Jan. 8, 2016 Storylines & History • The Pioneers wrap up a two-game homestand with a Summit League game against Fort Wayne on Saturday.
• Denver will play at 1 p.m. in Magness Arena.
• The game is part of a doubleheader with the men's team playing at 4 p.m.
• This will be the sixth meeting in the all-time series.
• The Pioneers lead the series 3-2, and split last year's series.
• The Mastodons won the last game, a 68-51 contest back on Feb. 14, 2015.
• DU is 1-1 all-time as the home team.
• Senior
Paige Bradley had 11 points and seven assists in the last meeting between the two squads.
Last Time Out • Denver picked up its first home win of the year on Thursday night behind some hot shooting, knocking off North Dakota State 64-53.
• Bradley put on a show during the evening, erupting for a career-most 31 points for the Pioneers - the first DU player to score 30 in a game since Morgan Van Riper-Rose did back in 2014.
• The Woodlands, Texas native also recorded zero turnovers in a game this year for the first time.
• Bradley also tied a season high in rebounds with five.
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Jacqlyn Poss was the other Pioneer to score in double figures, finishing with 17.
• Denver turned in its best shooting performance on the year, going 50 percent (26-for-52) from the field.
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Maya Rodgers added eight points, her fourth straight game with at least eight.
About Denver • The Pioneers are 3-13 on the season.
• DU averages 52.9 points per game on the year.
• Denver is allowing 64.3 points a night on the season, which ranks fourth in the Summit League.
• The Pioneers are shooting 38.4 percent from the field.
• DU's foes shoot 41.3 percent from the field on the year, good for fifth lowest in the Summit League.
• Denver is shooting 70.7 percent from the foul line, first in the Summit League.
• The Pioneers are knocking down 4.5 3s per game this year.
• DU is connecting on 27.6 percent of its 3s on the season.
• Denver is dishing out 9.9 assists per contest in 2015-16.
• Bradley is leading the team in scoring at 12.8 points a contest, good for 11th in the Summit League.
• Bradley ranks third in the Summit League in assists, averaging 3.6 per contest.
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Jordyn Alt is the team's leading rebounder, pulling down 7.5 per game, which ranks sixth in the Summit League.
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Jesse Spittel also ranks in the top 10 in rebounding in the Summit League, currently ninth with a 6.8 average.
• The Pioneers have had two players record a double-double this year in Alt against Northern Colorado (10 points, 11 rebounds), and Spittel (11 points, 11 rebounds) at Milwaukee.
About Fort Wayne • The Mastodons are currently 4-11 in 2015-16.
• IPFW scores 68.1 points per game, fifth in the Summit League.
• Fort Wayne is allowing its foes to score 69.9 points per contest, seventh in the Summit League.
• The Mastodons have a -1.8 scoring margin, sixth in the Summit League.
• IPFW shoots 38.2 percent from the field on the season, which ranks eighth in the first in Summit League.
• Fort Wayne is letting teams shoot well against them, allowing 44.6 percent field-goal percentage on the year, eighth in the Summit League.
• The Mastodons get in the passing lane well, averaging a league-leading 11.3 steals per game, which also ranks 16th in the NCAA.
• Kamilah Carter is the team's leading scorer, averaging 16.9 points per game, which is fourth in the Summit League.
• Carter can hit it from deep, ranking fifth in the Summit League in 3s made at 2.1 a game.
• Keanna Gary leads the team in rebounding with a 8.0 average, which ranks fifth in the Summit League.
• Josie Fisher is tied for third in the Summit League in steals, swiping 2.3 a game.
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