Official Site of the Big East · May 3, 2019
Top Seed Denver Defeats No. 4 Villanova, 17-11
Denver celebrates a 2019 semifinal win over Villanova. DENVER, Colo. – No. 1 seed Denver advanced to the BIG EAST Championship final Presented by Jeep with a 17-11 victory over Villanova on Thursday night at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium. The win was the 100th win at the stadium by the Pioneers. The Pioneers (10-4) scored 12 goals to Villanova’s three in the first half.
Austin French, Colton Jackson and Ethan Walker each netted a hat trick for the Pioneers. French and Walker also added an assist. Freshman faceoff specialist Brett Boos went 16-of-32 from the faceoff dot with three ground balls.