UNIVERSITY OF DENVER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL For Release Jan. 23, 2018 2017-18 SCHEDULE NEXT GAME MATCH-UP Overall: 12-9 | Summit League: 3-3 2017-18 Record: 12-9 2017-18 Record: 14-6 Home: 4-4 | Away: 7-3 | Neutral: 1-2 Date Opponent Time/Results 11/10 Air Force W, 75-54 11/12 Northern Colorado L, 71-63 11/16 Wyoming L, 61-51 11/22 Chadron State W, 99-55 11/24 Eastern Michigan# W, 60-54 11/25 Miami (OH)# L, 69-52 VS 11/27 Cal State Fullerton W, 83-58 11/30 Colorado State L, 61-56 DENVER PIONEERS WIU LEATHERNECKS 12/3 Northern Arizona W, 80-73 Head Coach: Jim Turgeon (1st season) Head Coach: J.D. Gravina (7th season) 12/7 UMBC W, 70-48 Career: 12-9 (1st Season) Career: 113-93 (7th season) 12/9 American L, 66-53 At DU: Same At Western Illinois: Same 12/16 Utah State W, 74-72, OT Streak: L-1 Streak: L-1 12/19 Liberty& L, 82-69 12/20 UMKC& W, 77-68 12/30 South Dakota* L, 79-51 1/2 Utah Valley W, 72-53 BROADCAST INFO 1/6 Fort Wayne* W, 73-55 • You can follow along with live stats at: http://www.sidearmstats.com/wiu/wbball/ 1/11 South Dakota State* L, 69-58 • Watch/listen to the stream at: http://www.goleathernecks.com/watch/?Live=385&type=Live 1/13 North Dakota State* W, 98-79 • Follow the action on @DU_WHoops for updates throughout the course of the game. 1/18 Omaha* W, 85-74 • Twitter: @DU_WHoops 1/20 Oral Roberts* L, 90-60 • Facebook: DU_WomensHoops 1/24 Western Illinois* 6 PM 1/27 South Dakota* 1 PM 2/4 Fort Wayne* 1 PM 2/8 South Dakota State* 6 PM 2/10 North Dakota State* 1 PM 2/15 Oral Roberts* 7 PM Storylines & History 2/17 Omaha* 1 PM • Denver will face Western Illinois in the 10th overall meeting between the two programs. 2/24 Western Illinois* 1 PM • The game will be played in Western Hall on Wednesday at 6 p.m. MT. • DU is 1-8 against the Leathernecks, with the lone win coming in Denver, 87-83 on Jan. 26, 2014 • In Macomb, Ill., Denver is 0-4. * Summit League Game • In a 90-60 loss at Oral Roberts on Saturday, Carie Weinman led the team with 12 points. # LMU Thanksgiving Classic • Against the Golden Eagles, Samantha Romanowski added 10 points. & Roo Holiday Classic • Jordyn Alt put up eight points and eight rebounds against ORU. Home games are in BOLD • DU chalked up 40 reounds in the Mabee Center. All times are MT • The Crimson and Gold rank 17th in the NCAA for 3-point field goals made with 175. • DU ranks 17th in the NCAA in total rebounds with 848. TEAM INFORMATION • Alt averages 7.7 boards per contest, leading the Summit League. • WIU lost to South Dakota State, 84-48 on Saturday. Arena .................................................... Hamilton Gymnasium • Emily Clemens scored 16 points for Western Illinois against the Jackrabbits. Capacity ............................................................................... 2,500 Press Box Phone ................................................................... N/A 2016-17 Overall Record .................................................... 6-24 2016-17 Summit League Record .................................. 3-13 PROJECTED STARTERS 2016-17 Summit League Finish ........................................8th Jordyn Alt, Sr. Claire Gritt, Fr. Briana Johnson, So. Grace White, Fr. Sam Romanowski, Jr. Letterwinners Returning/Lost........................................11/3 Starters Returning/Lost .......................................................3/2 Newcomers ..................................................................................5 TEAM HISTORY First Year of Women’s Basketball 1974-75 Overall All-Time Record .................................656-582 (.530) NCAA Tournament/Last .............................................. 1/2001 ........................................L, 77-57, Virginia Tech (3/16/01) 7.7 PPG, 7.7 RPG 10.0 PPG, 3.3 RPG 9.0 PPG, 3.5 APG 5.1 PPG, 2.4 RPG 7.9 PPG, 2.8 APG 2017-18 DU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | 1 SUMMIT LEAGUE STANDINGS About Denver • Denver is 12-9 this season and 3-3 in the Summit League. STATISTICAL • The Pioneers are averaging 69.5 points per game this season. LEADERS Summit League Overall • DU is holding its opponents to 66.2 points per contest this year. South Dakota ...............................6-0 ..............................15-5 • The Crimson and Gold are shooting 38.9 percent (518-for-1333) from POINTS South Dakota State ....................5-0 ..............................16-4 the field. Western Illinois .............................4-2 ..............................14-6 • Denver is currently holding its opponents to 40.2 percent (495-for- Oral Roberts ...................................4-3 ..............................12-8 1230) from field-goal range. Denver ....................................3-3 ........................12-9 • The Pioneers shot 66.7 percent (4-for-6) from 3-point range during the North Dakota State......................1-4 ..............................8-11 fourth quarter against Oral Roberts. Fort Wayne .......................................1-6 .............................. 4-16 • As a team, DU is grabbing an average of 40.4 rebounds. Omaha ..............................................0-6 .............................. 8-10 • On the season, the Crimson and Gold are forcing an average of 16.4 turnovers. u • Denver is averaging 14.4 assists per game. Claire Gritt 10.0 Freshman, Guard COACHING STAFF • Weinman ranks second in the Summit with a 3-point percentage of 47.1. • DU is averaging 7.6 steals per game. REBOUNDS Head Coach............................................................Jim Turgeon • Alt currently ranks 86th in the NCAA for total rebounds with 161. Alma Mater ....................................................Washburn ‘97 • Gritt is the team’s leading scorer, averaging 10.0 points per game. The Record at DU .............................................................12-9 (1) Arlington Heights, Ill. native sits 16th in the Summit League. Career ............................................................................... 12-9 • Against Omaha, Madison Nelson went for 18 points. Best way to reach coach ..............................through SID • Besides Nelson, four other Pioneers scored in double figures vs UNO, Assoicate Head Coach ............................................ Kayla Ard Gritt (15), Briana Johnson (14), Abi Curtin (12) and Alt (10). Alma Mater ..........................Southeastern Louisiana ‘10 • Johnson is shooting 38.4 percent (25-for-66) from the behind the arc. • Nelson ranks seventh in the Summit League with an average of 6.2 re- Alma Mater ........................................................ Phoenix ‘13 Jordyn Alt u7.7 bounds per game. Assistant Coach ...................................................Terra Moyers Senior, Forward Alma Mater ....................................College of St Mary ‘10 • From the free-throw line, Denver is shooting 69.5 percent (248-for-357). Alma Mater ................................................Wayne State ‘12 About Western Illinois Assistant Coach ..........................................Tommie Johnson • The Leathernecks are 14-6 this year and 4-2 in the Summit. ASSISTS Alma Mater ...............................UC-Colorado Springs ‘07 • WIU is averaging 80.2 points per game this season. Director of Basketball Ops. ..........................Adam Gleason • Western Illinois has allowed an average of 65.2 points per game. Alma Mater .........................................Oklahoma State ‘15 • The Leathernecks are shooting 35.2 percent (204-for-579) from deep. Alma Mater .........................................Oklahoma State ‘17 • WIU is shooting 42.8 percent (549-for-1282) from the field. • Western Illinois’ opponents are shooting 39.2 percent (503-for-1282) from Phone ........................................................... (404) 809-1984 field-goal range. Assistant Athletic Trainer ............................ Mary Dudevoir • As a team, the Leathernecks have snagged 38.0 rebounds per performance. Team Doctor ...........................................Dr. Girish Paranjape • Emily Clemens is the squad’s leading scorer with 16.8 points per game. u Sports Performance Coach ................................ Gary Boros • WIU’s leading rebounder is Taylor Higginbotham, who has collected 7.6 re- Briana Johnson 3.5 Sport Program Assistant ..............................Kelsey Bigham bounds per contest. Sophomore, Guard Phone...............................................................(303)-871-3397 • Againt SDSU, Western Illinois scored 25 points in the second half. • The Leathernecks average 10.2 3s per outing. • WIU is shooting 74.4 percent (303-for-407) from the charity stripe. GENERAL INFORMATION • As a unit, Western Illinois is handing out 18.4 assists per game. • Taylor Hanneman is shooting 40.7 percent (24-for-59) from 3-point range. Location ................................................................Denver, Colo. • The Leathernecks rank fourth in the NCAA with 10.2 3s per game. Enrollment ........................................................................11,500 Founded ............................................................................... 1864 Nickname ......................................................................Pioneers Sizing Up the Game Colors ...........................................................Crimson and Gold National Affiliation .......................................NCAA Division I TEAM COMPARISON Conference.............................................The Summit League Chancellor .......................................................Rebecca Chopp POINTS PER GAME t Alma Mater