BALTIMORE – The University of Denver men's lacrosse team is ranked 10
th in the
2020 Face-Off Yearbook Top 20, Inside Lacrosse released on Tuesday.
Denver will play three other teams in the top-10 of IL's preseason rankings, and an additional three teams in the rest of the top-20.
The Pioneers will host No. 6 Duke on February 15 (12 p.m. MT), No. 11 North Carolina on March 1 (12 p.m. MT) and No. 18 Towson on March 21 (1 p.m. MT) this season. Denver will make trips to No. 7 Notre Dame on March 7 (12 p.m. MT), No. 9 Ohio State on March 15 (11 a.m. MT) and No. 16 Georgetown on March 28 (10 a.m. MT).
U.S. Lacrosse Magazine also released its top-20 on Tuesday. The Pioneers were ninth in that preseason poll, while 2020 opponents Duke (5th), Notre Dame (6th), North Carolina (11th), Ohio State (13th), Villanova (17th) and Towson (19th) also appeared in the poll.
Head coach
Bill Tierney,
who signed a contract extension through the 2024 campaign this offseason, will begin his 11
th season in charge of the Crimson and Gold, and his 36
th season overall.
Denver will be captained by a trio of seniors in attack
Ethan Walker (Peterborough, Ontario), SSDM
Danny Logan (Upper Arlington, Ohio) and close defenseman
Colin Squires (West Linn, Ore.).
UP NEXT:
The Denver men's lacrosse program,
Presented by Your Hometown Toyota Stores, will begin its 2020 campaign on February 8 with a trip to Air Force (1 p.m. MT). Denver will open its home schedule on February 15 against Duke (12 p.m. MT). Prior to the start of the 2020 season, Denver will host Delaware in an exhibition on Friday, January 31 at 3 p.m. MT.
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