Buffs To Host In-State Rival No. 15 Denver

BOULDER — After playing three straight games at home, the 25^th ranked University of Colorado lacrosse team will wrap up its four-game homestand on Tuesday, March 26, with a contest against in-state rival No. 15 Denver. Opening draw is slated for 4 p.m. at Kittredge Field.

HOW TO WATCH: The contest will be streamed online for free. Live stats, as well as the link to the stream, are available at https://buffs.me/2V9U0pu.

GAME PROMOTION: The Buffs will sign autographs following the game.

ABOUT THE BUFFS: The Buffs are 5-4 overall and are 4-1 in Pac-12 Conference play. They are currently ranked 25th in the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association Poll and are 20^th in the NIKE/US Lacrosse poll. The Buffs finished the first half of conference play last Saturday with a 15-6 victory against Oregon.

Senior Miranda Stinson leads the Pac-12 in goals (35) and is second in points (45). In conference games, she is the leader in both categories with 26 goals and 31 points. Nationally, she ranks 13^th in goals and 20^th in points. She is averaging an NCAA best 9.67 shots per game, as well as 7.00 shots on goal per game (second in the NCAA).

Another senior, Samantha Nemirov, is second on the team with 25 goals. There are three other Buffs with at least 10 goals this season: Sadie Grozier (16), Charlie Rudy (11) and Sophie Castillo (10). Stinson is the team leader in draw controls with 31, while Eliza Cahill is second (29) and Kate Burnside is third (25).

Julia Lisella has started in eight games for the Buffs and has a 4-4 record on the year. She is allowing 9.75 goals against and has a .477 save percentage. The Buffs have forced 102 opponent turnovers, which leads the Pac-12. Olivia Aschman has a team-best 14 caused turnovers and Stinson is second with 13 while Macaul Mellor is third (11).

ABOUT THE PIONEERS: Denver is 7-2 this season, which includes a 2-1 mark against ranked opponents. The Pioneers are currently ranked 15th in the latest IWLCA Poll. They are also 19^th in the Cascade/Inside Lacrosse media poll and are 18^th in the NIKE/US Lacrosse poll.

Quintin Hoch-Bullen has recorded a team-best 32 points through nine games, 26 of those are from goals. DU also has another 20-goal scorer in Julia Feiss (20), who also has nine assists for 29 points. The Pioneers are averaging 9.33 assists per game and have a pair of athletes, Eliza Radochonski and Hannah Liddy, who have recorded 20 assists. Kendra Lanuza is third on the team with 17.

DU has won 173 of 317 draw controls this season and is led by Maddie Baum's 53 wins.

All four of DU's goalkeepers have seen time this season, but Carson Gregg has played in all nine contests, logging 425:55 minutes. She has averaged a 7.18 goals against mark and a .452 save percentage while compiling a 5-1 record. Amelia Cole has a 2-1 record this season after playing 87:08 minutes. Her numbers include a 4.13 goals against average and a .538 save percentage.

THE SERIES: Denver owns a 3-2 edge in the all-time series against the Buffs. The Pioneers won the first two meetings in 2014 and '15, but the Buffs responded by taking the next two in 2016 and '17. DU won the tilt in 2018, 10-8, in Denver. The series is 1-1 in Boulder.

COMMOM OPPONENTS: The Buffs and Pioneers have played several of the same opponents this year. Below is the breakdown of how each team faired against those same teams.

Opponent	Colorado	Denver
Stanford	W, 20-13	W, 8-7
Cal	W, 17-11	W, 13-4
Stony Brook	L, 5-15	W, 11-7
Michigan	L, 6-8	L, 10-12
Virginia Tech	W, 17-6	L, 14-15 (ot)

UP NEXT: The Buffs start the second half of Pac-12 play on April 5 at Southern California.

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Players Mentioned

Olivia Aschman

Kate Burnside

Eliza Cahill

Sophie Castillo

Sadie Grozier

Julia Lisella

Macaul Mellor

Samantha Nemirov

Charlie Rudy

Miranda Stinson