DENVER – The University of Denver volleyball program will continue its season on the road at the University of San Diego in the UC San Diego Invitational. This weekend's event will begin on Friday.

DENVER'S SCHEDULE AT UCSD
Friday – vs. Navy – 11 a.m. MT
Friday – vs. San Diego State – 5 p.m. MT
Saturday – at UC San Diego – 5 p.m. MT 

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.

SERIES HISTORY VS. NAVY
Friday marks the third-ever meeting between Denver and Navy and first since 2018. DU is 3-0 in the series with the most recent victory coming as a 3-0 sweep in Hamilton Gymnasium.

SERIES HISTORY VS. SAN DIEGO STATE
Denver is 2-2 all-time against San Diego State, including a 1-1 record in neutral site matches. The Pioneers lost the last meeting in 2017.

SERIES HISTORY VS. UC SAN DIEGO
Denver is 1-0 in its Division I history against UC San Diego. The two programs last met in Hamilton Gymnasium in 2022, a match Denver won in straight sets.

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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