Athletics & Recreation

DU names Kerry Cremeans new women’s basketball head coach

DU names Kerry Cremeans new women’s basketball head coach

It’s finally safe for Kerry Cremeans to wear crimson. Cremeans, the new head coach of the University of Denver women’s basketball team, told reporters at a press conference Wednesday that at her previous job — associate head coach at Auburn University in Alabama — the shade was forbidden due to […]

Game of the week: Men’s lacrosse vs. Loyola

The No. 8/10 University of Denver men’s lacrosse team ends its three-game home stand with a visit from No. 4 Loyola in a sold-out game starting at 7 p.m. Saturday. The Pioneers will look to stay perfect in their series with the Greyhounds, as DU holds a 2–0 all-time record against Loyola. The […]

Game of the week: Women’s lacrosse vs. Stanford, San Diego state

The Denver women’s lacrosse team concludes its home schedule with games against Stanford on Saturday and San Diego State on Monday. DU will honor seniors Laura Connors, Ashley Harman, Melissa Maier and Becca Steinberg prior to Saturday’s game. The Pioneers are 5-14 all-time against the Cardinal, which has won the […]

Women’s basketball coach Erik Johnson returning to Boston College as head coach

University of Denver women’s basketball head coach Erik Johnson has accepted the women’s basketball head coaching position at Boston College, DU Vice Chancellor for Athletics and Recreation and Ritchie Center Operations Peg Bradley-Doppes announced today. The Pioneers will begin a national search for a new coach immediately. “We appreciate all […]

Game of the week: Men’s lacrosse vs. Hobart

The No. 10-ranked University of Denver men’s lacrosse team begins its three-game home stand by welcoming ECAC foe Hobart to Peter Barton Stadium at 1 p.m. Saturday. The Pioneers will look to stay perfect in their series with the Statesmen, as DU holds a 3–0 record all-time record against Hobart. The Crimson and […]

Hockey players Zucker, Shore, sign with NHL

Hockey players Zucker, Shore, sign with NHL

Two University of Denver hockey players are going pro. Sophomore forward Jason Zucker has signed with the Minnesota Wild, and junior center Drew Shore has signed with the Florida Panthers. Both players have decided to forgo their final years of collegiate eligibility. Zucker is expected to make his NHL debut […]

Game of the Week: Women’s lacrosse at George Washington

Game of the Week: Women’s lacrosse at George Washington

Following a pair of games this week in Berkeley, Calif., the Denver women’s lacrosse team returns home for a meeting against George Washington at 1 p.m. Sunday. The Pioneers are 3–1 against the Colonials, winning the past three games. The Pioneers are on a three-game winning streak, outscoring their opponents […]

Coach Gwozdecky looks back on 2001-02 season’s unhappy ending

Coach Gwozdecky looks back on 2001-02 season’s unhappy ending

Like his players, George Gwozdecky was still simmering from the stunning loss when he received some words of consolation from an unlikely source. It was late in the spring of 2002 when the University of Denver’s hockey coach attended the dinner for the Hobey Baker Award, college hockey’s equivalent of […]

Pioneers to face Ferris State in NCAA Tournament first round

Making its 23rd appearance in the NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament, No. 3 seed Denver will play No. 2 seed Ferris State at the NCAA Midwest Regional in Green Bay, Wis., on Friday. Puck drop at Resch Center is set for 3:30 p.m. MT. Joining the Pioneers (25-13-4) and Bulldogs […]

Game of the week: Gymnastics final meet

Game of the week: Gymnastics final meet

The No. 17-ranked DU gymnastics team wraps up the regular season at 6 p.m. Saturday, when it hosts No. 19 Minnesota, No. 25 Arizona State and Iowa in Magness Arena. The meet will be streamed live on Pioneer Vision. The Pioneers are coming off the sixth-best score in school history, […]

Pioneers advance to WCHA Final Five

Pioneers advance to WCHA Final Five

Senior Luke Salazar scored 1:40 into overtime to propel No. 3 seed Denver past No. 10 seed Wisconsin in game three of the first round of the WCHA playoffs Sunday night at Magness Arena. With the win, the Pioneers advance to the WCHA Final Five Tournament in St. Paul, Minn., […]

WCHA hockey playoffs start Friday

No. 3 seed Denver (21-11-4) will host No. 10 seed Wisconsin (16-16-2) in the first round of the WCHA Playoffs on Friday, Saturday and Sunday (if necessary) at Magness Arena. The winner of the best 2-of-3 series advances to the 2012 Red Baron WCHA Final Five, set for March 15-17 […]

Men’s basketball in the ESPN2 spotlight

Men’s basketball in the ESPN2 spotlight

It seemed fitting that the University of Denver campus was covered in more than a foot of snow when the ESPN2 trucks assembled on Feb. 4 to cover the Pioneer men’s basketball game versus Middle Tennessee that afternoon. People often associate the Mile High City with snow, and DU has […]

Dynamic duo takes cycling club to a higher gear

Dynamic duo takes cycling club to a higher gear

The University of Denver’s Club Cycling program has always been a speedy group, but in 2011 it slipped into a new — and much faster — gear. One reason? Some say there are two. And the likelihood of them ever meeting was — well, unlikely. Rebecca Gross grew up in […]

Men’s basketball in the ESPN2 spotlight

It seemed fitting that the University of Denver campus was covered in more than a foot of snow when the ESPN2 trucks assembled on Feb. 4 to cover the Pioneer men’s basketball game versus Middle Tennessee that afternoon. People often associate the Mile High City with snow, and DU has […]