DENVER – The University of Denver men's lacrosse program will wrap-up the 2026 regular season on Friday night when the Pioneers welcome Marquette to Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium. Opening faceoff is set for 6 p.m. MT, and will be broadcast on ESPN+ and 104.3 the Fan HD3.
Prior to the game, Denver will honor its 13 student-athlete senior class.
SERIES HISTORY:
Denver is 13-3 against Marquette, including 7-1 at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium. The Pioneers had won eight straight meetings before last season's 18-11 loss in Milwaukee. The winner of Friday's game qualifies for the 2026 BIG EAST Men's Lacrosse Tournament.
FULL HISTORY
LAST TIME OUT:
Denver erased a three-goal deficit in the fourth quarter thanks to a pair from
Joe Taraboletti and a goal from
Marek Tzagournis to send it to overtime, but Providence scored on its first possession to take the 8-7 home win.
FULL RECAP
ON THIS DATE
Denver is 3-0 on April 24 in its Division I history.
In 2010, Denver knocked off No. 17 Fairfield on the road courtest of back-to-back Mark Matthews goals to tie and then take the lead with 3:58 remaining.
DEFENDING THE LACROSSE CAPITAL OF THE WEST
132-33 since Peter Barton was built in 2005
68 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 10 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 (15 straight).
Denver vs. Syracuse on March 17, 2026 drew 3,076 on a Monday night, the second biggest crowd in the stadium's history, only behind the 3,117 against Georgetown in 2015.
POSTING 0'S
Denver has shut its opponent out in 12 different quarters this season, compared to opponents blanking Denver in just four frames this year.
The Pioneers held three teams to multiple quarters without a goal in Cleveland State (3), Air Force (2) and Duke (2).
Denver's defense held opponents without a goal in just eight quarters in all of 2025.
The Pioneers output this season has matched the school record for shutout quarters (2003, 2006).
OVERLY CLEANING UP THE GROUND
Redshirt junior close defenseman
Russell Overly has picked up a career-high 41 ground balls in the opening 12 games of the season.
Overly is tied for 11th in program history in single-season GBs by a pole.
Overly has more than double the ground balls this year than the next closest field player on the Denver roster.
DENVER'S MAN-UP D IN LAST THREE SEASONS
In 43 games since the start of the 2024 season, Denver has allowed just 18 man-up goals on opponents 98 opportunities for a man-down kill-percentage of 81.6%.
The total is second for the fewest man-down goals in the country since the start of 2024 (Maryland - 17).
Denver's penalty kill rate is the highest in the country over that span (81.6).
In 2026 alone, Denver ranked 2nd in man-up kill percentage at 88.0% (22-for-25).
In Denver's 7-3 win over Georgetown on April 12, 2025 the Pios man-down unit killed off four of four penalties, and forced two shot clock violations while a man down.
MAN-UP HELPERS
Junior
Daniel Clark leads the Pioneers with seven man-up assists this season, to bring his career total to 14.
Clark ranks eighth in program history in career man-up assists (14). Ethan Walker has the most in program history with 27 in 70 games.
Clark's seven man-up assists in 2026 ties for the 11th most in program history (season and career leaders on page 25). Tyler Pace holds the program record with 13 en-route to the national title in 2015.
Clark has multiple man-up assists in a game twice this season (vs. Michigan, vs. Syracuse), tying for the fourth-most multi man-up assists games in a single season. Pace had four multi man-up assist games in 2015.
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