WHO: Denver (9-6, 3-1 SL) vs Omaha (7-7, 2-2 SL), at Kansas City (4-13, 1-3 SL), at Oral Roberts (5-11, 2-2 SL)
WHAT: Summit League Play
WHERE: Denver, Colo. (Hamilton Gymnasium), Kansas City, Mo. and Tulsa, Okla.
WHEN: October 4 (6 p.m. MT), October 6 (6 p.m. MT), October 8 (12 p.m. MT)
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SERIES HISTORY
• This is the 23rd meeting in the all-time series against Omaha.
• The Pioneers hold an 18-4 advantage in the series but the Mavericks have won the last two meetings.
• Denver is 10-2 all-time at home against Omaha.
• This is the fifth meeting in the all-time series against Kansas City.
• DU leads the all-time series 3-1.
• The Pioneers are 0-1 at home all-time against the Roos.
• This is the 19th meeting in the series against ORU.
• Denver leads the series 16-2, and is on a 10-match winning streak in the series.
• DU is 9-0 all-time at home against the Golden Eagles.
NEWS & NOTES
• The Crimson and Gold lead the Summit League in aces per set (1.64), blocks per set (3.03), opp. hitting percentage (.159) and total blocks (160.5).
• Denver ranks fifth in all of the NCAA in total blocks with 160.5, and third in the country in blocks per set (3.05).
• DU ranks fourth in the Summit League in service aces with 87.
• The duo of
Brianna Green (second, 1.52) and
Cadi Boyer (third, 1.39) rank in the top five in the Summit League in blocks per set.
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Hailey Green ranks seventh in the Summit League in kills per set with a 3.29 average.
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Lorrin Poulter currently ranks fifth in the Summit League in assists with 479.
• Poulter currently ranks third in the Summit League in aces with 24.
• Poulter also ranks 10th all-time in assists with 1569.
• 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 sixth all-time with 369 career blocks.
• Denver has a home record of 114-11 (.912) since 2014.
• Since Jan. 1, 2021, The Pioneers have a 18-5 (.782) road record.
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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.
AWARDS & ACCOLADES
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Brianna Green earned TicketSmarter Summit League Defensive Peak Performer of the Week on Sept. 20.
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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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