DENVER -- The No. 19 University of Denver women's lacrosse team welcomes the High Point Panthers to Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium on Sunday afternoon at 12 p.m. MT.
The Pioneers are 3-0 all-time against the Panthers and defeated High Point, 19-10 in the most recent meeting on May 11, 2018.
PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
-Denver started the season 4-0 for the first time since 2023 with a 15-11 win over Towson at Peter Barton and a 17-9 win at Vanderbilt.
-DU returns home on Sunday afternoon to take on the High Point Panthers at Peter Barton at 12 p.m MT. .
-The Pioneers play the first of a two game road trip against No. 18 Stony Brook in New York on March 6.
A BALANCED OFFENSE
-The Pioneers rank 15th in the countryin scoring offense, averaging 15.25 goals per game.
-Denver has three different attackers in double-digit goals so far this season -
Caroline Keil (17),
Olivia Ripple (15),
Ryan Dineen (11).
-The Crimson and Gold have had five or more goal scorers in every game this season.
KEIL THE KILLER
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Caroline Keil leads the Pioneers with 17 goals and three assists through the first four games of the season.
-The redshirt sophomore ranks sixth in the nation with 4.25 goals per game and eighth with 17 total goals.
-Keil leads the Big East and is fifth in the country with 1.50 free position goals per game and boasts a .600 free position percentage.
-The Illinois native recorded her first career sock trick on Feb. 22 at Vanderbilt with a career-high seven goals.
CLOSING IN ON THE CENTURY MARK
-Senior attacker
Ryan Dineen is 17 goals from the 100 goal career milestone and junior attacker
Olivia Ripple is 13 goals from reaching the 100 goal career milestone.
-Ripple has appeared in 33 games thus far in her career and Dineen has appeared in 65 games.
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Lauren Black was the most recent Pioneer to do so in 2025 in just 53 games.
2026 CAPTAINS
-The Pioneers selected seniors
Carly Frohnapfel,
Landry Grover and
Megan Klingenberg and junior
Olivia Ripple as captains for the 2026 season.
-Frohnapfel started all 20 games for the Pioneers last season. The defender recorded 18 ground balls and was a force in the crease causing 19 turnovers.
-Grover appeared in 19 games and 18 as a starter. She ranked second on the team with 37 ground balls and caused 21 turnovers.
-Klingenberg has started all but one game in her career with the Pioneers, including 20 last season. The midfielder led the squad with 44 ground balls and third with 25 caused turnovers and was a Big East All-Conference and All-Tournament Team selection.
-Ripple led the Pioneers with 76 points on 63 goals and 13 assists last season. THe attacker was named the Big East Tournament Most Outstanding Player, a Big East All-Conference selection, and an All-West/Midwest Region First Team selection.
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