Denver and Marquette are both BIGEAST contenders this year and yet they haven’t met since the 2014 season. An exciting weekend is in store as the BIGEAST Tournament presented by New York Life is both still not set and dependent on the outcomes of this weekend’s slate. All the hype is behind DU. They’re currently on a six-game streak after a mid-season loss to Ohio State and sit No. 5…
DU hosted their final home game today with celebrations of Senior Day and sideline entertainment from cheerleaders and dance teams. The team seemed to come out of the locker rooms sleepy on offense, missing numerous opportunities. However, whatever Tierney said to them at halftime worked and the Pioneers came out in the second half thundering. Providence scored the first two goals on the day with efforts from Michael Perettine and…
Interestingly enough, these two teams are coming off contradictory weekends. DU heading into the week was ranked No. 3 and Lehigh didn’t make the Top 20 for the first time in awhile. Now, both just lost what were considered easy matches for them. Denver Pioneers Other than a short second quarter spurt, the Pioneers were out-performed by Ohio State. Statistically, everything was in Denver’s favor, however the outcome was different….
The Fighting Irish will open their ACC conference play at UVa this Saturday. The Cavaliers are coming off a one-point edging of St. Joseph’s following roster dismantling over the offseason. Notre Dame lost an overtime devastator to Denver this past Saturday, but are still ranked No. 4. Virginia (5-1) The Cavaliers are putting on a show considering the obstacles they experienced over the offseason. Despite losing their senior starting defender…
Denver is coming off a big overtime upset of Notre Dame, contributing to the shakings in rankings this week. However, Ohio State just upset Hofstra by a one point margin, as well. Though the Pioneers are clear favorites, I think the game will be closer than most anticipate. Denver University The Pioneers are on a road to the postseason as it currently stands. By upsetting the Fighting Irish, they moved…
For a prime match up in Saturday’s lineup, the Pioneers (3-1) hosted 3-0 Notre Dame. Coming into the game, there was a lot of hype behind Irish Junior Matt Kavanagh and Sergio Perkovic, Notre Dame’s tower of a player who stands a head taller than the majority of his team. Denver had much hope as well, as they could secure home field advantage for the BIG EAST Tournament. The game…
The franchise with the best record in the 2015 NLL is about to enter the home of Colorado. Toronto is leading the league with and 8-1 record compared with Colorado’s 4-4. The Mammoth started out on a roll then hit a wall knocking them all over. To have a redemption win over the best NLL team would truly turn their season around. TORONTO To claim them as ‘heating up’ or…
Last weekend sent ripples through the Division-I rankings. With Syracuse sitting atop in first, Notre Dame is in third while DU slumped down to fifth. Notre Dame is 3-0 with wins over Georgetown, Michigan and Dartmouth. The Pioneers are 3-1 after losing to UNC by two points. With a win from DU this weekend, they could rise back up to at least fourth place. If Notre Dame wins and Syracuse…
Denver is atop of a momentum building start to the season. Currently, DU sits 3-0 after downing Air Force, Furman and Duke. They’ve proven that the travel to east coast elevations and early games does not phase them. UNC enters this match at 4-0, undefeated as well. They’ve stunned big programs already this season like Johns Hopkins and High Point. DENVER One of the driving forces behind the offensive surge…
Amongst the plethora of NCAA games scheduled for this Saturday is one of the Pennsylvania match ups this season: UPenn and Penn State. This should be a quality game in the midst of the many on Saturday. PENN STATE The Nittany Lions come into this weekend 1-2 after losing road games to both Loyola and Villanova. If looking at the fact this is a home field advantage, having beat Vermont…