Archive for April 26th, 2008

Pioneers Dominate Falcons to End Regular Season

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DU men’s lacrosse holds Air Force to one goal

USAFA, Colo. – The No. 18 University of Denver men’s lacrosse team held in-state rival Air Force to just one goal, as the Pioneers ended the regular season with a 14-1 win over the Great Western Lacrosse League foe Falcons on Saturday afternoon at Cadet Stadium.

The one goal allowed was the fewest for a Pioneer opponent since DU defeated Colorado College, 12-1 on March 26, 2001.

“It’s always good to end the regular season on such a positive note,” head coach Jamie Munro said. “We have momentum headed into the first ever GWLL tournament and hope to capitalize on that.”

Freshman Jamie Lincoln (St. Cathariens, Ontario) scored five goals in the contest, improving his season total to 44. It’s the highest total by a Pioneer in DU’s Division I history. The Pioneers received offensive contributions from 12 players.

All three DU (10-5, 4-1 GWLL) goalies saw action in the contest, with sophomore Peyton Tyrie (Greenwood Village, Colo.) recording a career-high 12 saves.

Freshman Vince Kemp (Troy, Mich.) was 4-for-6 from the face-off “X,” but the Pioneers lost its only statistical category of the day, winning just five of 18 face-offs.

Junior Cliff Smith (Surrey, B.C.) put DU on the board first with an unassisted goal at 10:23 in the first period. Sophomore Dillon Roy (Denver, Colo.) and junior Joey Murray (Denver, Colo.) followed with back-to-back unassisted goals as DU pushed out to a 3-0 lead.

Denver jumped out to a 6-0 lead before Griffin Nevitt recorded a goal for the Falcons (3-9, 1-4 GWLL) at 5:20 in the second quarter. DU’s goalies would hold the Falcons scoreless for the final 35:20 of the game.

Freshmen Andrew Lay (Denver, Colo.) and Ryan Fanning (Dallas, Texas) recorded goals in the fourth quarter for DU as the Pioneers went on to victory.

Lincoln and sophomore John Dickenson (Dallas, Texas) were the only two Pioneers to score multiple goals, with Dickenson adding two. Sophomore Charley Dickenson (Dallas, Texas) and Smith added two assists apiece in the victory.

DU, currently second in the GWLL, will participate in the first ever GWLL tournament, beginning May 2 in Birmingham, Mich.

Falcons Fall to No. 18 Denver in Season Finale

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USAFA, Colo. - In its lowest scoring output of the season, the Air Force lacrosse team dropped a 14-1 contest to 18th-ranked Denver Saturday afternoon at Cadet Lacrosse Stadium. With the loss, the Falcons end their season with a 3-9 overall record and 1-4 mark in the GWLL, while the Pioneers, who head into next weekend’s GWLL Tournament, move to 10-5 overall and 4-1 in the conference.
Denver scored the first goal of the game with 10:23 on the clock in the opening period and held a 4-0 advantage after one quarter. The Pioneers’ lead grew to 6-0, before junior Griffin Nevitt (Charlotte, N.C.) put the Falcons on the board with 5:20 to play in the first half. However, Air Force would not score again, while Denver closed out the second period with three unanswered goals and outscored the Falcons 5-0 in the final two periods.
While Air Force did manage to outshoot Denver for the game, 42-36, the Pioneers’ three goalkeepers combined for 19 saves in the win. The Falcons also had the advantage on face-offs, as senior midfielder Reilly Smith (Scaggsville, Md.) won a career-best 13-of-18 face-off attempts (.722) in his final contest.
Leading the Pioneers’ offense was freshman Jamie Lincoln with five goals.
No. 18 Notre Dame 14, Air Force 1
Notre Dame Scoring:
Goals: Jamie Lincoln 5, John Dickenson 2, Cliff Smith, Dillon Roy, Joey Murray, Charley Dickenson, Brett Koll, Andrew Lay, Ryan Fanning. Assists: Cliff Smith 2, Charley Dickenson 2, Jon Paulson, Brendan Deblois, John Dickenson, Vince Kemp, Joey Murray.
Air Force Scoring:
Goals: Griffin Nevitt.

‘Best in the West’ - No. 2 Kent Denver Dethrones No. 1 St. Ignatius Prep, 10-6

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DENVER – Two days after re-claiming supremacy in Colorado, Kent Denver staked its claim as the best high school boys lacrosse team in the Western United States.

On a chilly Friday afternoon at Justin DeSorrento Memorial Field on the Kent Denver campus, the No. 2 Sun Devils knocked off top-ranked St. Ignatius Prep, 10-6. With the victory, Kent Denver improved to 13-0 and snapped the Wildcats’ 39-game winning streak.

“It’s a huge win,” Kent Denver junior middie Patrick Murphy said. “It’s nice to now get the recognition to now be the best in the West.”

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