Pioneers Will Host Villanova on Sunday, May 15
(Courtesy: DU Athletics)
INDIANAPOLIS - For the first time in program history, a University of Denver men's lacrosse team will host a first-round game of the NCAA Tournament as the No. 5/6 Pioneer welcome Villanova (11-4) to Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium, it was announced today during the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Selection Show on ESPNU.
The Pioneers will face the Wildcats on Sunday, May 15 at 3:15 p.m. MT at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium on the Denver campus.
Denver received the automatic qualifier to the NCAA Tournament after winning the first-ever ECAC Championship with an 11-9 win over Fairfield.
Information on tickets will be released in the coming week.
Media inquires and requests for interview should be submitted to Nicole Dupes, Associate Director of Media Relations, at nicole.dupes@du.edu or 303-871-4990.
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NOTES
= Denver is on a program-record 10-game winning streak heading into
the NCAA Tournament.
= DU's ranking of 5th in the Nike/Inside Lacrosse Media Poll is the highest ever program ranking.
= Junior Mark Matthews leads the Pioneers with 62 points (41g, 21a); he became DU's all-time DI leader in points with 144; he has 103 career goals, 14 away from becoming the all-time leader.
= Sophomore Chase Carraro has a 61.0 (199-326) face-off percentage going into the tournament; he has a 56.0 face-off percentage for his career, ranking him second in DU's DI record books for career face-off percentage.
= This is the first time that the Pioneers have hosted an NCAA Men's Lacrosse Tournament game.
= This is the fourth time that the DU men's lacrosse team has made it to the NCAA Tournament, second under head coach Bill Tierney. Denver is 0-3 in the NCAA Tournament.
