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#BIGEASTmlax Minute: Semifinals Set For Thursday on CBSSN 5/5/16

May 5, 2016

NEW YORK – NCAA Tournament berths are the storyline of the week as the 2016 BIG EAST Men’s Lacrosse Championship Presented by the Jeep starts up in Denver on Thursday, May 5. The semifinals, which start at 6:30 p.m. Eastern/4:30 p.m. local, will air on CBS Sports Network with Ben Holden on play-by-play and Evan Washburn as the analyst. No. 2 seed Marquette squares off with third-seeded Villanova in the…

Denver Women’s Lacrosse to Join BIG EAST for 2017 Season

May 3, 2016

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The Pioneers will join Butler, Cincinnati, Connecticut, Florida, Georgetown, Marquette, Temple, Vanderbilt and Villanova for the 2017 season DENVER – The University of Denver women’s lacrosse team will move to the BIG EAST Conference for immediate competition in the 2017 season. The women’s lacrosse team will be the second Denver team in the BIG EAST along with

Baptiste Named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week 4/25/16

April 25, 2016

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Pioneers ranked No. 1 in both major polls on Monday NEW YORK – [1/1] University of Denver sophomore FOGO Trevor Baptiste (Denville, N.J.) has been named the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week, the conference office announced on Monday. Baptiste won 20 of his 23 faceoff attempts and picked up 11 ground balls in Denver’s 17-7 win over Providence on Saturday. The sophomore also netted his second goal of…

Snow Ball [3/3] Denver Tops St. John’s 17-10 4/16/16

April 17, 2016

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Connor Cannizzaro scores five times in Denver’s 10th win of the campaign DENVER – The [3/3] University of Denver men’s lacrosse team battled snowy conditions for the second week in a row, to a 17-10 win over St. John’s Saturday afternoon at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium. “The [grounds crew] guys were here at six and cleaned the field,” Bill Tierney said. “It goes back to when I thanked them after…

[4/4] Denver Opens BIG EAST Play with 17-4 Win over Georgetown

April 3, 2016

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MEDIA RELEASE Cannizzaro tallied seven points in Denver’s 16th-straight BIG EAST win WASHINGTON – The [4/4] University of Denver men’s lacrosse team opened the second season in its 2016 campaign with a 17-4 victory over Georgetown in Denver’s BIG EAST opener on Saturday April 2, at Cooper Field. Denver had five different players score multiple goals for the fifth time since the start of the 2015 season. Junior Connor Cannizzaro…

No. 1 DU Defeats Ohio State 3/19/16

March 19, 2016

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By: Di Miller, Beat Writer DU Men’s Lacrosse The NCAA DI Champions and No. 1 ranked Denver University Pioneers (7-0) hosted the Ohio State Buckeyes (5-4) at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium in front of a sold out crowd of 2,496 fans. DU had just come off their OT win over Notre Dame (9-8) on March 13; and the Buckeyes were just coming off their loss to Towson University on March…

[1/1] Denver Hosts Ohio State Saturday March 19

March 15, 2016

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MEDIA ADVISORY– Game to be televised at one 1 p.m. MT – Fox College Sports [1/1] Denver (6-0) plays its lone home game in a span of five of six away from Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium on Saturday when the Pioneers welcome [RV/RV] Ohio State to the Mile High City for a rematch of the 2015 NCAA Quarterfinals at Sports Authority Field.

Miller’s OT Winner Sends [1/2] Denver Past [2/1] Notre Dame, 9-8

March 13, 2016

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Zach Miller nets extra time winner for second-consecutive year against Fighting Irish SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Junior Zach Miller (Steamburg, N.Y.) scored 1:58 into overtime off a feed from classmate Connor Cannizzaro (Cazenovia, N.Y.) to extend the [1/2] University of Denver men’s lacrosse team’s winning streak to 19 games with a 9-8 overtime win at [2/1] Notre Dame on Sunday night at Arlotta Stadium. Sunday marked the fifth time in…

Denver Earns 13-12 Overtime Win at [9/10] North Carolina 3/5/16

March 5, 2016

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Denver Earns 13-12 Overtime Win at [9/10] North Carolina DENVER MEN’S LACROSSE Saturday, March 5, 2016 Denver Earns 13-12 Overtime Win at [9/10] North Carolina Cannizzaro scores overtime winner, Baptiste wins 21 of 28 faceoffs CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Junior Connor Cannizzaro (Cazenovia, N.Y.) followed up a Zach Miller (Steamburg, N.Y.) late equalizer in regulation with an overtime winner to send the [1/2] University of Denver men’s lacrosse team to…

[1/2] Denver Opens Home Slate with 18-7 Win Over Sacred Heart

February 28, 2016

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MEDIA RELEASE DENVER – On Saturday February 27, 2016 the [1/2] University of Denver men’s lacrosse team defeated Sacred Heart 18-7 in the second game of the Faceoff Classic Saturday afternoon at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium in front of a crowd of 2,497, the 25th sellout in stadium history. 2015 USILA First-Team All-America pick Connor Cannizzaro (Cazenovia, N.Y.) led the Pioneers with five goals and six points, while sophomore Brendan…

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