Men's lacrosse Game of the Week: No. 4 Denver at No. 7 Villanova

No. 4 Denver (7-2, 1-0 Big East) @ No. 7 Villanova (8-2, 1-0)

When: Friday, 7 p.m.

Outlook: The Pioneers have a 10-2 record in this series and have not lost to the Wildcats since March 4, 2001. But Denver has labored to win back-to-back one-goal games and found the net only six times in a narrow win at Georgetown on Saturday. Meanwhile, Villanova has averaged 12.7 goals in its past three games, but must find a way to solve Pioneers senior faceoff specialist Trevor Baptiste, who ranks second in Division I at 75.5 percent.

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Matt Moore (5), Mikey Herring (42), Ian Laviano (3) and Jeff Conner (4) of Virginia celebrate a goal against Yale during the Cavaliers' 13-9 victory in the 2019 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse championship at Lincoln Financial Field on May 27, 2019 in Philadelphia. (Drew Hallowell / Getty Images)

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