DENVER – The University of Denver women's volleyball team secured its fifth-consecutive Summit League Regular Season Championship with a sweep over Oral Roberts on Friday night inside Hamilton Gymnasium. The Pioneers took down the Golden Eagles by scores of 25-17, 25-9 and 25-12 to wrap up their 2018 home schedule.

Denver improved to 24-1 (13-0 Summit League) on the year, extending its win streak to 22 matches.

"I'm really proud that we were able to honor our seniors with such a high level of play tonight against a good Oral Roberts team," said head coach Tom Hogan. "Becca, Liv and Emma have meant so much to our program, and to be able to win our fifth consecutive regular season Summit League title on their senior night was really special. We are going to take a couple of days to rest, recover and reset before we enter our final week of regular season play. We still have a lot of opportunities to grow as a team, and I look forward to getting back into the gym to continue to develop that potential."

Pioneer Performers:
Emma Willis put up big numbers in her senior night match, tallying 10 kills, three blocks, and a .381 hitting percentage against ORU.

Fellow seniors Becca Latham and Olivia Novotny also saw action on Friday, Latham totaled seven kills, four digs, four blocks and one assist, and Novotny accumulated one ace and two digs for the Pioneers.

Ellie Anderson upped her season total to 579 assists on the year, tallying 22 against the Golden Eagles, and Macy Carrabine led the team with 11 digs.

Overpowering the Golden Eagles:
The Pioneers held ORU to only 18 kills and a -.032 hitting percentage on Friday, its second worst of the 2018 season (previously hit -.037 against Wyoming on Aug. 24).

Let's Talk Numbers:
Denver totaled 43 kills in 101 attempts, 39 assists, nine aces, seven blocks and a .307 hitting percentage against Oral Roberts. The Crimson and Gold had their best hitting percentage of the night in set two (.333), but only totaled 11 kills.

What's Next for DU:
Denver will finish up its 2018 schedule with two matches on the road next weekend, facing Western Illinois on Friday, Nov. 9 and Purdue Fort Wayne on Sunday, Nov. 11.

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