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Final Score
Lacrosse
10
vs Air Force
11
Saturday, February 17
Salt Lake City, UT
1:00 PM
University of Utah
0-2
8
vs
16
Denver
3-0
1
2
3
4
F
DEN
6
3
1
6
16
UTAH
3
2
2
1
8
Utah Lacrosse Defeated By #6 Denver, 16-8
2/17/2024 3:50 PM | Lacrosse
SALT LAKE CITY – The University of Utah Lacrosse team fell to the No. 6 Denver Pioneers, 16-8, inside Rice-Eccles Stadium today.
The Utes trailed by four at half and looked to find momentum in the second, cutting the Denver lead to just three as they headed into the final quarter. Unfortunately, the Utes would be unable to make up the deficit, being held to just one goal in the fourth quarter while Denver scored six.
GAME LEADERS
MJ McMahon, Carson Moyer and Tyler Bradbury scored two goals each with Ryan Stines and Jordan Hyde also finding the back of the net. Joey Boylston led the team with six ground balls, adding a caused turnover while Colby Plotts and Bryce Horton also contributed caused turnovers.
FIRST HALF BREAKDOWN
After Denver scored first, the Utes countered quickly with Zachary White finding Bradbury open for a goal to make it 1-1 with 11:32 left in the first quarter. The back and forth continued with Utah tying the score once against at the 6:37 mark with a beautiful cut behind the net by McMahon to find his first goal of the game.
Utah trailed 6-3 heading into the second quarter with Denver scoring back-to-back goals to start, taking an 8-3 lead with 10:33 on the clock. Stines linked up with Hyde for a goal to make it 8-4 followed by Moyer's second of the game to make it a three-point game, but Denver would score once more to make it 9-5 at half.
SECOND HALF BREAKDOWN
The Utes held Denver scoreless in the third quarter with McMahon and Bradbury scoring to cut the Pioneer lead to just 10-7. Colin Lenskold had two key saves in the quarter, along with the Utes causing several turnovers for some defensive momentum.
Unfortunately for the Utes, the momentum would stop in the third quarter with Denver scoring six goals compared to Utah's one. Stines punched in his only goal of the game with 9:07 to go in the fourth quarter, the last for the Utes with Denver eventually leaving with the 16-8 victory.
UP NEXT
The Utes have a quick turnaround this week as they head out east to take on Syracuse on Wednesday, Feb. 21 with the game starting at 10 a.m. MT. Live stats and a link to the live stream are available on UtahUtes.com.
The Utes trailed by four at half and looked to find momentum in the second, cutting the Denver lead to just three as they headed into the final quarter. Unfortunately, the Utes would be unable to make up the deficit, being held to just one goal in the fourth quarter while Denver scored six.
GAME LEADERS
MJ McMahon, Carson Moyer and Tyler Bradbury scored two goals each with Ryan Stines and Jordan Hyde also finding the back of the net. Joey Boylston led the team with six ground balls, adding a caused turnover while Colby Plotts and Bryce Horton also contributed caused turnovers.
FIRST HALF BREAKDOWN
After Denver scored first, the Utes countered quickly with Zachary White finding Bradbury open for a goal to make it 1-1 with 11:32 left in the first quarter. The back and forth continued with Utah tying the score once against at the 6:37 mark with a beautiful cut behind the net by McMahon to find his first goal of the game.
Utah trailed 6-3 heading into the second quarter with Denver scoring back-to-back goals to start, taking an 8-3 lead with 10:33 on the clock. Stines linked up with Hyde for a goal to make it 8-4 followed by Moyer's second of the game to make it a three-point game, but Denver would score once more to make it 9-5 at half.
SECOND HALF BREAKDOWN
The Utes held Denver scoreless in the third quarter with McMahon and Bradbury scoring to cut the Pioneer lead to just 10-7. Colin Lenskold had two key saves in the quarter, along with the Utes causing several turnovers for some defensive momentum.
Unfortunately for the Utes, the momentum would stop in the third quarter with Denver scoring six goals compared to Utah's one. Stines punched in his only goal of the game with 9:07 to go in the fourth quarter, the last for the Utes with Denver eventually leaving with the 16-8 victory.
UP NEXT
The Utes have a quick turnaround this week as they head out east to take on Syracuse on Wednesday, Feb. 21 with the game starting at 10 a.m. MT. Live stats and a link to the live stream are available on UtahUtes.com.
Team Stats
DEN
UTAH
Shots
38
42
Turnovers
18
17
Caused Turnovers
13
6
Faceoffs Won
18
9
Extra-Man Opps
3
4
Ground Balls
29
30
Game Leaders
Players
G
2
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
1
CT
0
G
2
A
1
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
4
CT
0
G
2
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
1
CT
0
G
1
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
1
Players Mentioned
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/ Lacrosse
A
/ Lacrosse
M
/ Lacrosse
A
/ Lacrosse
GK
/ Lacrosse
A
/ Lacrosse
M
/ Lacrosse
D
/ Lacrosse
A
/ Lacrosse
A
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