WHO- Denver (4-8, 3-1 Summit League)) VS St. Thomas (4-10, 0-3), Kansas City (12-5, 4-0)
WHAT- Summit League Play
WHERE- Saint Paul, Minn. | Denver, Colo. (Hamilton Gymnasium)
WHEN- October 5 (6 p.m. MT), October 7 (1 p.m. MT)

SERIES HISTORY VS. ST. THOMAS
Thursday marks the fifth-ever meeting between Denver and St. Thomas. DU is 4-0 in the series with the most recent victory coming 3-1 in Saint Paul, Minn.

SERIES HISTORY VS. KANSAS CITY
Denver is 5-2 all-time against KC. Denver lost the most recent matchup on Nov. 5, 2022, 3-1, in Hamilton Gymnasium. 

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.

NEWCOMERS
Since Pendergast's hiring in June, the Pioneers have added both assistant coaches and four new student-athletes to round out the 2023 roster in Kate Perryman, Briley Decker and Molly and Emma Mirabelli. Baylor transfer Cassie Davis was also added in the offseason to bring the newcomer list to five.

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