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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[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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[9/9] Denver Falls to [8/8] Georgetown in BIG EAST Final 5/6/23

May 6, 2023

[MEDIA RELEASE] MILWAUKEE, Wis. – The [9/9] University of Denver men’s lacrosse team dropped the BIG EAST Championship game 14-5 to [8/8] Georgetown on Saturday afternoon at Valley Fields. First Quarter: Georgetown got on the board on its second possession of the afternoon to take the early lead. Nicky Solomon completed a first-quarter hat trick to give the Hoyas a 3-0 lead in the first 15 minutes in the Valley….

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Hoyas Win! Georgetown Wins Second-Straight BIG EAST Championship 5/4/19

May 4, 2019

May 4, 2019 Featured Image Photo Credit:  Di Miller [MEDIA RELEASE] DENVER – Georgetown University won its second-consecutive men’s lacrosse title at the 2019 BIG EAST Championship Presented by Jeep with a 12-9 victory over Denver. The Hoyas earn an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament and will make their 13th appearance in program history. With 13 wins on the season, Georgetown tied the most victories in program history. The…

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Pioneers [12/13] Fourth Quarter Dominance Too Much for the Friars 4/20/19

April 20, 2019

Di Miller, Correspondent DU Men’s Lacrosse Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit:  Di Miller With their final home game before the Big East Tournament on May 2 and May 4, the DU Pioneers hosted the Providence Friars.  It was Senior’s Day at Peter Barton Stadium on a beautiful spring afternoon.  Providence would keep it close until the fourth quarter when DU would come alive outscoring the Friars 6-3 for…

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[8/8] Denver Downs [RV/-] Air Force 11-4 in Season Opener 2/9/19

February 9, 2019

[MEDIA RELEASE] Featured Image Photo Credit:   Carol MacKay Ellis Geis nets hat trick and Brett Boos goes 15-for-19 from the dot in their collegiate debuts DENVER – The [8/8] University of Denver men’s lacrosse team defeated [RV/-] Air Force 11-4 on Saturday afternoon at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium. Freshman Ellis Geis (Tustin, Calif.) netted a hat trick in the first two and a half quarters of his collegiate career, while…

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Denver Picked to Win Sixth-Straight BIG EAST Regular Season Crown 2019

January 24, 2019

DENVER MEN’S LACROSSE NEWS [MEDIA RELEASE] Wednesday, January 23, 2019 Feature Image Photo Credit:  Di Miller Walker and Gaines earn BIG EAST preseason player of the year honors NEW YORK – The University of Denver men’s lacrosse team, Presented by Your Hometown Toyota Stores, has been selected as the preseason favorite to win its sixth-straight BIG EAST Regular Season title, the conference office released in a poll of the league’s…

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Baptiste Named College Male Athlete of the Year by Colorado Sports HOF 1/8/19

January 9, 2019

DENVER MEN’S LACROSSE NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, January 8, 2019 The former Pioneer was just the sixth four-time first team USILA All-America pick in the history of the award DENVER – University of Denver men’s lacrosse faceoff specialist Trevor Baptiste has been named the 2018 Male College Athlete of the Year by the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame, the selection committee announced on Tuesday. Baptiste, along with other award…

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