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University of Denver Athletics

Gianna Bartalo
Jess Stanfill

Women's Volleyball

Denver Heads North to Face Fighting Hawks and Bison

WHO: Denver (16-10, 9-4 SL) at North Dakota (12-13, 9-5 SL), at North Dakota State (18-8, 11-3 SL)
WHERE: Grand Forks, N.D. (Betty Engelstad Sioux Center), Fargo, N.D. (Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse)
WHEN: November 10 (6 p.m. MT), November 12 (12 p.m. MT)
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SERIES HISTORY 
• This is the 11th meeting in the all-time series against North Dakota. 
• The Pioneers hold an 8-2 advantage in the series and are 5-0 all time on the road in the series.
• The Crimson and Gold took the first match this season, 3-2 back on Oct. 15.
• This is the 24th meeting in the all-time series against North Dakota State.
• DU leads the all-time series 16-7 and is 5-3 at as the road team.
• The Bison won the first meeting, 3-0 on Oct. 13. 

NEWS & NOTES
• The Crimson and Gold lead the Summit League in aces per set (1.69), blocks per set (2.77), opp. hitting percentage (.156), team service aces (164) and total blocks (268.5).
• Denver ranks fifth in all of the NCAA in total blocks with 268.5, and 11th in the country in blocks per set (2.77).
• The duo of Brianna Green (first, 1.47) and Cadi Boyer (fifth, 1.12) rank in the top five in the Summit League in blocks per set. 
• Green's 1.47 blocks per set ranks ninth in all  of the NCAA.
• Cadi Boyer ranks second in the Summit League in hitting percentage at .411. 
• Lorrin Poulter currently ranks third in the Summit League in assists with 985. 
• Poulter currently ranks third in the Summit League in aces with 42, 18th in the country. 
• Poulter also ranks seventh all-time in assists with 2044 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 427 career blocks.
• Denver has a home record of 117-15 (.886) since 2014.
• Since Jan. 1, 2021, The Pioneers have a 22-5 (.814) 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.

ELITE-LEVEL DEFENSE
• The Pioneers have been elite on the defensive end of the court this year, especially in Summit League play.
• DU is first in the Summit League in opp. hitting percentage (.147), opp. assists (10.32), opp. kills (11.13 per set), blocks (2.50 per set).

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