Pioneers Fall to Northern Colorado in Three Sets

Thursday, September 17

Greeley, Colo.

6 p.m. MT

University of Denver

7-4,0-0WCC

Northern Colorado

3-6,0-0Big Sky

Team	1	2	3	Final F
Denver	22	21	20	0
Northern Colo.	25	25	25	3

9/17/2026 7:51:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

By: Lauren Cawley

GREELEY, Colo. – The University of Denver volleyball team fell to Northern Colorado, 0-3, on Thursday at Bank of Colorado Arena, dropping the Pioneers to 7-4 on the season.

LEADERS

Alicia Thibodeau led the Pioneers with 11 kills, while Jamia Johnson added eight and Kayla Patel finished with seven. Lily Van Hal recorded 15 assists, while Ilayda Eren added 14. Madison Winkler led Denver with 14 digs.

NOTES

Denver moves to 7-4 on the season.
Denver hit .266 as a team and recorded 39 kills.
The Pioneers recorded five total blocks.

UP NEXT

Denver will close out its last non-conference match against Utah at 3 p.m. MT on Friday in the Bank of Colorado Arena.

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