NCAA Tournament Bound, Pioneer Men’s Lacrosse Team Heads To Colorado Springs For Regular-Season Finale

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – April 27, 2006
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NCAA Tournament Bound, Pioneer Men’s Lacrosse Team Heads To Colorado Springs For Regular-Season Finale
DU takes on instate rival Air Force April 29

DENVER- The No. 14 Denver Pioneer men’s lacrosse team heads down to Colorado Springs for its regular-season finale against Great Western Lacrosse League rival Air Force Saturday April 29. Face-off is scheduled for 1 p.m. (MT). DU will then have a week off before the NCAA Selection Show May 7, where they will find out their first round opponent in the 2006 NCAA Tournament.

The Pioneers enter Saturday’s contest with an 11-4 (4-0 GWLL) record after picking up two road wins against Ohio State and Butler last weekend. DU defeated Ohio State 13-9 April 21 to take over sole possession of first-place in the Great Western Lacrosse League. Michael Goltra (Washington, N.C.), Adam Goodwin (Columbus, Ohio) and Brett Koll (Fort Collins, Colo.) each tallied two goals in the win. The Pioneers clinched a share of the GWLL title with an 11-5 win over Butler on April 23. Ryan Zordani (Littleton, Colo.) and Jon Paulson (Flemington, N.J.) each tallied a hat trick and Geoff Snider (Calgary, Alberta) picked up a season-high four assists.

Zordani continues to pace the DU offense, leading the team in points with 37 on 19 goals and 18 assists. Snider leads the nation in groundballs picking up 11.73 per game and face-off win percentage (.697). In the cage Hollingsworth owns a 9-4 record with a saves percentage of 63.6 percent. His goals against average of 7.84 ranks him 19th in the nation. DU is nationally-ranked as a team in several categories. The Pioneers rank fifth in scoring offense, averaging 11.27 goals per game, 14th in scoring defense (7.60), second in face-off win percentage (.675), sixth in man-down defense (.772), sixth in scoring margin (3.67) and eighth in win percentage (.733).

Air Force enters Saturday’s game on a two-game losing streak after falling to Ohio State and Butler last weekend. The Falcons have a 7-8 (2-2 GWLL) record. The team is led by Will Meister, who has 42 points on 16 goals and 26 assists this season. Griffin Nevitt is next with 33 points on 24 goals and nine assists. Justin Pavoni is in net for the Falcons and owns a 6-7 record on the season and boasts an 8.14 goals against average and a 57.4 saves percentage.

The Pioneers will await the 2006 NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Selection Show on May 7 to find out who their first round opponent will be. The show will air live on ESPNews at 8 p.m. (MT).


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