It was likely that DU men’s (11-3, 5-1) lacrosse would play at home but a mystery if Denver women’s (15-3, 5-0) lacrosse team would be home or have to go on the road for the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Sunday night during the selection show, both teams learned their fate. The 2024 NCAA women’s lacrosse tournament features 29 teams, with the top three seeds receiving first-round byes and 8 seeded teams. Denver was 10th ranked going into the BIG EAST Tournament and was unable to crack the Selection Committee’s Top 8 seeds.  Denver women are unseeded and face Stanford on Friday, May ..read more

10th ranked/#1 seed Denver (15-3, 6-0) capped an undefeated BIG EAST regular season by winning the BIG EAST Tournament against #2 seed UConn,16-14. DU built a 9-1 lead but had to withstand a 4th-quarter tie with the Huskies to escape with the win and the BIG EAST title. Denver reeled off five straight goals to open the first quarter of play. Caroline Colimore and Sloane Kipp scored for Denver in the first two minutes to race out to a quick lead. Julia Gilbert took a feed from Kipp to keep the run going at 10:33.  Four minutes later, Olivia Ripple found the back of the net for the Pioneers ..read more

#4 ranked/#1 seed Denver men’s lacrosse (11-3, 5-1) traveled to Villanova, Pennsylvania to face the Wildcats in a BIG EAST Conference semifinal tilt Thursday afternoon. Denver lost their clean sheet against conference rivals, falling to the unranked Wildcats 10-9 and missing out on the BIG EAST finals. Denver fell into an early 4-0 hole in the first ten minutes of the game. Jack Benedetto broke the ice for Denver at 2:50 of the first quarter. Villanova responded with two Matt Licata goals. DU’s Mic Kelly scored the final goal of the first half, 6-2. DU left the field of play looking dazed- com ..read more

#10 ranked and top BIG EAST Tournament seed University of Denver women’s lacrosse (14-3, 6-0) played the fourth-seeded Villanova Wildcats at Xavier Thursday in a BIG EAST semifinal game. #1 seed DU has never lost to the Wildcats (12-0) and Thursday was no exception as Denver trouced Villanova 19-7. Denver turned the first quarter into a shooting gallery, outshooting Nova 20-5 while finishing 7 times on 11 shots on goal.  DU opened the game with a goal by Kipp Sloane a minute and a half. A minute and a half later, the Wildcats evened the score, 1-1. This was the last time the Wildcats woul ..read more

The DU-Marquette men’s lacrosse game was delayed by lightning and inclement weather for over two hours from a planned 7:00 pm start at Peter Barton Stadium Friday night. A handful of fans remained to watch the soggy marathon as Denver owned the second half, coasting to a 15-9 win. The win adds to first-year head coach Matt Brown Big EAST regular season conference crown (11-2, 5-0) and DU stands as the top seed heading into the Big EAST Tournament with semifinals Thursday at Villanova. The finals will be held on Saturday afternoon. DU’s Alec Stathakis started the scoring with an unassisted draw ..read more

The defending national champions, Denver Hockey, announced their 2024-25 schedule Wednesday. Denver opens the season with a trip to David Carle’s home state of Alaska on October 5th & 6th to face the Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves. The Pioneers then return to home ice against Northeastern two weeks later.  The non-conference schedule is highlighted by a Wisconsin Badger trip to Magness on October 25th and 26th, followed by a road trip to face Yale on November 1st & 2nd. Lindenwood closes out the early non-conference schedule. Denver completes their non-conference schedule with winter ..read more

If it was a prize fight, officials would have thrown the towel in after the first round. Denver forged an 8-stroke lead on second place Oral Roberts after Day 1. Denver added another 13 strokes to their advantage on Day 2. Denver bettered the next best team, South Dakota State, in the third and final round by 18 strokes. After the smoke cleared, five Denver golfers were in the top seven and DU had a 42-stroke lead on second place Oral Roberts. The victory sends yet another Denver Athletics squad into the NCAA tournament. DU junior Clara Gestsdottir shot a low-score 68 on day 3 to medal with a ..read more

For the second season in a row, Denver head coach David Carle has been tabbed to coach Team USA at the IIHF World Junior Tournament in Ottawa, Canada.  The tournament will begin on December 26, 2024 and will end with the gold medal game being played on January 5, 2025. Carle guided the USA to a 6-2 win over Sweden in the final of the 2024 tournament in Gothenburg, Sweden. Carle will return the same staff to pursue the repeat on Canadian turf, always a challenging proposition. Canada was knocked out of the quarterfinals by Czechia in 2024 edition. The selection continues to raise Carle’s p ..read more

DU’s run of athletic success extended another week. DU men’s and women’s lacrosse earned road victories this weekend, securing regular season Big EAST  titles. Denver’s men’s and women’s tennis teams won regular season conference titles and coasted through their Summit League Tournaments this weekend to advance to the NCAA tournament. #12 Denver women’s lacrosse (12-3, 5-0) overcame a four-goal deficit to secure a road win against the Villanova Wildcats. Denver outscored Villanove 8-1 in the second half, led by two goals by Kipp Sloan in the third quarter and a pair of tallies by Julia Gi ..read more

Two-time NCAA champion junior defenseman Sean Behrens signed a three-year NHL deal with the Colorado Avalanche last night. He will begin his professional career with the Colorado Eagles of the AHL on an amateur tryout contract. His NHL deal will begin in the fall. Behrens signed his Avs contract Thursday night at the Colorado Avalanche game against the Oilers as his teammates looked on. We have signed defenseman Sean Behrens to a three-year, entry-level contract beginning in 2024-25. He will report to the Colorado Eagles on an Amateur Tryout Contract.#GoAvsGo pic.twitter.com/s4a1QsgXUt — x ..read more