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DENVER — Colorado State scored the final six goals of the game to beat Cal Poly 8-5 in overtime at Invesco Field at Mile High to win the US Lacrosse Women’s Division Intercollegiate Associates National Championship.
The victory ended Cal Poly’s seven-year run as the US Lacrosse Women’s Division Intercollegiate Associates champion. Cal Poly had gone a perfect 28-0 in the national tournament before today’s loss.
After CSU scored first, Cal Poly seemed to have control of the game. The Mustangs scored three goals in the final six and a half minutes of the first half to take a 3-1 halftime lead. Sarina Madnick scored just 1:40 into the second half to make it 4-1 and after a Erin O’Brien goal for CSU, Cal Pol went back up by three at 5-2 on a goal by Ashley Hennen with 17:22 left in regulation.
“This team has come back several times this year in those kinds of situations,” said CSU head coach Bob Vlahakis. “We felt pretty good about stopping them and we knew that we could score.”
CSU All-American goalie Brooke Lewis took care of things on the defensive end, blanking the Mustangs for the final 23 minutes of the game. Lewis finished with nine saves.
The offense got going with Andee Barocas, Katie Nepil and Kristen Kasney scoring consecutive goals for CSU, with Kasney’s second of the game tying the score 5-5 with 4:27 left to play.
Lindsay Brown, the USL WDIA national player of the year, scored with 1:10 left in the first overtime period to give CSU the lead, and the Rams put it away on goals by Barocas and Kasney in the second overtime period.
“For four years, ever since I’ve gotten here we’ve talked about this,” said Brown, a Colorado native. “It’s just a dream come true, it’s surreal.”
Beating Cal Poly, which had upset top-ranked and unbeaten UCSB in the semifinals on Friday, had extra meaning for CSU.
“Taking out the national champions for seven years running,” said Lewis, “That was the best feeling you could have had.”
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The No. 18 University of Denver men’s lacrosse team fell 10-7 to No. 7 and seventh-seeded Maryland in the first round of the 2008 NCAA Tournament Saturday afternoon.
Maryland (10-5) was led by Grant Catalino, who tallied three goals and two assists in the Terrapin victory.
Junior Joey Murray (Denver, Colo.) and sophomore Charley Dickenson (Dallas, Texas) each finished with three points on a goal and two assists for the Pioneers, while sophomore Ilija Gajic (Burnaby, B.C.) tallied two goals.
Denver (10-7) led the Terps 3-2 after one period. The Pioneers received early goals from sophomore John Dickenson (Dallas, Texas) and Murray in the first five minutes to take a 2-0 lead.
Maryland came within one before senior Brett Koll (Fort Collins, Colo.) extended DU’s lead back to two with 6:18 remaining in the period. The Terps struck again before the period ended.
Freshman Jamie Lincoln (St. Cathariens, Ontario) and Gajic each scored early in the second half to put DU up 5-2. The Terps responded with three man-up goals to tie the score at 5-5 heading into the intermission.
Maryland broke out of the 5-5 tie and took its first lead of the game with 6:14 remaining in the third period. The Terps used goals by Dan Groot and Ryan Young to go ahead 7-5 heading into the fourth quarter.
Just 1:48 into the fourth, Joe Cinosky moved Maryland’s lead to three with his first goal of the season and the sixth straight by the Terps. Denver fell behind by four 9-5 when Catalino netted his second goal of the game for Maryland just 2:31 later.
Charley Dickenson cut the Terps’ lead to three when he scored on a pass from Murray with 7:32 to play, and Gajic netted his second of the game to move Denver within two with 4:22 remaining. However, Catalino sealed the Maryland victory when he completed his hat trick in the game’s final minute.
Junior goalie Austin Konkel (Aurora, Colo.) made 13 saves for the Pioneers, and Maryland’s Brian Phipps and Jason Carter combined for nine.
With the win, Maryland advances to the NCAA quarterfinals where it will face the winner of the game between UMBC (12-3) and No. 2-seeded Virginia (12-3), which is scheduled for Sunday, May 11 at 5 p.m.
Colorado and Colorado State each posted victories in the quarterfinal round of the U.S. Lacrosse women’s division intercollegiate associates national championship at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.
No. 2 seed CSU won 12-3 against Pittsburgh, while No. 3 seed Colorado beat Santa Clara 13-9.
The state rivals will meet in the semifinals Friday.
Saturday, May 10, 2008
No. 18 Denver vs. No. 7 Maryland, 10 a.m. MT
Chevy Chase Bank Field at Byrd Stadium
College Park, Md.
Live stats: www.DenverPioneers.com
Television: ESPNU
Game Overview
Denver is making its second NCAA Tournament appearance and its first since 2006, when it fell to No. 6-seeded Maryland, 16-8. Maryland has made 31 appearances in the NCAA Tournament and has won two titles. The Pioneers (10-6) earned an at-large bid to the 2008 Tournament, despite losing to Ohio State 15-8 in the semifinals of the Great Western Lacrosse League tournament. DU has won seven of its last nine games. The Terps (9-5) were also awarded one of nine at-large bids to the tournament and are coming off of a 16-10 win over Yale on Saturday.
The Series vs. the Terps
This is the fourth meeting between the two clubs and the second in postseason play. Denver trails Maryland 0-3 in the series. The last meeting between the two teams saw the Terrapins defeat the Pioneers 16-8 in the first round of the 2006 NCAA Tournament.
DU is 0-1 at home against the Terps and 0-2 in College Park, Md.
Rookie Leader
Freshman Jamie Lincoln (St. Cathariens, Ontario) leads the Pioneers with 47 goals and 51 points. The attackman set DU records for goals scored by a freshman and most goals in a season since turning Division I. Lincoln has recorded three or more goals in each of Denver’s last eight games.
The Assist Goes to…
Sophomore Charley Dickenson (Dallas, Texas) is the team’s assist leader with 19 assists on the season, part of 27 points on the year. Dickenson had six assists in all of the 2007 season.
National Tournament Experience
Nine current Pioneers have NCAA Tournament experience. When DU faced Maryland in the 2006 Tournament, a trio of current Pioneers tallied points. Junior Joey Murray (Denver, Colo.) had two goals, senior co-captain Brett Koll (Fort Collins, Colo.) had a goal and an assist, and junior Brad Richardson (Langley, B.C.) had a goal.
Transfer Contribution
All four transfers in Denver’s 2008 lineup have contributed significantly. Three of the four transfers came to DU as a result of Butler dropping its lacrosse program at the outset of the 2007 season. The former Bulldogs competing for the Pioneers are co-captain Carlos Navarro (Dallas, Texas), Mike Anderson (Louisville, Ky.), and Cliff Smith (Surrey, B.C.). Denver has also used the services of Dustin Palmer (Centennial, Colo.), who transferred to DU after three years at Syracuse.
Canadian Connection
The Pioneers have four Canadians on their 2008 roster in Cliff Smith, Jamie Lincoln, Ilija Gajic (Burnaby, B.C.) and Brad Richardson. Assistant coach Matt Brown hails from Burnaby, B.C. as well.
Getting on the Board…Quickly
Senior Jon Paulson (Flemington, N.J.) recorded a goal just 13 seconds into DU’s game against Bellarmine, marking the 10th fastest goal scored in NCAA Division I history.
GWLL Honors
Six Pioneers earned GWLL honors, led by Jamie Lincoln, who was named the GWLL Newcomer of the Year. Sophomore defender Dillon Roy (Denver, Colo.), who has 19 caused turnovers and leads the Pioneers with 14 penalties this season, joined Lincoln on the all-GWLL first team. DU’s second leading scorer Cliff Smith earned second-team honors at attack, while Ilija Gajic and Joey Murray earned all-GWLL honors for the second consecutive season, this year the duo was named to the second team at midfield. Freshman Brendan Deblois (Narragansett, R.I.) was also named all-GWLL second team at defense.
Fourth Quarter Magic
Denver has scored 56 goals in the fourth quarter this season, 14 more goals than their next highest period output. DU has allowed just 35 fourth quarter goals.
National Exposure
DU ranks in the top-20 in five of the seven NCAA categories. Denver is ranked in scoring offense (ninth-11.25 goals per game), man-down defense (13th-76.7%), win percentage (17th-62.5%), face-off win percentage (18th-52.4%), and scoring margin (20th-1.25). Five Pioneers are individually ranked in the top-50, with two in the top-10. Jamie Lincoln is fifth in the nation with 2.94 goals per game, and sophomore Ben Wahler (Denver, Colo.) is second with 6.56 ground balls per game.
Game Winners
The Pioneers have received game-winning goals from six different players this season. Cliff Smith leads the team with three, while Charley Dickenson and Ilija Gajic have two apiece. Seniors Brett Koll and Andrew Bourke (Denver, Colo.) each have one.
Overtime Thrillers
DU is 2-0 in overtime games this season after the 10-9 win over Harvard on March 29, when Cliff Smith recorded the game-winner with 1:03 remaining in the overtime period. Brett Koll scored the game-winner against Penn on March 9.
Top-10 Opponents
Denver is 1-2 against top-10 ranked opponents this season, defeating then-No. 7 Notre Dame, and losing to then-No. 9 North Carolina and then-No. 7 Cornell.
DU freshman needs your votes
DENVER – University of Denver men’s lacrosse freshman attackman Jamie Lincoln (St. Cathariens, Ontario) has been selected by www.LaxPower.com as one of three finalists for Rookie of the Year for the 2008 LaxPower Fan Awards.
Lincoln leads DU with 47 goals, a Pioneer Division I record for goals in a season, and 51 total points. Lincoln has 14 multi-goal games on the season, including five with at least four goals.
Lincoln was named the Great Western Lacrosse League Newcomer of the Year and earned Inside Lacrosse’s Player of the Week award for the week of April 8.
Fans can vote for Lincoln at www.laxpower.com/vote. Voting closes Saturday, May 10.
Lincoln and the Pioneers claimed a three-way share of the GWLL regular season title and earned an at-large bid to the 2008 NCAA Tournament. DU will face No. 7-seed Maryland on Saturday, May 10 at 10 a.m. MT. The game can be seen on ESPNU.
For the third straight year, No. 20 Stanford (12-8) defeated the No. 17 University of Denver women’s lacrosse team (13-6) in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation championship game, beating the Pioneers 9-8 Saturday in Berkeley, Calif.
DU sophomore Lexi Sanders (Cherry Creek High School) had a hat trick, but the star was Cardinal goalie Laura Shane, who made 17 saves and was named most valuable player. DU’s eight goals were six under its 14.4 season average.
Stanford had a 5-2 halftime lead and extended the lead with the first two tallies of the second half. Karen Morton, Tulley Stapp (Mullen High School) and Ali Flury scored to bring DU within one with 1:32 remaining, setting up Shane’s final heroics. She stopped a shot by Morton with nine seconds left.
DU men’s lacrosse advances to first tournament since 2006
DENVER – The No. 19 University of Denver men’s lacrosse team was selected to the 2008 NCAA Tournament to face No. 7-seeded Maryland at Chevy Chase Bank Field at Byrd Stadium on Saturday, May 10 at 10 a.m. The game will be televised live on ESPNU.
“We had three quality during the season that propelled us into the postseason,” associated head coach Jon Torpey. “We didn’t play as well as we wanted in the GWLL tournament but during the regular season we played a hard scheduled. Those wins carried us through and we are headed back to the tournament.”
DU (10-6) is making its second NCAA Tournament, its first since 2006, when it fell to No. 6-seeded Maryland, 16-8. Maryland has made 31 appearances in the NCAA Tournament.
Denver earned an at-large bid to the 2008 tournament, despite losing to Ohio State in the semifinals of the Great Western Lacrosse League tournament. DU shared the regular season GWLL title with Ohio State and Notre Dame, both of whom made the tournament.
The Terps (9-5) were awarded one of nine at-large bids to the tournament and are coming off of a 16-10 win over Yale on Saturday.
Tickets for the Maryland-Denver game can be purchased through the Maryland Ticket Office at 1-800-462-TERP (1-800-462-8377). Tickets prices are $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for students and seniors.
The winner of the Maryland/Denver game will meet the winner of the Virginia/UMBC first round game in the quarterfinals most likely on Saturday, May 17, at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md.
Tournament Breakdown:
No. 1 Duke (ACC) vs. Loyola (ECAC AQ) - May 10, 2:30 p.m.
No. 8 Cornell (Ivy AQ) vs. Ohio State (GWLL) - May 10, 5 p.m.
No. 5 Johns Hopkins (Independent) vs. Hofstra (CAA AQ) - May 11, 2:30 p.m.
No. 4 North Carolina (ACC) vs. Navy (Patriot) - May 10, 7:30 p.m.
No. 3 Syracuse (Independent) vs. Canisius (MAAC AQ) - May 11, 7:30 p.m.
No. 6 Notre Dame vs. Colgate (Patriot AQ) - May 11, Noon
No. 7 Maryland (ACC) vs. Denver (GWLL) - May 10, Noon
No. 2 Virginia (ACC) vs. UMBC (America East AQ) - May 11, 5 p.m.
Tournament Teams By Conference:
ACC (4): Duke, North Carolina, Maryland, Virginia
America East (1): UMBC (AQ)
CAA (1): Hofstra (AQ)
ECAC (1): Loyola (AQ)
Ivy (1): Cornell (AQ)
Patriot League (2): Colgate (AQ), Navy
Great Western Lacrosse League (3): Notre Dame (AQ), Denver, Ohio State
Independent (2): Johns Hopkins, Syracuse
MAAC (1): Canisius (AQ)
BERKELEY, Calif. – Junior Steph Coyne (Baltimore, Md.) had four goals and three assists, and junior Megan Carver (Baltimore, Md.) had a hat trick and four assists, as the No. 17 University of Denver women’s lacrosse team beat Oregon 18-12 in the semifinals of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Tournament on Thursday. The victory sends the top-seeded Pioneers (13-5) to the MPSF Tournament Finals for the third-straight season, but DU is still looking for its first MPSF Tournament title.
Denver struck early, when Carver picked up a turnover just after the opening draw and scored 15 seconds into the contest, but the Ducks answered quickly when Jen May scored on a free position shot just over two minutes later. The Pioneers broke the game open with five-straight scores with a pair by sophomore Ali Flury (Arnold, Md.), and one each from sophomore Lexi Sanders (Greenwood Village, Colo.), junior Dani Espinosa (Colorado Springs, Colo.) and Coyne.
After Oregon’s Jenny Browne scored, Coyne and Sanders both got their second goal of the day. Ilsa van den Berg gave the Ducks a third goal at the 19:14 mark, but Denver again rattled off a string of goals, this time from Carver, junior Karen Morton (Adelaide, Australia) and Flury. Brown added two goals for the Ducks to finish the half, but Denver held an 11-5 advantage at the break.
Denver struck again early in the second half as Flury, Carver and Morton each scored in the first 6:10. However, the Ducks mounted a comeback, as Browne and van den Berg both scored a pair of goals to cut Denver’s lead to 14-9 with less than 15 minutes to play. The teams traded goals over the next eight minutes, Coyne and Morton scoring for the Pioneers, before Oregon’s Jana Bradley cut the Ducks’ deficit to only four with 3:33 to play.
Coyne answered with a goal just 13 seconds later, and Morton added a free position goal with 11 seconds left in the game, as the Pioneers held on to win. In the game, Browne led the Ducks with five goals, while van den Berg had a hat trick to go along with an assist.
The Pioneers will face the winner of the semifinal game between No. 2 seed Cal and No. 3 seed Stanford in the MPSF tournament finals on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. MT.
INDIANAPOLIS – The Great Western Lacrosse League’s (GWLL) 2008 annual awards were announced today. Included in the announcement were the All-League First and Second Team as well as the individual awards: Newcomer of the Year, Player of the Year and Coach of the Year. For the second consecutive year, Notre Dame and Ohio State each had four athletes who earned First Team honors. The Buckeyes had eight overall players make one of the two teams, the highest such number for any GWLL team. Ohio State, Denver and Quinnipiac also had players represented in the individual awards.
USAFA, Colo. - A pair of Air Force players were honored as members of the Great Western Lacrosse League’s 2008 all-league team. Juniors Griffin Nevitt (Charlotte, N.C.) and Dan Gnazzo (Eden Prairie, Minn.) each earned first-team All-GWLL honors. Ohio State led the way with eight all-conference selections, including four on the first team. Notre Dame (four first-team picks) and Denver (two first-team selections) each added six all-league honorees. Air Force placed two players on the all-conference squad, while Quinnipiac and Bellarmine each had one second-team selection.
Nevitt receives the third all-conference honors of his career, earning second-team recognition at midfield in 2006 and first-team accolades in 2007. This season, Nevitt led the Falcons with 24 points on the year, recording a team-best 18 goals and six assists. The team’s leading scorer for the second-straight season and the leading goal scorer for the third straight season, Nevitt has tallied at least one goal or assist in 38 out of 40 games in his career. He was also named to the Pioneer Face-Off Classic team for the third-consecutive season and was one of two Falcons to score a man-down goal this year. In addition, Nevitt finished the season ranked second on the team with 45 ground balls.
Gnazzo, a three-year starter at the long-stick midfield position, receives the second all-conference recognition of his career after being named a second-team selection in 2007. This year, Gnazzo led the Falcons with 64 ground balls, ranking among the top 10 in the nation in that category with 5.33 per game, while also registering 23 caused turnovers on the season. Named to the all-tournament team at the Pioneer Face-Off Classic for a third straight year, Gnazzo also gave the team an offensive boost, scoring his first career goal against Brown before finishing the year with three goals and four assists.
In addition to announcing the all-league first and second teams, the GWLL’s individual awards (Newcomer of the Year, Player of the Year and Coach of the Year) were released Thursday as well. Player of the Year honors went to Ohio State’s Kevin Buchanan, a senior attack who led the league in scoring with 63 points (second in the NCAA). The conference’s Newcomer of the Year award went to the Denver attackman Jamie Lincoln, the leading freshman scorer in the nation. Meanwhile, Quinnipiac’s Eric Fekete was named the Coach of the Year after leading the Bobcats to an 8-4 overall record and berth in the first GWLL Tournament.
Friday, May 2, 2008
No. 19 Denver vs. No. 10 Ohio State, 5:30 p.m. MT
Seaholm High School Birmingham, Mich.
Game Overview
Denver earned the No. 2 in the GWLL Tournament and Ohio State received the No. 3 after the two teams split the GWLL regular season title three ways with Notre Dame. The winner of the DU-OSU semifinal will face the winner of the Notre Dame and Quinnipiac semifinal game, which will be played at 3 p.m. MT.
The Series vs. the Buckeyes
This is the 14th meeting between the two clubs and the first in postseason play. The Pioneers trail Ohio State 4-9 in the series. DU is 4-2 at home, and 0-7 in Columbus, but the two teams have never met on a neutral field. The two teams met two weeks ago with OSU winning 20-13 in front of an NCAA regular season record crowd of 29,601.
GWLL Newcomer of the Year
Freshman Jamie Lincoln (St. Cathariens, Ontario) was named the GWLL Newcomer of the Year. The attackman earned first team honors with his record-setting rookie campaign of 44 goals and 48 points. Lincoln has already set the DU Division I record for goals in a season.
GWLL Honors
Joining Lincoln on the first team was sophomore defender Dillon Roy (Denver, Colo.), who has 19 caused turnovers and leads the Pioneers with 14 penalties this season. Junior Cliff Smith (Surrey, B.C.) earned second-team honors at attack and is Denver’s second leading scorer with 24 goals and 35 points. Sophomore Ilija Gajic (Burnaby, B.C.) and junior Joey Murray (Denver, Colo.) earned all-GWLL honors for the second consecutive season, this year earning second team honors at midfield. Freshman Brendan Deblois (Narragansett, R.I.) was also named all-GWLL second team at defense.
Fourth Quarter Magic
Denver has scored 52 goals in the fourth quarter this season, 10 more goals than their next highest output at 42 in the third period. DU has allowed just 33 fourth quarter goals.
National Exposure
The Pioneers are ranked in the top-20 in five in seven of the NCAA categories. Denver is eighth in scoring offense, averaging 11.47 goals per game, win percentage (11th-66.7%), man-down defense (13th-76.7%), scoring margin (16th-1.8), and man-up offense (18-34.1%).
Individually, four pioneers are ranked in the top-50, led by Lincoln, who is fifth in the nation in goals per game (2.93) and 26th in points per game (3.20). Sophomore Ben Wahler (Denver, Colo.) ranks second nationally in ground balls per game (6.47) and 27th in face-off win percentage (53.2%). Junior Austin Konkel (Aurora, Colo.) and sophomore Charley Dickenson (Dallas, Texas) rank among the top-50, as well.
Game Winners
The Pioneers have gotten game-winning goals from six different players this season. Smith leads the team with three, while Charley Dickenson and Gajic have two apiece. Seniors Brett Koll (Fort Collins, Colo.) and Andrew Bourke (Denver, Colo.) each have one.
The Assist Goes to
Charley Dickenson is the team leader with 18 assists on the season, part of 25 points on the year. Dickenson had six assists in all of 2007. An additional trio of Pioneers have reached double figures in assists this year in Gajic (12), Murray (11) and Smith (11).
Overtime Thrillers
DU is 2-0 in overtime games this season after the 10-9 win over Harvard on March 29, when Smith recorded the game-winner with 1:03 remaining in the overtime period. Koll scored the game-winner against Penn on March 9.
Ranked Opponents
Denver is 2-4 against ranked opponents this season, defeating then-No. 16 Colgate and then-No. 7 Notre Dame, and losing to then-No. 9 North Carolina, then-No. 20 Towson, then-No. 7 Cornell and then-No. 11 Ohio State.
DENVER – Freshman Jamie Lincoln (St. Cathariens, Ontario) was named the Great Western Lacrosse League Newcomer of the Year and six members of the No. 19 GWLL co-champions University of Denver men’s lacrosse team earned All-Conference first and second team honors, the league announced today.
Lincoln earned first team honors with his record-setting rookie campaign of 44 goals and 48 points. Lincoln set the DU Division I record for goals in a season.
Joining Lincoln on the first team was sophomore Dillon Roy (Denver, Colo.) at defense. Roy has 19 caused turnovers on the season and leads the Pioneer.
Junior Cliff Smith (Surrey, B.C.), the Pioneers second leading scorer with 24 goals and 35 points, earned second team honors at attack. Sophomore Ilija Gajic (Burnaby, B.C.) and Joey Murray (Denver, Colo.) earned all-GWLL honors for the second consecutive season, both being named to the second team at midfield. Gajic has 12 goals and 12 assists on the season, while Murray has 13 goals and 11 assists. Freshman Brendon Deblois (Narragansett, R.I.) was named all-GWLL second team defense.
Ohio State’s Kevin Buchanan was named the GWLL Player of the Year, while Quinnipiac head coach Eric Fekete was named the GWLL Coach of the Year. The Buckeyes placed eight players on the all-conference first and second teams, while GWLL co-champion Notre Dame had six players earn postseason conference honors.
DU, who split the GWLL regular season title with OSU and Notre Dame, will play No. 10 Ohio State at Seaholm High School stadium in Birmingham, Mich., in the semifinals of the GWLL Tournament on Friday, May 2 at 5:30 p.m. MT.
Amazing that this first year midfielder has not received this honor before. The St. Cathariens, Ontario native has taken the Great Western Lacrosse League by storm. On Saturday, he lit Air Force up for five goals, extending his Denver single season goal record to 44. Granted, Lincoln had extensive lacrosse experience prior to arriving at Denver (Minto Cup in Canada and is currently 21 years of age). However, scoring that many goals from the midfield while attracting long pole attention from the opposition since the early stages of the season is an insane feat for even a senior. Lincoln has a tremendous knack for scoring and is a tough player who is willing to sell-out to find the back of the net. Lincoln is certainly worthy of All-American this season.
