DENVER – As the calendar turned to 2026, the nine former University of Denver men's lacrosse players in action last weekend combined for 48 points in the latest week of the 2025-26 National Lacrosse League season.
 
Alex Simmons netted his first career sock trick and had a career-high 11 points in Oshawa's home game against Ottawa. Teammate Ethan Walker chipped in seven points on a goal and six helpers.

6️⃣ for 6️⃣

Alex Simmons went off for a sock-trick in tonight's game against Ottawa!#LacrosseLivesHere🔥 pic.twitter.com/qhRNUT5Je7

— Oshawa FireWolves (@FireWolvesNLL) January 4, 2026

 
Jack Hannah made his debut for the Colorado Mammoth on Saturday night, earning an 18-13 win over Rochester in Ball Arena. Hannah had eight points on two goals and six assists in his debut.

JACK. HANNAH. pic.twitter.com/LF1hxMtAWq

— Colorado Mammoth (@MammothLax) January 4, 2026

 
In a nationally televised game that featured five former Pioneers, Tyler Pace had two goals and five assists, while Noah Manning had a pair of goals and three assists to lead Calgary to a four-goal win at San Diego. Wes Berg added five points for the Seals on a hat trick and two helpers.
 
NLL Week 6 Recap
Friday, January 2
Halifax (Bomberry) 7 vs. Saskatchewan 11
Bomberry: 3A
Saturday, January 3
Ottawa 16 vs. Oshawa (Simmons, Walker) 14
Simmons: 6G-5A-11P, 3LB
Walker: 1G-6A-7P, 6LB, 2CT
Rochester 13 vs. Colorado (Hannah) 18
Hannah: 2G-6A-8P, 3LB
Calgary (Manning, Pace) 15 vs. San Diego (Baptiste, Berg, Logan) 11
Manning: 2G-3A-5P, 4LB
Pace: 2G-5A-7P, 1LB, 1CT
Baptiste: 22-31, 6LB, 1G-1A-2P, 2CT
Berg: 3G-2A-5P, 10LB
Logan: 7LB, 2CT
 
NLL Week 7 Schedule (All Games on ESPN+)
Friday, January 9
Halifax (Bomberry) vs. Ottawa – 5 p.m. MT
Vancouver vs. Calgary (Manning, Pace) – 7:30 p.m. MT
Toronto (Dawick, Matthews, Ierlan) vs. San Diego (Berg, Baptiste, Logan) – 8:30 p.m. MT
Saturday, January 10
Halifax (Bomberry) vs. Oshawa (Simmons, Walker) – 5 p.m. MT
Colorado (Hannah) vs. Georgia (Connell, Miller) – 5:30 p.m. MT
 
#ProPios by 2025-26 NLL Teams
Calgary
Noah Manning
Tyler Pace
Colorado
Jack Hannah
Georgia
Richie Connell
Zach Miller
Halifax
Brendan Bomberry
Oshawa
Alex Simmons
Ethan Walker
San Diego
Wes Berg
Trevor Baptiste
Danny Logan
Toronto
Josh Dawick
Mark Matthews
TD Ierlan
 
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