Game Preview: Denver Welcomes Colorado State to Hamilton on Thursday

DENVER – The University of Denver women's basketball program will host Colorado State on Thursday at 7 p.m. MT, the middle game of the Pioneers five-game homestand at Hamilton Gymnasium this month.

The Four W's
Who: Denver (1-2) vs. Colorado State (3-0)
What: Game 4 of the 2021-22 Season
Where: Denver, Colo. (Hamilton Gymnasium)
When: November 18, 2021 - 7 p.m. MT

Last Time Out:
Denver kept up with Wichita State for three and a half quarters before the Shockers went on a 20-7 run in the final 6:56 to pull away from the Pioneers 76-61 on Monday night at Hamilton Gymnasium. After missing its first 12 shots last Friday, the Pioneers made 5-of-8 to start the game on Monday, including 4-for-4 from beyond the arc.

DI Series History:
Denver is 7-11 against CSU in the previous 18 Division I meetings, including 4-5 on the DU campus. The Rams have won each of the last eight contests following a stretch of seven of eight wins for the Pioneers.

#Pledge4Pios:
Ahead of the 2021-22 season, the Pioneers began the #Pledge4Pios #LongBallElite campaign, an opportunity for supporters of the program to donate any dollar amount towards every made three the Pioneers knock down this season. To join #Pledge4Pios, click here. Denver has made 20 three-pointers so far this season.

What's Next:
Denver will have a full week off before hosting its annual Denver Classic next weekend. The Pioneers will host Texas A&M Corpus Christi at 3:30 p.m. MT on Friday, November 26, and then will play Wyoming on Saturday, November 27 (3:30 p.m. MT). Tulane is the fourth team in the tournament and will play a pair of 1 p.m. MT games against the inverse opponent of the Pioneers.

Team Notes:

Head Coach Doshia Woods has a 8-18 record, in her second season in 2021-22.
- Prior to Denver, Woods spent 10 seasons on the Tulane women's basketball staff.
Denver returns three starters from last year's team. Meghan Boyd and Uju Ezeudu started 20 games apiece, while Anna Jackson started 19 last season.
- The trio combined for 41.4 points and 15.7 rebounds per game.
- The three Pios have combined for 39.3 points and 16.6 rebounds per game this season.
The Pioneers feature six newcomers, including three freshmen and three transfers.
- Tess Santos had nine points in her Crimson and Gold Debut Tuesday, all in the second quarter, in Denver's loss to Air Force.
- Indeya Sanders had eight assists to go with eight points in Denver's loss to Wichita State on Nov. 15.
Denver's Ezeudu had 17 rebounds in the Pioneers home opener on November 12, tied for the fifth most in a game in Denver's Division I history and tied for the seventh most in a game in the country this season (thru Nov. 15).
The Crimson and Gold were picked fifth in the Summit League Preseason Poll after earning the No. 6 seed in last year's tournament.
- Ezeudu and Boyd were named to the Summit League Preseason Second Team.

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Players Mentioned

Meghan Boyd

Uju Ezeudu

Anna Jackson

Indeya Sanders

Tess Santos

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