No. 5 Denver Rides Hot Start in NCAA Win over Michigan 5/11/24

May 12, 2024

By:  Niko Blankship The Pioneers outscored Michigan 7-1 in the opening quarter en-route to a 16-11 win in-front of a sellout crowd at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium on Saturday evening Next Game:  vs. No. 4 Syracuse/Towson Winner 5/19/2024 | 10 a.m. or 12:30 p.m. MT  ESPNU   Matchup History DENVER – The No. 5 seed University of Denver men’s lacrosse program shot out of a cannon in the opening 15…

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[4/5] Denver Falls to [RV/-] Villanova in BIG EAST Semifinal 5/2/24

May 3, 2024

By:  Niko Blankenship Box Score VILLANOVA, Pa.  – The [4/5] top-seeded University of Denver men’s lacrosse program fell to fourth-seeded Villanova 10-9 on Thursday evening in the first of two BIG EAST Semifinals at Villanova Stadium. KEY PERFORMANCES: JJ Sillstrop netted a hat trick on 3-of-8 shooting with three ground balls. Mic Kelly had a pair of goals, Denver’s only other multi-goal scorers of the game. Alec Stathakis went 15-of-21…

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[5/6] Denver Wins Rain-Soaked Finale 15-9 Over Marquette 4/26/24

April 27, 2024

The Pioneers return to Villanova next week for the 2024 BIG EAST Men’s Lacrosse Championship 4/26/24 By: Niko Blankenship Next Game: vs. Villanova 5/2/2024 | 3:30 p.m. MT, CBS Sports Network Full Schedule Roster Matchup History DENVER – Following a lightning delay of 2:15, the [5/6] University of Denver men’s lacrosse program survived monsoon season at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium, defeating Marquette 15-9 in both teams’ regular season finale on…

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Denver MLAX Moves Up to Sixth and Seventh in National Polls 4/15/24

April 15, 2024

By: Niko Blankenship The Pioneers enter the second to last week in the regular season at No. 4 in the RPI DENVER – The University of Denver men’s lacrosse program moved up a spot in the coaches’ poll for the third-straight week up to No. 6, while bumping up three spots in the Inside Lacrosse Media Poll to No. 7 heading into a match-up at Providence (2-1 in BIG EAST)…

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[7/10] Denver Takes Down [6/6] Georgetown 10-8 April 13, 2024

April 14, 2024

By: Niko Blankenship Pioneers use a 4-0 fourth quarter to come from behind in another top-10 win at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium DENVER – The [7/10] University of Denver men’s lacrosse program got a first hat trick of the season from Richie Connell and 10 important stops in net from Malcolm Kleban to secure a 10-8 win over [6/6] Georgetown on Saturday afternoon at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium. KEY PERFORMANCES:…

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Top-10 Showdown Set at Denver in BIG EAST Action 4/12/24

April 12, 2024

WASHINGTON – Two top-10 programs will square off in the Mile High City as the sixth-ranked Georgetown University men’s lacrosse team travels to face No. 7/10 Denver on Saturday. Both the Hoyas and the Pioneers are 8-2 overall and sit tied atop the BIG EAST standings at 2-0 on the year. On the Air Opening faceoff for Saturday’s game is set for 2 p.m. ET and will be shown on…

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Denver MLAX Moves Another Spot to Seventh in USILA Poll

April 10, 2024

The Pioneers will host [6/6] Georgetown on Saturday 4/13/24 at 12 p.m. MT DENVER – The University of Denver men’s lacrosse program will host another top-10 match-up this weekend when the [7/10] Pioneers welcome [6/6] Georgetown to Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium on Saturday at 12 p.m. MT. Denver, who moved up one spot in this week’s coaches poll for the second week in a row, is in the top-10 for…

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[1/1] Denver Falls to [15/12] Yale 15-13 March 10, 2024

March 11, 2024

[1/1] Denver Falls to [15/12] Yale 15-13 Malcolm Kleban finishes with 11 saves and Sillstrop and Manning net hat tricks in loss DENVER – The [1/1] University of Denver men’s lacrosse program dropped its first game of the season by a count of 15-13 to [15/12] Yale in-front of another sold out crowd on Sunday afternoon at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium. KEY PERFORMANCES: JJ Sillstrop and Noah Manning finished with…

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The Pioneers head to Salt Lake City on 2/17/24 for final game before a three-game homestand

February 16, 2024

PREVIEW: [8/6] Denver Heads to [RV/RV] Utah Saturday 2/17/24 DENVER – The [8/6] University of Denver men’s lacrosse program will hit the road for the second time in the opening month of the season, this time heading to Salt Lake City to take on [RV/RV] Utah. Opening faceoff is set for 1 p.m. MT on Saturday afternoon. SERIES HISTORY: Denver is 4-0 all-time against Utah with all four meetings coming…

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Sillstrop’s Sock Trick Sparks Denver Comeback Over [6/5] Hopkins 2/3/24

February 4, 2024

BALTIMORE – The [15/13] University of Denver men’s lacrosse program came from four goals down in the fourth quarter for the first time since 2010 and got a sock trick from graduate student JJ Sillstrop to lead the Pioneers to a season-opening overtime win over [6/5] Johns Hopkins on Saturday afternoon at Homewood Field. Sillstrop scored Denver’s final four goals of the game, including a buzzer beater off a feed…

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