University of Denver
Seattle
Pioneers Head to Seattle to Continue WCC Road Trip
10/16/2026 8:30:00 AM | Volleyball
DENVER – The University of Denver volleyball team continues its West Coast Conference road trip on Saturday, Oct. 17, traveling to Seattle, Washington, to face Seattle at Redhawk Center. First serve is scheduled for 2 p.m. MT, with the match streaming on ESPN+.
Denver enters the matchup at 9-9 overall and 2-4 in WCC play after earning its first conference road victory with a five-set win at Portland on Thursday. The Pioneers rallied to win the fourth and fifth sets, closing out the match with a 15-8 victory in the deciding frame.
Lily Van Hal delivered a career performance against the Pilots, recording a career-high 36 assists, 14 digs and three service aces. Alicia Thibodeau and Hailey Goebel each recorded 14 kills, while Kayla Patel led Denver with 15. Izabela Molina added a career-high 11 kills, and Madison Winkler finished with 15 digs.
Winkler continues to anchor Denver's defense and leads the West Coast Conference in both digs and digs per set. She enters Saturday's match 18 digs shy of reaching 700 career digs.Â
Van Hal is also approaching a milestone, sitting 20 assists away from 400 assists this season after surpassing 300 last week. Ilayda Eren is 18 assists away from reaching 1,000 career assists, while Goebel reached 100 career kills against Portland.
Seattle enters Saturday with a 4-12 overall record and a 1-5 mark in conference play. The Redhawks are coming off a three-set loss to San Diego on Thursday, Oct. 15.
Denver leads the all-time series against Seattle, 2-1. The Pioneers won the most recent meeting on Aug. 31, 2019, sweeping the Redhawks in three sets. Denver is 2-0 against Seattle at home and 0-1 on the road.
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