DENVER -- The University of Denver women's basketball team hosts Oral Roberts on Saturday at 11 a.m. MT in Hamilton Gymnasium.
The Pioneers are 8-15 all-time against the Golden Eagles. In the most recent meeting, Denver came up just short with a 67-68 loss on Feb. 1, 2025 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
•The Pioneers used a second half rally to defeat Kansas City, 64-54, on Wednesday night in Hamilton Gymnasium.
•DU hosts Oral Roberts on Saturday at 11 a.m. MT for the first game of a Pioneer basketball double-header.
• Denver takes a trip up north next week to take on North Dakota State on Jan. 29 and North Dakota on Jan. 31.
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.
DROPPING A THIRTY PIECE
•The Pioneers are one of five teams to have two different players score 30+ points in a game this season, the other teams being Northwestern, Fairield, Murray State and Drexel
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Coryn Watts has recorded two thirty point performances this season - 30 points on 12/9 vs. Metro State and 32 points on 12/19 vs. Cal Baptist.
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Laia Monclova scored 30 points on 12/17 vs. Colorado Christian
PICKING POCKETS
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Laia Monclova ranks second in the Summit League and 86th in the nation with 43 steals through 19 contests.
•Monclova's 2.26 steals/game lead the league and are 100th in the nation.
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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 8.1 steals per game, ranking fourth in the Summit League.
WORKIN' WITH WATTS
•Sophomore Guard
Coryn Watts scored a career-high 32 points in the Dec. 19 win over California Baptist, good for ninth-most by a Pioneer in a single game in program history.
•The Colorado native leads the team and the league and ranks 14th in the nation with 35.66 minutes per game.
•Watts ranks 7th in the nation in field goal attempts and 25th in field goals, 29th in points, and 20th in points per game.
•From behind the arc, Watts is 64th in the nation with 45 three-pointers and 60th in the nation with 2.50 treys per contest.
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