DENVER -- The University of Denver travels to Fargo, North Dakota for the first of a two-game road trip against North Dakota State on Thursday night at 6 p.m. MT.
The Pioneers are 13-17 all-time against the Bison, but fell in the most recent matchup, 44-81, on Jan. 3, 2026 in Hamilton Gymnasium.
PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
•The Pioneers extended their win streak to two with an 86-74 win over Oral Roberts on Saturday morning in Hamilton Gymnasium.
• Denver takes a trip up north to take on North Dakota State on Jan. 29 and North Dakota on Jan. 31.
•DU returns home to host South Dakota on February 5 for International Student Night.
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 103rd in the nation with 44 steals through 20 contests.
•Monclova's 2.20 steals/game is second the league and 111th 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 7.9 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 13th in the nation with 35.85 minutes per game.
•Watts ranks 8th in the nation in field goal attempts and 23rd in field goals, 28th in points, and 16th in points per game.
•From behind the arc, Watts is 41st in the nation with 53 three-pointers and 30th in the nation with 2.79 treys per contest.
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