Denver

It was a day of firsts when No. 7 Denver and No. 5 Cornell squared off at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium on Saturday.

Denver's JJ Sillstrop was one of 50 NCAA men's lacrosse players named to the first Tewaaraton Award Watch List for 2024.

JJ Sillstrop started his season hot with six goals and the overtime winner.

The opening day of college lacrosse delivered upsets, thrilling endings and plenty of highlights.

JJ Sillstrop scored three goals in the final three-and-a-half minutes of regulation and delivered the knockout punch in overtime to lift 11th-ranked Denver to a 13-12 comeback win over sixth-ranked Johns Hopkins.

Denver-Hopkins headlines a 15-game slate for opening day of the 2024 NCAA Division I men’s lacrosse season. 

Not a single point was lost to graduation. Could this be Denver's best team in years?

We take a crack at breaking down the 2024 Division I men's season ahead of the fall.