Denver Travels to North Dakota for Two Matches - University of Denver Athletics

Who: Denver (12-2, 3-1 SL) vs North Dakota State (8-9, 2-3) and North Dakota (1-16, 0-5)
What: Summit League Play
Where: Fargo, N.D. (Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse), Grand Forks, N.D. (Betty Engelstad Sioux Center)
When: October 7 (6 PM MT), October 9 (11 AM MT)
Links: Video (NDSU) Video (UND) | Live Stats (NDSU) Live Stats (UND)

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Series History

This is the 21st meeting in the all-time series against North Dakota State.
The Pioneers are 14-6 against the Bison.
Denver is 4-3 as the road team in the all-time series.
DU has won the last eight meetings between the two teams dating back to 2017.
This the eighth meeting in the all-time series against North Dakota.
The Pioneers are 5-2 against the Fighting Hawks in the all-time series.
DU has won the last five meetings (all that the D1 level).

Last Time Out

Pioneers are coming off 3-1 loss to Omaha last Saturday in Baxter Arena.
Erica Andrich had a career-high 18 kills in the loss.
DU had four players finish in double-figure kills.
The Pioneers had 11 total blocks in the match.

News & Notes

The Crimson and Gold rank in the top three in the Summit League in aces/set (1st, 1.87), assists/set (1st, 12.41), blocks/set (1st, 2.45) hitting percentage (1st, .280), kills/set (1st, 13.78) opponent hitting percentage (1st, .140), opponent digs per set (1st, 11.46).
Bartalo ranks first in the Summit League in aces/set with a .60 average, also good for seventh in the NCAA.
Bartalo's 27 services aces rank 20th most in all of Division I.
Bartalo ranks ninth in the Summit League in kills/set with a 2.93 average.
Gianna Bartalo ranks seventh in the Summit League in digs/set with 3.70 average.
Tina Boe ranks first in the Summit League in hitting percentage with a .438 mark, good for ninth in all of Division I.
Boe also ranks fourth in blocks/set in the Summit League with a 1.18 average.
Brianna Green ranks fifth 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.
The Crimson and Gold have won their last nine matches on the road.
Denver has a home record of 103-9 (.918) since 2014, fifth best in all of the NCAA.
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.

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Players Mentioned

Ellie Anderson

Erica Andrich

Lydia Bartalo

Gianna Bartalo

Tina Boe

Brianna Green

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