Who: Denver (5-1) at Oral Roberts (2-6)
What: Games 7 & 8
Where: Cooper Aerobics Center | Tulsa, Oklahoma
When: Feb. 28 (2 p.m. MT) | March 1 (6 p.m. MT)
How to Watch: Stream
Last Time Out
Denver swept Western Illinois to mark its third and fourth consecutive sweeps. Lydia Bartalo led the Pioneers offensively with 27 kills and a .495 attack percentage on 46 total attacks. Defensively, Macy Carrabine paced the team with 25 digs.  

Series History
Denver is 12-2 all-time against Oral Roberts riding a six-match winning streak against the Golden Eagles. The Pioneers are 4-2 all-time in Tulsa, Okla.

Last Meeting
Denver went 2-0 vs. Oral Roberts in 2019, sweeping at home and on the road. The last time the Pioneers dropped a set to the Golden Eagles was on Sept. 21, 2018.

What's Next
Denver begins its Friday/Saturday schedule with two matches at North Dakota on March 5-6.

Quick Points

• This weekend marks the Pioneers' last scheduled Sunday/Monday series of the season. After the Oral Roberts series, Denver will play its matches on Fridays & Saturdays
• Tom Hogan won his 100^th career match as head coach on Sunday, Feb. 21 vs. Western Illinois. Hogan has a 101-28 all-time record
• Macy Carrabine logged her 1,000^th career dig on Feb. 22 vs. Western Illinois
• Katarina Marinkovic played in her first match since 2018 on Feb. 21 vs. Western Illinois
• As a team, Denver ranks 11^th in the NCAA in aces/set (2.21), 22^nd in assists per set (13.26), 16^th in blocks/set (2.74), 19^th in hitting percentage (.279) and 25^th in kills/set (14.21)
  • Denver leads the Summit League in seven of 12 major statistical categories for overall season stats: hitting percentage (.281), assists/set (13.32), kills/set (14.21), blocks/set (2.74), service aces/set (2.21), opponent service aces/set (0.77) and opponent digs/set (13.32)
  • The Pioneers lead the Summit League in six of 12 major statistical categories for conference-only stats, more than any other Summit League team: hitting percentage (.281), assists/set (13.32), kills (14.21), service aces (2.21), opponent service aces (.74) and opponent digs (13.32)
• Ellie Anderson ranks T-26^th in the country in aces/set (.63), Lydia Bartalo ranks T-39^th (.58) and Macy Carrabine ranks T-78^th (.47). The trio occupy the top three spots in the Summit League rankings for aces/set
• Tina Boe and Brianna Green are T-2^nd in the Summit League for blocks/set (1.16)
• The Pioneers are the only team in the Summit League that have not played a non-conference match and have the fewest number of overall matches played (6) and sets played (19)
  • Denver, South Dakota and Oral Roberts are the only three teams in the Summit League with only six conference matches played
• Denver has won the second set of a match in 10 straight Summit League matches
• Entering the 2020 season, the Pioneers had the 18^th-highest winning percentage among all Division I programs in the last five seasons (.778) and the 20^th-most wins (123)
• The Crimson & Gold went 23-9 last year to mark the program's seventh straight winning season
• Denver ranked 2nd in the Summit League Preseason Coaches' Poll behind South Dakota. The Pioneers received two first-place votes. Lydia Bartalo & Tina Boe were named Players to Watch 
• Tom Hogan enters his fifth season at the helm with a 96-27 overall record (53-8 Summit League). He was hired as an assistant coach in 2012, promoted to associate head coach in 2014 and named head coach in December 2015. Denver is 89-12 in Hamilton Gymnasium since 2012
• Three Pioneers reached career milestones last year. Lydia Bartalo recorded her 500^th kill against Omaha on Oct. 15. Tina Boe posted her 500^th kill against South Dakota State on Nov. 1. Ellie Anderson tallied her 1,500^th career assist against South Dakota on Nov. 3
• Denver returns 12 players from last season and welcomes four newcomers including freshmen Ryen Wilkins, Gemma Tipping, Gianna Bartalo and grad transfer Erica Andrich
  • '20-21 Returners/Newcomers: Overall: 12/4, Setters: 3/0, Outside Hitters: 5/1, Middle Blockers: 2/1

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