Royce O'Neale commits, needs waiver to play now
The transfer news Baylor fans have been waiting for has finally come; Royce O'Neale of Harker Heights HS, outside of Killeen, and Denver University, committed to the Baylor Bears.
DENVER PIONEERS
Last Game
| Final - 3.21.2013 | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Pioneers | 30 | 22 | 52 |
| Maryland Terrapins | 27 | 35 | 62 |
Stories
Denver Beats Albany, Ropes Were Ripped
Wes Berg had himself a day as did the official scorekeeper.
NCAA Lacrosse Tournament: Albany at (4) Denver
Everything you need to know about the Great Danes and Pioneers ahead of their first round game.
Ohio State Beats Denver for ECAC Title
The Buckeyes are through the looking glass.
ECAC Lacrosse Tournament Preview: Fairfield-Denver
Get your face ready for Stags-Pioneers.
Rivarly Week: Denver-Loyola Infographic
It's not the oldest rivalry on the books, but the Pioneers and Greyhounds have emerged as an important battle on the national scene. Here's nice picture for the matchup.
MLAX Falls To #3/3 Denver
Facing two straight top five opponents isn't a way to get an offense jumpstarted for a first year program.
Rivalry Week: Denver-Loyola and the ECAC
East v. West! Dogs v. People! It's that, but with lacrosse sticks.
Quotes & Reactions to Terps' NIT Win Over Denver
After finding themselves down by nine at home to Denver, Maryland went to an unconventional five guard line up that allowed them to continue their 2012-2013 season. Below, head coach Mark Turgeon and Maryland players react to their NIT second round w
Terps ride Dez Wells to win over Denver
Maryland needed strong defense and a second-half spurt from Dez Wells to knock off Denver — and now they wait, as the NIT only had one game Thursday night.
Udofia, Denver Collapse Late Vs. Maryland in NIT
The lone second round game of the NIT on Thursday night saw the end to one of the mid-major hopes in the postseason's second division. Maryland closed out the Pioneers with a big run in the final nine minutes of the game.
Maryland-Denver preview: contrasts meet in NIT
The Terps host the regular season WAC champs in a battle of opposing styles: Denver's incredibly slow, efficient, plodding pace against Maryland's increasingly run-'n'-gun ways.
Schedule
2012 Schedule
| November | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| @ Iona Gaels | Friday, November 09 2012 | loss 58 - 65 | coverage |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders | Wednesday, November 14 2012 | win 68 - 51 | coverage |
| California Golden Bears | Friday, November 16 2012 | loss 61 - 72 | coverage |
| Colorado St. Rams | Wednesday, November 21 2012 | loss 53 - 60 | coverage |
| @ Southern Miss. Golden Eagles | Tuesday, November 27 2012 | loss 50 - 61 | coverage |
| December | |||
| @ Stanford Cardinal | Sunday, December 02 2012 | loss 58 - 71 | coverage |
| Mercer Bears | Wednesday, December 05 2012 | win 69 - 40 | coverage |
| Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks | Saturday, December 15 2012 | win 82 - 47 | coverage |
| @ Wyoming Cowboys | Tuesday, December 18 2012 | loss 61 - 71 | coverage |
| Southern Utah Thunderbirds | Friday, December 21 2012 | win 72 - 47 | coverage |
| @ Louisiana Tech Bulldogs | Saturday, December 29 2012 | loss 60 - 68 | coverage |
| @ Texas-Arlington Mavericks | Monday, December 31 2012 | win 50 - 35 | coverage |
| January | |||
| Texas State Bobcats | Thursday, January 03 2013 | win 64 - 53 | coverage |
| Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners | Sunday, January 06 2013 | win 75 - 50 | coverage |
| @ Idaho Vandals | Thursday, January 10 2013 | win 55 - 49 | coverage |
| @ Seattle Redhawks | Saturday, January 12 2013 | win 64 - 51 | coverage |
| San Jose St. Spartans | Thursday, January 17 2013 | win 73 - 37 | coverage |
| Utah State Aggies | Saturday, January 19 2013 | win 68 - 57 | coverage |
| @ New Mexico St. Aggies | Wednesday, January 23 2013 | loss 42 - 53 | coverage |
| @ Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners | Thursday, January 31 2013 | win 71 - 57 | coverage |
| February | |||
| @ Texas State Bobcats | Saturday, February 02 2013 | win 79 - 64 | coverage |
| Seattle Redhawks | Thursday, February 07 2013 | win 72 - 55 | coverage |
| Idaho Vandals | Saturday, February 09 2013 | win 74 - 58 | coverage |
| @ Utah State Aggies | Thursday, February 14 2013 | win 63 - 60 | coverage |
| @ San Jose St. Spartans | Saturday, February 16 2013 | win 62 - 41 | coverage |
| @ Northern Iowa Panthers | Saturday, February 23 2013 | win 63 - 57 | coverage |
| March | |||
| New Mexico St. Aggies | Saturday, March 02 2013 | win 66 - 60 | coverage |
| Texas-Arlington Mavericks | Thursday, March 07 2013 | win 84 - 55 | coverage |
| Louisiana Tech Bulldogs | Saturday, March 09 2013 | win 78 - 54 | coverage |
| Texas State Bobcats | Thursday, March 14 2013 | loss 68 - 72 | coverage |
| Ohio Bobcats | Tuesday, March 19 2013 | win 61 - 57 | coverage |
| @ Maryland Terrapins | Thursday, March 21 2013 | loss 52 - 62 | coverage |
Roster
Denver Pioneers Basketball Roster
| # | Pos. | DOB | W | H | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Byrd | 35 | FORWARD | 215 | 6-7 | freshman | |
| Nate Engesser | 33 | GUARD | 180 | 6-3 | freshman | |
| Blake Foeman | 14 | FORWARD | 205 | 6-7 | junior | |
| Cam Griffin | 30 | GUARD | 190 | 6-3 | sophomore | |
| Chase Hallam | 32 | GUARD | 215 | 6-5 | senior | |
| Jake Logan | 25 | CENTER | 220 | 6-8 | freshman | |
| Jalen Love | 3 | GUARD | 165 | 6-2 | freshman | |
| Griffin McKenzie | 44 | FORWARD | 240 | 6-9 | junior | |
| Royce O`Neale | 20 | FORWARD | 215 | 6-5 | sophomore | |
| Brett Olson | 23 | GUARD | 180 | 6-5 | sophomore | |
| Bryant Rucker | 21 | GUARD | 185 | 6-0 | freshman | |
| Dom Samac | 24 | FORWARD | 200 | 6-9 | freshman | |
| Chris Udofia | 34 | FORWARD | 200 | 6-6 | junior | |
| Charles Webb | 22 | GUARD | 165 | 5-5 | junior |
Stats
Denver Pioneers Stats
| FG | 3PT | FT | Rebounds | Misc | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | M | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | Off | Def | Tot | Ast | TO | Stl | Blk | PF | PPG | |
| Chris Udofia | 32 | 30.8 | 5.1 | 9.8 | 51.6 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 34.3 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 66.4 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 13.3 |
| Brett Olson | 32 | 33.9 | 3.9 | 8.2 | 47.7 | 2.4 | 5.5 | 43.4 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 95.1 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 11.4 |
| Royce O`Neale | 32 | 35.3 | 3.5 | 8.0 | 44.1 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 33.3 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 76.2 | 1.0 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 11.2 |
| Chase Hallam | 32 | 31.3 | 3.5 | 7.5 | 46.1 | 1.5 | 3.9 | 38.9 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 73.5 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 9.6 |
| Jalen Love | 31 | 23.5 | 2.8 | 5.3 | 52.8 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 37.7 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 52.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 7.2 |
| Cam Griffin | 32 | 21.5 | 2.0 | 4.1 | 50.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 26.7 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 71.8 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 6.1 |
| Nate Engesser | 21 | 8.6 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 52.9 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 41.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 3.4 |
| Marcus Byrd | 31 | 8.2 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 40.7 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 34.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 72.7 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 2.1 |
| Blake Foeman | 24 | 10.5 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 38.5 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 25.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 71.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.8 |
| Bryant Rucker | 11 | 4.8 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 46.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 33.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.4 |
| Dom Samac | 6 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| Charles Webb | 7 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 50.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Jake Logan | 10 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
