2016 Denver Volleyball DenverPioneers.com 1 2016 VOLLEYBALL NOTES 2016 SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT LOCATION RESULT Aztec Invitational (8/26 - 8/27) 8/26 [RV] Michigan State San Diego, CA L 3-0 8/27 Marist San Diego, CA W 3-0 8/27 @ San Diego State San Diego, CA W 3-2 Pioneer Classic (9/2 - 9/3) 9/2 [20] Loyola Marymount Denver, CO W 3-1 9/3 Montana State Denver, CO W 3-0 9/3 Utah State Denver, CO L 3-1 9/7 @ Northern Colorado Greeley, CO L 3-1 Blackbird Invitational (9/10 - 9/11) 9/10 [8] Florida Brooklyn, NY L 3-0 9/10 @ LIU-Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY W 3-0 9/11 NJIT Brooklyn, NY W 3-0 Denver Invitational (9/16 - 9/17) 9/16 Southern Utah Denver, CO W 3-0 9/17 Georgetown Denver, CO W 3-0 9/24 @ Omaha# Omaha, NE W 3-1 9/30 @ Fort Wayne# Fort Wayne, IN 5 PM 10/1 @ IUPUI# Indianapolis, IN 4 PM 10/7 South Dakota State# Denver, CO 7 PM 10/9 Western Illinois# Denver, CO 1 PM 10/11 @ Oral Roberts# Tulsa, OK 6 PM 10/14 North Dakota State# Denver, CO 7 PM 10/16 South Dakota# Denver, CO 1 PM 10/21 @ South Dakota State# Brookings, SD 6 PM 10/23 @ Western Illinois# Macomb, IL 11 AM 10/28 Fort Wayne# Denver, CO 6 PM 10/29 IUPUI# Denver, CO 6 PM 11/4 Oral Roberts# Denver, CO 7 PM 11/8 Omaha# Denver, CO 7 PM 11/11 @ South Dakota# Vermillion, SD 5 PM 11/13 @ North Dakota State# Fargo, ND 12 PM Summit League Championships (11/18 - 11/20) 11/18 Quarterfinals Denver, CO TBA 11/19 Semifinals Denver, CO TBA 11/20 Championship Denver, CO TBA 11/26 @ Long Beach State Long Beach, CA 2 PM # - Summit League Game All Times Mountain Home Games in Bold Rk Team Pts 2015 Record 1 Denver (8) 64 27-8, 13-3 SL 2 North Dakota State 52 19-12, 10-6 SL 3 IUPUI (1) 48 21-10, 12-4 SL 4 Oral Roberts 44 14-16, 8-8 SL 5 South Dakota 39 15-16, 8-8 SL 6 Omaha 27 19-13, 12-4 SL 7 Fort Wayne 24 7-25, 4-12 SL 8 South Dakota State 17 5-27, 4-12 SL 9 Western Illinois 9 3-28, 1-15 SL First Place Votes in Parenthesis SUMMIT LEAGUE - WEEK 2 OVR: 9-4 | CONF: 1-0 H: 4-1 | A: 3-1 | N: 2-2 2016 SUMMIT LEAGUE PRESEASON POLL
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2016 VOLLEYBALL NOTES
2016 SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT LOCATION RESULTAztec Invitational (8/26 - 8/27) 8/26 [RV] Michigan State San Diego, CA L 3-08/27 Marist San Diego, CA W 3-08/27 @ San Diego State San Diego, CA W 3-2Pioneer Classic (9/2 - 9/3) 9/2 [20] Loyola Marymount Denver, CO W 3-19/3 Montana State Denver, CO W 3-09/3 Utah State Denver, CO L 3-19/7 @ Northern Colorado Greeley, CO L 3-1Blackbird Invitational (9/10 - 9/11) 9/10 [8] Florida Brooklyn, NY L 3-09/10 @ LIU-Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY W 3-09/11 NJIT Brooklyn, NY W 3-0Denver Invitational (9/16 - 9/17) 9/16 Southern Utah Denver, CO W 3-09/17 Georgetown Denver, CO W 3-09/24 @ Omaha# Omaha, NE W 3-19/30 @ Fort Wayne# Fort Wayne, IN 5 PM10/1 @ IUPUI# Indianapolis, IN 4 PM10/7 South Dakota State# Denver, CO 7 PM10/9 Western Illinois# Denver, CO 1 PM10/11 @ Oral Roberts# Tulsa, OK 6 PM10/14 North Dakota State# Denver, CO 7 PM10/16 South Dakota# Denver, CO 1 PM10/21 @ South Dakota State# Brookings, SD 6 PM10/23 @ Western Illinois# Macomb, IL 11 AM10/28 Fort Wayne# Denver, CO 6 PM10/29 IUPUI# Denver, CO 6 PM11/4 Oral Roberts# Denver, CO 7 PM11/8 Omaha# Denver, CO 7 PM11/11 @ South Dakota# Vermillion, SD 5 PM11/13 @ North Dakota State# Fargo, ND 12 PMSummit League Championships (11/18 - 11/20) 11/18 Quarterfinals Denver, CO TBA11/19 Semifinals Denver, CO TBA11/20 Championship Denver, CO TBA11/26 @ Long Beach State Long Beach, CA 2 PM
# - Summit League GameAll Times Mountain
Home Games in Bold
Rk Team Pts 2015 Record1 Denver (8) 64 27-8, 13-3 SL2 North Dakota State 52 19-12, 10-6 SL3 IUPUI (1) 48 21-10, 12-4 SL4 Oral Roberts 44 14-16, 8-8 SL5 South Dakota 39 15-16, 8-8 SL6 Omaha 27 19-13, 12-4 SL7 Fort Wayne 24 7-25, 4-12 SL8 South Dakota State 17 5-27, 4-12 SL9 Western Illinois 9 3-28, 1-15 SLFirst Place Votes in Parenthesis
SUMMIT LEAGUE - WEEK 2Denver vs Fort Wayne Sat., Sept. 24, 2016 • 4 p.m. MT Location: Hilliard Gates Sports Center (Fort Wayne, Ind.) Live Stats: Sidearm Stats | Live Stream: GoMastodons.com First Meeting: 2013 | Overall: DU 5-1 Last Meeting: 11/8/15 - DU 3 - Fort Wayne 0
• The Mastodons (6-9, 2-0 SL) opened up conference play with a five-set win over Omaha before sweeping Western Illinois, both on the road• Before that, Fort Wayne went 1-5 in two tournaments, 0-3 at the Hofstra/Stony Brook Invite and 1-2 at the Toledo/Asics Invitational• DU last faced the Dons on Nov. 8, 2015, in the last home conference match for the Pioneers• Denver improved to 5-1 all-time against Fort Wayne after a straigh-set sweep• The Pioneers’ win improved their record at Hamilton Gymnasium to 16-0 for the 2015 regular season• Sarah Schmid led DU with 11 kills and a .625 mark while Cassie Baird was perfect with 10 kills and no errors for a .625 clip• Piyusha Boteju drove the offense with 31 assists, while Cassidy Rooke anchored the back line with 10 digs• Denver hit .379 as a team with four blocks and four service aces while holding the Dons to a .146 swing percentage• Sophomore outside hitter Nicole Rightnowar, senior outside hitter Somer Johnson, junior outside hitter Lauren Hoffman and junior middle hitter Natalie Seiler power the offense with each totaling over 120 kills on the year with a minimum 2.80 per set average• Rightnowar leads the way with 182 kills at 3.54 per set with a .202 rate, Johnson close behind with 170 kills at 3.23 per set with a .238 rate, Hoffman third with 153 kills at 2.96 per set with a .283 rate and Seiler bringing up the rear with 121 kills at 2.81 per set with a .363 rate• Sophomore setter Madison Jaqua drives the four hitters with 516 assists, averaging 9.05 per set• Senior libero Olivia Hahn is one of the premier defenders in the Summit League, having earned three Defensive Player of the Week awards in the first five weeks of the season• Hahn provides the steady hand with 290 digs on the year, averaging 4.92 per set, and set a school record with 48 digs last week against Omaha in five sets• Currently, Hahn leads the Summit League with a 4.92 digs per set average through 15 matches• Seiler also leads the Mastodons with 58 total blocks, eight solo and 50 assisted, follwed by 39 total from Hoffman, four solo and 35 assisted, and 32 total from Natasha Medic, four solo and 28 assisted• As a team, Fort Wayne is third in the league with a .233 hitting
percentage and a 13.17 kills per set average• The Dons are also fourth with a 15.22 digs per set average and a 1.86 blocks per set average
OVR: 9-4 | CONF: 1-0H: 4-1 | A: 3-1 | N: 2-2
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TITLE BOUT REMATCH • The Pioneers defeated Omaha last week in four sets to open up Summit League play on a high note• DU hit .265 as a team in the Summit League Championship rematch and held the Mavs to a .099 mark• Kayla Principato led all players with 18 kills, coupled with a .279 swing percentage and three block assists• Monique Domme notched her second double-double of the year with 31 assists and 14 digs, while Nola Basey tallied her second as well with 16 kills and 10 digs• Cassidy Rooke surpassed 1,000 digs on her career, the 15th Pioneer to do so, with a season-high 23 in the win
STEADY AS A ROCK • Rooke has anchored Denver’s back line for three years now, average 3.46 digs per set over her career and totaling 1,013 in a Pioneer uniform• The Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., native also fills in for the setters on occasion, recording 181 assists in her three years with 48 coming in the 2016 campaign• When given the opportunity, Rooke will deal a heavy serve as she owns 59 service aces while at DU, including 11 for the 2016 season
PIONEER PRESTIGE • Ruth Okoye has been active on offense and defense, currently ranked 31st in the NCAA with a .393 hitting percentage, 38th with a 1.29 blocks per set average and 107th with 58 total blocks• Okoye is also tops in the Summit League in hitting percentage and blocks per set, and tied for second in total blocks• Emma Willis also cracks the top 150 in the NCAA in blocks per set, currently 140th with a 1.09 average• Willis is also second in the Summit League in blocks per set and seventh in total blocks• Kayla Principato joins Okoye in the top 10 hitting percentage in the Summit League, currently ranked seventh with a .288 rate, and is eighth with 45 total blocks and fourth with 1.00 blocks per set• Moni Corrujedo is currently ninth in the league with a .274 attack percentage, while Basey is tied for ninth with 13 service aces and sixth with a 0.30 aces per set average, Olivia Novotny sits eighth with a 0.29 aces per set average, and Rooke is seventh with a 3.66 digs per set average
WHERE IT MATTERS MOST • As a team, Denver has broken the top 100 in six categories starting with 31st in hitting percentage (.269), 37th in blocks per set (2.54), 59th in opponent hitting percentage (.170), 67th in assists per set (12.56), 75th in service aces per set (1.47) and 84th
2016 NCAA Statistical RankingsTEAM RANKINGS (Updated Sept. 27)Category No. RankKills 598 241stKills Per Set 13.29 84thDigs 614 272ndDigs Per Set 13.64 225thHitting Percentage .269 31stOpp. Hitting Percentage .170 59thBlocks 114.5 132ndBlocks Per Set 2.54 37thService Aces 66 169thService Aces Per Set 1.47 75thAssists 565 229thAssists Per Set 12.56 67th
INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS (Updated Sept. 27)Category Player No. RankKills Principato 129 -Kills Per Set Principato 2.87 -Digs Rooke 161 -Digs Per Set Rooke 3.66 -Hitting Pct. Okoye .393 31stBlocks Okoye 58 107thBlocks Per Set Okoye 1.29 38th Willis 1.09 140thService Aces Basey 13 -Aces Per Set Basey 0.30 -Assists Domme 252 -Assists Per Set Domme 5.60 -
School InformationLocation ......................................................................Denver, Colo.Enrollment ..............................................................................11,767Founded ..................................................................................... 1864Nickname ............................................................................ PioneersColors ................................................................. Crimson and GoldConference................................................... The Summit LeagueChancellor .............................................................Rebecca ChoppAthletics Director .......................................Peg Bradley-DoppesTicket Office Phone ............................................. (303) 871-2336
Team InformationHome Arena ....................... Hamilton Gymnasium (2,500)2015 Overall Record ........................................27-8 (13-3 SL)Starter Returning/Lost ..........................................5+libero/1Letterwinners Returning/Lost........................................12/3Newcomers ..................................................................................3DU all-time record ........................... 519-547 (33rd Season)NCAA Appearances/Last ...........................................2 / 2015Opp./Result ...................................................... Washington, L 3-0Best NCAA Finish/Last ...........................First Round / 2015Head Coach ...........................Tom Hogan (Miami (OH) ‘02)Record/Career .....................................................................0-0/0-0Asst. Coach ......................... Katelin Batten (Colo. State ‘10)Asst. Coach ........................................ Jesse Tupac (UCLA ‘10)Dir. of VB Operations ..........Eduardo Fiallos (Arizona ‘97)Volunteer Asst. Coach ..........Dennis Wukovits (LBSU ‘97)Athletic Trainer .................................................... Crystal Rush
Media RelationsAssoc. V.C. of External Affairs. ..............................Ryan PeckSID (VB Contact) .................................................Jon MontoyaCell Phone ........................................................ (720) 334-1602Email..........................................Jonathan.Montoya@du.edu
2016 NOTES
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2016 NOTESin kills per set (13.29)• In the Summit League, the Pioneers are first in hitting percentage and blocks per set, second in kills per set, service aces per set and assists per set, and third in total blocks
THERE IS NO ROYAL ROAD TO INDIANA • Denver improved to 3-1 on the year with the win in Omaha, bringing its five-year total to 26-28 since Tom Hogan joined the staff in 2012• In 2016, the Pioneers prove to be a force on the court with a .263 attack rate on the road ith 13.69 kills, 13.25 assists, 1.56 aces, 14.50 digs and 1.88 blocks per set• The defense comes to play as well, holding opponents to a .176 rate with 11.75 kills per set, while the opposition totals 10.94 assists, 0.69 aces, 14.50 digs and 1.94 blocks per set
CONFERENCE CALL • DU is 37-10 in Summit League games since Hogan joined the staff, including the opening weekend win against Omaha• The Pioneers have outpaced their league foes in several categories, hitting .282 with 14.27 kills and 2.17 blocks per set, while opponents are hitting .179 with 12.43 kills and 1.71 blocks per set
VIP MEMBERS ONLY • Corrujedo became the 13th member of DU’s 1,000 kill club after her first in the opening set against San Diego State • The El Paso, Texas, native currently owns 1,048 kills in her career and is nine away from 10th all-time in Pioneer history• Domme became the 14th member of Denver’s 1,000 assist club after her fourth in the opening set against Georgetown• She currently sits at 1,046 in her career and is 231 away from 13th all-time in DU history• Rooke became the 15th member of the 1,000 career digs club for the Pioneers after her 10th in the second set against Omaha• She currently sits at 1,013 in her career and is 115 away from cracking the top 10 all-time in DU history
KEEPING UP THE PACE • Basey can reach 1,000 kills by November at her current pace of 2.14 kills per set, she can also surpass 1,000 digs if DU reaches the NCAA tournament at her current pace of 2.11 per set• Boteju can become a member of the 1,000 assist club by October at her current pace of 5.14 per set• Okoye can break the 300 total blocks barrier by October at her current pace of 1.29 per set
2016 Single-Match LeadersKills 18, Principato at Omaha (Sept. 24)Attacks 43, Principato at Omaha (Sept. 24)Attack % .600, Okoye at San Diego St. (Aug. 27)Assists 31, Domme at Omaha (Sept. 24)Service Aces 5, Novotny at San Diego St. (Aug. 27)Digs 23, Rooke at Omaha (Sept. 24)Blocks 11, Okoye vs Loyola Marymount (Sept. 2)Block Solo 2, Okoye vs Loyola Marymount (Sept. 2) 2, Willis vs NJIT (Sept. 11)Block Assists 9, Okoye vs Loyola Marymount (Sept. 2) 9, Principato vs Loyola Marymount (Sept. 2)Points 20.5, Principato at Omaha (Sept. 24)
Active Single-Match LeadersKills 27, Okoye vs San Francisco (9/19/14)Attacks 62, Basey vs Nevada (9/20/14) 62, Basey at North Dakota St. (10/28/14) 62, Basey at South Dakota (11/7/14)Attack % .600, Okoye at San Diego St. (8/27/16)Assists 43, Domme vs Oral Roberts (10/16/15)Service Aces 5, Baird vs Oral Roberts (10/16/15) 5, Novotny at San Diego St. (8/27/16)Digs 33, Rooke vs Omaha (11/22/15)Blocks 11, Okoye vs Loyola Marymount (9/2/16)Block Solo 2, Basey at UT Arlington (8/30/14) 2, Corrujedo vs Bradley (9/6/14) 2, Corrujedo at San Francisco (8/29/15) 2, Corrujedo at N.M. State (9/12/15) 2, Principato at N.M. State (9/12/15) 2, Okoye vs Abilene Christian (9/19/15) 2, Corrujedo at Western Illinois (10/9/15) 2, Okoye vs Loyola Marymount (9/2/16) 2, Willis vs NJIT (9/11/16)Block Assists 9, Okoye vs Loyola Marymount (9/2/16) 9, Principato vs Loyola Marymount (9/2/16)Points 28.5, Okoye at San Francisco (9/19/14)
NUMERICAL ROSTER NO. NAME POS. HT. YR. HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL)1 Shannon Geraty RSH 6-4 Fr. Dove Canyon, Calif. (Saddleback Valley Christian HS)2 Cassie Baird OH 6-2 Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Perry Meridian HS)3 Andrea Eddy S 6-0 Fr. Evergreen, Colo. (Evergreen HS)4 Cassidy Rooke DS/L 5-4 Jr. Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. (La Jolla Country Day HS)5 Olivia Novotny DS/L 5-7 So. Germantown, Tenn. (Houston HS)6 Monique Domme S 5-11 Sr. Colorado Springs, Colo. (Pepperdine University)7 Nola Basey OH 6-2 Sr. Lyons, Colo. (Lyons Middle/Senior HS)8 Becca Latham OH 6-4 So. Austin, Texas (McNeil HS)9 Taylor Loyd DS/L 5-7 R-So. Centennial, Colo. (Eaglecrest HS)10 Moni Corrujedo OH 6-0 Sr. El Paso, Texas (Montwood HS)11 Piyusha Boteju S 5-11 Jr. Euless, Texas (Trinity HS)13 Ruth Okoye MB 6-1 Sr. Aurora, Colo. (Eaglecrest HS)14 Kayla Principato RSH 6-3 Jr. Rockville Centre, N.Y. (Southside HS)15 Emma Willis MB 6-3 So. La Jolla, Calif. (La Jolla HS)17 Hannah Erwin S 5-11 Fr. Conroe, Texas (The Woodlands College Park)18 Kelly Morton DS/L 5-6 Sr. Parker, Colo. (Ponderosa HS)
ALPHABETICAL ROSTER NO. NAME POS. HT. YR. HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL)2 Cassie Baird OH 6-2 Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Perry Meridian HS)7 Nola Basey OH 6-2 Sr. Lyons, Colo. (Lyons Middle/Senior HS)11 Piyusha Boteju S 5-11 Jr. Euless, Tex. (Trinity HS)10 Moni Corrujedo OH 6-0 Sr. El Paso, Texas (Montwood HS)6 Monique Domme S 5-11 Sr. Colorado Springs, Colo. (Pepperdine University)3 Andrea Eddy S 6-0 Fr. Evergreen, Colo. (Evergreen HS)17 Hannah Erwin S 5-11 Fr. Conroe, Texas (The Woodlands College Park)1 Shannon Geraty RSH 6-4 Fr. Dove Canyon, Calif. (Saddleback Valley Christian HS)8 Becca Latham OH 6-4 So. Austin, Texas (McNeil HS)9 Taylor Loyd DS/L 5-7 R-So. Centennial, Colo. (Eaglecrest HS)18 Kelly Morton DS/L 5-6 Sr, Parker, Colo. (Ponderosa HS)5 Olivia Novotny DS/L 5-7 So. Germantown, Tenn. (Houston HS)13 Ruth Okoye MB 6-1 Sr. Aurora, Colo. (Eaglecrest HS)14 Kayla Principato RSH 6-3 Jr. Rockville Centre, N.Y. (Southside HS)4 Cassidy Rooke DS/L 5-4 Jr. Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. (La Jolla Country Day HS)15 Emma Willis MB 6-3 So. La Jolla, Calif. (La Jolla HS)
Head Coach: Tom Hogan (Miami (Ohio), ‘02; Xavier, ‘04, first season)Assistant Coach: Katelin Batten (Colorado State, ‘10, fifth season)Assistant Coach: Jesse Tupac (UCLA, ‘10, first season)Dir. of Volleyball Operations: Eduardo Fiallos (Arizona, ‘97, fourth season)Volunteer Asst. Coach: Dennis Wukovits (Long Beach State ‘97, first season)Athletic Trainer: Crystal RushSID: Jon Montoya
UNIVERSITY OF DENVER VOLLEYBALLCategory Stat RankKills 598 8thKills Per Set 13.29 2ndDigs 614 9thDigs Per Set 13.64 8thHitting Percentage .269 1stBlocks 114.5 3rdBlocks Per Set 2.54 1stService Aces 66 5thService Aces Per Set 1.47 2ndAssists 565 8thAssists Per Set 12.56 2nd
Summit LeaguePlayers of the Week
Aug. 29, 2016 Offensive: Brittany Jessen, South DakotaDefensive: Olivia Hahn, Fort Wayne
Team GP W L Pct. PF PA GP W L Pct. PF PA Last 10 StreakSouth Dakota 2 2 0 1.000 6 0 15 13 2 .867 40 11 9-1 Won 2Fort Wayne 2 2 0 1.000 6 2 15 6 9 .400 27 32 4-6 Won 2North Dakota State 2 2 0 1.000 6 1 15 4 11 .267 19 34 4-6 Won 2Denver 1 1 0 1.000 3 1 13 9 4 .692 29 16 7-3 Won 5IUPUI 2 1 1 .500 3 3 17 5 12 .294 19 39 3-7 Lost 1Western Illinois 3 1 2 .333 3 7 18 4 14 .222 22 46 4-6 Won 1South Dakota State 1 0 1 .000 0 3 13 1 12 .077 7 36 0-10 Lost 10Oral Roberts 2 0 2 .000 1 6 16 8 8 .500 30 28 4-6 Lost 2Omaha 3 0 3 .000 4 9 17 3 14 .176 17 48 1-9 Lost 3
2016 Summit League Standings
Overall RecordWin First Set...................................................................................................... 8-1, .889Lose First Set ..................................................................................................... 1-3, .250Win First Two Sets .........................................................................................7-0, 1.0001-1 After Two Sets ............................................................................................ 2-2, .500Lose First Two Sets ........................................................................................... 0-2, .0002-1 After Three Sets ........................................................................................2-0, 1.0001-2 After Three Sets .......................................................................................... 0-2, .0002-2 After Four Sets .........................................................................................1-0, 1.000Record More Kills ............................................................................................. 8-2, .800Record Fewer Kills ........................................................................................... 1-2, .333Record More Attempts ..................................................................................... 1-3, .250Record Fewer Attempts ................................................................................... 8-1, .889Better Hitting Percentage ................................................................................ 9-1, .900Worse Hitting Percentage ................................................................................ 0-3, .000Record More Assists ......................................................................................... 8-2, .800Record Fewer Assists ........................................................................................ 1-2, .333Record More Service Aces ............................................................................... 8-1, .889Record Fewer Service Aces ............................................................................. 0-2, .000Record More Digs...........................................................................................6-0, 1.000Record Fewer Digs ........................................................................................... 3-4, .429Record More Blocks ......................................................................................... 7-1, .875Record Fewer Blocks ........................................................................................ 1-3, .250
Home RecordWin First Set...................................................................................................... 4-1, .800Lose First Set ........................................................................................................0-0, ---Win First Two Sets .........................................................................................4-0, 1.0001-1 After Two Sets ............................................................................................ 0-1, .000Lose First Two Sets ..............................................................................................0-0, ---2-1 After Three Sets .............................................................................................0-0, ---1-2 After Three Sets .......................................................................................... 0-1, .0002-2 After Four Sets ..............................................................................................0-0, ---Record More Kills ............................................................................................. 3-1, .750Record Fewer Kills .........................................................................................1-0, 1.000Record More Attempts ..................................................................................... 0-1, .000Record Fewer Attempts .................................................................................4-0, 1.000Better Hitting Percentage ................................................................................ 4-1, .800Worse Hitting Percentage ...................................................................................0-0, ---Record More Assists ......................................................................................... 3-1, .750Record Fewer Assists ........................................................................................ 1-0, .000Record More Service Aces ............................................................................... 4-1, .800Record Fewer Service Aces ................................................................................0-0, ---Record More Digs...........................................................................................2-0, 1.000Record Fewer Digs ........................................................................................... 2-1, .667Record More Blocks ......................................................................................... 4-1, .800Record Fewer Blocks ...........................................................................................0-0, ---
Away RecordWin First Set................................................................................................... 2-0, 1.000Lose First Set .....................................................................................................1-1, .500Win First Two Sets ........................................................................................ 1-0, 1.0001-1 After Two Sets ............................................................................................2-1, .667Lose First Two Sets ............................................................................................. 0-0, ---2-1 After Three Sets ....................................................................................... 2-0, 1.0001-2 After Three Sets ..........................................................................................0-1, .0002-2 After Four Sets ........................................................................................ 1-0, 1.000Record More Kills .............................................................................................3-1, .750Record Fewer Kills ............................................................................................. 0-0, ---Record More Attempts .....................................................................................1-1, .500Record Fewer Attempts ................................................................................ 2-0, 1.000Better Hitting Percentage ............................................................................. 3-0, 1.000Worse Hitting Percentage ................................................................................0-1, .000Record More Assists .........................................................................................3-1, .750Record Fewer Assists .......................................................................................... 0-0, ---Record More Service Aces ............................................................................ 2-0, 1.000Record Fewer Service Aces ............................................................................... 0-0, ---Record More Digs.......................................................................................... 2-0, 1.000Record Fewer Digs ...........................................................................................1-1, .500Record More Blocks ...................................................................................... 2-0, 1.000Record Fewer Blocks ........................................................................................1-1, .500
Neutral RecordWin First Set................................................................................................... 2-0, 1.000Lose First Set .....................................................................................................0-2, .000Win First Two Sets ........................................................................................ 2-0, 1.0001-1 After Two Sets .............................................................................................. 0-0, ---Lose First Two Sets ...........................................................................................0-2, .0002-1 After Three Sets ............................................................................................ 0-0, ---1-2 After Three Sets ............................................................................................ 0-0, ---2-2 After Four Sets ............................................................................................. 0-0, ---Record More Kills .......................................................................................... 2-0, 1.000Record Fewer Kills ...........................................................................................0-2, .000Record More Attempts ....................................................................................... 0-1, ---Record Fewer Attempts ...................................................................................2-1, .667Better Hitting Percentage ............................................................................. 2-0, 1.000Worse Hitting Percentage ................................................................................0-2, .000Record More Assists ...................................................................................... 2-0, 1.000Record Fewer Assists ........................................................................................0-2, .000Record More Service Aces ............................................................................ 2-0, 1.000Record Fewer Service Aces .............................................................................0-2, .000Record More Digs.......................................................................................... 2-0, 1.000Record Fewer Digs ...........................................................................................0-2, .000Record More Blocks ...................................................................................... 1-0, 1.000Record Fewer Blocks ........................................................................................0-2, .000
Denver Record When. . .
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2016 COACHING STAFF
Head Coach Tom HoganAlma Mater: Miami (Ohio)Experience: First SeasonQuick Hits: • 2014 USA Head Coach of NORCECA Championships Gold Medalists• USA High Performance Coach of the Month (2011)• 2008 Beijing Olympic Silver Medalist• 2005-08 Pan American Cup and World Grand Prix Team• USOC Coach of the Month (Sept. 2007)• 2006 World Championship Team• 2005 World Grand Champions Cup Silver Medalist
Tom Hogan joined the Pioneers’ coaching staff as the first assis-tant in the summer of 2012 for head coach Jesse Mahoney and was named the associate head coach after the 2014 season. Ahead of the 2016 season, Ho-gan was named the seventh head coach in DU volleyball history.
Denver capped off its second 27-win season with its second straight trip to the NCAA tournament, finishing 27-8 on the season. The Pioneers faced
No. 5 seed Washington after winning The Summit League Champion-ship and earning The Summit League regular season title with a 13-3 record.
The Pioneers wrapped up the 2014 season with the program’s best record in history (27-7, 13-3 Summit) and Summit League regular season and tournament titles. The team also made its first appearance in the NCAA Tournament in program history at Moby Arena in Fort Collins, Colo.
As the offensive coordinator at DU, Hogan has helped the team has achieve success, becoming one of the most efficient offenses in the country. The Pioneers recorded .245, .266, .266 and .257 offense efficiencies in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015, respectively, ranking 44th, 20th, 19th and 30th in the country.
Hogan is also the recruiting coordinator for DU. Denver’s 2014 re-cruiting class was ranked 28th by PrepVolleyball.com, the first top-30 recruiting class in program history.
Hogan brings a wealth of coaching experience to Denver, including an Olympic silver medal. He was a member of the coaching staff of the USA Women’s National Volleyball Team from 2002-2008. During this time, Hogan helped the team win the silver medal at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, the first time USA competed in the gold medal game since 1984. Among many others, he coached former AVCA All-Americans and three-time Olympians Stacy Sykora and Robyn Ah Mow-Santos.
In 2005, Hogan helped Team USA earn gold at the 2005 NORCECA Championships and silver at the World Grand Champions Cup. In
September of 2007, he was named the U.S. Olympic Committee Coach of the Month after help resurrecting Team USA from a disappointing 2006 season. 2007 saw Team USA bounce back to a 26-11 record en route to earning 2008 Olympic Games qualification at the FIVB World Cup. Hogan was also head coach of Team USA during the 2008 Pan American Cup in Mexico, helping the U.S. receive a berth in the 2009 FIVB World Grand Prix and a fifth-place finish with a youthful team.
In 2014 and 2015, Hogan served as the head coach of the USA Junior National Team. The U.S. won the Global Challenge tournament in 2015, overcoming Italy in the finals in five sets. In 2014, the team won the gold medal in the NORCECA U20 Tournament, defeating the Dominican Republic in the semifinals 3-0 and Cuba in the finals 3-0. The team also qualified for the Junior World Championships.
Beginning in 2011, Hogan also began as head coach of the U.S. Girls’ Select A1 and A2 Volleyball Programs. The USA Select National Team, also headed by Hogan, earned a silver medal at the 2013 USA High Performance Championships and a bronze medal in 2012.
Hogan served as an assistant coach with the USA Junior National Team in 2004, and was a member of the 2005 Junior National Team that won the gold medal at the NORCECA Championships. He also gained valuable experience working with the USA Youth National A2 Team. Hogan began his USA Volleyball coaching career in 2003 as an apprentice coach working with the USA National Team, the USA National Training Team and the USA Youth National Team. His USA High Performance Pipeline coaching experience includes USA National Team, National A2, JNT, JNTA2, YNT, YNTA2, Select A1 and Select A2.
Hogan also holds overseas professional-level coaching experience, having spent a season as assistant coach for the Volero Zurich team, member of the Swiss Women’s Professional League competing in the European Cup and Champions League.
Hogan is a 2002 graduate of Miami (Ohio) with a bachelor of arts de-gree in management information systems and a minor in marketing, and graduated with a master’s in sports administration from Xavier (Ohio) University in 2004. Hogan served as the head coach of the Miami (Ohio) University National Champion women’s volleyball club team in 2002, after leading the team to the national final in 2001.
Hogan resides in Denver with his wife, Lindsay, and their daughter Summer. Lindsay works for the United States Olympic Committee in Colorado Springs as a director of media and public relations.
^ - WAC# - The Summit League* - DU Asst. Coach$ - DU Assoc. Head Coach! - NCAA Tournament
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2016 COACHING STAFFAssistant Coach Katelin Batten
Alma Mater: Colorado StateExperience: Fifth SeasonQuick Hits: • 2013-14 Associate Head Coach at USA Girls’ Select National A2 Invitational Team Program• 2013-14 Assistant coach at USA HP Holiday Camp• 2014 Training coach for the Junior National Team training before the FIVB NORCECA Champion-ships• 2014-16 Lead coach at USA HP Tryouts• 2015 Assistant coach on USA Youth A1 Team at High Performance Championships, Bronze Medal• 2016 Assistant/Head coach USA Youth A1 High Performance Championships
Katelin Batten completed her fourth season under head coach Jesse Mahoney in 2015. Since joining the program, the Pioneers have put together the 12th, 13th,14th and 15th winning seasons in program history and made back-to-back appearances in the NCAA Tournament in 2014 and 2015.
Denver capped off its second 27-win season with its second straight trip to the NCAA tournament, finishing 27-8 on the season. The Pioneers faced No. 5 seed Washington after winning The Summit League Championship and earning The Summit League regular season title with a 13-3 record.
The Pioneers wrapped up a history-making season in 2014 going 13-3 in Summit League play and 27-7 overall. The 2014 team won both the regular season and conference tournament titles and earned the program’s first automatic bid into the NCAA tournament. Batten led the Pioneer defense to a conference best 16.18 digs-per-set average with libero Kate Acker earning All-Summit League honors.
In 2013 Batten and the Pioneers matched their 2012 win total finishing second in Summit League regular season play. During the 2013 conference tournament, the Pio-neers came from two-sets down to beat South Dakota in the Summit League Semifinals to advance to the program’s first ever league final. Denver narrowly missed a bid to the NCAA tournament after falling to IUPUI in the confer-ence tournament championship match. In their senior campaigns, Brea Muhle and Colleen King both earned All-Summit League, AVCA All-Region, and AVCA Honor-able Mention All-America honors. Muhle also finished the season ranked 6th in the NCAA in Hitting Percentage.
In her first season as assistant, Batten helped Denver to a 17-13 overall record and a 10-8 mark in the Pioneers one and only season in the Western Athletic Conference. She worked closely with the Pioneers libero corps of Kate Acker, Sammy Berger and Kelly Morton, guiding them to a
14.7 digs per set average.
Batten also works heavily within the USA Volleyball High Performance Pipeline. In 2015 Batten served as an assis-tant coach on the Youth A1 Red Team at the USA High Performance Championships, winning a bronze medal in the International Women’s division. In 2014 she assisted in training the USA Junior National and Youth National Teams before the NORCECA championships in which a gold and silver medal were won respectively. She also served as a coach during the 2013 and 2014 USA HP Holi-day Camps and was the featured coach in USA Volleyball’s March 2014 blog.
Batten came to DU with a wealth of playing experience after playing four years at Colorado State University. She was also mentored by some of the greatest figures in club and youth volleyball.
Prior to joining DU, Batten was an assistant to former Ohio State head coach, Jim Stone at Front Range Volleyball Club. She also served as an assistant with the Norco Volleyball Club under former University of Nebraska head coach, Terry Pettit.
At CSU, she earned Mountain West Conference Libero of the Year honors in 2009, along with AVCA All-America and AVCA All-Region recognition. She currently holds the MWC record and CSU record for all-time career digs and helped CSU earn NCAA Tournament appearances in all four years including a Sweet Sixteen appearance in 2009.
She graduated with a BA in Journalism and Technical Communication from CSU in 2010 and is currently work-ing towards a MS in Organizational Leadership from the University of Denver.
Batten resides in Denver.
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2016 COACHING STAFFAssistant Coach Jesse Tupac
Alma Mater: UCLAExperience: First Season
Director of Volleyball Operations Eduardo FiallosAlma Mater: Miami (Ohio)Experience: Fourth Season
Tupac joined the Pioneers’ coach-ing staff as the second assistant and offensive coordinator before the 2016 season. He will also assist in evaluating and recruiting future prospects.
Tupac brings experience from the college, international and
club levels, most recently as the director of volleyball operations at Penn State. Penn State made a sweet sixteen appearance and finished with a 28-6 record during Tupac’s season with the Nittany Lions.
Internationally, Tupac has worked with USA Volleyball in various positions. Most recently, he served as an assistant coach for the women’s indoor national team at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Can-ada, where the US won gold for the first time since 1965. In 2014, Tupac worked with both the US junior and senior teams at the NORECECA World Championship Qualifiers. He served as the technical coordinator for the women’s volleyball indoor youth national squad and worked for the gold medal-winning women’s indoor national team.
Tupac previously served as a graduate assistant at Iowa State and volun-teer assistant at Loyola Marymount (Calif.). At Iowa State, the Cyclones advanced to the second round of the 2014 NCAA Tournament and finished ranked second in the Big 12. Tupac assisted LMU with training,
video coordinating, data analysis and the compilation of scouting re-ports for the 2013 season.
Tupac has been honored for his work in volleyball as a recipient of the 2015 AVCA 30 Under 30 awards, which recognizes 30 up-and-coming volleyball coaches under 30 years old at all levels of the game.
At the club level, Tupac has served as a coach and administrator for the All Iowa Attack Volleyball Club and Sunshine Volleyball Club. As the head coach of the All Iowa Attack 18’s Team, the squad finished in first place at both the Iowa Regionals and the Northern Lights USAV Qual-ifier. In 2014, he coached the 17-Red team to a 17-National gold medal. Tupac also spent seven years with the Sunshine Volleyball Club and guided the 2013 18-South Bay team to a bronze medal at the 18-Nation-als. Both clubs experienced great growth during Tupac’s time with them; the Sunshine Volleyball Club expanded from 15 teams to 23 teams, while the All Iowa Attack Volleyball Club grew from five to nine teams.
In college, Tupac played for coach Al Scates as a member of the UCLA men’s volleyball team. He graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in English and later began pursuing his Masters of Education at Iowa State.
Eduardo Fiallos joined the Pioneers’ coaching staff in the fall of 2013 as the volunteer assistant coach.
He was introduced to volleyball as a high school senior in Phoenix, Ariz., and played as a member of the University of Arizona men’s club team. While working towards his degree and playing, he began coaching in the spring of 1993.
Since earning his CAP level I credential in 1993, he has continued coaching Junior Olympic volleyball, coaching for clubs in Arizona, Louisiana and California and at camps in Arizona, Louisiana, California, Florida and Colorado. During his career, he has guided three different teams to top-30 finishes (out of over 300 teams) at the Volleyball Festi-val.
In 1997, Fiallos was initiated into the collegiate coaching ranks when he became the volunteer assistant at his alma mater. He went on to coach at Cal State - Dominguez Hills, which plays in one of the premier NCAA Division II conferences in the nation. He has also coached Division I volleyball at the University of Louisiana- Lafayette. During his collegiate coaching, he also taught volleyball and volleyball coaching classes.
He moved to Denver in the summer of 2004 and immediately began working with Front Range Volleyball Club as the assistant coach of 15 White, the 2005 RMR Champion and silver medal winner at Junior
Olympics in 2005. He was the assistant of 18 Gold during the 2006 season.
He spent the fall of 2006 as an assistant coach at North Caro-lina State University in Raleigh, N.C. He returned to Denver and Front Range after the completion of the college season and worked full time for the club as the network administrator. He spent the 2007 club season as the assistant coach of 18 Black. Black medaled twice during his tenure, winning a silver medal at the Northern Lights National Qualifier and a bronze medal at the AAU National Championships. He coached 14 Royal for one season, 16 Red for one season, 17 Silver for two seasons and 18 Gold for one season.
Fiallos served from 2007 to 2015 as an administrator for Colorado Crossroads Junior National Qualifier and Tournament Magic, which ran several multi-day junior volleyball tournaments, including the Big South Junior National Qualifier. He handled all aspects of event registration and scheduled and assisted in all phases of tournament administration for these events.
He is currently the Recruiting Coordinator and Technical Advisor for the Colorado Volleyball Association.
Quick Hits:• Played volleyball and basketball for Perry Meridian H.S.• Named 2013 Academic All-State and 2013 PrepVolleyball.com Senior Ace• 3x First Team All-State (‘11, ‘12, ‘13), 3x All-County honoree (‘11, ‘12, ‘13), 3x, All-Conference selection (‘11, ‘12, ‘13)• 2x Indianapolis Star Super Team member (‘11, ‘12)
Honors: 2013 Summit League All-Freshman Team, 2013 Summit League Freshman of the Year, 2013 All-Summit League Honorable Mention, 2014 All-Summit League Team
Quick Hits:• First Team All-League, First Team All-Region, 2A Second Team All-State at Lyons Middle / Senior H.S.• RMR Regional All-Star
11 - PIYUSHA BOTEJUCareer: 217 S, 901 A, 4.15 A/S, 22 SA, 347 D, 4 TB2016: 43 S, 221 A, 5.14 A/S, 7 SA, 92 D2015: 110 S, 577 A, 5.25 A/S, 13 SA, 213 D, 3 TB2014: 64 S, 103 A, 1.61 A/S, 2 SA, 42 D, 1 TB
Quick Hits:• Team MVP at Trinity H.S.• 2012 District 6-5A Co-MVP• 2013 Under Armour All-American Honorable Mention
Honors: 2013 All-Summit League Honorable Mention, 2013 Summit League All-Freshman Team
Quick Hits:• 2x selected to play for Mexican National Team• Played in Mexico with the Chihuahua team, winning silver in the Mexican Nationals• Participated with the club Wildfire team for three years, qualifying for nationals in all three
6 - MONIQUE DOMMECareer: 228 S, 1046 A, 4.59 A/S, 50 SA, 471 D, 6 TB2016: 45 S, 252 A, 5.60 A/S, 9 SA, 84 D, 1 TB2015: 122 S, 740 A, 6.07 A/S, 28 SA, 285 D, 5 TB2014: 61 S, 54 A, 0.89 A/S, 13 SA, 102 D
Quick Hits:• Appeared in 81 sets at Pepperdine, compiling 13 aces and 102 digs• 2012-13 AVCA Under Armour All-American second team honoree•Gatorade Colorado Player of the Year finalist• 2x PrepVolleyball.com High School All-American• 3x Colorado 4A All-State First Team selection by the Denver Post• Denver Post’s 2012 Colorado 4A Player of the Year
Quick Hits:• 2013All-District First Team• All-Tournament Team selection at Junior Nationals• Named to Bastrop ISD All-Tournament Team• 2014-15 Under Armour All-American Team member• Selected for Lone Star High Performance in June 2012• Won gold in NE Qualifier in March 2013 with AJV Mizuno• Finished in third place at Junior Nationals in 2013
Outside Hitter6-4
SophomoreAustin, TexasMcNeil H.S.
9 - TAYLOR LOYD
DS / Libero 5-7
R.S. SophomoreCentennial, Colo.
Eaglecrest H.S.
Career: 66 S, 4 SA, 63 D, 0.95 D/S2016: 15 S, 1 SA, 21 D, 1.40 D/S2015: DNP2014: 51 S, 3 SA, 42 D, 0.82 D/S
Quick Hits:• Four year varsity letterwinner at Eaglecrest H.S.• 2014 Women’s Junior National Team alternate• Named to the Under Armour All-American watch list and was selected for the All-State team following her senior season• Named First Team All-Conference as a sophomore• MVP at the Eaglecrest Invitational, Second Team All-Conference (Centennial League) and First Team All-City (Aurora) as a freshman
18 - KELLY MORTONCareer: 45 S, 3 SA, 47 D, 1.04 D/S2016: 9 S, 2 D, 0.22 D/S2015: DNP2014: DNP2013: 36 S, 3 SA, 45 D, 1.25 D/S
Quick Hits:• Team MVP at Ponderosa H.S. in 2011 and 2012• Set school record with 59 aces in a season
DS / Libero5-6
SeniorParker, Colo.
Ponderosa H.S.
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2016 RETURNERS5 - OLIVIA NOVOTNY
DS / Libero5-7
SophomoreGermantown, Tenn.
Houston H.S.
Career: 63 S, 11 SA, 60 D, 0.95 D/S2016: 24 S, 7 SA, 24 D, 1.00 D/S2015: 39 S, 4 SA, 36 D, 0.92 D/S
Quick Hits:• Led Houston H.S. to fourth place finish at 2014 state championships• Finished with 309 service aces, 2.60 kills per set, and 461 sets played in high school• Tennessee Sports Writers Association All-State selection• Set Tennessee state records for most aces in a match and most aces in a set• Best of Preps Volleyball finalist• All-Region 8 MVP
Honors: 2015 All-Summit League Team, 2015 Summit League All-Tournament Team
Quick Hits:• Named Tournament MVP and recipient of Rising Star Award while attending South Side H.S.• Named All-Tournament Team MVP and member of All-Conference and All-County teams• Nominated for 2013 All-Long Island and All-State teams, and named to GEVA Regional Volleyball Team
4 - CASSIDY ROOKECareer: 293 S, 181 A, 0.62 A/S, 59 SA, 1013 D, 3.46 D/S2016: 44 S, 48 A, 1.09 A/S, 11 SA, 161 D, 3.66 D/S2015: 128 S, 116 A, 0.91 A/S, 29 SA, 574 D, 4.48 D/S2014: 121 S, 17 A, 0.14 A/S, 19 SA, 278 D, 2.30 D/S
Quick Hits:• Award the CIF Sportsmanship Citizenship Honoree 2012 and 2014 at state finals while attending La Jolla Country Day H.S.• 2x Second Team All-League (‘12, ‘14)• Led team in digs with 328 as a senior in 2014• Played on Coast Volley club team, won gold medal during her 16s year, won bronze medal during her 17s year at Junior Olympics in Columbus
Quick Hits:• Was selected as a Prep Volleyball Senior Ace in 2014 while attending La Jolla H.S.• Featured as a 2015 Player to Watch in the San Diego Union Tribune• Played for Coast Volleyball club and led her 17s team to a third-place ranking in the country and fifth-place finish at the 2014 Junior Nationals• Named to the All-Tournament Team at the 2014 Junior Nationals
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2016 NEWCOMERS3 - ANDREA EDDY2016: 13 S, 17 A, 1.31 A/S, 4 D, 0.31 D/S
Quick Hits:• Played four years of varsity volleyball at Evergreen H.S. as a setter• Led the Cougars to their first league title since 1998 and placed fourth in the state tournament her senior year• Named first team All-Conference all four years, first team All-State her senior year, league MVP and Academic All-Conference her junior and senior years• Named team captain her for sophomore, junior and senior years• Team MVP as a junior and senior• Played club volleyball for six years with the Colorado Volleyball Association, reached Junior Nationals twice
Setter6-0
FreshmanEvergreen, Colo.Evergreen H.S.
17 - HANNAH ERWIN
Setter5-11
FreshmanConroe, Texas
The WoodlandsCollege Park
Quick Hits:• Played four years of varsity volleyball at the Woodlands College Park• Earned Academic All-District all four years of high school• Named District Setter of the Year and a Greater Houston All-Star in addition to team captain and MVP her senior year• Totaled 2,200 career assists while at the Wood Lands College Park
1 - SHANNON GERAT YQuick Hits:• Played four years of varsity volleyball at Saddleback Christian H.S.• Named CIF Southern Section Division 3 Player of the Year and San Joaquin League Player of the Year• Earned Orange County Register All-County First Team Honors• Team captain and MVP at SVCS and led the team to the state tournament in her final two seasons• Played for SVCS beach volleyball team from 2013-14 and the Tstreet Volleyball Club for six seasons ranked as the No. 1 ranked club team in California and No. 4 in the country
Right Side Hitter6-4
FreshmanDove Canyon, Calif.Saddleback Valley
Christian H.S.
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2016 RADIO/T V ROSTER
Tom HoganHead Coach
Katelin BattenAssistant Coach
Jesse TupacAssistant Coach
Eduardo FiallosDir. of VB Operations
Shannon GeratyFr., Right Side1 Cassie Baird
Jr., Outside Hitter2 Andrea EddyFr., Setter3 Cassidy Rooke
Team Statistics DEN OPPATTACK K i l l s 598 527 E r r o r s 199 271 Total Attacks 1484 1507 Attack Pct . 2 6 9 . 1 7 0 K i l l s / S e t 13.3 11.7SET A s s i s t s 565 494 A s s i s t s / S e t 12.6 11.0SERVE A c e s 66 31 E r r o r s 110 80 A c e s / S e t 1.5 0.7SERVE RECEPTIONS E r r o r s 31 66 E r r o r s / S e t 0.7 1.5DEFENSE D i g s 614 618 D i g s / S e t 13.6 13.7BLOCKING Block Solo 17 20 Block Assist 195 124 Total Blocks 114.5 82.0 B l o c k s / S e t 2.5 1.8 Block Errors 12 26Ball handling errors 12 12ATTENDANCE T o t a l 1445 1778 Dates/Avg Per Date 5/289 4/444 Neutral site #/Avg 4/120 Current win streak 5 - Home win streak 2 -
Date Opponent Score Score by set Att.Aug 26 vs Michigan State L 0-3 13-25,23-25,25-27 148Aug 27 vs Marist W 3-0 25-22,25-11,25-14 107Aug 27 at San Diego State W 3-2 25-17,21-25,25-23,22-25,15-8 306Sep 02 #20 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT W 3-1 25-13,18-25,25-16,25-22 311Sep 03 MONTANA STATE W 3-0 25-15,25-19,25-16 0Sep 03 UTAH STATE L 1-3 25-18,25-27,22-25,22-25 329Sep 07 at Northern Colorado L 1-3 17-25,25-17,20-25,23-25 840Sep 10 vs #8 Florida L 0-3 17-25,20-25,11-25 124Sep 10 at LIU Brooklyn W 3-0 25-19,25-12,25-21 128Sep 11 vs NJIT W 3-0 25-15,25-11,25-16 102Sep 16 SOUTHERN UTAH W 3-0 25-18,25-13,25-15 369Sep 17 GEORGETOWN W 3-0 25-15,25-20,25-19 436
*Sep 24 at Omaha W 3-1 25-27,25-14,25-20,27-25 504
Record in 3-set matches: 6-2Record in 4-set matches: 2-2Record in 5-set matches: 1-0
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2016 SUMMIT LEAGUE STATISTICSUniversity of Denver Volleyball 2016
Denver Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 25, 2016)Conference matches
RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0CONFERENCE 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Team Statistics DEN OPPATTACK K i l l s 61 44 E r r o r s 20 29 Total Attacks 155 151 Attack Pct . 2 6 5 . 0 9 9 K i l l s / S e t 15.2 11.0SET A s s i s t s 60 40 A s s i s t s / S e t 15.0 10.0SERVE A c e s 5 5 E r r o r s 13 6 A c e s / S e t 1.2 1.2SERVE RECEPTIONS E r r o r s 5 5 E r r o r s / S e t 1.2 1.2DEFENSE D i g s 72 68 D i g s / S e t 18.0 17.0BLOCKING Block Solo 0 2 Block Assist 10 12 Total Blocks 5.0 8.0 B l o c k s / S e t 1.2 2.0 Block Errors 2 1Ball handling errors 3 0ATTENDANCE T o t a l 0 504 Dates/Avg Per Date 0/0 1/504 Neutral site #/Avg 0/0 Current win streak 1 - Home win streak 0 -
Date Opponent Score Score by set Att.*Sep 24 at Omaha W 3-1 25-27,25-14,25-20,27-25 504
Record in 3-set matches: 0-0Record in 4-set matches: 1-0Record in 5-set matches: 0-0
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2016 TEAM MATCH-BY-MATCH & COMPARISONUniversity of Denver Volleyball 2016
Denver Team Match-by-Match (as of Sep 25, 2016)All matches
2016 BOX SCORESGAME 1: [RV] MICHIGAN STATE 3 - DU 0 (AUG. 26)
“After shaking off our nerves in the first set, I feel we played extremely well competing with a tough top 25 team in Michigan State,” said coach Hogan. “This may not be the result we were looking for, but this match has inspired our team and has shown us that our process is working and our growth is real.”
GAME 2: DU 3 - MARIST 0 (AUG. 27)Volleyball Box Score
University of Denver Volleyball 2016Denver vs Michigan State (Aug 26, 2016 at San Diego, Calif.)
Team Attack By SetSet K E TA Pct1 16 3 33 . 3 9 42 14 7 34 . 2 0 63 14 9 35 . 1 4 3
TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 7.0
Site: San Diego, Calif. (Aztec Court)Date: Aug 26, 2016 Attend: 148 Time: 1:27Referees: Kevin Cull, Stephanie Cruz
1 2 3 TotalTie scores 2 6 9 17Lead change 1 1 5 7
DU’s first win under the direction of first-year head coach Tom Hogan came in a straight-set win over the Marist Red Foxes in the Aztec Invita-tional. Denver outhit Marist .241 to .000 while posting 8.0 team blocks to the Red Foxes’ 5.0.
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Marist vs Denver (Aug 27, 2016 at San Diego, Calif.)
“Today we took a big step forward as a program,” said coach Hogan. “We showed resiliency against two tough opponents, and we beat a good San Diego State team in five sets on their home court. We are looking forward to getting back to DU and preparing for a very challenging tournament this upcoming weekend.”
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Denver vs San Diego State (Aug 27, 2016 at San Diego, Calif.)
Ruth Okoye led DU to its first upset over a ranked opponent in nearly five years after posting a new career high in total blocks with 11, two solo and nine assisted. Denver also set a new Division-I school record with 19.0 team blocks and held the Lions to a .127 mark. The Pioneers hit .233 as a team, led by Okoye at .375 and Becca Latham at .350
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#20 Loyola Marymount vs Denver (Sep 02, 2016 at Denver, Colo.)
“We responded well this afternoon after a very emotional match against LMU,” said coach Tom Hogan. “We executed offensively at a high level hitting at .402 efficiency. We struggled at times with our block, but look to make the right adjustments tonight as we battle against a tough Utah State team.”
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Montana State vs Denver (09/03/16 at Denver, Colo.)
Team Attack By SetSet K E TA Pct1 18 2 30 . 5 3 32 17 1 36 . 4 4 43 11 4 31 . 2 2 6
TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 10.0
Site: Denver, Colo. (Hamilton Gymnasium)Date: 09/03/16 Attend: Time: 1:23Referees: Tony Hill, Brenda KirkPioneer Classic
1 2 3 TotalTie scores 5 0 5 10Lead change 1 0 5 6
GAME 6: UTAH STATE 3 - DU 1 (SEPT. 3)
Nola Basey was the lone Denver representative on the Pioneer Classic All-Tournament team after leading DU’s offense with 12 kills and nine digs, followed by Cassie Baird with 12 kills and five digs. Okoye cemented her first career Summit League Defensive Player of the Week Award after posting five block assists in the match, totaling 24 blocks at the Classic.
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Utah State vs Denver (Sep 03, 2016 at Denver, Colo.)
Nola Basey and Piyusha Boteju each posted a double-double in the four-set loss to the Bears, as Basey totaled 10 kills and 10 digs while Boteju added 25 assists and 16 digs. Denver hit .219 as a team but UNC had the upper hand with a .236 mark and 12 team blocks to DU’s nine, as Emma Willis and Becca Latham each tallied four block assists.
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Denver vs Northern Colorado (Sep 07, 2016 at Greeley, Colo.)
Kayla Principato led DU on offense with seven kills and a .263 mark, coupled with three block assists, while Emma Willis and Ruth Okoye added six kills apiece. Willis also added four block assists, while Monique Domme and Piyusha Boteju split setter duties with 15 and seven assists, respectively.
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Denver vs #8 Florida (Sep 10, 2016 at Brooklyn, NY)
“We were very competitive in the first two sets with Florida and the team grew from that experience,” coach Hogan said. “It’s been a long week, but the team responded well against a good LIU-Brooklyn team on their home court this evening.”
GAME 10: DU 3 - NJIT 0 (SEPT. 11)Volleyball Box Score
University of Denver Volleyball 2016Denver vs LIU Brooklyn (Sep 10, 2016 at Brooklyn, NY)
“It’s really impressive the way our players responded to an early morning match following a competitive evening match,” said coach Hogan.” They were extremely focused, energized and executed our systems and strategies at a high level.”
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Team Attack By SetSet K E TA Pct1 15 2 22 . 5 9 12 15 0 26 . 5 7 73 15 4 34 . 3 2 4
TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 10.0
Site: Brooklyn, NY (Steinberg Center)Date: Sep 11, 2016 Attend: 102 Time: 1:21Referees: Jung Park, Paul DeCurtis
1 2 3 TotalTie scores 0 0 7 7Lead change 0 0 2 2
GAME 11: DU 3 - SOUTHERN UTAH 0 (SEPT. 16)
DU hit .409 as a team to sweep Southern Utah in the Denver Invitational opener. Kayla Principato led all players in the match with 11 kills as the Pioneers recorded 19 in the opening set as a team. Ruth Okoye followed with nine kills and a .583 rate, while Piyusha Boteju and Monique Domme drove the offense with 18 and 14 assists, respectively.
GAME 12: DU 3 - GEORGETOWN 0 (SEPT. 17)Volleyball Box Score
University of Denver Volleyball 2016Southern Utah vs Denver (Sep 16, 2016 at Denver, Colo.)
Team Attack By SetSet K E TA Pct1 19 4 31 . 4 8 42 12 2 23 . 4 3 53 16 5 34 . 3 2 4
TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 8.0
Site: Denver, Colo. (Hamilton Gymnasium)Date: Sep 16, 2016 Attend: 369 Time: 1:23Referees: Gary Houghton, Kim Renquest
1 2 3 TotalTie scores 2 3 1 6Lead change 1 1 1 3
Denver closed the invitational with a sweep of Georgetown and were led by Monique Domme, who took home Tournament MVP honors with 19 assists to become DU’s 14th player to surpass 1000 career assists, and Emma Willis, who earned her first career All-Tournament team selection with seven kills, a .700 swing percentage and three total blocks.
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Georgetown vs Denver (Sep 17, 2016 at Denver, Colo.)
“I’m really proud of our team for battling adversity throughout the match tonight,” said coach Hogan. “Omaha brought fantastic defense like we an-ticipated and we responded well with fighting for points on the transition side”
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