DENVER – The [8/10] University of Denver men's lacrosse program will play game two of its five-game BIG EAST slate on Friday night when the Pioneers host St. John's under the Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium Lights at 6 p.m. MT. Both teams won their BIG EAST openers last weekend and enter Friday night 1-0 in league play.
SERIES HISTORY:
Denver holds a 10-0 advantage in the series, including five wins at PBLS. The programs have met once in all 10 full seasons since the Pioneers joined the BIG EAST in 2014. A year ago St. John's put its biggest scare in the series history, but the Pioneers used a strong fourth quarter to pull out a 12-10 road win.
LAST TIME OUT:
Michael Lampert finished with a four-point afternoon on two goals and and two assists to lead the offense,
Jimmy Freehill had 6CTs and
Malcolm Kleban made six second-half saves to lead Denver to a 9-6 win at Villanova last Saturday.
FULL RECAP
SEVEN-STRAIGHT WEEKS IN THE TOP-10
Earlier in the 2024 season, Denver rejoined the top-5 for the first time since 2021, the top-4 for the first time since 2018 and sat at the top pot nationally for the first time since 2017. After starting the campaign outside the top-10, Denver has spent the last eight weeks inside the top-10.
UNFRIENDLY PIPES
- Denver hit a post or crossbar 36 times in 2019, compared to its opponents 13.
- The Pioneers hit 17 pipes to its opponents 5 in 2020.
- Denver hit 40 pipes in 2021 compared to its opponents 21
- DU hit the post 32 times in 2022, compared to 22 pipes for its opponents.
- Denver hit the post 17 times in 2023, compared to its opponents 16 times.
- Denver has only hit one pipe in the last three games, but the 6-season total is 160-92. 11 different players have hit a pipe led by JJ Sillstrop's three pipes in 2024.
RESET!
- Denver has 17 goals off 33 resets in its first nine games of the 2024 season.
- The Pioneers have limited opponents to eight goals in 34 reset chances this year.
- In wins, the Pioneers are 14-of-28 on reset opportunities, while DU's opponents are only 3-of-23.
2024 CAPTAINS
ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY
- The 2024 Denver Pioneers have players from 20 different states.
- Since turning Division I ahead of the 1999 season, the Pioneers have had players from 35 different states.
- The 35 states are: Alabama (1), Arizona (3), California (27), Colorado (100), Connecticut (32), Delaware (1), Florida (5), Georgia (6), Idaho (2), Illinois (10), Indiana (2), Iowa (1), Kansas (1), Kentucky (2), Maine (2), Maryland (24), Massachusetts (10), Michigan (8), Minnesota (9), Missouri (6), Nevada (3), New Hampshire (1), New Jersey (26), New York (21), North Carolina (3), Ohio (22), Oregon (4), Penn (11), Rhode Island (3), Tennessee (3), Texas (10), Utah (1), Vermont (1), Virginia (4), Washington (10).
- Last season's roster added three states to that list this season in Iowa (Provenza), Kansas (Eldred) and Utah (Caldwell).
- The Pios have had 20+ from seven states: Colorado (100), Connecticut (32), California(27), New Jersey(26), Maryland(24), Ohio (22), New York (21).
- Denver's DI student-athletes also cover three provinces of Canada: Alberta (2), B.C. (15) and Ontario (16).
UP NEXT:
Denver will stay at home next week to welcome another top-10 foe in Georgetown to PBLS. Opening faceoff on Saturday, April 13, is set for 12 p.m. MT.
TICKETS:
Single game tickets are on sale now and can be
purchased here.
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