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May 21, 2011; Hempstead NY, USA; Denver Pioneers head coach Bill Tierney yells at an official in the first half against the Johns Hopkins Blue Jays during the quarterfinal round of 2011 NCAA mens lacrosse tournament at James M. Shuart Stadium. Denver defeated Johns Hopkins by a score of 14-9 to advance to the Final Four. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Fielding-USA TODAY Sports

The Bill Tierney Radio Show to Debut on 102.3 ESPN Radio

By Lacrosse Playground | January 22, 2013 |
DENVER – University of Denver men’s lacrosse head coach Bill Tierney will debut his first-ever radio show on 102.3 ESPN Radio, beginning on Wednesday, Feb. 20 from 6-6:30 p.m. The show will air on select Wednesday nights throughout the lacrosse season. Read More...

Bill Tierney Named Mile High Sports Magazine’s Coach of the Year

By Lacrosse Playground | January 10, 2012 |
DENVER – University of Denver men’s lacrosse head coach Bill Tierney was named the Coach of the Year by Mile High Sports Magazine in its Ninth Annual Mile High Sports Awards. Senior Mark Matthews (Oshawa, Ontario) was also chosen as a finalist for the College Athlete of the Year as the Magazine celebrated its 100th issue this January. Read More...

Trevor Tierney Rejoins Denver Men’s Lacrosse Staff

By Lacrosse Playground | August 11, 2014 |
Trevor Tierney is the son of the Hall of Fame head coach, serving under his father at DU for four seasons from 2010-13, including the first two as his first assistant coach. A two-time All-American in his playing days, Trevor Tierney will primarily work with the goalies, a position that he earned the nation’s top honor in in 2001. Read More...

Trevor Tierney to Step Down as Volunteer Assistant

By Lacrosse Playground | June 24, 2013 |
DENVER – University of Denver men’s lacrosse volunteer assistant coach Trevor Tierney stepped down from his position as a member of the coaching staff last week. Tierney has been a part of the Pioneers’ coaching staff since the 2010 season and is the son of head coach Bill Tierney. Tierney will still remain a part of the Denver lacrosse community, working with youth and high school lacrosse players through the Tierney Lacrosse teams, tournaments, camps and clinics. Read More...

Denver Assistant Coach Trevor Tierney Inducted into N.J. Hall of Fame

By Lacrosse Playground | January 23, 2012 |
DENVER – University of Denver volunteer assistant coach Trevor Tierney was inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame at a reception on the campus of Rutgers University last weekend. Read More...

Denver’s First Practice, and Coach Tierney Describes New Facility

By Lacrosse Playground | September 19, 2011 |
DU Men's Lacrosse Head Coach Bill Tierney comments on the first day of practice and describes how the new facilities help the growing program. Read More...

Video: Bacigalupo's 'Bill Buckner' Moment

By Lacrosse Playground | November 16, 2010 |
Eight new players and coaches joined the ranks of lacrosse immortality Oct. 30, when Scott Bacigalupo, Michael Burnett, Mac Ford, Eleanor Keady Gaffney, Francesca Den Hartog, Jack Kaley, Bonnie Rosen and Mary McCarthy Stefano were inducted as the 53rd class into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame. The three videos below feature old-school highlights of Bacigalupo, what Bill Tierney says the goalie meant to Princeton's dynasty years and what Batch says was his most memorable (and perhaps forgettable) moment between the pipes. Keep Reading...

Duke’s John Danowski Joins Top 205 Lacrosse Directors

By Lacrosse Playground | November 12, 2014 |
DENVER, Colo. – Three-time NCAA Championship head coach John Danowski of the Duke University Blue Devils has joined the Directors of Top 205 Lacrosse, leading up to the Top 205 Fall Showcase on Nov. 22 and 23. Danowski joins Bill Tierney (University of Denver Head Coach), Tony Seaman (Denver Outlaws General Manager) and Dave Cottle (Chesapeake Bayhawks Head Coach) as the Directors of the nation’s longest-running recruiting camp. Read More...

John Orsen Named Denver Men’s Lacrosse Assistant Coach

By Lacrosse Playground | September 12, 2014 |
DENVER – The University of Denver men’s lacrosse program has named former Marquette defensive coordinator John Orsen an assistant coach, DU head coach Bill Tierney announced on Friday. Orsen replaces four-year coach Dylan Sheridan, who took the first-assistant job at Princeton earlier this month. Read More...

Denver Adds Maryland Transfer Connor Cannizzaro

By Lacrosse Playground | July 29, 2014 |
DENVER – The University of Denver men’s lacrosse program has signed Maryland transfer and reining ACC Freshman of the Year Connor Cannizzaro (Cazenovia, N.Y.) to its 2015 roster, head coach Bill Tierney announced on Tuesday. Read More...

Frank Abruzzini Joins Pioneers Coaching Staff

By Lacrosse Playground | August 7, 2013 |
DENVER – University of Denver men’s lacrosse head coach Bill Tierney announced today that former Marist College men’s lacrosse assistant coach Frank Abruzzini will join the Pioneers’ coaching staff for the 2013-14 season as the volunteer assistant. While at Marist Abruzzini’s served as the offensive and recruiting coordinator for the last two seasons. Read More...

Game Photos: Denver Beats Duke, 14-12

By Lacrosse Playground | February 11, 2013 |
DURHAM, N.C. – Powered by a seven-goal fourth quarter, the No. 8/9 University of Denver men’s lacrosse team defeated the No. 4/5 Duke University Blue Devils 14-12 in the Pioneers’ season opener at Koskinen Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The win is the Pioneers’ first in a season opener under fourth-year head coach Bill Tierney. The win also snaps a nine-game home-winning streak by Duke that was the longest active in the nation. Read More...