DENVER -- The University of Denver women's basketball team closes out the 2025 portion of its schedule on Friday afternoon in Hamilton Gymnasium against Cal Baptist at 1 p.m. MT.

Friday marks the first-ever meeting between the two programs. 

PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
•The Pioneers bounced back with an 80-53 win over Colorado Christian on Wednesday night in Hamilton Gymnasium.
•Denver closes out 2025 with a matchup against California Baptist on Friday afternoon.
•DU hosts the opening weekend of Summit League play against North Dakota on January 1st and North Dakota State on January 3rd.

UNIVERSITY OF DENVER ACCEPTS WCC INVITE FOR 2026-27
•On October 31, the University of Denver announced it has accepted an invitation to join the West Coast Conference in nine sports, beginning in the 2026-27 season.  
•Denver will join the West Coast Conference in men's and women's basketball, men's and women's golf, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's tennis and women's volleyball.
•The move provides Denver with a significant enhancement to the overall reputation of the university and brand association, allying DU with highly regarded, mostly private institutions with stronger academic ranking and profiles that will further strengthen the university's position in the western United States. 

PICKING POCKETS
•Laia Monclova leads the Summit League and ranks 39th in the nation with 30 steals through the first 12 contests. Coryn Watts ranks second in the league with 25 steals. 
•Monclova's 2.50 steals/game lead the league and are 66th in the nation. 
•The Pioneers average 7.9 steals per game, ranking fifth in the Summit League.

WORKIN' WITH WATTS
•Sophomore Guard Coryn Watts scored a career-high 30 points in the Dec. 9 win over Metro State.
•The Colorado native leads the team and the league and ranks 32nd in the nation with 34.80 minutes per game.
•Watts ranks 4th in the nation in field goal attempts and 15th in field goals and points, 33rd in points per game, 8th in three point attempts, 48th in three pointers and 90th in three pointers per game.

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