March 9, 2002

DENVER, Colo. - The Providence College men's lacrosse team fell to the University of Denver, 15-3, on Saturday, March 9, in Denver, Colorado, as part of the Pioneer Face Off Classic.

Denver got off to a strong start versus the Friars with 11-straight unanswered goals, extending into the third quarter of play. Providence got on the board 9:12 into the third period as junior Skip Dunphy (Manhasset, N.Y.) connected on a goal assisted by senior Kyle Ojakian (Cheshire, Conn.). Junior Jon Meehan (Peabody, Mass.) scored the Friars' second goal of the game just minutes later, to make the score 11-2, off an assist from freshman Dan Giuntini (Flora Park, N.Y.). That was as close as PC would get, as Denver answered with four-straight goals in the fourth. Junior David Kole (Montclair, N.J.) added the third and final goal for the Friars with 3:12 remaining in the game. The goal was assisted by freshman David Krasnica (Mendham, N.J.).

Providence starts the 2002 season with a 0-1 record, and will face Air Force at 1:00 p.m. (EST) on Sunday, March 10. The Friars host Harvard in their home-opener on Wednesday, March 13 at 3:00 p.m. The game is scheduled to be played at Glay Field on the campus of Providence College.

Denver (3-1) 		1	8	2	4	--	15
Providence (0-1)	0	0	2	1	--	3


Scoring Summary:
PROVIDENCE GOALS -  Skip Dunphy (1), Jon Meehan (1), David Kole (1)
DENVER GOALS -  Erik Swanson (3), Matt Brown (3), Ryan Marshall (3), Mike Kenlay (2), Adam Stifel (1), Jeff Biggs (1), Craig Pastor (1), Glenn Berglund (1).
PROVIDENCE ASSISTS - Kyle Ojakian (1), Dan Giuntini (1), David Krasnica (1)
DENVER ASSISTS - Erik Swanson (3), Greer Hanlon (2), Darren Sasaki-Scanlon (2), Tom Ethington (1), Scott Davidson (1), Ben Dougherty (1).


Saves:
PROVIDENCE - John Farley (17 saves), Matthew Welch (0 saves)
DENVER -  Jeff Nunziato (2 saves), Brian Sanders (1 save)


Shots:
Providence - 11
Denver - 47


Groundballs:
Providence - 23
Denver - 43


Man Advantage Scoring:
Providence - 0/2
Denver - 0/1


Face-offs:
Providence - 7/22
Denver - 15/22