While the Shore Family holds a reunion in Magness Arena on Friday night against the US National Development Team, The DU soccer team will be battling their arch rivals New Mexico with NCAA Tournament ramifications likely on the line.
College Soccer News recently named DU-New Mexico the 13th best men’s soccer rivalry in the nation. And like all good sports rivalries, the series has been close. New Mexico has a record of 16-13-3 against the Pioneers. In 15 of the past 17 meetings, the matches have been determined by one goal or ended in a tie. Last year, the home game with the Lobos was the most well attended of the Pioneers’ season.
“This is definitely one of those games that alumni, parents and people close to the program circle on their calendars,” says Bobby Muuss, DU men’s soccer head coach. “There is always a lot of excitement and support at the games against New Mexico, and the crowds continue to grow and get better every season.”
While the soccer is raging on the pitch, a different type of rivalry will be unfolding in Magness Arena. Twenty-five years after David and Sarah Shore met while attending law school at the University of Denver and chose a Pioneers hockey game as their first date, they will have an anniversary to remember Friday night at Magness Arena. Their sons will be front and center on the ice.
Drew Shore will direct DU's top line. Sophomore Nick Shore is the Pioneers' second-line center. And Quentin Shore, who will play for DU next season, will face his future team as a member of the U.S. National Development Program's (USNDP) 18-under team.
A fourth Shore brother, 12-year-old Baker, an elite hockey player as well, will be in the stands watching the exhibition game unfold with his proud parents.
10 comments:
It would be great if Drew sticks around next year . We would have all three brothers playing. Gwoz could center all 3 for the first three lines. Has that ever happened in college hockey?
Get your tickets for Friday is all I can say, Denver hockey fans. If Drew doesn't return next season, these 3 boys may never play together ever again, except for maybe an AHL/ECHL/NHL All Star Game at the earliest. A milestone for DU Hockey, albeit just an exhibition game. Will the Testwuide family be there ????
Cool about the soccer game. It will be cool to catch the first period of the hockey game, then go outside for the soccer match. Sports-o-rama on Friday night.
I wish they could have scheduled the soccer game at 6 pm and the hockey game at 8 pm to allow people to see both game without missing parts of the other game.
It's great to see the DU sports complex hopping with events.
Is there really anything to miss at a soccer game? zzzzzz
skeet skeet!
Interesting how UNM-DU was ranked 13th best college soccer rivalry. Even as a DU fan, this rivalry flew under my radar, but I guess it makes sense. I hope DU gets the W on Friday. I'd expect a pretty good turnout.
Cool about the soccer game!
It's not an efficient promotion. An athletic department that claims poverty shouldn't have competing events. There are no Friday classes at DU. Start the event at 3.30 or 4.00 with the first soccer game, then the second, rolling into the premier sport, hockey as the night cap. Doesn't the AD ever talk with the business school?
The athletic department isn't claiming poverty. The overall DY athletic budget is north of $25 million, and when you take out the 'soft costs' like scholarships (which the ahtletic dept is "charged' by the univerity, it's still probably 10-15 million in hard costs. This is very good budget for a 17-team D-I non-football school.
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