DENVER  – The University of Denver women's basketball program will pack its bags for its second Summit League road trip when the Pioneers look for their first 4-1 start in Summit League play and head to North Dakota State Thursday at 6 p.m. MT.
 
The Four W's
Who: Denver (7-8, 3-1 Summit League) vs. North Dakota State (10-5, 4-1 Summit League)
What: Game 16 of the 2022-23 Regular Season
Where: Scheels Center (Fargo, N.D.)
When: Thursday, January 12, 2023 – 6 p.m. MT
TV: GoBison.com
 
SERIES HISTORY:
Denver holds a 12-10 edge in the series, but the Bison hold a 7-4 advantage in Fargo. The Pioneers and Bison have split the last 10 meetings. Denver won 62-48 in Hamilton Gymnasium a year ago, nearly a month after falling by six in Fargo.
 
LAST TIME OUT – Denver 70, Western Illinois 58
Denver raced out to a 19-4 start and out-rebounded Western Illinois 54-31 en-route to a 70-58 victory on the program's second annual Pride Day Saturday inside Hamilton Gymnasium. Denver improved to 3-1 in Summit League play for the first time since the 2018-19 league campaign.
 
The Pioneers had three players score in double figures, led by Emma Smith, who put together a double-double with 21 points and 11 rebounds. Ally Haar tacked on 18 points and Mikayla Brandon added a double-double with 17 points and 12 rebounds.
 
NOTES:

• Freshman Emma Smith leads the Pioneers in scoring, averaging 13.7 points per game.
• Senior Makayla Minett is nearly averaging a double-double, checking in at 9.1 points and 10.1 rebounds per game entering play on Thursday.
  • Minett entered the New Year as one of four players in the country to be averaging a double-double with at least 30 blocks.
  • Minett is 12^th in the country in blocks (35) and blocks per game (2.33).
• The Pioneers have made 130 three-pointers this season.
  • Denver ranks 14^th in the country in three-point attempts per game (26.9) and 17^th in the country in three-point makes per game (8.9).
• Smith and Mikayla Brandon both recorded double-doubles in Denver's win against Western Illinois. The Pioneers have had two double-doubles in the same game twice this season (at Idaho 12/15).

 
LONG BALL ELITE:
Back for a second season, the Denver women's basketball program has restarted its Long Ball Elite fundraiser this campaign. Fans in a position to donate, consider pledging a dollar amount per 3-pointer made by the DU Pioneers this season. Join the Long Ball Elite campaign today.
 
TICKET INFORMATION:
Tickets for the 2022-23 season are available now, and can be purchased here.
 
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