University of Denver Pioneers Sunday, May 16, 2021 Game #18
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UNIVERSITY OF DENVER PIONEERS SUNDAY, MAY 16, 2021 GAME #18 Denver (16-1, 10-0 BIG EAST) vs. [2] Northwestern (13-0, 11-0 B1G) 12 p.m. CT/11 a.m. MT| Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium (Evanston, Ill.) 2021 SCHEDULE COACHING MATCH-UP NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS DENVER PIONEERS FEBRUARY (0-1) 2020 Record: 4-3 2020 Record: 7-1 02/28/21 at Colorado L, 7-14 Last game: W, 17-12, vs. Maryland (5/2) Last game: W, 15-13 Stanford (5/14) Head Coach: Kelly Amonte Hiller (Md ‘96) Head Coach: Liza Kelly (Delaware ‘98) MARCH (6-0) Record at NW: 313-81 (20th season) Record at DU: 196-72 (15th season) 03/07/21 Arizona State W, 22-10 Career Record: Same Career Record: 260-105 (20th season) 03/12/21 San Diego State W, 14-10 NOTES 03/14/21 Oregon Canceled 03/19/21 Butler* W, 17-3 THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE 03/21/21 Butler* W, 17-5 • Denver got five goals apiece from Bea Behrins and Eliza Radochonski 03/26/21 Georgetown* W, 15-11 and four assists apiece from Hannah Liddy and Kailey Conry to lead the 03/28/21 Georgetown* W, 15-5 Pioneers to a 15-13 win over Stanford in the first round of the NCAA APRIL (7-0) Tournament on Friday. 04/09/21 at UConn W, 14-13 (3OT) • The Pioneers will take on No. 2 seed Northwestern on Sunday at 12 04/11/21 at UConn W, 11-7 p.m. CT/11 a.m. MT. Sunday’s game will be broadcast on ESPN3. 04/16/21 at Marquette W, 16-6 • The winner of Sunday’s NCAA Second Round will take on the winner of 04/18/21 at Marquette W, 12-11 (2OT) No. 7 Duke and Maryland in the NCAA Quarterfinals May 22/23. 04/23/21 Villanova W, 18-10 04/25/21 Villanova W, 19-9 04/29/21 Colorado W, 10-7 DENVER VS. NORTHWESTERN (DI HISTORY) BIG EAST TOURNAMENT (Washington D.C.) DU Record: 0-4 Neutral Site Record: 0-1 05/06/21 Villanova - Semifinal W, 16-9 Last 10: 0-4 Longest Win Streak: 0 05/08/21 UConn - Final W, 13-7 Streak: L4 Longest Losing Streak: 4 (current) Conference Record: 0-0 First Meeting: L, 4-16 (05/02/04) NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP Home Record: 0-1 Largest Victory: N/A 05/14/21 vs. Stanford W, 15-13 Away Record: 0-2 1 Goal Games: 0 05/16/21 at Northwestern 11 a.m. DIVISION I MEETINGS 05/22/21 Quarterfinal TBA 05/28/21 Semifinal TBA DATE H-A-N W/L SCORE TYPE OF GAME 05/30/21 Championship TBA 05/02/04 A L 4-16 Regular Season 02/27/05 H L 9-20 Regular Season 04/30/06 A L 10-19 Regular Season - All times MT and subject to change 01/23/09 N L 6-24 Regular Season * - BIG EAST Conference TEAM ROSTER No. Name Position Ht Year Hometown/High School 0 Bryn McCaughey Attack 5-10 Fr. Leesburg, Va. / Riverside H.S. 2 Anna Palmisano Midfield 5-6 Fr. Delray Beach, Fla. / American Heritage 3 Abby Buczek Defense 5-6 Jr. Wyckoff, N.J. / Ramapo High School 4 Sammie Morton Attack 5-10 Sr. Eden Prairie, Minn. / Eden Prairie High School 5 Sophia LaBanca Midfield 5-7 Fr. Kinnelon, N.J. / Kinnelon H.S. 6 Charlotte Boote Attack 5-4 So. Towson, M.D. / Notre Dame Preparatory 7 Morgan Freud Midfield 5-6 So. Broomfield, Colo. / Westford Academy 8 Caroline Wiseman Midfield 5-7 Sr. Alexandria, Va. / St. Stephen’s St. Agnes 9 Kayla DeRose Attack 5-7 Jr. Gaithersburg, M.D. / Our Lady of Good Counsel 10 Taylor DeRose Attack 5-4 Jr. Gaithersburg, M.D. / Our Lady of Good Counsel 11 Bea Behrins Attack 5-9 Sr. Basking Ridge, N.J. / Ridge High School 12 Gracie DeRose Defense 5-4 Jr. Gaithersburg, M.D. / Our Lady of Good Counsel 13 Sloane Kipp Attack 5-8 Fr. Dallas, Texas / Highland Park H.S. 14 Sarah McLean Attack 5-6 So. Encinitas, Calif. / La Costa Canyon HS 15 Hannah Liddy Attack 5-6 Sr. Westfield, N.J. / Westfield High School 16 Sam Thacker Defense 5-6 So. Lutherville, M.D. / McDonogh HS 17 Kailee Lammers Defense 5-7 Jr. Morrison, Colo. / Dakota Ridge High School 18 Molly Little Defense 5-9 Gr. Tiverton, R.I. / Tabor Academy 19 Abby Jenkins Midfield 5-4 Fr. Richmond, Va. / St Catherine’s School 20 Lily Montemarano Midfield 5-11 Fr. Bethesda, Md. / Stone Ridge H.S. 21 Sara Palmisano Attack 5-7 Fr. Delray Beach, Fla. / American Heritage 22 Victoria Macres Goalkeeper 5-5 So. Granite Bay, Calif. / Granite Bay HS 23 Ally Gibb Midfield 5-6 Fr. Lone Tree, Colo. / Valor Christian H.S. 24 Julia Gilbert Attack 5-9 So. Mclean VA. / Bullis School 25 Amelia Cole Goalkeeper 5-10 Sr. Alexandria, Va. / Bishop Ireton High School 26 Eliza Radochonski Attack 5-9 Sr. Englewood, Colo. / Cherry Creek High School 27 Mackenzie Wallevand Midfield 5-8 Sr. Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. / Mater Dei High School 29 Alea Tooley Attack 5-11 So. Littleton, Colo. / Columbine HS 30 Leanne Duncan Midfield 5-8 Sr. West Friendship, Md. / Glenelg High School 32 Ellie Curry Midfield 5-5 So. Lutherville, M.D. / Notre Dame Preparatory 42 Lauryn Repp Defense 5-4 So. Lake Bluff, Ill. / Loyola Academy 43 Sydney Collignon Midfield 5-8 So. Hinsdale, Ill. / Hinsdale Central HS 44 Madeleine Mason Defense 5-7 Jr. Fort Collins, Colo. / Fossil Ridge High School 45 Quintin Hoch-Bullen Attack 5-8 Sr. Orillia, Ontario / The Hill Academy 50 Kailey Conry Attack 5-8 Gr. Needham, Mass. / Needham H.S. 51 Raegan Wilson Midfield 5-5 Fr. Milton, Ontario / The Hill Academy 88 Chloe Lewis Goalkeeper 5-8 Jr. Minnetonka, M.N. / Minnetonka High School COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Liza Kelly (Delaware ‘98, 15th season) Assistant Coach: Brice Queener (Georgetown ‘05, 2nd season) Assistant Coach: Brittany Read (Oregon ‘18, 3rd season) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Megan Zeman (Denver ‘18, 2nd season) Athletic Trainer: Haley Fleck (Nebraska ‘18, 1st season) Strength and Conditioning: Gary Boros (Minnesota ‘11, 5th season) Pronunciation Guide First Name Last Name 0 Bryn McCaughey McCoy 2 Anna Palmisano Paul-miss-awn-O 3 Abby Buczek Bwu-sick 6 Charlotte Boote Boot 7 Morgan Freud Frude (rhymes with rude) 11 Bea Behrins B Bare-ins 20 Lily Montemarano Mont-a-ma-ron-o 21 Sara Palmisano Paul-miss-awn-O 22 Victoria Macres Mack-riz 29 Alea Tooley A-lee-a 45 Quintin Hoch-Bullen Hock-Bull-in DENVERPIONEERS.COM NOTES (CONTINUED) ACTIVE POINT STREAK SPREADING THE SCORING Bea Behrins 44 (122-33-155) Hannah Liddy 23 (28-65-93) • Denver has nine goal scorers in double digits this season, a program Kailey Conry 22 (25-47-72) record. Eliza Radochonski 8 (27-3-30) • Bea Behrins leads the way with 51, Eliza Radochonski has 47, Julia Caroline Wiseman 5 (9-3-12) Julia Gilbert 4 (7-2-9) Gilbert has 26, Caroline Wiseman has 23, Mackenzie Wallevand has Mackenzie Wallevand 2 (2-1-3) 21, Mackenzie Wallevand has 20, Kailey Conry has 17, Kayla DeRose 15 Molly Little 2 (2-1-3) and Ellie Curry has 10. • Denver’s previous program record for double digit goal scorers was eight, having accomplished that in 2018 (20 games), 2014 (21), 2013 (20), 2012 (15), 2011 (18), 2010 (18) and 2009 (18). 100 GOAL SCORERS • On April 9 at UConn, Bea Behrins became the 17th Pioneer in program ACTIVE GOAL STREAK history to reach the century mark in career goals. Bea Behrins 21 (61-24-85) Eliza Radochonski 8 (27-3-30) • A few weeks prior on March 21 against Butler, Eliza Radochonski Caroline Wiseman 5 (9-3-12) became the 16th player in the program’s DI history to score 100 career Julia Gilbert 4 (7-2-9) goals. Mackenzie Wallevand 2 (2-1-3) Molly Little 2 (2-1-3) • Ali Flury (2007-10) holds Denver’s career goals record with 202. Kailey Conry 1 (1-4-5) BIG EAST TOURNAMENT TITLE • Denver won its first ever BIG EAST Tournament title when it beat UConn 13-7 last Saturday at Georgetown. • It was Denver’s fourth-consecutive appearance in the BIG EAST Final (lost to Florida twice and Georgetown in 2019 in OT). BIG EAST POSTSEASON HONORS • The win marked Denver’s second Division I conference tournament BIG EAST Attacker of the Year title, having beaten Oregon and Stanford in the MPSF Tournament in Bea Behrins, Denver, Sr., A 2014. BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year Molly Little, Denver, Grad., D OH CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year • Molly Little, Eliza Radochonski and Sammie Morton were named Amelia Cole, Denver, Sr., GK captains for head coach Liza Kelly in the 2021 season. All-BIG EAST First Team^ • Little is one of two grad students on the roster, and the only grad Bea Behrins, Denver, Sr., A* student to complete all five of her seasons at Denver. Eliza Radochonski, Denver, Sr., A* • Radochonski and Morton both entered their true senior seasons Hannah Liddy, Denver, Sr., A* Mackenzie Wallevand, Denver, Sr., M* in 2021, combining for 84 career games between the two of them Molly Little, Denver, Grad., D* entering the campaign. Amelia Cole, Denver, Sr., GK All-BIG EAST Second Team^ LOVE FOR LITTLE Sam Thacker, Denver, So., D • Molly Little was named both an Inside Lacrosse Preseason All- Sammie Morton, Denver, Sr., D American and earned a spot on the Tewaaraton Award Watch List.