INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- The No. 17-ranked University of Michigan men's lacrosse team, fresh off its second straight Big Ten Tournament championship, will take on fifth-seeded and No. 4-ranked Denver in the first round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament, it was announced Sunday night (May 5).

The Wolverines' matchup against the Pioneers will take place on Saturday (May 11) at 3 p.m. MT at Denver's Peter Barton Stadium, and will be broadcast on ESPNU.

The trek to Colorado will mark the third time in program history the Wolverines have faced off against the Pioneers, as U-M played contests at Peter Barton Stadium in both 2012 and 2013, suffering setbacks in both contests. Overall, it will be the fourth contest in the state of Colorado all-time, as the Wolverines also have played at Air Force on two occasions.

Michigan earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic berth on Saturday (May 4) with a 16-4 win over No. 7 Penn State in the Big Ten Tournament championship game.

U-M is one of four schools representing the Big Ten in the NCAA Tournament, along with third-seeded Johns Hopkins, seventh-seeded Maryland, as well as Penn State.