Denver Tops Lehigh in Pioneer Face-Off Classic
from press release
DENVER – The University of Denver
men’s lacrosse team (2-3) narrowly defeated the Lehigh
University Mountain Hawks (2-3) by a score of 8-7 in the final game
of the DU Face-Off Classic, sponsored by UBS on Sunday afternoon at
Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium before a crowd of 1,172.
“It’s nice to get a win,” said head coach Bill
Tierney. “Today I just wanted our team to come out hard, and
I’m happy that we came out with the victory.”
Freshman Cameron Flint (Georgetown, Ontario) scored all three of
his goals in the second quarter, bringing his scoring total to 12
on the season. Also contributing for Denver was sophomore Alex
Demopoulos (Canton, Conn.), who had two goals and an assist on the
afternoon, while three other Pioneers added scores.
After Demopoulos opened the scoring with 11:30 on the clock during
the first quarter, the Mountain Hawks responded with two scores to
hold the advantage after one quarter of play.
But the Pioneers came back with five goals in the second quarter,
three courtesy of Flint, to take a 6-2 cushion heading into the
locker room. After allowing Lehigh 14 shots in the first period,
the Pioneers’ defense clamped down, allowing the Mountain
Hawks only one shot at the net in the second quarter.
Lehigh slowly reduced the Pioneer lead during the second half,
outscoring Denver 3-0 in the fourth quarter, but Denver held on for
the 8-7 victory.
Despite a 30-shot barrage from the Mountain Hawks, sophomore goalie
Zander Buteux (Madison, N.J.) made nine saves to ensure the Pioneer
victory.
Earlier in the day, Penn defeated Air Force 8-7 in the third game
of the DU Face-Off Classic. John Conneely and Rob McMullen led the
Quakers with two goals each, while Corey Winkoff added three
assists. With the win, Penn improves to 2-2 on the season. Zack
Carroll led the Falcons with three goals, but Air Force dropped
their third straight decision to fall to 0-3 overall.
Denver returns to action when they host Canisius next Saturday at 7
p.m. at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium.
