WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.  – Following a quadruple overtime thriller in Indianapolis on Friday night, the University of Denver women's basketball program will take its three-game winning streak to Purdue on Sunday as the Pioneers and Boilermakers clash in Denver's non-conference finale at Mackey Arena. Tip is set for 12 p.m. MT.
 
The Four W's
Who: Denver (5-5) at Purdue (6-4, 0-2 Big Ten)
What: Game 11 of the 2021-22 Season
Where: West Lafayette, Ind. (Mackey Arena) – WEB: BTN+
When: December 12, 2021 – 2 p.m. ET/12 p.m. MT
 
Last Time Out:
Graduate student guard Indeya Sanders hit a triple at the buzzer in triple overtime and the University of Denver women's basketball team hit a few big time shots from beyond the arc in the fourth overtime to carry the Pioneers to a dramatic 100-94 win over Butler on Friday night at Historic Hinkle Fieldhouse. Denver had five players in double figures, and Sanders, Cheyenne Forney and Uju Ezeudu all finished with double-doubles.
 
Series History:
Purdue won the only previous meeting between the two programs, a 65-51 victory for the Boilermakers in Mackey Arena in 2014. Full Recap
 
#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 90 three-pointers so far this season.
 
Denver in the National Rankings
Team Rankings (Top-50):
Category– National Ranking (Summit League) - Stat
Blocked Shots – 2^nd (1^st) – 65
Blocked Shots/Game – 10^th (1^st) – 6.5
Free-Throw Percentage – 21^st (1^st) – 77.9
Three-Point Field Goals Attempted – 4^th (1^st) – 284
Three-Point Field Goals Made – 8^th (1^st) - 90
Three-Point Field Goals Made/Game – 20^th (1^st)  – 9.0
 
Individual Rankings (Top-50):
Player - Category– National Ranking (Summit League) - Stat
Indeya Sanders – Assist/Turnover Ratio – 32^nd (1^st) 2.68
Indeya Sanders – Assists – 16^th (1^st) 51
Indeya Sanders – Assists/Game – 39^th (1^st) 5.1
Makayla Minett – Blocked Shots – 28^th (2^nd) 19
Uju Ezeudu – Blocked Shots – 38^th (3^rd) 17
Makayla Minett – Blocked Shots/Game – 45^th (2^nd) 1.9
Uju Ezeudu - Free Throws Attempted – 12^th (3^rd) 62
Uju Ezeudu - Free Throws Made – 9^th (1^st) 50
Anna Jackson – Minutes Played – 9^th (1^st) 364
Meghan Boyd – Minutes Played – 43^rd (3^rd) 334
Anna Jackson – Minutes Played Per Game – 23^rd (1^st) 36.46
Anna Jackson – Three-Point Field Goals Attempted – 12^th (1^st) – 75
Meghan Boyd – Three-Point Field Goals Attempted – 19^th (2^nd) - 71
Anna Jackson – Three-Point Field Goals Made – 8^th (1^st) – 30
Meghan Boyd – Three-Point Field Goals Made – 30^th (3^rd) – 25
Anna Jackson – Three-Point Field Goals Made/Game – 23^rd (1^st) – 3.0
 
What's Next:
The Pioneers will open Summit League play on Monday, December 20^th with a trip to Western Illinois. Tip is set for 6 p.m. CT/5 p.m. MT.
 
DENVER TICKET OFFICE:
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CORONAVIRUS INFORMATION:
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