DENVER - The Pioneers will face the Tommies of St. Thomas and the South Dakota Yotes this week in Hamilton Gymnasium.

WHO: Denver (8-10) vs St. Thomas (5-16, 1-9) I South Dakota (12-8, 6-3)
WHERE: Hamilton Gymnasium
WHEN: Oct. 26th I Oct. 28th 

SERIES HISTORY VS. ST. THOMAS
• 6th ever meeting between Denver and the Tommies.
• The Pioneers are undefeated against St. Thomas.
• DU won the most recent match, 3-1 on Oct. 5, 2023 in St. Paul, Minnesota.
• First matchup was Sept. 25, 2021 in Denver, Colo. (3-0 win).

SERIES HISTORY VS. SOUTH DAKOTA
• 27th meeting between the Pios and South Dakota.
• Denver has a 13-13 record against the Yotes.
• DU lost the most recent matchup on Sep. 30, 2023 in Vermillion, S.D.
• First matchup was Oct. 11, 2013 in Vermillion, S.D. (0-3 loss).

THE PENDERGAST FILE
Pendergast is in her first season in charge of the Pioneers as an NCAA head coach after stints as an assistant coach at UCLA, Oklahoma and Tulsa. In her career as an assistant, Pendergast helped her teams to a 166-104 record, including 103-71 in conference games and 73-41 in home games. In her last three seasons as an assistant at UCLA, the Bruins went 59-25 and 43-17 in the Pac-12.

PRESEASON POLL AND WATCH LIST
Denver was picked to finish sixth in the Summit League in a vote of the league's coaches before the start of the 2023 season. Gianna Bartalo and Cadi Boyer were tabbed as players to watch by the league.

TICKET INFORMATION
Tickets for the 2023 volleyball season are on sale now and can be purchased here.


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