Thursday, November 18
Denver, Colo.
12 p.m. MT
University of Denver
vs
Kansas City
Pioneers Close Out Regular Season at Home with Two Matches
11/17/2021 4:50:00 PM | Volleyball
Denver welcomes Kansas City and Oral Roberts for final home weekend of the season
Who: Denver (22-4,13-3 SL) vs Kansas City (19-9, 10-6) and Oral Roberts (17-8, 11-5)
What: Summit League Play
Where: Denver, Colo. (Hamilton Gymnasium)
When: November 18 (12 PM MT), November 20 (1 PM MT)
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Series History
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What: Summit League Play
Where: Denver, Colo. (Hamilton Gymnasium)
When: November 18 (12 PM MT), November 20 (1 PM MT)
Purchase Tickets
Fans can purchase their season tickets or single-match tickets for the 2021 season by clicking right HERE.
Series History
- This is the fourth meeting in the all-time series against Kansas City.
- The Pioneers are 3-0 in the matchup.
- DU took the first meeting earlier this, 3-0 in Kansas City.
- This the 20th meeting in the all-time series against Oral Roberts.
- The Pioneers are 18-1 against the Golden Eagles in the all-time series.
- DU has won nine straight against ORU in the series.
- Pioneers are coming off a 3-0 victory at South Dakota State on Saturday. Â
- Brianna Green led the way with 13 kills.
- DU had nine blocks in the match.
- The Crimson and Gold rank in the top three in the Summit League in aces/set (1st, 1.99), assists/set (2nd, 12.49), blocks/set (3rd, 2.28) hitting percentage (1st, .273), kills/set (1st, 13.80) opponent hitting percentage (1st, .155), opponent digs per set (1st, 11.94).
- Bartalo ranks first in the Summit League and fourth in the NCAA in aces/set with a .63 average.
- Bartalo's 56 services aces rank fourth most in all of Division I.
- Bartalo ranks ninth in the Summit League in kills/set with a 2.89 average.
- Gianna Bartalo ranks seventh in the Summit League in digs/set with 3.79 average.
- Tina Boe ranks first in the Summit League in hitting percentage with a .421 mark, good for 13th in all of Division I.
- Brianna Green ranks seventh in the Summit League in hitting percentage with a .326 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 16-2 (.888) 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 132-34 (.795).
- Hogan's .795 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.
- 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. Â
CORONAVIRUS UPDATES: Masks are required at all indoor athletic events. For the latest University of Denver updates on the coronavirus, click here
DONATE: Fans interested in making a donation to the Pioneers Athletic Fund can do so by clicking here. Your gift will transform the lives of our student-athletes by giving them the first-class resources needed to excel in the classroom, in the classroom and beyond. Thank you for Building Pioneers for Life!
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Players Mentioned
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