Pios Take Four-Match Winning Streak on Road this Weekend

Thursday, October 21

St. Paul, Minn.

6 p.m. MT

University of Denver

St. Thomas

Photo by: C. Morgan Engel / Clarkson Creative Photography

10/20/2021 11:59:00 AM | Volleyball

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Denver set to face St. Thomas and Western Illinois

Who: Denver (16-2, 7-1 SL) vs St. Thomas (2-17, 1-8) and Western Illinois (3-17, 2-7)
What: Summit League Play
Where: St. Paul, Minn. (Schoenecker Arena), Macomb, Ill. (Western Hall)
When: October 21 (6 PM MT), October 23 (11 AM MT)
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Series History

This is the second meeting in the all-time series against St. Thomas.
The Pioneers are 1-0 in the all-time series
Denver took the first matchup this year, 3-0 in Hamilton on Sept. 25.
This the 18th meeting in the all-time series against Western Illinois.
The Pioneers are 17-0 against the Leathernecks in the all-time series.
DU has won the last five matches in straight sets.

Last Time Out

Pioneers are coming off a 3-2 victory against South Dakota on Saturday.
Brianna Green had herself a day, recording a season-high 11 kills on a .556 hitting percentage.
Ari Winters tied a career high with 13 kills.
Lydia Bartalo picked up her sixth double-double of the year, finishing with 11 kills and 13 digs.

News & Notes

The Crimson and Gold rank in the top three in the Summit League in aces/set (1st, 2.00), assists/set (2nd, 12.39), blocks/set (3rd, 2.34) hitting percentage (1st, .274), kills/set (1st, 13.69) opponent hitting percentage (1st, .134), opponent digs per set (1st, 11.46).
Bartalo ranks first in the Summit League and the NCAA in aces/set with a .77 average.
Bartalo's 46 services aces rank second 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.
Tina Boe ranks first in the Summit League in hitting percentage with a .436 mark, good for eighth in all of Division I.
Boe also ranks fourth in blocks/set in the Summit League with a 1.12 average.
Green ranks ninth in the Summit League in hitting percentage with .285 average.
Green was named Summit League Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 19 for the first time in her career.
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 105-9 (.921) since 2014.
The Crimson and Gold have got it done on the road the last two seasons, going 12-1 (.923) during that time.
Ellie Anderson made history earlier this season, recording her 2,500th career assist, just the fifth player in the Division I era (1998-pres.) to hit the mark in program history.
Bartalo reached the 1,000-career kills milestone on Oct. 16, becoming just the 11th player in Division I era (1998-pres.) to accomplish the feat.
Hogan enters his sixth season in charge of the Pioneers.
Hogan has a career record of 126-32 (.797).
Hogan's .797 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.
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.

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