According to reports, San Diego State has sent a formal letter to the Mountain West citing an interest in exiting the conference. SDSU has until the end of this month to submit a final letter to the Mountain West Conference expressing its intention to exit. The delay in PAC-12 media rights details has the Aztecs asking the Mountain West for an extension due to ‘circumstances beyond their control’ as they are also looking at a $17 million exit fee to move to the PAC-12. Continue reading Could Falling Pac-12 Dominoes Send North Dakota State to Mountain West?
DU Finalizes Men’s Hoops Roster, Headed to Summer Practice
Squeaky shoes and bouncing balls begin this week with the start of summer practice for DU men’s hoops. Continue reading DU Finalizes Men’s Hoops Roster, Headed to Summer Practice
DU Graduates Gifted $500 Each Along with an Important Message
Pat Hamill was the guest speaker at DU commencement ceremonies this past weekend. The graduates of 2023 received their diplomas along with a note from Hamilton and $500. Hamill is a graduate of DU’s Daniels College of Business and CEO of Oakwood Homes. Continue reading DU Graduates Gifted $500 Each Along with an Important Message
Denver Announces New Volleyball Head Coach Megan Pendergast
Denver announced Megan Pendergast as DU’s new head coach for volleyball Monday afternoon after a lengthy search. Pendergast recently completed her third season as a UCLA Bruins’ assistant coach/recruiting coordinator. Prior to that, she coached at Oklahoma and Tulsa. Pendergast played college volleyball as a libero for Texas A&M.
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Denver Hockey Releases 2023-24 Schedule
DU Hockey formally announced its full 2023-24 schedule on Wednesday. The Pioneers start their season in head coach David Carle’s home state when they travel to Fairbanks to play the Alaska Nanooks, October 7th & 8th. Two weeks later, they venture east to face college hockey powers Boston College and Providence. The Pioneers return home to open Magness Arena homecoming weekend against newcomer Augustana and regional rival Air Force on October 27th and 28th respectively. Continue reading Denver Hockey Releases 2023-24 Schedule
School Year End Update: University Area Crime May have Peaked but Still Needs Significant Improvement
With Denver mayoral election winner Mike Johnston in place and the end of the school year this weekend, it is an ideal time to look at crime in our surrounding neighborhood, identify trends, and see if there has been progress since 2022 to reduce local crime in the University/University Park neighborhoods. Continue reading School Year End Update: University Area Crime May have Peaked but Still Needs Significant Improvement
Denver Volleyball Headed for a Hard Landing
DU’s head volleyball coach Tom Hogan stepped down on April 6th. As of this writing, the open head coaching position has not been filled and all the team assistant coaching positions remain open. While DU is expected to announce a hire this week, Denver has missed the transfer portal window and lost talent in the interim. Starting middle blocker Brianna Green transferred to TCU while setter Lauren Carter left for Northwestern along with setter Emma Ziegler to Creighton. Setter Lorrin Poulter is using her 5th year at Purdue. Maddie Hensen is going to Iowa. Future recruits de-committed as Canadian Olympian Lydia Johnson jumped to Michigan and Sydney Barrett switched to Dayton. Denver is left with no setters, a critical position, on the squad and only one middle, Cadi Boyer. The team has not finalized its non-conference schedule for 2023-24 and play begins in only eleven weeks. Continue reading Denver Volleyball Headed for a Hard Landing
DU Men’s Soccer Seeks Stability by Extending Jamie Frank’s Contract
We were not entirely surprised when Denver announced a multiyear contract extension today for head men’s soccer Coach Jamie Franks. With the current uncertainty around men’s soccer in the Summit League with the exit of Western Illinois, Franks had to be on the radar for any number of college openings and his players and recruits were surely looking for answers. Continue reading DU Men’s Soccer Seeks Stability by Extending Jamie Frank’s Contract
DU Men’s Soccer at a Crossroads
Summit League men’s soccer has been on a steady membership decline, continuously losing affiliate members and having to find new affiliates to reach the required six members for an auto-qualifier to the NCAA Tournament. Over the past several seasons, affiliate members Lindenwood, Southern Indiana and Eastern Illinois have all since fled to the Ohio Valley Conference. Today, considering the recent Summit league exit of full-member Western Illinois (which fielded a men’s soccer program), the conference once again has dropped down to five soccer-playing men’s teams – one short of an the NCAA minimum six teams for an auto-qualifying bid . The men’s soccer part of the Summit is now left with DU, UMKC, Omaha, Oral Roberts, and St. Thomas. Continue reading DU Men’s Soccer at a Crossroads
Pioneers’ Dream Run to Championship Weekend Ends In National Semis in Loss to Northwestern
What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object? We finally got our answer: the unstoppable force wins. In the first NCAA Semifinal matchup of the day between the #5 Denver Pioneers and #1 Northwestern Wildcats, it was Northwestern’s top-ranked scoring offense that dominated Denver’s top-ranked scoring defense. After an encouraging opening quarter, Northwestern found its offensive rhythm and controlled the final 45 minutes of the game en route to the 15-7 Wildcats victory at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina. Not only was it their first loss of the season in their first-ever trip to the national semifinals, but it was also the first time Denver gave up more than nine goals in a game all season. Continue reading Pioneers’ Dream Run to Championship Weekend Ends In National Semis in Loss to Northwestern