The Denver Pioneers women's lacrosse team is an NCAA Division I college lacrosse team representing the University of Denver as part of the Big East Conference. They play their home games at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium in Denver, Colorado.

History The Pioneers women's lacrosse team began play in the 1999 season, finishing with a 4–9 record in their inaugural season.

The Pioneers were members of the MPSF conference from 2004 to 2016. From 2017 to present, Denver has been a member of the Big East Conference in women's lacrosse.

Denver has appeared in the NCAA tournament in 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026.

In the 2013 NCAA tournament, the Pioneers, defeated Jacksonville in the first round and lost to Florida in the second round (Sweet 16). In the 2014 NCAA tournament, Denver again beat Jacksonville in the first round and lost to Florida in the second round. In the 2018 NCAA tournament, the Pioneers defeated High Point in the first round and lost to Maryland in the second round.

In the 2019 NCAA tournament, Denver broke through and made the NCAA quarterfinals after wins over USC and Michigan before losing to Maryland in the Elite 8.

After the 2020 tournament was cancelled, the Pioneers appeared in the 2021 NCAA tournament and lost in the second round to Northwestern. In the 2022 NCAA tournament, the Pioneers lost to Boston College in the second round.

In the 2023 NCAA tournament, Denver had a historic run to the NCAA Final Four. The Pioneers defeated USC, Albany (NY), and North Carolina before losing to eventual NCAA champion Northwestern.

After their Final Four appearance in 2023, Denver lost in the second round of the 2024 NCAA tournament, again eliminated by Northwestern.

In the 2025 NCAA tournament, Denver was a first-round exit to Stanford.

Individual career records

Reference: RecordAmountPlayerYears Goals 202 (2) Julia Gilbert,Ali Flury 2020–242007–10 Assists 192 Jill Remenapp 2012–15 Points 302 Jill Remenapp 2012–15 Ground balls 182 Sam Thacker 2020–24 Draw controls 390 Abby Jenkins 2021–24 Caused turnovers 186 Sam Thacker 2020–24 Saves 575 Steph Schneider 2002–05 Save %* .605 Gemma McDonald 1997–99 GAA** 7.12 Lexi Gwaku 2025–Present *Minimum 100 saves **Minimum 1000 minutes

Individual single-season records

RecordAmountPlayerYear Goals 73 Olivia Ripple 2026 Assists 74 Jill Remenapp 2013 Points 113 Jill Remenapp 2013 Ground balls 66 Tanya Fuchs 2006 Draw controls 134 Abby Jenkins 2023 Caused turnovers 70 Kate Henrich 2013 Saves 242 Steph Schneider 2004 Save %* .557 Sarah Hazard 2002 GAA** 6.43 Emelia Bohi 2023 *Minimum 100 saves **Minimum 500 minutes

Individual game records

RecordAmountPlayerDate Goals 10 Olivia Ripple 4/2/25 Assists 9 Jill Remenapp 4/21/13 Points 13 Kristie Leggio 3/27/07 Ground balls 14 Tanya Fuchs 4/9/05 Draw controls 17 Alex Dorr 4/19/25 Caused turnovers 8 Layne Voorhees 4/28/17 Saves 26 Steph Schneider 2/22/04

Seasons

Postseason Results

The Eagles have appeared in 10 NCAA tournaments. Their postseason record is 12–10. Year SeedRoundOpponentScore 2013 – First RoundSecond Round Jacksonville#5 Florida W, 14–7L, 5–16 2014 – First RoundSecond Round Jacksonville#4 Florida W, 12–8L, 9–19 2018 – First RoundSecond Round High Point#1 Maryland W, 19–10L, 4–15 2019 – First RoundSecond RoundQuarterfinals USC#8 Michigan#1 Maryland W (OT), 11–10W, 9–5L, 8–17 2021 – First RoundSecond Round Stanford#2 Northwestern W, 15–13L, 4–19 2022 – First RoundSecond Round Vermont#3 Boston College W, 16–3L, 8–13 2023 #5 First RoundSecond RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinals USCUAlbany#4 North Carolina#1 Northwestern W, 10–7W, 8–6W, 5–4L, 7–15 2024 – First RoundSecond Round Stanford#1 Northwestern W, 13–12L, 4–17 2025 – First Round Stanford L, 4–10 2026 – First RoundSecond Round Florida#8 Colorado W, 18–8L, 9–11

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