Who: Denver (21-3,12-2 SL) vs South Dakota (15-8, 12-2) and South Dakota State (16-9, 8-6)
What: Summit League Play
Where: Vermillion, S.D. (Sanford Sports Center), Brookings, S.D. (Frost Arena)
When: November 11 (6 PM MT), November 13 (11 AM MT)
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Series History
- This is the 23rd meeting in the all-time series against South Dakota.
- The Pioneers are 13-9 in the matchup.
- DU took the first meeting this season at home, 3-2 back on Oct. 16.
- This the 19th meeting in the all-time series against South Dakota State.
- The Pioneers are 17-1 against the Jackrabbits in the all-time series.
- DU has won all 17 matches against SDSU as Summit League opponents.
Last Time Out
- Pioneers are coming off a 3-0 victory against North Dakota State last Saturday.
- Hailey Green led the way with nine kills.
- Denver held the Bison to just a .078 hitting percentage.
- DU had six blocks in the match.
News & Notes
- The Crimson and Gold rank in the top three in the Summit League in aces/set (1st, 2.02), assists/set (2nd, 12.37), blocks/set (3rd, 2.30) hitting percentage (1st, .270), kills/set (2nd, 13.67) opponent hitting percentage (1st, .141), opponent digs per set (1st, 11.87).
- Bartalo ranks first in the Summit League and second in the NCAA in aces/set with a .67 average.
- Bartalo's 54 services aces rank third most in all of Division I.
- Bartalo ranks 10th in the Summit League in kills/set with a 2.88 average.
- Gianna Bartalo ranks seventh in the Summit League in digs/set with 3.80 average.
- Tina Boe ranks first in the Summit League in hitting percentage with a .416 mark, good for 16th in all of Division I.
- Brianna Green ranks 10th in the Summit League in hitting percentage with a .292 average.
- Brianna 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 107-10 (.914) since 2014.
- Since Jan. 1, 2021, The Pioneers have a 15-1 (.937) road record.
- 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 131-33 (.798).
- Hogan's .796 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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