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)
Links:  Video (Omaha) Video (Oral Roberts) | Live Stats (Omaha) Live Stats (Oral Roberts)
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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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