May 25, 2015 – University of Denver becomes first school west of the Mississippi River to win NCAA lacrosse national championship
On the stick of Wes Berg, the University of Denver earned its first-ever NCAA men’s lacrosse national championship. In doing so, DU became not just the first school west of the Mississippi to earn the honor, they became the first school from a state not touching the Atlantic Ocean to make that claim. Berg scored five goals in the title match against Maryland to go with his hat trick in the semifinal against Notre Dame, which included the overtime game winner. For his play, Berg was awarded the tournament’s most outstanding player award. Head coach Bill Tierney would go on to win the USILA 2015 Division I Coach of the Year award.