Head Coach Jamie Munro and Senior Geoff Snider Named Great Western Lacrosse League Coach Of The Year and Player Of The Year

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 11, 2006
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Head Coach Jamie Munro and Senior Geoff Snider Named Great Western Lacrosse League Coach Of The Year and Player Of The Year
Five Pioneers earn all-league honors

DENVER- University of Denver head men’s lacrosse coach Jamie Munro and senior midfielder Geoff Snider (Calgary, Alberta) were named Great Western Lacrosse League Coach of the Year and Player of the Year it was announced by league officials today. Snider, Adam Goodwin (Columbus, Ohio), David Hahn (Aurora, Colo.) and Rory Shepard (Riverside, Conn.) all earned first-team honors. Ryan Zordani (Littleton, Colo.) took home second-team honors.

Head coach Jamie Munro is the all-time winningest coach at DU with a 64-47 record through eight seasons. DU completed the 2006 regular-season with a 12-4 (5-0 GWLL) record, its best record in school history. Munro has led the Pioneers to their finest season in school history and their first-ever NCAA Tournament berth. Under Munro’s leadership the Pioneers completed their first-ever undefeated home schedule by going 9-0 in Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium and also went undefeated in Great Western Lacrosse League action by posting a perfect 5-0 conference record and earning their first-ever outright GWLL title. The Pioneers also set a school record for wins in a single season by picking up their 12th win in a 7-3 victory over Air Force on April 29. This marks the second time that Munro has been named Coach of the Year. He also received the honor in 2000.

Snider had been an important piece of the Pioneer offense this season. He leads the nation in groundballs per game, averaging 11.38 and in face-off win percentage (.695). He has scooped up a record 182 groundballs this season. He earned GWLL Player of the Week honors twice (March 1 and April 25) for his efforts. He earned Preseason All-America honors and was named to the Tewaaraton Watchlist. Snider was named MVP of the 2006 Pioneer Face-Off Classic for his play throughout the weekend.

Goodwin has also been a valuable piece of the offense this season. He tallied 20 points this season on 23 goals and six assists. He scored a career-high five goals in the Pioneers’ 17-8 win over Quinnipiac on April 9. He earned GWLL Player of the Week honors April 12.

Hahn and Shepard have been staples in the Pioneer backfield this season. Hahn tallied his first career goal against Virginia February 20 and added another against Harvard April 1. He has picked up 33 groundballs and caused eight turnovers. Shepard has been equally impressive on the defensive end. He has started all 16 games this season and has tallied five points on three goals and two assists, while picking up 58 groundballs. Shepard was named to the 2006 Pioneer Face-Off Classic All-Tournament team

Zordani paces the Pioneers offensively. He leads the team in points with 38 on 19 goals and 19 assists. He tallied a career-high seven points against Drexel on March 28, scoring four goals and tallying three assists. Zordani has two hat tricks on the season. Zordani was also named to the 2006 Pioneer Face-Off Classic All-Tournament team.

The No.12 Denver Pioneer men’s lacrosse team heads to the East Coast for an NCAA first-round match-up with the No.2-seeded Maryland Terrapins on Saturday, May 13. Face-off is scheduled for noon (MT) at Maryland’s Byrd Stadium. An internet broadcast of the game will be available at www.wmucsports.com. This trip marks the third meeting between the Pioneers and the Terrapins, with the Terrapins holding the 2-0 series lead.

The winner of the Denver/Maryland game will advance to the NCAA quarterfinals and will take on the winner of the Princeton/Maryland-Baltimore County game. The quarterfinal game will take place May 21 at Towson University. A game time will be announced at a later date.



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