Air Force Academy
Denver
No.1 Denver beats Air Force, 16-6
2/21/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Lacrosse
DENVER, Colo. - Connor Cannizzaro scored six goals and had two assists to lead No. 1 Denver to a 16-6 win over Air Force in the first game of the Frontier Airlines Lacrosse Faceoff Classic, Saturday, Feb. 21, at Peter Barton Stadium at the University of Denver. DU improved to 2-0 on the season while Air Force fell to 0-3.
Denver scored the first three goals of the game in the first three minutes as Wesley Berg, Cannizzaro and Bryce Parietti all scored. Air Force cut the Pioneer lead to 3-2 on goals by Christopher Allen and James Burke. Goals by Cannizzaro and Erik Adamson gave DU a 5-2 lead at the end of the first quarter. Allen, Chris Walsch and Nick Hruby all scored for Air Force in the second quarter, but the Pioneers took a 10-5 lead into the half.
Cannizzaro scored twice and Adamson scored once in the third as Denver built a 13-5 lead. After a goal by Walsch, his second of the game, DU scored the final three goals as Brendan Bomberry, Colin Woolford and Jake Woodring made up the final score of 16-6.
Denver outshot Air Force, 41-23 in total shot attempts. The Pioneers also had a 31-14 advantage in ground balls and won 17 of the 22 faceoffs in the game. Doug Gouchoe made seven saves in 57 minutes for the Falcons. Mitch Rose played the final two minutes in goal for the Falcons.
The Frontier Airlines Classic continues on Sunday as Air Force will face Canisius and Denver will play Furman.
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