Vanderbilt (1-1) at #-/23 Denver (0-2)
Sunday, Feb. 16 • 1 p.m. CT
Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium • Denver, Colo. • Midco Sports Plus
Series History
• This will be the 12th matchup between the programs in a series that Denver leads 7-4
• The teams first met in 1999 which resulted in a 22-7 Vanderbilt victory. The last time the programs faced each other was during the 2023 season in Nashville when Denver outscored Vandy 11-6
The Opponent
• Denver is coming off a 9-5 loss at Ohio State last weekend, moving to 0-2 on the season
• The Pioneers opened the 2025 campaign visiting Louisville which resulted in a 8-10 loss
• Olivia Ripple leads the way for the Pioneers with six goals and one assist for a team-high seven points
• In goal, Emelia Bohi has posted 14 saves on the year
The Scouting Report
• Three Pioneers were named to the USA Lacrosse Preseason All-Americans list: attacker Lauren Black, attacker Ryan Dineen and defender Megan Klingenberg
• Black was an All- Big East first team selection a year ago, led the conference with four game-winning goals and recorded goals against seven nationally ranked opponents this season. Black won a silver medal with Team Canada at the 2024 World Lacrosse U20 Championship this summer
Vanderbilt/Denver Connections
• Elise Bialecki is originally from Littleton, Colo., where she also played for Team Colorado in 2018. She attended JK Mullins where she earned all-conference and Les Schwab Academic Team Championship honors in each of her first two seasons
• Anna Taraboletti’s older brother, Joe, plays on the men’s lacrosse team at Denver
• Shea Panzik has two siblings who attend the Air Force Academy
• Vanderbilt’s Morgan White and Avery Morton were teammates with Denver’s Lauren Black on Team Canada at the 2024 World Lacrosse U20 Championship this past summer in Hong Kong
AAC Preseason Midi of the Year
• Ahead of the 2025 season, Kemper Robinson was named 2025 AAC Preseason Midfielder of the Year. The senior posted 46 points off 36 goals and eight assists during last season, earning a spot on All-AAC First Team and AAC All-Tournament Team and earned weekly conference honors four times during the regular season
• Robinson finished last year with seven hat tricks, including at least one goal in 12 straight games
• The Owing Mills, Maryland native had two games with at least five goals, including one in last year’s season opener
Preseason Nods
• Vandy landed five student-athletes on the preseason all-conference team; Brooke Baker, Maddie Barkate, Molly Finlay, Alex Gladding and Kemper Robinson
• Both Baker and Robinson were unanimous selections
• The Commodores were picked to finish second in the conference behind James Madison
Comeback Season
• After suffering season-ending injuries ahead of 2024, senior Nancy Halleron and graduate Jaime Biskup made their return to the field in the season opener at Cincinnati
• Halleron, missed the 2024 season after earning 2023 All-AAC Second Team after a sophomore a campaign that saw 27 points off 22 goals and five assists
• Biskup, a transfer from Virginia, joined the black and gold ahead of the 2024 but suffered an injury during the fall season, keeping her out the entire season
• The grad student had a career-year during 2023 that saw 47 points off 36 goals and 11 assists
