Who: Denver (0-3) vs. Portland (3-0), Butler (3-0) and Hofstra (1-2)
What: Denver Invitational
Where: Denver, Colo. (Hamilton Gymnasium)
When: September 1 (6 p.m. MT), September 2 (7 p.m. MT), September 3 (6 p.m. MT)

Series History

• This is the fourth meeting in the all-time series against Portland.
• The Pilots hold a 2-1 lead in the series.
• DU last played Portland in 2005, a 3-0 sweep in Hamilton Gymnasium.
• This is the second meeting against Butler.
• The Crimson and Gold have won the only matchup in the series, 3-1 in Hamilton back on Sept. 16, 2000.
• This is the second meeting between Denver and Hofstra.
• The Pioneers have won the only meeting in the series, a five-set victory back on Sept. 18, 1997 on a neutral court.

News & Notes

• The Crimson and Gold have been tough in the middle, ranking first in the Summit League and 15th in the NCAA in blocks per set with a 3.12 average.  
• Denver ranks third in all of the NCAA in total blocks with 40.5.
• The Pioneers have won their last 11 home openers dating back to 2011.
• DU ranks third in the Summit League in service aces with 18.
• The duo of Brianna Green (third, 1.46) and Cadi Boyer (fourth, 1.42) rank in the top five in the Summit League in blocks per set.
• Boyer is ranked 15th in the country in total blocks with 19.
• Hailey Green picked up right where she left off last year, ranking fifth in the Summit League in kills per set with a 3.31 average.
• Lorrin Poulter currently ranks fourth in the Summit League in assists with 93.
• Denver has a home record of 108-11 (.907) since 2014.
• Since Jan. 1, 2021, The Pioneers have a 16-3 (.842) road record.
• Hogan enters his seventh season in charge of the Pioneers.
• Hogan has a career record of 133-39 (.773).
• 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.

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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