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Denver Facing Vermont in First Round of NCAA Tournament
5/8/2022 8:48:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
Women's lacrosse open the national tournament in Chestnut Hill
DENVER – The Denver Pioneers women's lacrosse team will play the University of Vermont in the first round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament on Friday at 2 p.m. MT in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, as the matchup was announced on Sunday night during the national selection show.
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Denver is coming off its second-consecutive Big East Tournament Championship after defeating Georgetown 16-15 in overtime on Saturday at Peter Barton Stadium. The Pioneers have also won three-straight regular-season Big East titles, winning in 2019, 2021 and 2022.
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The Pios will play the Catamounts on the Boston College campus, as the Eagles were announced as the host school of this regional. BC, which is a top three-seeded team in the tournament and has a first-round bye, will face the winner between DU and UVM on Sunday at 11 a.m. MT.
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Denver owns a 17-2 record this season, going 5-0 during Big East Conference play. The Pioneers, who were listed at No. 12 in both national polls last week, were ranked as high as No. 8 at one point this year—their highest national ranking in program history.
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The Pioneers are 3-1 all-time against Vermont, including winning each of the last two matchups. The teams last met on March 12, 2017 in Denver, with the DU picking up a 14-4 win.
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Denver is 0-4 versus Boston College, which includes a 9-5 loss at home this season on March 9 when the Eagles were ranked as No. 1 team in the nation. That game was called official after three quarters due to the extremely cold temperatures on the field (wind chill in single digits).
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The winner of this regional will advance to the national quarterfinals on May 19, which will also be held at a campus site.
DONATE: Fans interested in making a donation to the Pioneers Athletic Fund can do so by clicking here. Your gift will transform the lives of our student-athletes by giving them the first-class resources needed to excel in the classroom and beyond. Thank you for Building Pioneers for Life!
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Visit DenverPioneers.com for complete coverage of all 18 of DU's NCAA Division I sports
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Denver is coming off its second-consecutive Big East Tournament Championship after defeating Georgetown 16-15 in overtime on Saturday at Peter Barton Stadium. The Pioneers have also won three-straight regular-season Big East titles, winning in 2019, 2021 and 2022.
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The Pios will play the Catamounts on the Boston College campus, as the Eagles were announced as the host school of this regional. BC, which is a top three-seeded team in the tournament and has a first-round bye, will face the winner between DU and UVM on Sunday at 11 a.m. MT.
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Denver owns a 17-2 record this season, going 5-0 during Big East Conference play. The Pioneers, who were listed at No. 12 in both national polls last week, were ranked as high as No. 8 at one point this year—their highest national ranking in program history.
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The Pioneers are 3-1 all-time against Vermont, including winning each of the last two matchups. The teams last met on March 12, 2017 in Denver, with the DU picking up a 14-4 win.
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Denver is 0-4 versus Boston College, which includes a 9-5 loss at home this season on March 9 when the Eagles were ranked as No. 1 team in the nation. That game was called official after three quarters due to the extremely cold temperatures on the field (wind chill in single digits).
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The winner of this regional will advance to the national quarterfinals on May 19, which will also be held at a campus site.
DONATE: Fans interested in making a donation to the Pioneers Athletic Fund can do so by clicking here. Your gift will transform the lives of our student-athletes by giving them the first-class resources needed to excel in the classroom and beyond. Thank you for Building Pioneers for Life!
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Visit DenverPioneers.com for complete coverage of all 18 of DU's NCAA Division I sports
Like Denver Pioneers and Denver Women's Lacrosse on Facebook
Follow @DU_Pioneers and @DU_WLAX on Twitter
Follow @DenverPioneers and @DU_WLAX on Instagram
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