WHO: Denver (3-5) at Air Force (7-2), vs. San Francisco (7-1), UC San Diego (5-4)
WHAT: Thin Air Challenge
WHERE: Colorado Springs, Colo. (Clune Arena), Denver, Colo. (Hamilton Gymnasium)  
WHEN: September 15 (6:30 p.m. MT), September 16 (6 p.m. MT), September 17 (3 p.m. MT)
________________________________________                                    

SERIES HISTORY 
• This is the 51st meeting in the all-time series against Air Force
• The Falcons lead the series 36-14. 
• DU has won four of the last five meetings. 
• The two teams last played on September 9, 2021, a 3-1 Denver win in Hamilton Gymnasium.  
• This is the fifth meeting between the Pioneers and San Francisco.  
• The series is split at 2-2, with the Dons winning the last meeting 3-1 back on August 29, 2015 at their place. 
• DU has beaten USF at home the last time they met, 3-2 in September in 2014.
• This is the first meeting all-time between DU and UCSD. 

NEWS & NOTES
• The Crimson and Gold led the Summit League in aces per set (1.77), blocks per set (2.95), opp. hitting percentage (.188) and total blocks (91.5).
• Denver ranks 22nd in all of the NCAA in total blocks with 91.5.
• DU ranks second in the Summit League in service aces with 55.
• The duo of Cadi Boyer (second, 1.50) and Brianna Green (fourth, 1.29) rank in the top five in the Summit League in blocks per set. 
• 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. 
• The Pioneers defense has been rock solid so far, ranking second in the Summit League in opponent hitting percentage (.178). 
• Lorrin Poulter currently ranks fifth in the Summit League in assists with 258. 
• Denver has a home record of 110-11 (.907) since 2014.
• Since Jan. 1, 2021, The Pioneers have a 16-4 (.800) road record. 
• 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)
• 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.  

SINGLE GAME TICKETS: Purchase your single-game tickets for the 2022 season today by clicking HERE.
DONATE: Fans interested in making a donation to the Pioneers Athletic Fund can do so by clicking here. Your gift will transform the lives of our student-athletes by giving them the first-class resources needed to excel in the classroom, in the classroom and beyond. Thank you for Building Pioneers for Life!
 
Visit DenverPioneers.com for complete coverage of all 18 of Denver's NCAA Division I sports.
Like Denver Pioneers and Denver Volleyball on Facebook
Follow @DU_Pioneers and @DU_Volleyball on Twitter
Follow @denverpioneers and @duvolleyball on Instagram