The Denver men’s lacrosse team opened up for eight goals in the second half Sunday in a come-from-behind, 10-6 victory over Sacred Heart at Barton Stadium. It was Denver’s fourth consecutive victory.
Geoff Snider, Todd Ruport and Brandon Barcus scored two goals apiece to lead the Pioneers (4-1), who trailed visiting Sacred Heart (0-4) at halftime 4-2. Denver goaltender Jeb Hollingworth stopped four shots in a complete game.
NLL’s Calgary and Colorado tied for first
The Roughnecks’ Lewis Ratcliff scored at about eight minutes into overtime to give Calgary a 15-14 victory over Colorado in a National Lacrosse League game Saturday, ending the Mammoth’s three-game winning streak.
Ratcliff’s goal, on an assist from Kevin Dostie at the 8:11 mark of the overtime, was his second of the game. Jason Wulder scored four goals to lead the Roughnecks (5-4), who moved into a tie with Colorado (5-4) for the West Division lead. Arizona (5-4) is also tied at the top after a 12-10 loss to Portland on Saturday. The Mammoth’s Gavin Prout led all scorers with three goals and six assists. Dan Carey added six assists for Colorado, and Brian Langtry had a goal and three assists.
