Denver Athletics | February 14, 2015 No. 1 Denver comes back to top No. 3 Duke Share KENNESAW, Ga. -- The No. 1 Denver men's lacrosse team used a 25-for-34 performance from the faceoff X by freshman Trevor Baptiste and a 9-1 run in the second half to come from behind to beat No. 3 Duke 17-13 on Saturday afternoon at Fifth Third Bank Stadium on the campus of Kennesaw State University. Maryland transfer Connor Cannizzaro shined in his first game for Denver, tallying eight points on three goals and five assists. Cannizzaro, a sophomore, had just eight assists in his 2014 campaign at Maryland, transitioning into the Matt Brown offense in his DU debut. All five of Cannizzaro's assists came in the second half. Junior Jack Bobzien had a career-high six goals in his season opener to lead Denver in scoring, while the Pioneers were also paced by a four-spot from Erik Adamson. Bobzien tallied five of his six goals in the second half, while Adamson split his four two apiece in the two halves. Senior goaltender Ryan LaPlante made nine saves in his first full game since the 2013 campaign. How one conversation led to Denver winning the 2022 DI men's hockey national championship Denver won the 2022 DI men's ice hockey national championship. The win stemmed from a conversation on the bench between defensive partners Shai Buium and Mike Benning. READ MORE 2022 Frozen Four: Dates, schedule for the men's college hockey championship The 2022 Frozen Four begins tonight, April 7, at TD Garden in Boston, Mass., featuring games between Michigan, Denver, Minnesota State and Minnesota. READ MORE Men's college hockey rankings: Denver rises, UMass Lowell joins latest Power 10 In the latest men's college hockey rankings, Denver rises into the top 5 and UMass Lowell joins the latest Power 10. READ MORE