DENVER  – The University of Denver women's basketball team will close out its first ever eight-game road swing against Division I opponents when the Pioneers take on North Dakota Saturday at 12 p.m. MT.  
 
The Four W's
Who: Denver (5-9, 0-3 Summit) at North Dakota (7-8, 1-3 Summit)
What: Game 15 of the 2021-22 Season
Where: Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (Grand Forks, N.D.)
When: January 8, 2022 – 1 p.m. CT/12 p.m. MT
 
Last Time Out:
Summit League Female Athlete of the Month Uju Ezeudu turned in 24 of her 31 points in the second half, but the University of Denver women's basketball program's second-half comeback attempt fell short in a 74-68 loss to North Dakota State on Thursday night at the Scheels Center. FULL RECAP
 
Series History:
Denver is 4-3 in the previous seven meetings between the two programs, including 2-0 in Grand Forks. The Pioneers and Fighting Hawks split the two-game set in Hamilton Gymnasium a season ago.
 
#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 111 three-pointers so far this season.
 
Denver in the National Rankings
Team Rankings (Top-50):
Category– National Ranking (Summit League) - Stat
Blocked Shots – 7^th (1^st) – 85
Blocked Shots/Game – 13^th (1^st) – 6.1
Free-Throw Percentage – 49^th (3^rd) – 75.2
Three-Point Field Goals Attempted – 10^th (1^st) – 382
Three-Point Field Goals Made – 22^nd (2^nd) - 115
Three-Point Field Goals Made/Game – 39^th (2^nd)  – 8.2
 
Individual Rankings (Top-50):
Player - Category– National Ranking (Summit League) - Stat
Indeya Sanders – Assist/Turnover Ratio – 46^th (1^st) – 2.32
Indeya Sanders – Assists – 36^th (2^nd) 65
Indeya Sanders – Assists Per Game – 45^th (2^nd) – 5.0
Uju Ezeudu – Blocked Shots – 39^th (2^nd) 24
Makayla Minett – Blocked Shots – 39^th (2^nd) 24
 
Uju Ezeudu – Field Goals Made – 50^th (5^th) 84
Uju Ezeudu – Points – 31^st (4^th) 242
Uju Ezeudu - Free Throws Attempted – 7^th (1^st) 89
Uju Ezeudu - Free Throws Made – 7^th (1^st) 69
Anna Jackson – Minutes Played – 47^th (5^th) 469
Anna Jackson – Minutes Played Per Game – 31^st (1^st) 36.10
Meghan Boyd – Three-Point Field Goals Attempted – 12^th (1^st) – 106
Anna Jackson – Three-Point Field Goals Attempted – 14^th (2^nd) – 103
Anna Jackson – Three-Point Field Goals Made – 12^th (1^st) – 41
Meghan Boyd – Three-Point Field Goals Made – 32^nd (4^th) – 33
Anna Jackson – Three-Point Field Goals Made/Game – 14^th (1^st) – 3.15
 
What's Next:
Denver will return home against a Division I opponent for the first time since November 27 when the Pioneers host Oral Roberts on Monday at 4 p.m. MT.
 
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