DENVER -- The University of Denver women's basketball team returns to Hamilton Gymnasium for the second game of the Big Sky Summit League Challenge on Saturday at 12 p.m. MT against the Idaho Vandals. 

The Pioneers are 0-5 all-time against the Vandals and dropped the most recent matchup, 51-60 on January 3, 2024.

PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
•The Pioneers fell to the Eastern Washington Eagles, 65-66 on Wednesday night in Cheney, Washington. 
•DU returns home on Saturday afternoon in the second game of the Big Sky/Summit League Challenge at 12 p.m. MT vs. the Idaho Vandals.
•DU takes on Metro State on December 9 in Hamilton before travelling to Lawrence, Kansas to take on the Jayhawks on December 14.

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. 

BIG SKY SUMMIT LEAGUE CHALLENGE
•The Pioneers are set to play Eastern Washington (12/3) and Idaho (12/6) as a part of the Big Sky Summit League Challenge this week. 
•The Summit League is in search of a third-straight challenge win this season. 
•Denver went 1-1 last season in the challenge.

FRESH FACES ON THE BENCH
• In addition to the new faces on the roster, Woods added Janet Butler, Alex Frazier and Owen Adams to the coaching staff this offseason.
• Butler joins the staff after spending a season as an assistant coach at Fordham and four seasons on staff at Tulane.
•Frazier previously served as an assistant at Monmouth University, coaching the program's  first All-CAA First Team selection.
• Adams, a former student manager for Denver, returns to the DU staff after serving as a graduate assistant coach at Houston Christian.

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