Who: Denver (11-2) at Kansas City (13-1)
What: Games 14 & 15
Where: Swinney Center
When: March 26-27 (5 p.m. MT)
How to Watch: Stream
Last Time Out
Denver swept North Dakota State 3-0 on both days to wrap up the home portion of its season on Mar. 19-20. The Pioneers were led by
Tina Boe's 17 kills in the two matches.
Series History
Denver is 1-0 all-time vs. Kansas City having defeated the Roos in 2000. The Pioneers have never played in Kansas City. Denver won the lone match, 3-0 back on Sept. 9, 2000.
Last Meeting
Denver won the lone match, 3-0 back on Sept. 9, 2000.
Milestones
- Lydia Bartalo picked up her 800th career kill against North Dakota State on Mar. 19, becoming the 15th player in program history to hit the mark.
- Ellie Anderson recorded her 2,000th career assist on Sunday, Feb. 28 vs. Oral Roberts. With 2,086 career assists, the Cedar Rapids, Iowa native has the 10th-most in program history and 5th-most in the Division I era
- Macy Carrabine logged her 1,000th career dig on Feb. 22 vs. Western Illinois. She ranks 6th in career digs (1,058) and 3rd in digs/set (3.47) for Denver's Division I era
- Tom Hogan won his 100th career match as head coach on Sunday, Feb. 21 vs. Western Illinois. He enters this weekend with a 106-28 all-time record
- Tina Boe ranks 5th in the Pioneers' Division I era for career total blocks (358) and block assists (330)
Quick Points
- The Pioneers are 2rd in the Summit League with a 11-2 record and .846 winning percentage
- The Crimson & Gold ranks 3rd in the NCAA in aces/set (2.25), 31st in blocks/set (2.55) and 31st in hitting percentage (.263)
- Lydia Bartalo ranks 7th in the NCAA in aces/set (.61) and leads the Summit League. Ellie Anderson (.45) and Macy Carrabine (.42) rank 2nd and 3rd in the conference
- Brianna Green ranks 2nd in the Summit League for blocks/set (1.16). Tina Boe ranks 3rd in the conference (1.14)
- Brianna Green's hitting percentage ranks 2nd in the Summit League (.338)
- Lorrin Poulter has played three matches with 10 or more kills. Brianna Green and Tina Boe have played in at least three matches with five or more blocks, Boe with a total of four matches. Ellie Anderson has played three matches with 25 or more assists. Macy Carrabine has played four matches with 15+ digs
- The Pioneers have played the fewest number of sets in the conference (44)
- Entering the 2020 season, the Pioneers had the 18th-highest winning percentage among all Division I programs in the last five seasons (.778) and the 20th-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 108-28 overall record (65-9 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 94-13 in Hamilton Gymnasium since 2012
UP NEXT: Denver heads to Sioux Falls to participate in the Summit League Championship. Semifinal action is set for April 2 in the Sanford Pentagon
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