SCOUTING WYOMING
•    Wyoming is led by Gerald Mattinson in his first season.
•    The Cowgirls have opened up the season 2-0 with their last win coming against Saint Mary's College of California on Nov. 10, 69-67.
•    The Cowgirls retunr two starters, Karla Erjavec and Taylor Rusk.
•    Alba Sanchez Ramos leads Wyoming with 12 points per game, while Tereza Vitulova leads with 6.5 rebounds per game.

DOUBLE THE FUN
•    Ezeudu recorded her first career double-double against Kansas City on Nov. 5 with 20 points and 13 rebounds.
•    The Reynoldsburg, Ohio native is averaging 18.5 points, 10 rebounds, and 26.5 minutes per game to open the season.
•    Nelson notched her first double-double of the season with 17 points and 12 rebounds against New Mexico State on Nov. 9.
•    The senior forward is averaging 17 points and 10.5 boards per game to open the season with 33 minutes per game. 

FIRST TIMERS
•    Freshman Meghan Boyd made her first career start against New Mexico State on Nov. 9.
•    Boyd tallied eight points, five rebounds, and an assist in 24 minutes.
•    Four Pioneers -- freshmen Sophia Zulich, Boyd, Ezeudu, and junior Alexius Foster made their Denver debuts against Kansas City on Nov. 5.

ATOP THE LEAGUE
•    Ezeudu is third in points per game (18.5) and rebounds per game (10.0), fourth in points (37), and fifth in rebounds (20)
•    Nelson sits fifth in the league with 17.0 points per game and second in rebounds per game with 10.5. The Dover, Minnesota native is sixth with 34 points and fourth with 21 rebounds.
•    The senior forward is shooting 88.9 from the charity stripe, good for ninth best in the Summit League.
•    Redshirt junior Briana Johnson is seventh in the Summit League with a 52.9 field goal percent on the season.
•    Johnson and Nelson are tied for sixth with a three-point percent of 50.0.
•    Denver is third in the Summit League with 77.0 points per game and second with 9.0 steals per game.

AMONG THE BEST IN THE NATION
•    Loven's 253 career three-pointers made is sixth among active players in the country.
•    The senior guard is seventh among active players with 2.69 three-pointers made per game in her career. Her career three-point percentage of 39.7 is 14th best in the nation.
•    The Scottsdale, Arizona native is 11th among active players with 638 career three-point attempts. 

CAREER DAY
•    Sophomore Tsimba Malonga tied a career-best grabbing six rebounds against New Mexico State.
•    Nelson shot a career-best 11 free throws made with a career-high 12 free throws attempted against New Mexico State.

LOVEN THE RECORDS
•    Loven moved to 13th in the Summit League records with 638 career three-pointers attempted.

NELSON SHOOTING INTO THE RECORDS
•    After making 11 free throws against New Mexico State, Nelson moved to ninth in Pioneer history with 245 made in her career.
•    Her 12 free throw attempts put her in eighth in the program record books with 348 for her career.

PIONEERS PRESEASON HONORS
•    The Crimson and Gold were picked to finish third in the Summit League Preseason Poll.
•    Seniors Lauren Loven and Madison Nelson were tabbed Preseason All-Summit League First Team.
•    Loven was named to the Anne Meyers Drysdale Award watch list as one of the top-20 shooting guards in women's NCAA Division I college basketball.

SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT
•    Denver finished with a scoring average of 80.2 points per game, the third highest in school history and 10th best in Summit League history.
•    Last year's squad shot the second best mark in program history and sixth best in Summit League history behind the arc with a 38.6 percent.
•    Turgeon's squad set new program records for points (2,568) and three-pointers made (297). The points mark is 11th, while the three-pointers are sixth best in the Summit League record book.
•    The Pioneers blocked 161 shots to record the ninth highest total in Summit League history.

ROSTER AT A GLANCE
•    The 2019-20 Pioneer roster includes seven returners and five newcomers that is headed by seniors Loven and Nelson, and junior Claire Gritt -- all returning starters.
•    Nelson led Denver last season in scoring (16.5), rebounds (8.9), steals (55), and blocks (34).
•    Loven led the way with for three-pointers made (111) and free throw percentage (97.0).
•    Meghan Boyd, Sophia Zulich, Sam Deem, Ezeudu come in as freshman. Alexius Foster joins Denver as a junior transfer from Dawson Community College.
•    This will be the first season on staff for assistant coaches Crystal Reed and Ellen Holton who both joined the program this past summer.

LEADING THE LEAGUE
•    Last season, the Crimson and Gold led the Summit League in rebounding (1,287), three-point field goal percent (.386), and scoring (80.2).
•    Loven led the league with a 44.4 field goal percent last season -- tied for fourth best in a season in school history and 15th best in conference history.
•    Nelson led the conference with 286 rebounds, the fifth highest mark in school history and tied for the 20th best in Summit League history.

TOP OF THE PACK
•    The 2018-19 Pioneers finished in the top-20 in the nation in four statistical categories -- scoring offense (11th; 80.2), three-point field goals per game (12th; 9.3), three-point field goal percent (3rd; 38.6), blocks per game (20th; 5.0), three-point field goals made (17th; 297), and blocks (19th; 161).
•    Individually, Loven was top-20 in the country in three-point field goal percent (8th; 44.4), three-point field goals per game (6th; 3.47), and three-point field goals made (7th; 111).

LEADING THE CHARGE
•    Nelson and redshirt Johnson were voted the 2019-20 team captains.

UP NEXT
The Pioneers welcome Cal Poly to Hamilton Gymnasium on Nov. 17 at 1 p.m. (MT).