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BEARS LAX TRAX 020421

D-I

THIS WEEK’S GAME

DENVER (Ryan Giles) 9

Utah 8

The Pioneers got off to a very slow start in their season opener, trailing Utah 3-1 at the half.  Denver came out of the halftime break with a more effective offensive attack and rallied to take the lead in the closing seconds of the quarter.  The Pioneers extended that lead to three goals in the fourth but Utah fought their way back, pulling within one goal just under two minutes left in regulation. By winning the ensuing face off and with the aid of a Utah penalty, Denver was able to possess the ball until time ran out.

2021 D-I Preview

With the opening weekend of the 2021 season completed there are far more unknowns than knowns about how the 2021 season will play out.  ACC schedules are complete, but Big Ten (Maryland, Johns Hopkins, Penn State, and Michigan), Ivy (Dartmouth) and Patriot League (Army, Bucknell) are blank.  Among the Ivy Leagues schools, Yale has already cancelled their 2021 season.

Army West Point: Drennan Greene ’16

Bucknell: Colin O’Brien ’17

Dartmouth: Brendon Gallagher ’18, Brett Gallagher ’18

Furman: Michael Abizaid ‘16

Johns Hopkins: Joey Epstein ’18

Loyola: Cam James ’17

Maryland: Justin Shockey ’17, John Geppert ’18, Matt Kopp ’19, Griffin Brown ’16

Michigan: Zach Johnson ’18

Penn State: Nate Buller ’17

St. Joseph’s: Thomas Halm ’17

Towson: Mo Sillah ’18

Virginia: Ryan Pride ’17

Denver: Ryan Giles ’20

THIS COMING WEEK

 2/5 Denver (Ryan Giles) @ Duke–ACC Network

 2/7 Denver (Ryan Giles) @ UNC–ESPNU

D-III

D-III PREVIEW

Information on D-III rosters and schedules is even more sparse.  Of the teams we follow, only Salisbury, Washington and Lee, and Colorado College have posted complete schedules.  Our 2021 coverage will start with Colorado College’s season opener against CSU Pueblo on February 17. Here are the players and schools we hope to follow in 2021, all of which are subject to revision:

Washington College: Will Oliver ’17

Tufts: Kyle Amitay ’18, Garrett Kurtz ’19                            

Salisbury: Jace Menendez ’18

Gettysburg College: Billy Banfield ’19, Mitch Laughlin ’19

Washington and Lee: Will Bou ’19

Colorado College: Max Becker ’19

Oberlin College: Farley Price: ’19

Colby College: Miles Tonkel ’19

Ohio Wesleyan: Cooper Johnson ’20

Dickinson College: Gavin Seasholes ’20