DENVER – The [18/17] University of Denver men's lacrosse program, presented by Your Hometown Toyota Stores, will head south on I-25 to battle the Air Force Falcons on Saturday at 1 p.m. MT.
DI Series History vs. Air Force
The Pioneers are 24-2 all-time against Air Force, winning each of the last 15 meetings between the two programs. Denver is 11-1 at the Academy.
Last Meeting vs. Air Force
Bill Tierney picked up Denver win No. 150 last February in a 13-9 win over the visiting Air Force Falcons at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium.
JJ Sillstrop had his second-straight four-goal game to open up his 2022 season. Denver had five different players with multiple goals.
Last Time Out – Denver 12, Utah 4
BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week
Jack Thompson made nine saves and allowed just four goals to anchor the Denver defense to an eight-goal win over Utah in the season opener last Saturday at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium. Denver had four different players finish with multiple goals in the victory.
Bill Tierney's Final Season
Head coach
Bill Tierney will roam the Denver sidelines for his 14
th and final season in 2023. Tierney enters the game at 158-54 at DU and 430-147 in his 39
th season as a college head lacrosse coach.
All Across the Country
The 2023 Denver Pioneers have players from 19 different states, bringing the program's total in the Division I era to 35 different states. The 2023 Pioneers added three new states to the program's list: Iowa (
Michael Provenza), Kansas (
Cade Eldred) and Utah (
Chris Caldwell).
TICKETS: Season and single game tickets for the 2023 Denver men's lacrosse season are on sale now, and can be
purchased here.
UP NEXT: Denver will open the 2023 season on February 4 when the Pioneers host Utah on Saturday at 12 p.m. MT at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium.
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