UNIVERSITY OF DENVER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL For Release Jan. 29, 2016 2015-16 SCHEDULE NEXT GAME MATCH-UP Overall: 4-17 | Summit League: 2-6 Home: 2-7 | Away: 2-8 | Neutral: 0-2 2015-16 Record: 4-17, 2-6 2015-16 Record: 4-17, 0-8 Date Opponent Time/Results 11/13 Northern Colorado L, 60-51 11/15 Weber State L, 61-49 11/18 Air Force W, 57-48 11/27 No. 3 Notre Dame# L, 94-52 11/28 LA Tech# L, 58-53 12/3 at Seattle L, 59-51 12/5 at Pepperdine L, 64-60 VS 12/9 Wyoming% L, 75-64 12/12 at UMKC L, 68-58 DENVER PIONEERS IPFW MASTODONS Head Coach: Kerry Cremeans (4th season) Head Coach: Chris Paul (6th season) 12/14 at Milwaukee W, 56-49 Career: 35-80 (4th Season) Career: 122-189 12/17 UIC L, 56-46 12/20 Colorado State L, 74-46 At DU: 35-80 At IPFW: 122-189 12/28 Long Beach State L, 48-41 Streak: L4 Streak: L11 12/30 South Dakota State* L, 76-39 1/1 at South Dakota* L, 85-60 1/7 North Dakota State* W, 64-53 1/9 IPFW* W, 53-50 OT BROADCAST INFO 1/15 at Western Illinois* L, 63-60 • Live Stats: http://www.sidearmstats.com/ipfw/wbball/ 1/17 at Omaha* L, 67-55 • Video: http://www.gomastodons.com/watch/?Live=379 1/23 at Oral Roberts* L, 65-33 • Audio: http://portal.stretchinternet.com/ipfw 1/28 at IUPUI* L, 81-75 2OT • TV: None 1/30 at IPFW* 12 p.m. • Twitter: @DU_WHoops 2/5 South Dakota* 7 p.m. • Facebook: DU_WomensHoops 2/7 Oral Roberts* 1 p.m. 2/10 Western Illinois* 7 p.m. 2/14 IUPUI* 1 p.m. 2/18 at South Dakota State* 6 p.m. Storylines & History 2/20 at North Dakota State* 12 p.m. • The Pioneers wrap up a five-game road trip with a Summit League game at Fort Wayne on Saturday. 2/27 Omaha* 1 p.m. • Denver will play at 12 p.m. MT in the Gates Sports Center. 3/5-8 Summit League Tournament^ TBA • This will be the seventh meeting in the all-time series. • The Pioneers lead the series 4-2, winning the first meeting earlier this season. * Summit League Game • DU won the last game 53-50 in overtime back on Jan. 9. # Junkanoo Jam Tournament • Denver is 2-1 all-time as the away team. ^ Summit League Tournament at Premier Center in • Jacqlyn Poss led the Pioneers with 18 points in the last meeting. Sioux Falls, S.D. • Jordyn Alt recorded her second double-double of the year, scoring 13 points and grabbing a career-best % Game on ROOT Sports 17 rebounds in the win. Home games are in BOLD All times are MT Last Time Out • DU fought hard but came up just short in a 81-75 double-overtime loss at IUPUI on Thursday evening. • Denver was led by a team-high 26 points from Paige Bradley, her fourth game this season with at least TEAM INFORMATION 20 points. • The Pioneers’ 75 points set a new season high for points scored in a game. Arena ................................................................. Magness Arena Capacity ............................................................................... 7,200 Press Box Phone ............................................. (303) 871-3922 2014-15 Overall Record .................................................... 8-23 LAST GAME’S STARTERS 2014-15 Summit League Record .................................. 5-11 Paige Bradley, Sr. Jacqlyn Poss, Jr. Ciera Morgan, So. Jordyn Alt, So. Alecia Espinoza, Jr. 2014-15 Summit League Finish ........................................8th Letterwinners Returning/Lost...........................................8/5 Starters Returning/Lost .......................................................3/2 Newcomers ..................................................................................3 TEAM HISTORY First Year of Women’s Basketball 1974-75 Overall All-Time Record .................................636-540 (.542) NCAA Tournament/Last .............................................. 1/2001 ........................................L, 77-57, Virginia Tech (3/16/01) 13.4 PPG, 3.6 APG 9.6 PPG, 2.1 APG 4.7 PPG, 4.2 RPG 4.6 PPG, 7.8 RPG 9.8 PPG, 4.4 RPG 2015-16 DU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | 1 • Alecia Espinoza chipped in with a season-high 14 points in the 2015-16 Summit League Standings loss. STATISTICAL LEADERS Overall POINTS Summit League Overall About Denver • The Pioneers are 4-17 on the season. South Dakota State .....................7-1 ..............................17-4 • DU averages 53.5 points per game on the year. South Dakota.................................7-1 ..............................16-5 • Denver is allowing 64.5 points a night on the season, which ranks Oral Roberts ...................................6-2 ..............................9-11 fifth in the Summit League. IUPUI .................................................5-3 ..............................14-7 • The Pioneers are shooting 39.0 percent from the field. Omaha .............................................4-4 ..............................11-9 • DU’s foes shoot 40.8 percent from the field on the year, good for Western Illinois .............................4-4 ........................... 11-10 fifth lowest in the Summit League. Paige Bradley u13.4 Denver ....................................2-6 ....................... 4-17 • Denver is shooting 70.0 percent from the foul line, fifth in the Sum- Senior, Guard North Dakota State......................1-7 ..............................6-15 mit League. Fort Wayne .....................................0-8 ..............................4-17 • The Pioneers are knocking down 4.3 3s per game this year. • DU is connecting on 27.4 percent of its 3s on the season. REBOUNDS As of Jan. 29, 2016 • Denver is dishing out 10.4 assists per contest in 2015-16. • Bradley is leading the team in scoring at 13.4 points a contest, COACHING STAFF good for ninth in the Summit League. • Bradley ranks third in the Summit League in assists, averaging 3.6 Head Coach Kerry Cremeans per contest. Alma Mater ...........................................................Florida ‘94 • Alt is the team’s leading rebounder, pulling down 7.8 per game Alma Mater ......................................................Kentucky ‘04 fifth in league play. Record at DU ...........................................................35-79 (4) • The Pioneers have had two players record a double-double this Jordyn Alt u7.8 Career .......................................................................35-79 (4) year in Alt (two occasions) and Jesse Spittel (11 points, 11 re- Sophomore, Forward Best way to reach coach ..............................through SID bounds) at Milwaukee. Assoicate Head Coach .....................................Seth Kushkin Alma Mater .................................................... Wisconsin ‘92 About Fort Wayne ASSISTS Assistant Coach ........................................ Nettie Respondek • The Mastodons are currently 4-17 in 2015-16. Alma Mater ....................................................Vanderbilt ‘98 • IPFW scores 65.5 points per game, sixth in the Summit League. Alma Mater ....................................................Vanderbilt ‘00 • Fort Wayne is allowing its foes to score 70.0 points per contest, Assistant Coach ....................................................David Elliott seventh in the Summit League. Alma Mater ......................................................... Arizona ‘09 • The Mastodons have a -4.5 scoring margin, seventh in the Summit Alma Mater ........................................... St. John Fisher “12 League. Director of Basketball Ops. ...................... Brittany Graham • IPFW shoots 37.5 percent from the field on the season, which ranks Alma Mater ..............................................Georgia State ‘10 ninth in the first in Summit League. Paige Bradley u3.6 Alma Mater ..............................................Georgia State ‘13 • Fort Wayne is letting teams shoot well against them, allowing 44.5 Senior, Guard Phone ........................................................... (404) 809-1984 percent field-goal percentage on the year, eighth in the Summit Assistant Athletic Trainer .............................Casey Madden League. Team Doctor ...........................................Dr. Girish Paranjape • The Mastodons get in the passing lane well, averaging a Sports Performance Coach ...............Kathryn Whartenby league-leading 10.3 steals per game. Sport Program Assistant ...............................Mellissa Lewis • Kamilah Carter is the team’s leading scorer, averaging 15.9 points Phone...............................................................(303)-871-3397 per game, which is sixth in the Summit League. GENERAL INFORMATION Sizing Up the Game Location ................................................................Denver, Colo. Enrollment ........................................................................11,809 TEAM COMPARISON Founded ............................................................................... 1864 Nickname ......................................................................Pioneers 53.5 POINTS PER GAME 65.5t Colors ...........................................................Crimson and Gold National Affiliation .......................................NCAA Division I POINTS ALLOWED Conference.............................................The Summit League u64.5 70.0 Chancellor .......................................................Rebecca Chopp Alma Mater ............................................Kansas Wesleyan ‘74 u39.0 FIELD GOAL % 37.5 Alma Mater .....................................University of Chicago Athletics Director ................................ Peg Bradley-Doppes 3-POINT FIELD GOAL % t Alma Mater ........................Mount St. Joseph (Ohio) ’79 27.4 30.6 Alma Mater .............................................