“Explosive” was a word he used after a 17-10 win for the No. 5 Pioneers against No. 20 Villanova on Saturday.
A close game turned into a rout after a 10-goal third quarter for the Pioneers, who improved to 9-2 (7-0 Big East) and won without star attackman Ethan Walker. Walker was out with an injury, breaking a streak of 65-straight starts.
Jack Hannah (3G, 1A), Lucas Cotler (3G, 1A) and Alex Simmons (1G, 3A) led with four points each, and Jackson Morrill (3G) extended the nation’s longest point streak to 67 games. Jack Thompson stood tall with 12 saves.
The first half saw the teams trading goals, with Denver heading into the half leading 6-5. But in the third, Denver went off.