DENVER – The [11/12] University of Denver men's lacrosse program jump back into BIG EAST play for the final three regular season games, starting with a trip to St. John's to close out a two-game east coast road trip on Saturday at 11 a.m. ET/9 a.m. MT.
DI Series History vs. St. John's
Denver holds a 9-0 edge in the series, and is 4-0 all-time in Queens. All nine previous meetings have been BIG EAST regular season contests. Last April, Denver beat St. john's 18-4 at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium.
Last Time Out – No. 11 Denver 12, Towson 10
Denver used a 6-0 run, a six-point night from
JJ Sillstrop and a five-save fourth quarter from
Malcolm Kleban to earn a win in the Pioneers only mid-week game of the 2023 season on Thursday night at Towson.
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 163-58 at DU and 435-151 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).
Notes:
- JJ Sillstrop's next point will be career-point number 100, which if completed on Saturday will tie him with Eric Law for 10th-fastest in the program's Division I history at 40 games.
TICKETS: Single game tickets for the 2023 Denver men's lacrosse season are on sale, and can be
purchased here.
UP NEXT: Denver will return home for the final time in the regular season next Friday when the Pioneers host Providence under the lights at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium. Faceoff is set for 7 p.m. MT on CBS Sports Network and 104.3 The Fan HD3.
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