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Matthews Posts 11-Point Night to Lead #ProPios in NLL Week 10

Eight former players combined for 34 assists in the 10th week of the 2026 regular season

DENVER – Former University of Denver men's lacrosse players combined for 43 points, including 34 assists in Week 10 of the 2026 National Lacrosse League season.
 
Friday night, Trevor Baptiste went 18-for-24 from the stripe and Wes Berg had four assists in San Diego's win over Philadelphia.
 
In Toronto's 17-10 win over Ottawa on Saturday, Mark Matthews had a pair of goals and nine assists for an 11-point night, moving the Mail Man into the top-10 in NLL history in career helpers. Matthews' 11-point night was his second as a member of the Rock. Josh Dawick added a pair of goals and two helpers in the Rock win.
 
The Colorado Mammoth improved to 5-0 since trading for former Pioneer Jack Hannah, blowing out the two-time defending champions at Ball Arena by a count of 20-9. Hannah had nine points on two goals and seven assists.
 
Alex Simmons turned in another big night for Oshawa, posting seven points on two goals and five apples.
 
LAST WEEK
Friday, January 30
Saskatchewan 14 vs. Calgary (Manning, Pace) 8
Pace: 4A
Philadelphia 7 vs. San Diego (Baptiste, Berg, Logan) 13
Baptiste: 18-24, 2LB, 1CT, 1A
Berg: 4A, 2LB, 1CT
Logan: 8LB
Saturday, January 31
Georgia (Connell, Miller) 11 vs. Halifax (Bomberry) 7
Bomberry: 2A, 2LB
Ottawa 10 vs. Toronto (Dawick, Matthews) 17
Dawick: 2G-2A-4P, 1LB
Matthews: 2G-9A-11P, 4LB
Buffalo 9 vs. Colorado (Hannah) 20
Hannah: 2G-7A-9P, 3LB
Oshawa (Simmons, Walker) 13 vs. Las Vegas 16
Simmons: 2G-5A-7P, 2LB
Walker: 1G
 
THIS WEEK (All Games on ESPN+)
Saturday, February 7
Calgary (Pace) vs. Ottawa – 5 p.m. MT
Oshawa (Simmons, Walker) vs. Toronto (Dawick, Matthews) – 5 p.m. MT
Las Vegas vs. Georgia (Connell, Miller) – 5:30 p.m. MT
Saskatchewan vs. San Diego (Baptiste, Berg, Logan) – 8 p.m. MT
 
UP NEXT: Denver will continue a stretch of four of its first five at home next Saturday when the Pioneers welcome Air Force up I-25 for a 12 p.m. MT faceoff. The game from Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium will be streamed on Midco Sports Plus and 104.3 The Fan HD3.
 
TICKETS: Tickets for the 2026 season are on sale now, and can be purchased here.
 
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