Another New York Times Article About DU Lacrosse

(above) Second New York Times articles on DU in two days

From: New York Times

by Adam Himmelsbach

Denver lacrosse fans gathered on campus and at local restaurants last weekend to watch the Pioneers defeat Johns Hopkins in an N.C.A.A. tournament quarterfinal in Hempstead, N.Y. But the most emotional viewing party took place on the team’s bus ride to the airport after clinching its first berth in the semifinals.

Players and coaches huddled around smartphones and watched video clips showing the revelry in Denver. They saw fans pumping their fists, dancing on tabletops and belting out the university’s fight song [read entire article].

George Vecsey Writes About DU Lax In NY Times

(above) George Vecsey writes an article for the ages about DU Lacrosse

When the New York Times starts splashing the ink about your lacrosse program and the article is written by one of America's preeminent sports columnists, its time to pour yourself a good cup of java and enjoy a master parading his craft.

NY Times: Will Princeton Prof Be On DU's Sideline?

USA Today Profiles Bill Tierney & DU Lacrosse

(above) National publicity continues to roll in as USA Today jumps into the act

From: USA Today
by Eddie Timanus

Bill Tierney is taking a men's lacrosse program to its first NCAA Final Four. As submitters to a certain irreverent news-aggregating website might say, this is not a repeat from 1992.

This time it is Denver making its championship weekend debut.

The Pioneers (15-2) face Virginia (11-5) in Saturday's first semifinal at Baltimore's M&T Bank Stadium (4 p.m. ET, ESPN2). Defending champion Duke (14-5) meets Maryland (12-4) in the second (approx. 6:30 ET, ESPN2). That makes Denver the only non-Atlantic Coast Conference squad on the big stage as well as the first team from the western half of the country to reach this point in the tournament [read entire article].

Photos From The Lacrosse Game

(above) D.U.G.S. cooked up 500 brats

(above) Got to add that Heinz '57

(above) Boone's Alumni Hospitality Tent

(above) Captain America

(above) How sweet it is

(above) Bring on Hopkins

Mark Kizla Profiles DU Lacrosse In Splashly Editorial

(left) Mark Kiszla has a great editorial about the DU lacrosse program in Sunday's Denver Post

From: Denver Post

by Mark Kiszla

See those dudes smacking each other with sticks? They're building the American dream.

If you believe the USA is the land of opportunity, then the University of Denver made the dream come true by choosing the path less taken by picking up a lacrosse stick rather than strapping on a football helmet.

DU will make lacrosse history today, when it becomes the first school on the more beautiful side of the Mississippi River to host an NCAA Tournament game [read entire article].

"You invest in lacrosse because it's good for school spirit . . . and the growth of lacrosse is stark-raving crazy."

- Bill Tierney

Denver Post Profiles DU Goalie Jamie Faus

(above) DU Lacrosse goalie Jamie Faus is highlighted in the Denver Post on gameday

From: Denver Post
by Mike Chambers

When goalie Jamie Faus made his first career start in the University of Denver's season opener Feb. 20 at traditional powerhouse Syracuse, the true freshman allowed 13 goals on 26 shots.

Pioneers coach Bill Tierney, who knows a thing or two about NCAA lacrosse, was impressed. "He was 50 percent in his first game in the toughest place to play, and he's only had one clunker game, which was at Hobart (seven saves), and we played Duke the next week and he won the game for us (16 saves)," Tierney said. "From that point on, he's been lights out" [read entire article].