out fast with a 4-1 first quarter advantage. Marquette clawed back DU’s advantage by one goal over the next 15 minutes and the first half ended 5-3 in Denver’s favor. Denver extended their lead in the third quarter to make it 7-3 capped by a Danny Logan coast-to-coast goal with 6 seconds left in the 3rd period. But Marquette closed the gap after several untimely DU penalties and man-up advantages against Denver. Continue reading DU Weathers Marquette Surge, Wins 10-7 in Big East Semifinals
RDS in Canada is reporting that Jim Montgomery will be joining the Dallas stars as their next head coach. Several weeks ago we reported in a LetGoDU article, Chasing Monty, the interest in Montgomery by both the New York Rangers and the Dallas Stars. Interest continued to heat up over the past week as numerous blogs reported a growing interest in Montgomery by both clubs. Apparently, the deal from the Dallas Stars came together over the last 24 hours and will be announced shortly.
Over the past five years, Montgomery guided the Pioneers to a 125–57–26, highlighted by a National Championship the 2016-2017 season.
Jim Montgomery will succeed Ken Hitchcock who announced his retirement once the season for the Stars was completed.
Once the deal is finalized and announced, LetsGoDU will provide further details.
Captains are selected based on a variety of factors including, but not limited to; experience, commitment, consideration and character. A captain isn’t necessarily the most talented or highest producer among the team, but rather, is a player who embodies the core values of the program and leads by example. For the University of Denver Pioneers, the 2018 captains are; second-year leader Trevor Baptiste, accompanied by classmates Connor Donahue and Sean Mayle. Continue reading Senior season cut short, Sean Mayle’s leadership prevails from the sideline
Marquette goalie Cole Blazer once again played one of his best games in Denver making 14 saves but this time, it wasn’t enough. The #4 Denver Pioneers rode a balanced attack and a great performance from their own goalie, Josh Matte, to beat the Golden Eagles 7-4 and clinch their fourth straight BIG EAST regular season championship and enter next weekend’s BIG EAST Tournament as the top seed. Continue reading Pioneers clinch fourth straight BIG EAST regular season title, top seed heading into conference tournament
Three steps. The University of Denver Pioneers follows a strategy of attempting to complete three separate postseason accomplishments which incrementally gain more importance and unite towards the ultimate prize, the national championship. Continue reading First of three pillars completed – senior class exits conference season undefeated
