DENVER- The Pioneers with face Oral Roberts and Kansas City on the road in the penultimate week of Summit League Play.

WHO:  Denver (10-10, 9-3 Summit League) at Oral Roberts (3-20, 1-10) I Kansas City (17-6, 8-3)
WHERE: Tulsa, Okla. | Kansas City, Mo.
WHEN:  Nov. 2 | Nov. 4

SERIES HISTORY VS. ORAL ROBERTS
• 21st ever meeting between Denver and the Golden Eagles
• The Pioneers are 18-2 against ORU.
• DU won the most recent match, 3-0 on Nov. 11, 2022 in Hamilton Gymnasium.
• First matchup was Sept. 29, 2014 in Denver, Colo. (3-0 win).

SERIES HISTORY VS. KANSAS CITY
• 9th meeting between the Pios and Kansas City.
• Denver has a 6-2 record against the Roos.
• DU won the most recent matchup, 3-2, on Oct. 7, 2023 in Hamilton.
• First matchup was Sept. 9, 200 in Denver, Colo (3-0 win).

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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