ESD Grad new Univ. of Denver Captain

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DENVER – University of Denver men's lacrosse coach Jamie Munro announced Wednesday that seniors Brett Koll (Fort Collins, Colo.) and Jon Paulson (Flemington, N.J.) along with junior Joey Murray (Denver, Colo.) and senior transfer Carlos Navarro (Dallas, Texas) will captain the 2008 Pioneers.

"We are pleased to announce these four student-athletes as captains," said Munro. "They will provide tremendous leadership as we move forward for the 2008 season."

Koll, a 2007 co-captain, returns for his final season at DU after having played in eight games last season, missing six games with an injury. The attackman totaled 13 points on five goals and eight assists and had a season-high five points against Duke on February 25.

Paulson was DU's leading goal-scorer from a season ago with 26. Paulson appeared in 15 games last season and was third on the team with 31 points. Paulson, who plays attack, had at least one goal in 15 of Denver's 16 games.

Murray was the Pioneer's assists and points leader last season with 21 assists and 43 points. The midfielder played in all 16 of Denver games, with 14 starts. Murray had DU's highest-point game last season with eight points, six goals and two assists, against Villanova on March 3. Murray recorded at least one point in 15 of DU's 16 games.

Navarro transfers to Denver from Butler to finish his collegiate career and will make an immediate impact on the Pioneers' defense. Navarro was named to the 2006 All-Great Western Lacrosse League second team and was an All-American defenseman at Episcopal School in Dallas.

DU completes its fall season this Saturday, October 20 at 7:00 p.m., when it faces 2007 NCAA quarterfinalist Albany at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium. Tickets for the game are available for $8 for adults and $5 for kids aged 12 and under and can be purchased by calling the Ritchie Center Box Office at 303-871-2236 or at www.ticketmaster.com. The Ritchie Center Box Office is open from 10-6 Monday-Friday. Groups of 20 or more can contact Dan Wesolowski at 303-871-3682 or dwesolow@du.edu for more information.

The Pioneers, who return 16 players from a year ago and add 21, kick of their 2008 season against February 16 against Colgate.

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Thats awesome good for Carlos. Im going to have to call him to congratulate him. Its always good to see players from Texas do well in D1. Mikey Vaccaro is doing very well at Hofstra as well.