DU Set to Host SDSU and USD in Hamilton - University of Denver Athletics

Thursday, October 14

Denver, Colo.

7 p.m. MT

University of Denver

South Dakota State

Buy Tickets

Photo by: Morgan Engel/Clarkson Creative Photography

10/13/2021 12:22:00 PM | Volleyball

Watch Live Stats Tickets vs. SDSU Tickets vs. USD Digital Game Program

First match set for Thursday at 7 p.m. MT

Who: Denver (14-2, 5-1 SL) vs South Dakota State (12-6, 4-3) and South Dakota (9-7, 6-1)
What: Summit League Play
Where: Denver, Colo. (Hamilton Gymnasium)
When: October 14 (7 PM MT) vs. SDSU, October 16 (1 PM MT) vs. USD
Links: Video | Live Stats

Purchase Tickets
Fans can purchase their season tickets or single-match tickets for the 2021 season by clicking right HERE.

Series History

This is the 18th meeting in the all-time series against South Dakota State.
The Pioneers are 16-1 in the all-time series
Denver is 7-0 as the home team.
DU has won the last 16 meetings between the two teams dating back to 2013.
This the 22nd meeting in the all-time series against South Dakota.
The Pioneers are 12-9 against the Coyotes in the all-time series.
USD has a five-match winning streak.

Last Time Out

Pioneers are coming off 3-1 victory in Grand Forks on Saturday, taking out North Dakota.
Lydia Bartalo picked up her fifth double-double of the year in the win, finishing with 11 kills and 16 digs.
Bartalo also tied a season high with seven aces.
Tina Boe added a season-high 14 kills on a .385 hitting percentage.
The Pioneers tied a season high with 14 aces.

News & Notes

The Crimson and Gold rank in the top two in the Summit League in aces/set (1st, 2.00), assists/set (1st, 12.51), blocks/set (2nd, 2.41) hitting percentage (1st, .280), kills/set (1st, 13.87) opponent hitting percentage (1st, .136), opponent digs per set (1st, 11.58).
Bartalo ranks first in the Summit League in aces/set with a .73 average, also good for second in the NCAA.
Bartalo's 38 services aces rank fifth most in all of Division I.
Bartalo ranks ninth in the Summit League in kills/set with a 2.90 average.
Gianna Bartalo ranks seventh in the Summit League in digs/set with 3.79 average.
Boe ranks first in the Summit League in hitting percentage with a .440 mark, good for eighth in all of Division I.
Boe also ranks third in blocks/set in the Summit League with a 1.17 average.
Brianna Green ranks sixth in the Summit League in blocks/set in the Summit League with a 1.07 average.
Bartalo was named Summit League Offensive Player of the Week on Aug. 31, her second time winning the award in her career.
Denver has a home record of 103-9 (.918) since 2014.
Hogan enters his sixth season in charge of the Pioneers.
Hogan has a career record of 124-32 (.794).
Hogan's .794 winning percentage is the highest by a head coach in program history.
Hogan picked up his third Summit League Coach of the Year award last season.
Entering 2021 season, Denver has the 19th best win percentage (.786) in all of Division I, with a record of 110-30 in the last five years.
Lydia Bartalo picked up her 800th career kill last season, becoming just the 15th player in program history to hit the mark.
The Crimson and Gold have won five of the last six Summit League Tournament Championships.

The Pioneers finished first in the Summit League with a 13-2 record and .866 winning percentage last year, including posting the first unbeaten road record in school history.
The Crimson & Gold went 14-3 last year to mark the program's eighth straight winning season.

Summit League Preseason Poll

Denver was picked second in the Summit League Preseason Poll and received four first-place votes by the coaches on Aug. 25.
Graduate student Ellie Anderson and Brianna Green were tabbed as "Players to Watch" by the league.

CORONAVIRUS UPDATES: Masks are required at all indoor athletic events. For the latest University of Denver updates on the coronavirus, click here
DONATE: Fans interested in making a donation to the Pioneers Athletic Fund can do so by clicking here. Your gift will transform the lives of our student-athletes by giving them the first-class resources needed to excel in the classroom, in the classroom and beyond. Thank you for Building Pioneers for Life!

Visit DenverPioneers.com for complete coverage of all 18 of Denver's NCAA Division I sports.
Like Denver Pioneers and Denver Volleyball on Facebook
Follow @DU_Pioneers and @DU_Volleyball on Twitter
Follow @denverpioneers and @duvolleyball on Instagram