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Top 10 to West End

Commodores welcome No. 10 Denver for Sunday showdown

Top 10 to West EndTop 10 to West End

Vanderbilt Commodores (3-2)
#10 Denver Pioneers (4-0)
March 1, 2020 • 1 p.m.
Vanderbilt Soccer/Lacrosse Complex
Nashville, Tenn.

Vanderbilt welcomes its first ranked opponent to West End as No. 10 Denver visits to face off against the Commodores. This is the ninth all-time matchup between the Commodores and Pioneers. Denver took the last meeting in the 2018 Big East tournament, an 11-10 decision. That game was the final contest for the Commodores as an associate member of the Big East.

1 • This is the first home matchup versus a ranked opponent.

1 • Gabby Fornia is one point away from 100 for her career. She notched two points Tuesday against Louisville for her 99th point.

2 • This is the second year of competition for the Commodores in the American Athletic Conference.

3 • The Commodores opened the season with three road games, going 2-1 in those contests.

4 • Four Commodores – Karlie Bucci, Gabby Fornia, Bri Gross and Emily Mathewson – have double-digits in points through four games.

4 • The Commodores spent four years as an associate member of the Big East, which is Denver’s home for lacrosse.

10+ • Bri Gross (14) and Emily Mathewson (10) each have double-digit goal totals, which leads the Commodore offense.

20 • The Commodores’ largest margin of victory in the series is 20 – in a 22-2 triumph in April 2000.

54 • A stout Commodore defensive unit has caused 54 turnovers in the four games played.

93 • Through four games, the Commodores have a clearance percentage of 92.5 (86-for-93). Vanderbilt ranks 13th nationally in clearance percentage.

160 • Emily Mathewson recorded her 160th career point Tuesday against Louisville.