Volleyball Looks to Add to Six-Match Winning Streak

Saturday, October 30

Denver, Colo.

1 p.m. MT

University of Denver

Omaha

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10/29/2021 8:09:00 AM | Volleyball

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Denver to host Omaha on Saturday; play at Oral Roberts on Monday

Who: Denver (18-2, 9-1 SL) vs Omaha (13-8, 10-1) and at Oral Roberts (14-6, 8-3)
What: Summit League Play
Where: Denver, Colo. (Hamilton Gymnasium), Tulsa, Okla. (Cooper Aerobics Center)
When: October 30 (1 PM MT), November 1 (6 PM MT)
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Series History

This is the 23rd meeting in the all-time series against Omaha.
The Pioneers are 19-3-in the all-time series.
Omaha took the first matchup this year, 3-1 in Baxter Arena on Oct. 2.
Pioneers 10-1 at home all time against the Mavericks.
This the 17th meeting in the all-time series against Oral Roberts.
The Pioneers are 14-2 against the Golden Eagles in the all-time series.
DU has won the last eight matches in the series.

Last Time Out

Pioneers are coming off a 3-1 victory against Western Illinois on Saturday.
Hailey Green (14) and Memphis Glasgow (11) each had career-high days in kills.
Ellie Anderson picked up her first double-double of the year with, 23 assists and 12 digs.
Lydia Bartalo added 14 kills.

News & Notes

The Crimson and Gold rank in the top three in the Summit League in aces/set (1st, 2.00), assists/set (2nd, 12.43), blocks/set (3rd, 2.32) hitting percentage (1st, .274), kills/set (2nd, 13.78) opponent hitting percentage (1st, .133), opponent digs per set (1st, 11.84).
Bartalo ranks first in the Summit League and the NCAA in aces/set with a .73 average.
Bartalo's 49 services aces rank second most in all of Division I.
Bartalo ranks 11th in the Summit League in kills/set with a 2.85 average.
Gianna Bartalo ranks sixth in the Summit League in digs/set with 3.93 average.
Tina Boe ranks first in the Summit League in hitting percentage with a .412 mark, good for 20th in all of Division I.
Boe also ranks fourth in blocks/set in the Summit League with a 1.12 average.
Brianna Green ranks 12tg in the Summit League in hitting percentage with .282 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.
Gianna Bartalo picked up her first Summit League Defensive Player of the Week honor on Oct. 26.
Denver has a home record of 105-9 (.921) since 2014.
Since Jan. 1, 2021, The Pioneers have a 14-1 (.933) road record, second best winning percentage in all of Division I during that stretch.
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 128-32 (.800).
Hogan's .800 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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