DENVER – The [17/15] University of Denver men's lacrosse program wraps up its only two-game weekend of the regular season on Sunday afternoon when the Pioneers welcome Quinnipiac to Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium. Opening faceoff is set for 12 p.m. MT, and the game will be streamed live on Midco Sports Plus and 104.3 the Fan HD3.
DI SERIES HISTORY:
Denver holds a 5-2 edge in the series. The Pios and Bobcats were in the same conference together in both the GWLL (2006-09) and the ECAC (2010). Denver has won five of the last six meetings, including four of the five conference match-ups.
FULL SERIES HISTORY
LAST TIME OUT:
With the score tied at 5-5 late in the second quarter, the Pioneers got a goal before the intermission and then outscored the Red Foxes 12-0 in the second half en-route for an 18-5 win on Friday night at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium.
FULL RECAP
ON THIS DATE
- Denver is 2-2 in its Division I era on March 2
- Former Pioneer Wes Berg scored seven goals against No. 14 Penn on March 2, 2013 at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium.
HAT TRICK TRIOS
- Denver has had three players record hat tricks in the same game 31 times since the start of the 2014 season ('25 vs. Marist, '24 vs. Michigan, '23: vs. Villanova (May 4), '22: Yale, at North Carolina, '21: Providence, at St. John's, at Providence, Villanova '19: Utah, Georgetown, Villanova (May 2), '18: at Villanova '17: vs. Notre Dame, Air Force, Georgetown, at Marquette, Air Force; '16: at North Carolina, St. John's, vs. Providence; '15: vs. Duke, Georgetown, Providence, at Villanova, vs. Georgetown).
- On February 28 vs. Marsit, Denver had three players each score four goals (Kelly, Manning, Murphy) in a 18-5 win.
- Prior to this season, the last time Denver had three players score at least four goals in a game came on April 30, 2015 in the BIG EAST Semifinal at Villanova (Berg, Adamson, C. Cannizzaro).
A GAME OF RUNS
- Denver has had 31 runs of 10-1 or better in games since the start of the 2010 season, a 13-0 run in Denver's 18-5 win over Marist on February 28.
- Denver opened the game on a 9-1 run in its 16-11 2024 NCAA First Round win over Michigan on May 11.
- The Pioneers used a 5-0 run to separate from Syracuse in the NCAA Quarterfinals on May 19, 2024.
DEFENDING THE LACROSSE CAPITAL OF THE WEST
- 127-27 since Peter Barton was built in 2005
- 62 sellouts, including five in 2014, 2015 and 2018, eight in 2016 and 10 in 2017.
- Denver has finished in the top-10 in the country in average attendance in each of the last 9 seasons (excluding 2021 due to COVID-19).
- The Pios have finished in the top-5 three times, fourth in the shortened 2020 season, fifth in the 2015 National Championship season and fifth in the 2023 campaign.
- Denver has had at least one sellout in every season since 2011 (14 straight).
- Denver vs. Yale on March 10, 2024, drew 3,037, the second-biggest crowd in the history of PBLS. Denver vs. Cornell on February 24, 2024 drew 3,025, now the third-biggest crowd.
- Denver and Michigan in the 2024 NCAA First Round drew 2,965, the fifth largest crowd in the stadium's history, and the stadium's largest for an NCAA Tournament game.
UNFRIENDLY PIPES
- Denver has hit some unlucky pipes by a margin of 177-108 in the last seven seasons.
- Judge Murphy, Noah Manning and Mic Kelly have all hit multiple pipes this season (2).
UP NEXT:
Denver will return to the east coast next weekend for another Ivy League match-up on Saturday as the Pioneers visit Yale. The game will faceoff at 12 p.m. ET/10 a.m. MT, and be broadcast on ESPN+.
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