DENVER -- The University of Denver Pioneers travel to Brookings, S.D. on Thursday night to take on the South Dakota State Jackrabbits. 

The Pioneers are 2-22 all-time against the Jacks, and dropped the last meeting in Brookings, 37-71 on February 27, 2025.

PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
•The Pioneers fell to St. Thomas, 65-74, in overtime last week in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Laia Monclova recorded the first double-double of her career with 17 points and 10 rebounds. 
•Denver continues its three-game roadtrip with games against SDSU on Thursday night in Brookings and South Dakota on Saturday in Vermillion.
•DU returns home on Jan. 21 against Kansas City in Hamilton Gymnasium.

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. 

DOUBLING UP
•Laia Monclova recorded the first double-double of her career on Thursday night at St. Thomas.
•The junior guard notched 17 points and a career-best 10 rebounds alongside six assists and three steals. 

PICKING POCKETS
•Laia Monclova leads the Summit League and ranks 86th in the nation with 38 steals through 16 contests. 
•Monclova's 2.38 steals/game lead the league and are 82nd in the nation. Coryn Watts averages 2.00 steals/game, good for second in the league and 168th nationally.
•Tori Baker tied for the third-most steals in a single game in program history with seven takeaways in the victory over North Dakota.
•The Pioneers average 8.2 steals per game, ranking fourth in the Summit League.

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