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Briana Johnson

Women's Basketball

Denver Caps Off Regular Season with Senior Night Against Western Illinois

SCOUTING WESTERN ILLINOIS
•    Western Illinois fell 71-60 in Tulsa to Oral Roberts in its last contest on Feb. 27.
•    The Leathernecks are third in the Summit League and 31st nationally with a scoring offense of 73.6 points per game.
•    Western Illinois leads the Summit League with 8.3 made 3s per game average.
•    WIU has the lowest free throw percentage in the Summit League at 63.8 percent.
•    Olivia Kaufmann's 16.5 scoring average leads the team and Evan Zars has a team-best 6.7 rebounds per game.

STREAKIN'
•    Denver is on a five game win streak dating back to Feb. 8, 2020.
•    This is DU's first five game win streak since Jan. 15 to Feb. 1, 2012, when the team went on a six game win streak.

BATTLE AT THE LINE
•    Denver and Western Illinois are ranked first and second in the Summit League, while also ranking in the top-10 in free throws made and free throws attempted.
•    DU leads the country and Summit League with 474 free throws made. The Pioneers' 616 free throw attempts is second in the Summit League and eighth in the nation.
•    The Leathernecks lead the entire NCAA and Summit League with 679 free throw attempts. WIU's 433 free throws made is seventh in the country and second in the Summit League.

RECORD TRACKER
•    Madison Nelson has scored 536 points this season, sitting just five points away from setting the new school record for a single season.
•    Nelson is a mere six rebounds away from setting the schools single season record, she has 318 this year.

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Players Mentioned

Madison Nelson

#23 Madison Nelson

Forward
6' 1"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Madison Nelson

#23 Madison Nelson

6' 1"
Junior
Forward