What: Game #3 vs. San Diego State
Where: Denver, Colo. (Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium)
When: Friday, March 12 (1 p.m. MT)
Game Coverage
Stream: Pioneer Vision
Last Time Out
Denver defeated Arizona State 22-10 in the first-ever meeting between the teams on Sunday, March 7 at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium. The Pioneers fired 31 shots on goal to the Sun Devils' 15. Seven Pioneers had multi-goal games and ten Pioneers scored.
Hannah Liddy had a team-leading eight points on two goals and six assists.
Eliza Radochonski notched her second career sock trick.
D1 History vs. San Diego State
The Pioneers lead the all-time series 7-0. Denver has won by five or more goals in six of its meetings with the Aztecs.
Quick Points
- Denver ranks 22nd in the IWLCA poll and is receiving votes in the Nike/US Lacrosse poll
- Radochonski has a team-leading nine points on eight goals and one assist. She notched her second career sock trick on Sunday vs. Arizona State. Liddy is second in team scoring with two goals and a team-leading six assists
- Radochonski was named BIG EAST Attacker of the Week on March 8 for her six goals and one assist vs. Arizona State. Sam Thacker was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll with five caused turnovers, five ground balls and three draw controls on Sunday
- Thacker leads the Pioneers defensively with a team-leading seven ground balls and five caused turnovers. Molly Little has a team-leading eight draw controls
- Victoria Macres and Amelia Cole have split time in net. Macres made five saves in her NCAA debut on Feb. 28 at Colorado. Cole made fives saves in Denver's home opener vs. Arizona State on Feb. 7
- The Crimson & Gold went 6-0 at home in 2020 and 4-1 at home in 2019
- Little Radochonski and senior Sammie Morton are captains for the 2021 season
- The Pioneers had a conference-leading six student-athletes named Preseason All-BIG EAST: Bea Behrins, Quintin Hoch-Bullen, Liddy, Little, Radochonski and Caroline Wiseman. Hoch-Bullen was named BIG EAST Preseason Offensive Player of the Year. Little was named BIG EAST Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
- Little and Hoch-Bullen earned Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-America honors for the second straight year
- Liza Kelly has a 181-72 all-time record in her 15th season as DU's head coach
- Denver was picked 1st in the BIG EAST women's lacrosse preseason coaches' poll
- The Pioneers outscored opponents 135-69 last season and ranked 5th in the country in caused turnovers per game (12.5). Individually, Thacker Denver with 13 caused turnovers while Hoch-Bullen led the Pioneers in scoring with 33 goals, 44 points and seven hat tricks
- Denver had the second-ranked scoring defense in the country en-route to the 2019 BIG EAST regular season title, holding the opposition to 7.3 goals per game. The Pioneers went 16-4 that season and advanced to the NCAA quarterfinal for the first time in program history
- Little was invited to a U.S. team tryout for the 2021 Women's World Championship and Pioneer asssistant coach Brittany Read was named to England's training squad for the championship, which was later postponed
UP NEXT: Denver opens its BIG EAST slate against Butler for games on Friday, March 19 at 1 p.m. MT and Sunday, March 21 at 11 a.m. MT at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium.
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