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Pioneers Face off Against Georgetown

DENVER - The No. 12 Denver Pioneers women's lacrosse team travels to the East coast for a battle against the Georgetown Hoyas on Friday.

In their last matchup the Pioneers defeated the Hoyas 15-2 at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium. 

SCOUTING THE HOYAS: Georgetown is 3-8 on the season and 1-0 in Big East play, snapping an eight game losing streak with a victory over Villanova. Sophomore attacker Gracie Driggs leads the Hoyas offensively with 23 goals and 24 points on the season with junior Emma Gebhardt right behind her with 18 goals and 22 points. Midfielder Tatum Geist and Attacker Kylie Hazen were Preseason All-Big East selections. Between the pipes, junior Leah Warehime owns a .370 save percentage and 12.67 goals against average.

THE LAST TIME OUT: The Pioneers won their Big East Conference Opener, 18-9 over the UConn Huskies. Olivia Penoyer, Lauren Black and Julia Gilbert all tallied hat tricks in the contest and Emelia Bohi made nine saves between the posts. 

TEWAARATON WATCH LIST: The Pioneers have five players on the watch list for the 2024 Tewaaraton Award, given to the top collegiate player in the country. Attackers Julia GIlbert and Jane Earley and defenders Trinity McPherson, and Sam Thacker were all named to the initial watch list, with senior defender Anna Palmisano being added to the list midseason. 

CAPTAINING THE SHIP: Denver's captains this season include redshirt Junior Reagan Wilson, Seniors Sloane Kipp and Anna Palmisano and Graduate Students Sam Thacker and Julia Gilbert. 

TICKETS: Single-game tickets are on sale now here.

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Players Mentioned

Lauren Black

#1 Lauren Black

Attack
5' 5"
Sophomore
Emelia Bohi

#27 Emelia Bohi

Goalkeeper
5' 10"
Sophomore
Julia  Gilbert

#24 Julia Gilbert

Attack
5' 9"
Senior
Sloane Kipp

#13 Sloane Kipp

Attack
5' 8"
Junior
Anna Palmisano

#2 Anna Palmisano

Defense
5' 5"
Junior
Sam Thacker

#16 Sam Thacker

Defense
5' 6"
Senior
Trinity McPherson

#21 Trinity McPherson

Defense
5' 6"
Graduate Student
Jane Earley

#6 Jane Earley

Attack
5' 6"
Graduate Student
Olivia Penoyer

#3 Olivia Penoyer

Attack
5' 9"
Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

Lauren Black

#1 Lauren Black

5' 5"
Sophomore
Attack
Emelia Bohi

#27 Emelia Bohi

5' 10"
Sophomore
Goalkeeper
Julia  Gilbert

#24 Julia Gilbert

5' 9"
Senior
Attack
Sloane Kipp

#13 Sloane Kipp

5' 8"
Junior
Attack
Anna Palmisano

#2 Anna Palmisano

5' 5"
Junior
Defense
Sam Thacker

#16 Sam Thacker

5' 6"
Senior
Defense
Trinity McPherson

#21 Trinity McPherson

5' 6"
Graduate Student
Defense
Jane Earley

#6 Jane Earley

5' 6"
Graduate Student
Attack
Olivia Penoyer

#3 Olivia Penoyer

5' 9"
Graduate Student
Attack