WHO: Denver (12-8, 6-3 SL) vs South Dakota (18-2, 7-1 SL), vs South Dakota State (10-10, 4-4 SL)
WHAT: Summit League Play
WHERE: Denver, Colo. (Hamilton Gymnasium)
WHEN: October 20 (6 p.m. MT), October 22 (1 p.m. MT)
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SERIES HISTORY 
• This is the 25th meeting in the all-time series against South Dakota. 
• The Pioneers hold a 13-11 advantage in the series and are 9-4 at home all time. 
• The Coyotes took the first match this seaosn, 3-0 in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center.
• This is the 21st meeting in the all-time series against South Dakota State.
• DU leads the all-time series 19-2.
• The Pioneers are 9-0 at home all-time against SDSU.
• Denver took the first meeting, 3-1 in Frost Arena earlier this season. 

NEWS & NOTES
• The Crimson and Gold lead the Summit League in aces per set (1.69), blocks per set (2.87), opp. hitting percentage (.165) and total blocks (212.5).
• Denver ranks fourth in all of the NCAA in total blocks with 212.5, and fourth in the country in blocks per set (2.87).
• DU ranks second in the Summit League in service aces with 125.
• The duo of Brianna Green (first, 1.50) and Cadi Boyer (fourth, 1.19) rank in the top five in the Summit League in blocks per set. 
• Green's 1.50 blocks per set ranks seventh in all  of the NCAA.
• Cadi Boyer ranks first in the Summit League in hitting percentage at .421. 
• Lorrin Poulter currently ranks fourth in the Summit League in assists with 722. 
• Poulter currently ranks third in the Summit League in aces with 33. 
• Poulter also ranks ninth all-time in assists with 1781 in the program's DI era. 
• Poulter also has made history as a server, becoming just the 10th player in the program's D1 history to record at least 100 career aces. 
• Green has been a force at the net in her career at DU, ranking fifth all-time with 387 career blocks.
• Denver has a home record of 115-13 (.898) since 2014.
• Since Jan. 1, 2021, The Pioneers have a 20-5 (.800) road record. 
• Andrea Beaty recorded her first career coaching win at Air Force on Sept. 15.
• Hogan enters his seventh season in charge of the Pioneers.
• Hogan has a career record of 133-39 (.773) (Matches won and lost this year have been credited to Jim Stone and Andrea Beaty)
• Hogan's .773 winning percentage is the highest by a head coach in program history.
• Entering the 2022 season, Denver has the 13th best win percentage (.803) in all of Division I, with a record of 110-27 in the last five years. 
• The Crimson and Gold have won five of the last seven Summit League Tournament Championships.
• The Pioneers a 14-4 mark in Summit League play last season, its eighth straight year with at least 12 league victories.
• The Crimson & Gold went 23-6 last year to mark the program's ninth straight winning season.

ROCKTOBER
• The Pioneers have found their offensive stride in the month of October.
• Denver is currently hitting .288 on the month while still holding opponents to .182 hitting.
• Memphis Glasgow has powered the attack, posting 72 kills in just four matches with a .202 hitting percentage.
• Cadi Boyer has been efficient as ever during the month, posting a .463 hitting percentage 
• Denver has piled up the ace differential on the month, going +20 (38-18) against its foes.

AWARDS & ACCOLADES
• Brianna Green earned TicketSmarter Summit League Defensive Peak Performer of the Week on Sept. 20. 
• Cadi Boyer was named the TicketSmarter Summit League Defensive Peak Performer of the Week on Sept. 7.

SUMMIT LEAGUE PRESEASON POLL
• Denver was picked first in the Summit League Preseason Poll and received six first-place votes by the coaches on Aug. 24.
• Seniors Brianna Green and Lorrin Poulter were tabbed as "Players to Watch" by the league.  

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