CHICAGO – Denver continues its five-game road trip by traveling to Illinois to take on the University of Illinois at Chicago on Saturday, Dec. 28 at 6 p.m. MT. Denver then continues on the road to take on Illinois State on Monday, Dec. 30 at 6 p.m. MT. The Pioneers come into the match-up with a 1-10 mark on the season, while the Flames sit at 8-2 on the year.
MEDIA/LIVE STATS
A live video feed of the game will be available at UICFlames.com. Live Stats will also be available and fans can join the conversation on Twitter by using #DUGameDay. Live in-game tweeting will be available at @DU_WHoops.
THE SERIES
Denver has never played Illinois at Chicago in the program’s 39-year history. The 2013 match-up marks the first and only Horizon opponent on the docket for the 2013-14 season.
SCOUTING ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO
Winners of eight straight, the UIC women’s basketball team (8-2) looks to match the best 11-game start in program history. The Flames' 8-2 record is the best 10-game start in the Division I era (1980-present). UIC started 9-1 during the 1976-77 and 1977-78 seasons. A win Saturday would match those 1976-77 and 1977-78 squads (9-2) for the best 11-game start in program history. It is also the first eight-game win streak since Jan. 11-Feb. 10, 2007 in the midst of a program-record 11 consecutive victories. Four of the eight victories have been over 2012-13 WNIT participants (Idaho State, Miami Ohio, Texas Southern and Butler). Rachel Story leads the Flames with 20.4 points per game, while Ruvanna Campbell and Katie Hannemann round out the double-figure scoring with 14.1 and 13.5 points, respectively. Campbell also leads the way with 11.3 rebounds per contest, while Terri Bender has tallied 34 assists. The Flames are averaging 71.3 points per game and are shooting 41.0 percent from the field. UIC opponents are only averaging 65.9 points per game and have been limited to 38.9 percent shooting from the field.
PIONEER LEADERBOARD
Sophomore Kailey Edwards leads the Pioneers in points per game (13.0), minutes per game (34.0), steals (10) and has the most trips to the foul line, converting 45-of-66 (68.2 percent). Sophomore Paige Bradley leads the team in assists with 49 (4.45 per game) and adds 11.9 points per game to the squad. Junior Morgan Van Riper-Rose rounds out the Pioneers’ scoring with 11.8 points per game on 39.2 percent shooting from the field. Junior Theresa Wirth leads the Pioneers’ active players off the glass with7.6 per game, while Edwards is second with 4.2. Denver is shooting 39.7 percent from the field and is averaging 66.9 points per game. The Pioneers are also averaging 13.0 assists per contest, 4.4 steals and have out-shot opponents from beyond the three-point line 34.4-to-32.7 percent. The Pioneers’ 34.4 percent from beyond the arc also ranks then at No. 65 in the nation.
PIONEERS SOCIAL NETWORKING
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PIONEERS ON YOUR COMPUTER
Fans can also follow the game live on Pioneer Vision/Radio as host Brad Thompson will call all the action from the hardwood. DU is excited to offer Pioneer Vision/Radio as the premier online destination for exclusive LIVE and on-demand streaming video and audio straight to your computer. This broadband video channel is the ultimate place for DU fans on the web. Pioneer Vision/Radio is powered by DenverPioneers.com, the Official Athletic Site of the University of Denver. Subscription packages are available on an annual and monthly basis. The Denver Annual Package is just $59.95 and is good for the entire 2013-14 season, while the Denver Monthly Package is available for $8.95 a month. A 12-month Audio Only package is also available for $19.99.
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