HARTFORD, Conn. – For the second straight week, sophomore Mark Matthews (Oshawa, Ontario) used a late fourth-quarter goal to seal the win as the No. 18/20 University of Denver men’s lacrosse team (10-4, 5-0 ECAC) defeated No. 17/18 Fairfield University (8-4, 4-2 ECAC) 9-8 in the first game of the Inaugural ESPNU Warrior Classic at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Conn. Denver has now won seven straight games.

Also scoring for the Pioneers was senior John Dickenson (Dallas, Texas), juniors Andrew Lay (Denver, Colo.) and Todd Baxter (Eden Prairie, Minn.), sophomores Alex Demopoulos (Canton, Conn.) and Patrick Rogers (Portland, Ore.) and freshman Colin Scott (Ridgefield, Conn.).

“I thought we played a much better game after the first quarter,” said head coach Bill Tierney. “Fairfield really made it difficult for us and took advantage of a lot of our mistakes in the first half, but in the style that we have played in all season long, we found a way to win down the stretch when it counted. A lot of credit for this win needs to go to Chase Carraro, who did an excellent job winning the ball for us on face-offs and getting our offense some really good looks.”

A freshman from Louisville, Ky., Carraro finished the game winning 12-of-19 face-offs and scooping up four ground balls.

Posting his sixth complete game of the season, senior goalie Peter Lowell (Freeport, Maine) made nine saves for Denver between the Pipes, including four in the second quarter.

Denver held the advantage in face-offs, winning 13-of-21, while Fairfield held the advantage in shots (29-23) and ground balls (24-16). Fairfield’s Sam Snow led the scoring efforts for the Stags, scoring three goals and tallying one assist for four points, while Brent Adams added two goals.

Up next, Denver will host No. 7 Loyola University at INVESCO Field at Mile High on Sunday, May 2, 2010 at 1 p.m. MT. The game will be held after Denver Outlaws training camp, which will run from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

This is the second consecutive year in that the Pioneers will host a game at INVESCO Field. Last season, Denver took part in the Sixth Annual Rocky Mountain Lacrosse Showdown, hosting Notre Dame. Since turning Division I in the 1999 season, the Pioneers have not faced the Greyhounds.

Tickets for the game are on sale at all Ticket Master locations. Fans can also purchase them through www.DenverOutlaws.com or by calling (303) OUT-LAWS. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for youths (12 and under).

Pioneer Notes
The win stretches the Pioneers’ winning streak to seven games and improves them to a perfect 5-0 in conference play. The streak began on March 20 with a 13-12 win over Stony Brook and has included wins over Air Force (9-6), Hobart (17-13), Bellarmine (12-8), Quinnipiac (14-10), Ohio State (10-9) and Fairfield (9-8).
The Pioneers are 6-0 when allowing fewer than 10 goals and are 8-0 against teams when winning more face-offs.
Matthews provided both goals to tie the game at 5-5 and at 8-8 and then scored his second game winner of the season with 3:58 left in the game for his seventh straight game with two or more goals. For the season, Matthews has six hat tricks.

Finishing with one point, Demopoulos extended his consecutive games with one or more points to 14 games.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — After five-consecutive road games, the Ohio State men’s lacrosse team (6-5, 2-2 ECAC) returns to Columbus for a three-game homestand, beginning at 1 p.m. Saturday when the Buckeyes take on Denver (8-4, 3-0 ECAC) in Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.
Follow Along
Links to a pay-per-view video webstream through Buckeye Vision and a link to live stats can be found on the men’s lacrosse schedule pages at OhioStateBuckeyes.com. An audio broadcast can be found at OhioStateSports.net, with Evan Winkofsky and Sam Obermyer on the call.
One Week Till the Showdown
A week from Saturday (April 24) the Buckeyes will host Air Force in the third-annual “Showdown in the Shoe.” The game, held at 11 a.m. in Ohio Stadium before the Ohio State football team’s spring game, has set national regular-season and on-campus attendance records each of the last two years, including 30,192 fans in attendance at halftime to watch the Buckeyes and Notre Dame last season.
Tickets may be purchased at the Athletics Ticket Office, online at OhioStateBuckeyes.com, and through Ticketmaster. Tickets, which include both the lacrosse and football games, are $5 in advance or $10 on the day of the game (cash only), with Ohio State students who show a valid BuckID and children 6 and under admitted free.
Last Time Out
A team game that saw 14 Buckeyes post a point and a strong effort on defense helped Ohio State to a 14-6 win over Hobart last Saturday. Leading the way offensively for the Buckeyes was freshman Jeff Tundo with a team season-high five assists, while seniors Mario Ventiquattro and James Green each had a hat trick and freshman leading scorer Logan Schuss had two goals and an assist.
Three long poles scored for the Buckeyes – Joe Bonanni, Keenan Ochwat and Brock Sorensen – with Bonanni also chipping in a team-high three caused turnovers.
Buckeye Bio
Ohio State is 6-5 this year, with non-conference wins over Villanova, Detroit, Penn State and Albany. The squad is 2-2 in ECAC play, downing Quinnipiac and Hobart and falling at Fairfield and Loyola. The squad is averaging 9.73 goals a game, while allowing 8.73 an outing.
Freshman Logan Schuss has a team-high 18 assists and 35 points this year. Senior James Green is first with 20 goals and ranks fourth with 22 points. Rookie Jeff Tundo ranks second in goals (18), assists (9) and points (27). Senior Mario Ventiquattro stands third with 23 points and is tied with Schuss for third with 17 goals, ranking third with six assists.
Senior Brandon Freeman has started 10 games in goal and has 109 saves for a .571 save percentage. Freshman Ryan Brant has four appearances, including a start at Notre Dame, and has made 23 saves on 37 shots.
Freeman is first with 30 groundballs, followed by freshman Trey Wilkes, who has taken a team-high 159 faceoffs, who second with 26 groundballs. Sophomore Keenan Ochwat is third with 24.
Ohio State vs. Denver
Ohio State is 11-4 all-time vs. Denver and has won the last four matchups. Last year the Buckeyes posted a 16-10 victory in Denver.
The squads last met in Columbus in 2008 when Ohio State won 20-13 in Ohio Stadium in front of more than 29,000 fans. In Columbus, the Buckeyes own a 6-1 lead in the series with the Pioneers.

Denver Data
Denver, 8-4 overall and 3-0 in ECAC play, enters the game with the Buckeyes on a five-game winning streak, including home victories over Bellarmine (12-8) and Quinnipiac (14-10) last weekend.
The Pioneers are 14th in the country in scoring offense (11.25) and allow 10.58 goals per game. The sharp-shooting team ranks fifth nationally with a .355 shooting percentage.
Alex Demopoulos has a team-best 26 goals and 41 points and is second with 15 assists. Charley Dickenson is first with 16 assists and is tied for third with 21 points. Mark Matthews is second in goals (22) and points (29). Cameron Flint ranks third with 19 goals and is tied with 21 points. Colin Scott has 10 goals and assists to rank fifth with 20 points. Dillon Roy is first with 55 groundballs and 26 caused turnovers.
Peter Lowell has played nine games in the cage and is 5-1 with a 10.93 goals-against and .492 save percentage. Zander Buteux is 3-3 with a 9.66 GAA and .538 svpct.

Buckeyes Honored
Ohio State has received seven conference player of the week accolades this season, including a Rookie of the Week honor in five of the first eight weeks of the year. Jeff Tundo is a three-time honoree, including picking up freshman honors each of the last two weeks. Freshman Logan Schuss also is a three-time honoree with two rookie of the week honors (March 1, co-March and an offensive player nod March 29. Senior Brandon Freeman has been the league’s defensive player of the week (March 29), while classmate Mario Ventiquattro picked up co-offensive honors March 8.
Ohio State has had five players named to the league’s player of the week honor roll – Freeman (March 8, March 15), Scott Foreman (March 22) and James Green (March 22, April 12).
Tundo Rookie of the Week Again
Ohio State attackman Jeff Tundo has picked up back-to-back ECAC Lacrosse League Rookie of the Week honors after a career-high five assists and points vs. Hobart last week. Tundo is a three-time honoree this season, first winning the award March 15.
A native of Orchard Park, NY., Tundo had a team season-high and career-best five assists against Hobart, setting a career high in points. He had three assists in the first half, including helpers on goals with seven seconds left in the first quarter and three seconds left in the second. He had two assists in the second half, including one on a Mario Ventiquattro man-up goal in the fourth. Tundo had three shots and a groundball in the contest vs. the Statesmen.
Tundo’s five-assist game ties for the sixth-best single-game performance for the Buckeyes in program history, last set by Kevin Buchanan April 6, 2008 vs. Air Force.
Man-Up Madness
Ohio State is seventh nationally and first in the ECAC in man-up offense, converting 17-of-35 chances (.455). The squad was a season-high 5-for-10 vs. Detroit Feb. 27 and was 2-for-2 at Hobart last week.
Senior Mario Ventiquattro shares the ECAC lead with eight man-up goals this year and scored both for the Buckeyes last week.
De-Fense!
The Buckeye squad is allowing 8.73 goals on the year to rank 14th nationally. The squad held both Hobart and Albany to six goals, while allowing just seven to Notre Dame and Detroit.
For Starters
Senior Scott Foreman has started the last 45 games for the Buckeyes. Freshmen Logan Schuss, Jeff Tundo and Dominique Alexander have started all 11 games this season, joined by senior Mario Ventiquattro. Joe Bonanni has started the last 10 games on defense.
Career Marks
Seniors Mario Ventiquattro and James Green both recorded their 75th career points vs. Detroit Feb. 27 and enter the game vs. Denver with 93 points for the Scarlet and Gray. Green has 67 goals and 26 assists, while Ventiquattro has 69 goals and 24 assists. Green has played in a team-high 57 games for the Scarlet and Gray, starting 49. Ventiquattro and Scott Foreman are next with 51 games played each, with Foreman recording 46 starts.
Carrying On
Senior James Green and freshman Logan Schuss both have at least one point in all 11 games for the Buckeyes this season, with Green posting a goal in all 11 outings. Mario Ventiquattro carries five-game goal and point streaks into the matchup with Denver. Jeff Tundo has 12 points in his last three games combined after going scoreless the previous two outings.
Zach Rodgers has assists in his last two games, with Dan Wertz posting a 1-2-3 line in his last two outings.
That’s a First
At Hobart, freshman Joe Bonanni and sophomore Scott Morell both scored their first career goals, while junior Paul Beery had his first assist as a Buckeye.
Junior Tyler Dolphin had his first assist and point of the year and his first point since Feb. 7, 2009 vs. Detroit. Sophomore Brock Sorensen’s goal was his first of the season and the fifth of his career.
Schuss Stuff
Freshman Logan Schuss leads the Buckeyes with 18 assists and 35 points this season. He is second in the ECAC and 26th nationally with 1.64 assists a game and is third in the league with 3.18 points an outing.
Schuss has at least one point in all 11 games this year, with multiple points in nine. He has two six-point games, with two goals and four assists at Quinnipiac March 27 and three goals and three assists vs. Detroit Feb. 27. A three-time ECAC player of the week, Schuss also had a five-point game vs. Penn State March 6, including the overtime winner. He has two hat tricks and two four-assist outings as a rookie.
Tundo Talk
After he was held scoreless for back-to-back games, freshman Jeff Tundo has combined for 12 points, with seven goals and five assists, in his last three outings. He had a hat trick at Quinnipiac March 27 and posted a career-high four goals at Loyola April 3 before recording a career-best five assists at Hobart last week.
He is second on the team with 18 goals, nine assists and 27 points. He has a point in 9-of-11 games, with multiple points in eight. Tundo has three hat tricks this year and posted four points, with three goals and an assist, in his first career game vs. Villanova Feb. 13.
Tundo is 30th nationally in shooting percentage with his 18 goals coming on 42 shots (.486).
Green Game
Senior James Green ranks first for the Buckeyes with 20 goals, with two or more goals in seven games and at least one goal in all 11 outings. He ranks eighth in the ECAC with 1.82 goals a game and is fourth averaging 6.82 shots a game. He is first in the league with three game-winning goals this season. Green had 15 goals a season ago and a career-best 22 as a sophomore in 2008.
Super Mario
Mario Ventiquattro is third for the Buckeyes with 23 points, ranking third with six assists and tied for third with 17 goals. He has a point in all but two games on the year, with two or more points in seven games. He had back-to-back four-point games vs. Detroit (2g, 2a) and Penn State (4g) and had his second hat trick of the year last Saturday vs. Hobart.
Ventiquattro is 12th nationally with a .486 save percentage, with 23 goals on 35 shots.
In the Cage
Senior goalie Brandon Freeman, who has started 10 games this season, ranks 11th in the NCAA with a .571 save percentage. He recorded his 100th save of the season at Loyola and is third in the ECAC with 10.90 saves per game.

Have a Game
Sophomore defenseman Joe Bonanni had a career high three caused turnovers, two groundballs, held Hobart’s leading scorer off the scoresheet and scored his first career goal at Hobart last week. A starter in the last 10 games, he now has 14 groundballs this year (two in each of his last three games) and 11 caused turnovers to lead the squad.

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DENVER – The University of Denver men’s lacrosse team (3-3) defeated the Canisius Griffons (0-3) 10-5 on Saturday evening at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium. Freshman Colin Scott (Ridgefield, Conn.) led the Denver scoring effort with four goals and an assist on the evening, while freshman Cameron Flint (Georgetown, Ontario) added two goals and an assist.

“We started out the game making some very uncharacteristic mistakes so I was a little frustrated with the way we came out,” said head coach Bill Tierney. “But, the good news is that we were able to overcome that and our offense got into a rhythm midway through the second quarter, giving us the momentum for the rest of the game.”

Canisius took an early 2-1 lead after the first quarter, but the Pioneers rattled off three unanswered goals from Scott, Flint, and senior John Dickenson (Dallas, Texas) in the second quarter to take a 4-2 lead at the half.

The Pioneers never relinquished their lead in the second half, adding six more goals for a final score of 10-5.
Denver outshot Canisius 42-21, including a 20-shot assault in the third quarter. The Pioneers also led the Griffons 40-21 in ground balls, and won 12 of the 19 face-offs. Sophomore goalie Zander Buteux (Madison, N.J.) earned the win for Denver after making eight saves.

Senior Charley Dickenson (Dallas, Texas) moved up one spot in the Pioneer record books with 58 career assists as he finished the night with one assists. The midfielder currently sits in a tie for third place for career assists.

Denver begins a week-long two-game road trip, traveling to South Bend, Ind., for a 2 p.m. MT game on Tuesday, Mar. 16 against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. The Pioneers then travel to Stony Brook for an 11 a.m. game on March 20.>>

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The University of Denver men’s lacrosse team (0-2) fell 13-12 in triple overtime to the Jacksonville University Dolphins (1-2) on Sunday afternoon at the Ashley Sports Complex in Jacksonville, Fla.

Senior John Dickenson (Dallas, Texas) and freshman Cameron Flint (Georgetown, Ontario) led the Pioneers with four points each as Dickenson recorded four helpers and Flint had four goals.  Sophomore Alex Demopoulos (Canton, Conn.) finished with three points as he provided two goals and one assist.

Denver goalie Zander Buteux (Madison, N.J.) tied his career-high in saves as he finished the day with 17, a mark that he previously set against No. 1 Syracuse on Friday evening.

“I thought we played well in the first two quarters, being able to build a four-point lead before halftime,” said head coach Bill Tierney. “But we struggled a bit to find our offense in the third quarter and that allowed Jacksonville to get back in the game. We have a few injuries in some very important positions right now which forced us to play some kids in some unfamiliar roles. We will take this week to get healthy and focus on Albany this weekend.”

JU’s Ryan Serville led the Dolphins with six points on three goals and three assists, while Donovan Lange finished with four points on two goals and two assists.

The Pioneers seemed to have command of the game early on, taking a 2-0 advantage off goals from Demopoulos and Flint in the opening five minutes of action. JU’s TJ Kenary got the Dolphins on the board to cut the deficit to one, but Flint answered moments later with his second of the game, followed immediately by a goal from sophomore Mark Matthews (Oshawa, Ontario).

The Dolphins’ Serville provided the final score of the quarter as he slipped an unassisted shot past Buteux with 1:24 left.

Denver used four goals in the second quarter to take an 8-3 lead before JU’s Nick Scalzo cut the deficit in half with 26 seconds left in the half.

Coming out of the break, Denver scored two quick goals as junior Andrew Lay (Denver, Colo.) and Matthews both scored. However, the Dolphins strung together six goals throughout the rest of the third quarter and into the fourth to tie the game at 10 apiece.

Senior Charley Dickenson (Dallas, Texas) broke the stalemate for the Pioneers with 7:09 remaining as he sliced a Demopoulos pass past Dolphins’ goalie Brad Hester. Netting his second of the game for the Dolphins, Kenary evened things up with 5:53 on the clock before JU’s Lange gave the Dolphins the advantage for the first time in the game.

With 15 second remaining in regulation, junior Todd Baxter (Eden Prairie, Minn.) tied the game at 12 all as he scored an unassisted goal to force overtime. Both teams battled through the first two overtime periods, before JU’s Scalzo scored the game-winner with 32 second left in the third overtime to seal the Dolphins’ first win as a DI program.

Denver returns to action on Saturday, Feb. 27 as Albany comes to the Mile-High City for a 1 p.m. face-off in Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium. It will be the first home game for the Pioneers under head coach Bill Tierney. Pioneer season tickets are on sale for just $69 and include all home games as well as the Face-Off Classic. Single game tickets are just $9, with children ages two and under free. DU students are free with their Pioneer Card.

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DENVER – The University of Denver men’s lacrosse team and Major League Lacrosse’s Denver Outlaws will face-off for the first time in the inaugural Colorado Lacrosse Showcase on Saturday, Oct. 24 at 1 p.m.at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium on the DU campus. The game will be preceded by the Colorado Lacrosse Showcase Youth Clinic at 10 a.m., featuring the Denver Outlaws and an appearance by DU coaching legend Bill Tierney.

Fans will get the chance to see their favorite Outlaws players at both the game and clinic, including DU assistant coach Matt Brown. This will be the first scrimmage of the 2009-10 season under coach Tierney and the first time the Pioneers have squared off against a professional lacrosse team.

“I can’t think of a more exciting day of lacrosse for the Denver lacrosse community, or a greater setting for this contest than Peter Barton Stadium, located on our beautiful campus in the shadows of the majestic Rocky Mountains,” Tierney said.  “It will be a great opportunity for our alumni, families and friends to observe the exciting things that are happening in and around the DU men’s lacrosse program.”

Tickets are $5 and will go on sale on Thursday, Oct. 8 at 10 a.m. They can be purchased through www.TicketMaster.com or at the DU Box Office, located in the Daniel L. Ritchie Center on the DU campus.

“This should be a great event for Colorado lacrosse,” said Outlaws head coach Brian Reese. “The Outlaws look forward to getting back on the field and taking on a very good collegiate team. I expect DU to be a very prepared and talented team and this will be a special kickoff to the Bill Tierney era in Denver.”

Admission for the youth clinic is $50 and includes a ticket to the Colorado Lacrosse Showcase game. Geared towards boys in second through eighth grade, the Outlaws will host the clinic from 10 a.m. to noon on the field at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium.

Skills covered in the clinic include shooting, dodging, footwork, one-on-one defense, clearing and transition work. An autograph session with the Outlaws players will also be included at 11:30 a.m.

To register or for more information on the clinic, visit www.DenverOutlaws.com/showcase.

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DENVER – The University of Denver men’s lacrosse team will open up the 2010 season on the road against the defending NCAA National Champions Syracuse, DU head coach Bill Tierney announced today. The Pioneers will also embark on new adventure as a member of the Eastern College Athletic Conference, making the move with former Great Western Lacrosse League teams, Air Force, Bellarmine, Ohio State and Quinnipiac.

The Pioneers will enter the Carrier Dome on Friday, Feb. 19 to face an Orange team that posted a 16-2 overall record last season and a dramatic 10-9 come-from-behind win in overtime against Cornell at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass., to capture the program’s 11th National Championship.

“Starting off the season against the defending National Champions is going to be a great test of our young team,” Tierney said. “It was important for us as a coaching staff to come here and make a statement to our players, and what better way than opening up a season against the best team in the country.”

Following their game with the Orange, the Pioneers remain on the road to face the Jacksonville University Dolphins on Sunday, Feb. 21, a program in its inaugural season of Division I lacrosse.

Denver opens up its home schedule on Saturday, Feb. 27 as it welcomes the Albany Great Danes to the Mile-High City. The Pioneers then welcome Air Force, Lehigh and Penn to Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium for the Ninth Annual DU Face-Off Classic on Saturday, Mar. 6 and Sunday, Mar. 7.

The Pioneers then host Canisius at home before heading on a two-game Northeast road trip to Notre Dame and Stony Brook, two teams that finished ranked in the top-25 last season. During the 2009 season, the Pioneers matched-up with the then No. 4 Irish in a GWLL game, dropping a 10-8 decision at Invesco Field at Mile High. Denver faced Stony Brook at home last season, turning in a 17-12 victory.

In a non-conference game, the Pioneers will host Air Force on Saturday, March 27 in the first of four straight home games, three of which are ECAC opponents. Denver opens ECAC play against Hobart on Saturday, April 3 and follows it up with games against Bellarmine and Quinnipiac the following weekend.

“Joining the ECAC is going to be a great asset for us,” Tierney said. “We are going to face some very tough teams that have strong lacrosse programs and if we play well, we can really make a statement in our first year. The good news for the Denver lacrosse community is that we will bring in some very good East teams to the Mile-High City.”

Denver then returns to the road to take on Ohio State on Saturday, April 17, followed by a match-up with Fairfield on Sunday, April 25 in a televised ESPNU contest.

Once again, the Pioneers will make the trip up Interstate-25 to host a game at Invesco Field at Mile High as they invite Loyola to the Rocky Mountain Region for another ECAC meeting on Sunday, May 2.

Denver closes out the regular season with its final conference game, making the journey south to the United States Air Force Academy on Saturday, May 8.

Heading into the 2010 season, the Pioneers return their top-two leading scorers from a season ago as senior Charley Dickenson (Dallas, Texas) and Mark Matthews (Oshawa, Ontario) will be called upon to help lead the Denver offense.

“Everyone is starting fresh this season,” Tierney said. “Since we are new as a coaching staff and we have a big group of incoming players, everyone will be competing for a starting position. It’s a new language, new techniques and a new way of doing things that everyone needs to become familiar with. Our goal is to have fans say, ‘I can’t wait till the spring.’”

The Pioneers will open the fall with the inaugural Colorado Lacrosse Showcase on Saturday, Oct. 24 at 1 p.m.at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium as DU takes on the Denver Outlaws for the first time ever. The game will be preceded by the Colorado Lacrosse Showcase Youth Clinic at 10 a.m., featuring the Denver Outlaws and an appearance by coach Tierney.

Tickets are $5 and will go on sale on Thursday, Oct. 8 at 10 a.m. They can be purchased through www.TicketMaster.com or at the DU Box Office, located in the Daniel L. Ritchie Center on the DU campus.

Admission for the youth clinic is $50 and includes a ticket to the Colorado Lacrosse Showcase game. Geared towards boys in second through eighth grade, the Outlaws will host the clinic from 10 a.m. to noon on the field at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium.

Skills covered in the clinic include shooting, dodging, footwork, one-on-one defense, clearing and transition work. An autograph session with the Outlaws players will also be included at 11:30 a.m.

To register or for more information on the clinic, visit www.DenverOutlaws.com/showcase.

2010 DU MEN’S LACROSSE SCHEDULE
DAY               DATE                 OPPONENT
Fri.                  Feb. 19             Syracuse
Sun.               Feb. 21             Jacksonville
Sat.                Feb. 27             ALBANY
DU Face-Off Classic
Sat.                Mar. 6               Air Force vs. Lehigh
Sat.                Mar. 6               PENN
Sun.               Mar. 7               Air Force vs. Penn
Sun.               Mar. 7               LEHIGH

Sat.                Mar. 13             CANISIUS
Tues.             Mar. 16             Notre Dame
Sat.                Mar. 20             Stony Brook
Sat.                Mar. 27             AIR FORCE
Sat.                Apr. 3                HOBART *
Fri.                 Apr. 9                BELLARMINE *
Sun.               Apr. 11              QUINNIPIAC *
Sat.                Apr. 17              Ohio State *
Sun                Apr. 25              Fairfield * %
Sun.               May 2                LOYOLA  * &
Sat.                May 8                Air Force *

* – ECAC Opponent
% – Game broadcasted on ESPNU
& – Played at Invesco Field at Mile High
HOME GAMES IN BOLD
All Times Mountain Time

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DENVER – The City of Denver was voted No. 1 by Inside Lacrosse as the “Best Overall Lacrosse Town” and the “Best Pro Lacrosse Town” it was unveiled in its October issue.

According to the article, Inside Lacrosse searched the globe for the 10 best lacrosse towns hoping to find places with a unique blend of great lacrosse culture, successful teams and an ever-growing enthusiasm for the game.

The City received a 99 percent rating for its professional lacrosse teams that include NLL’s Colorado Mammoth and MLL’s Denver Outlaws. The City also received a college rating of 90 percent and a high school rating of 96 percent.

According to the article, the City of Denver is considered “a professional mecca.”
“The NLL’s Colorado Mammoth (’06 league champs) regularly sell out Pepsi Center. Come summer, fans head to Invesco Field at Mile-High to watch the Outlaws draw MLL’s best crowds.

Don’t forget the college game either. University of Denver made all-decade-worthy news this summer by hiring Bill Tierney, while Colorado State, in nearby Fort Collins, is a four-time MCLA champ.

Top high school teams like Kent Denver and Cherry Creek have held their own against the country’s best for years. And youth lacrosse is continuing to explode — the Colorado Youth Lacrosse Association, started in 1991 with two squads in Denver, has expanded to 275 teams.”

DENVER – The University of Denver men’s lacrosse program will hold six Sunday Fallball Clinics for intermediate to advanced level players, beginning Sunday, Sept. 20 at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium. Each Sunday clinic will have two sessions, with the first session running from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (sixth-eighth grade) and the second session running from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. (ninth-12th grade).

Each clinic will use drills, skills and techniques taken directly from DU head coach Bill Tierney’s coaching plan the Pioneers and is sure to give each participant the tools to step up his/her game to the next level.

Cost for all six clinics is $150 per player and includes a free instructional DVD that covers everything that we go through in the clinics, which is a $30 retail value.

The clinics are also a great way for elite level players looking to get specialized instruction for their specific position. Each Sunday clinic will have a different format and will feature two sessions, depending on age range and skill level.

The middle school division sessions will be for sixth through eighth grade players and will serve as tryouts for the two Denver Elite Junior Fall Teams. These teams will travel to the Dallas Lone Star Shootout on November 20-22, 2009. The high school division practices will serve as the tryouts for our Denver Elite Fall High School Teams as well.

For more information on the Lone Star Shootout, the Denver Elite Junior Fall Teams and the Denver Elite Fall High School Teams visit www.denverpioneerslacrosse.com.

The first two Sundays will be a station sessions, where the players learn a variety of different skills. The second two sessions will be a position focused clinic where players will be broken up and learn position-specific technique. The third set of Sunday sessions will revolve around team and transitional work for young players to develop their overall understanding of team play.

To register for the Sunday Fallball Clinics, visit www.denverpioneerlacrsse.com. For questions, please contact assistant coach Matt Brown at matthew.t.brown@du.edu, or 303-871-4347.

SESSIONS: September 20 / September 27 / October 4 / October 11 / October 18 / October 25

TIMES: 10AM to 1PM each Sunday morning / Middle school division at 10AM to 1130AM / High school division at 1130AM to 1PM

LOCATION: University of Denver | Barton Stadium

GRADES: 6th through 8th grade (Middle school division) / 9th through 12th grade (High school division)

COST: $150 per player for all six weeks | Includes free instructional DVD that covers everything that we go through in the clinics which is a $30 retail value.

CAMP DIRECTORS: Bill Tierney, Trevor Tierney and Matt Brown

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DENVER – The University of Denver men’s lacrosse program will hold a series of evening clinics beginning on Monday, August 24 to Thursday, August 27 at the Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium. Each session will run from 6–8:30 p.m. and is open to children grades third through eighth.

The clinics focus on positional skills and drills to prepare players for their upcoming season and are directed and overseen by legendary head coach Bill Tierney. Counselors include assistant coaches Trevor Tierney and Matt Brown, along with DU players.

These clinics are for youth beginner to advanced level players. Using drills, skills and techniques inspired from all Coach Tierney’s coaching for his college teams, we will be teaching young players the fundamentals that it takes to be a great player.

Cost for participants is $150 per player and includes a free instructional DVD that covers the skills and drills taught during each clinic. For more information please contact Matt Brown at (303) 871-4347 or by email at matthew.t.brown@du.edu.

To register online, please visit www.denverpioneerslacrosse.com/CAMPS/CAMPS/REGISTRATION.html.

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DENVER – Denver Outlaws Defensive Coordinator Trevor Tierney will join his father Bill Tierney as an assistant coach for the University of Denver men’s lacrosse program for the 2009-10 season.

“I am very excited to join Coach Tierney and Coach Brown on the University of Denver men’s lacrosse staff,” said Trevor Tierney. “I feel that DU has the potential to be one of the premier lacrosse programs in the country. It has outstanding academic programs, top athletic facilities, and is one of the best places in the world to live, work and play.”

Trevor will join assistant coach Matt Brown, who has been a member of the Pioneer coaching staff for the last three seasons.

“Being a lacrosse player from the east coast myself, and having lived in Denver for the past decade, I am excited to have the opportunity to help this program get to the next level,” Trevor Tierney said. “Along with the other coaches, our goal is to have our players be the best student-athletes that they can possibly be, whether that is on the field, in the classroom, or in our community. I cannot wait for the whole team to get together on campus in September!”

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Tierney is the co-founder and vice-president of Icon Lacrosse and is the only goalie in the history of the game to have won an NCAA Championship, an International Lacrosse Federation World Championship and a Major League Lacrosse Championship.

A two-time All-American at Princeton University where he won two NCAA Division I National Championships, Tierney was named 2001 Division I Goalie of the Year, All-Academic All-American and First Team All-American.

Upon graduation, Tierney went on to be named All-World Goalie for Team USA in the 2002 ILF World Championships in Perth, Australia, where the U.S. won the gold medal. He also played for Team USA in 2006, when the team won a silver medal in the ILF Championships.

His MLL career began in 2001 as he was chosen as a first round pick (second overall) in the inaugural MLL Collegiate Draft by the New Jersey Pride.

After a brief stop with the Boston Cannons in 2004, Trevor was traded to the Baltimore Bayhawks in 2005 where he earned MLL All-Star honors and was selected as the league’s Week 6 Defensive Player of the Week. He started 11 games and posted a .537 save percentage while helping the Bayhawks to the MLL Championship.

In 2006, Trevor was acquired by the Denver Outlaws, where his impressive performance earned him two MLL All-Star appearances in 2006 and 2007. He was added to the Outlaws coaching staff in 2008 and currently serves as the defensive coordinator.

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