MLL Week 10: Weekend action ends tie for first

August 26, 2019

On August 10, the logjam at the top of the Major League Lacrosse standings was broken as the Chesapeake Bayhawks claimed the number one spot, ending a three-way tie for first place after the dust settled. Despite faceoff specialist Max Adler’s record setting 95.8% wins at the X in Denver’s visit to Chesapeake, the Bayhawks proved too much for the slumping Outlaws as they dropped their third game in a…

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NCAA: Sullivan’s hat trick leads Pios over Tigers

March 28, 2019

The #13 Denver Pioneers defeated the #7 Towson Tigers 7-6 on Saturday at Unitas Stadium. Towson led 6-4 heading into the fourth quarter but the Pios rattled off three goals in the final frame to take the one-goal victory. Ethan Walker got things started 2:17 in, batting a rebound out of the air and into the back of the cage. Colin Rutan, assisted by Ted Sullivan, tied the game at…

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NCAA: Great Danes secure first NCAA Lacrosse Championships appearance

May 23, 2018

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — Momentum… it can change in an instant. Saturday’s NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse quarterfinal between the University of Albany Great Danes & the University of Denver Pioneers was a game of streaks that ultimately resulted in a 15-13 victory for Albany. Albany made their presence heard immediately out of the gate. The Great Danes saw goals from Sean Eccles, Tehoka Nanticoke and Trey Reh just 2:07 into…

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PHOTOS: Denver Pioneers vs. Georgetown Hoyas

May 8, 2018

The Georgetown Hoyas defeated the Denver Pioneers 8-3 on May 5th for the 2018 Big East championship. Jake Carraway and Lucas Wittenberg each had three goals for the Hoyas, while Nick Marrocco made 14 saves in the win. Colin Rutan scored all three goals for Denver and Trevor Baptiste went 11-15 at the X. Both schools will participate in the annual NCAA lacrosse championship, with the Hoyas facing the fifth…

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Denver faces Notre Dame in quarterfinal

May 20, 2017

What a wild first round of lacrosse: Denver coasted past Air Force while Notre Dame fought past Marquette. The latest in lacrosse rivalries continues this Saturday on Long Island in New York when they clash at Hofstra University. Denver’s impact players made a stand against Air Force when they beat them on transition and back door dumps. Notre Dame rode on the shoulders of Brendan Gleason and Mikey Wynne while…

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Denver and Notre Dame Rivalry, Crazy Rankings Testament to Lacrosse’s New Age

March 17, 2017

Shock continues to set in over this past weekend’s game results and rankings impacts. The Denver hosting of Notre Dame was nothing short of remarkable; in front of a sellout crowd the two teams continued their rivalry in Hollywood fashion. Though this game did not go into overtime, it came down to a buzzer beater goal by Connor Cannizzaro of the Pios who took the game 11-10. How that ball…

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Pioneers Host New No. 1 Notre Dame Sunday

March 10, 2017

Following their most recent loss to UNC, the Denver Pioneers dropped across all polls (to No. 5 on IL, No. 4 on Coaches, and No. 3 on RPI) and were replaced atop the college rankings by Notre Dame – and what a controversial time for it to happen. Five of the last six meetings between the Fighting Irish and Pios resulted in sudden death overtimes, all won by Denver when…

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Battle of Two Champions

March 3, 2017

The Denver Pioneers host defending NCAA champion UNC on Saturday. The Pios enter with an undefeated record and No. 1 standing across all three major polls, while UNC is 3-1 with their one loss coming against their strongest opponent so far in Johns Hopkins. In their performance last week against Canisius, freshman Ethan Walker came up large in his debut, the first rookie to beat the record from 2000 set…

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Denver Face Off Classic Ends in Surprises

February 28, 2017

This weekend’s event in Denver could not have been better timed to fit in with a weekend full of lacrosse upsets across the entire schedule. Though the probable teams came out on top this weekend, performances were full of surprise and excitement. All four games were hard fought the entire way through. Hard hits and punishing checks were exchanged in constantly back and forth, scrappy games. Despite the usual spectator…

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Denver hosts Air Force, Cleveland State, Canisius in face-off classic

February 24, 2017

This weekend will be a very active one in the Mile High City for Denver University lacrosse. Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium will be host to Air Force (again), new program Cleveland State, and western New York’s Canisius College. Four games total will be played over Saturday and Sunday.   DENVER PIONEERS Denver is atop all three major polls and in the Maverick Top 20 tied with Maryland who has a…

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