2017 VOLLEYBALL NOTES OVR: 23-5 CONF: 12-2 H: 14-1 A: 6-3 N: SCHEDULE

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1 DENVER VOLLEYBALL Denver vs No. 21 Cal Poly (26-2, 16-0 Big West) Fri., Dec. 1, :30 p.m. MT Location: Pauley Pavilion (Los Angeles, Calif.) Live Stats: NCAA TV: UCLA LIVE STREAM First Meeting: 1998 Overall: DU 0-2 Last Meeting: 9/11/09- Cal Poly 3, DU 1 The Mustangs are 19-2 in three-set matches, 4-0 in four sets and 3-0 in five sets. They are 7-0 in neutral site matches. Cal Poly has won its last 21 matches, which is the longest in program history and the second longest in Division I. The Mustangs have a RPI ranking of 16. Leading the team are Torrey Van Winden (441 kills, 4.69 k/s), Taylor Nelson (1119 assists, a/s), Savannah Niemen (58 total blocks, three solo and 55 assisted), Katherine Brouker (371 digs, 3.95 d/s) and Adlee Van Winden (28 service aces). As a team, the Mustangs have 1422 kills, 1324 assists, 136 service aces, 1402 digs, 181 total blocks (40 solo, 282 assisted), and is hitting.314 while holding opponents to.185. Nationally, they rank 2nd in kills per set, 4th in assists per set, 6th in hitting percentage, 56th in aces per set, 86th in opponent s hitting percentage, tied for 154th in service aces, tied for 164th in kills, 167th in assists, 168th in digs per set, 202nd in blocks per set, 273rd in blocks and 282nd in digs. GAMEDAY STORYLINES This is the fourth consecutive year that DU earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Denver has won its last 11 matches. Six of DU s wins have come in straight-sets. The Pioneers are 12-3 in three set matches, 9-2 in four sets and 2-0 in five sets this season. DU is 54th in the RPI rankings, the highest end-of-season RPI in program history. Denver has used three different starting lineups this season. Emma Willis, Cassie Baird, Tina Boe and Cassidy Rooke have started all 28 matches. Teal Schnurr has started 25 matches, Kayla Principato and Piyusha Boteju have both started 17 matches, Becca Latham started 14, and Ellie Anderson has started the last 11 matches. Anderson, Baird, Boe, Latham, Rooke, Schnurr and Willis started the last 11 matches. Latham started the first three matches of the season and the last 11 matches, with the Pioneers going 14-0 in those matches and outscoring the opponents 42 sets to eight. DU is 17-1 when Latham records double-digit kills, 11-0 when Boteju records a double-double and 6-0 when Anderson records a double-double. CALIFORNIA GIRLS The Pioneers have two players from The Golden State on their roster. Junior middle blocker Emma Willis hails from La Jolla, Calif. (La Jolla HS) and senior libero/defensive specialist Cassidy Rooke is from Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. (La Jolla Country Day HS) VOLLEYBALL NOTES OVR: 23-5 CONF: 12-2 H: 14-1 A: 6-3 N: SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME/RESULT Hampton Inn and Suites Classic (8-25-8/26) 8/25 Tennessee State Charleston, S.C. W 3-0 8/26 USC Upstate Charleston, S.C. W 3-1 College of Charleston Charleston, S.C. W 3-1 Pioneer Classic (9/1-9/2) 9/1 UC Davis Denver, CO W, 3-0 9/2 Niagara Denver, CO W, 3-1 9/2 Eastern Illinois Denver, CO W, 3-0 American Campus Classic (9/7-9/8) 9/7 Minnesota Austin, Texas L, 0-3 Texas Austin, Texas L, 0-3 9/8 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Austin, Texas W, 3-1 Denver Invitational (9/15-9/16) 9/15 Gonzaga Denver, CO W, 3-0 9/16 UC Riverside Denver, CO W, 3-0 9/16 San Diego State Denver, CO L, 1-3 9/24 Fort Wayne# Denver, CO W, 3-2 North Dakota State# Fargo, N.D. L, 1-3 South Dakota State# Brookings, S.D. W, 3-0 Omaha# Omaha, Neb. W, 3-1 Oral Roberts# Tulsa, Okla. L, /13 Western Illinois# Denver, CO W, /15 South Dakota# Denver, CO W, 3-0 Fort Wayne# Fort Wayne, Ind. W, /27 South Dakota State# Denver, CO W, /29 North Dakota State# Denver, CO W, /3 Oral Roberts# Denver, CO W, /5 Omaha# Denver, CO W, 3-1 South Dakota Vermillion, S.D. W, 3-2 Western Illinois # Macomb, Ill. W, 3-1 Summit League Championships (11/17-11/19) 11/18 North Dakota State Denver, CO W, /19 Oral Roberts Denver, CO W, 3-1 NCAA Tournament 12/1 Cal Poly Los Angeles, Calif. 6:30 PM # - Summit League Game All Times Mountain Home Games in Bold NCAA BRACKET 2017 Denver Volleyball DenverPioneers.com 1

2 Stat Comparison Team Statistics DU CP ATTACK Kills Errors Total Attacks Hitting Percentage Opp. Hitting Percentage Kills Per Set SET Assists Assists Per Set SERVE Service Aces Errors Service Aces Per Set DEFENSE Digs Digs Per Set BLOCKING Blocks Block Solo Block Assist Blocks Per Set STATS DENVER VS OPPONENTS All-Time Under Hogan Cal Poly College of Charleston Eastern Illinois Fort Wayne Gonzaga Minnesota Niagara North Dakota State Omaha Oral Roberts San Diego State South Dakota South Dakota State Tennessee State Texas Texas A&M- Corpus Christi UC Davis UC Riverside USC Upstate Western Illinois Match wins by #sets 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Total Denver Opponents Sets won by set 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Total Denver Opponents HISTORY VS. CAL POLY Overall: 0-2 Home: 0-1, Away: 0-0, Neutral: /05/98 N 1-3 L 09/11/09 H 1-3 L Points by set 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Total Denver Opponents MATCH-BY-MATCH LEADERS Date Opp. K A D SA TB BS BA 8/25/17 Tennessee State Principato Boteju Rooke Eddy/Rooke/Anderson Willis Principato/Willis Willis 8/26/17 USC Upstate Latham Boteju Rooke/Bartalo Bartalo Boe Boe Boe 8/26/17 at Charleston Principato Boteju Rooke Boteju Willis N/A Willis 9/1/17 UC Davis Latham/Baird/Principato Boteju Baird Baird/Schnurr Boe Baird Boe 9/1/17 Niagara Latham Boteju Boteju 7 players with 1 Boe/Willis/Latham Willis Boe/Latham 9/2/17 Eastern Illinois Latham Boteju Boteju Schnurr Willis N/A Willis 9/7/17 Minnesota Principato/Schnurr Boteju Rooke Novotny/Boteju Boe Boe Baird/Boe 9/7/17 at Texas Principato Boteju Rooke Rooke Willis N/A Willis 9/8/17 Texas A&M-CC Latham Anderson Carrabine Schnurr Willis Bartalo Willis 9/15/17 Gonzaga Principato Boteju Baird Novotny Willis Boe Willis 9/16/17 UC Riverside Latham Anderson Baird Willis Willis N/A Willis 9/16/17 San Diego State Principato Boteju Rooke 5 players with 1 Boe Boe Boe 9/24/17 Fort Wayne Principato/Willis Boteju Rooke Baird 4 players with 4 Latham Boe/ Principato/Willis 9/29/17 North Dakota State Latham Boteju Rooke Baird Boe Willis Boe 10/1/17 South Dakota State Principato Boteju Rooke 4 players with 2 Willis N/A Willis 10/3/17 Omaha Latham Anderson Rooke Baird Principato Baird Principato 10/7/17 Oral Roberts Baird Boteju Baird Novotny/Boe Willis N/A Willis 10/13/17 Western Illinois Latham Boteju Rooke 4 players with 2 Willis Willis Willis 10/15/17 South Dakota Latham Anderson Rooke Boteju Willis Boe Willis 10/21/17 Fort Wayne Principato Anderson Rooke Anderson Boe Schnurr Boe 10/27/17 South Dakota State Latham Anderson Rooke Anderson Willis Willis Latham/Boe/Willis 10/29/17 North Dakota State Latham Anderson Rooke Anderson/ Boe Latham Latham Latham/Boe/Willis 11/3/17 Oral Roberts Schnurr Anderson Rooke Baird Willis Willis Principato 11/5/17 Omaha Latham Anderson Rooke Baird Latham Principato Latham 11/10/17 South Dakota Principato Boteju Boteju Baird Baird N/A Baird 11/12/17 Western Illinois Latham Anderson Rooke Carrabine Boe Schnurr Boe 11/18/17 North Dakota State Latham Anderson Rooke Baird/ Boteju Willis Schnurr/ Willis Willis 11/19/17 Oral Roberts Willis Anderson Boteju Carrabine Boe Willis Boe 2017 Denver Volleyball DenverPioneers.com 2

3 2017 STATS LAST TIME WHEN DU... Won in three sets...north Dakota State, Nov. 18, 2017 Won in four sets... Oral Roberts, Nov. 19, 2017 Won in five sets... South Dakota, Nov. 10, 2017 Lost in three sets... Oral Roberts, Oct. 7, 2017 Lost in four sets...north Dakota State, Sep. 29, 2017 Lost in five sets...south Dakota, Nov. 11, 2016 Defeated a ranked opponent (home)...no. 20 Loyola Marymount, Sep. 2, 2016 Defeated a ranked opponent (road)...n/a Defeated a ranked opponent (neutral)...n/a Defeated an unranked opponent (home)...oral Roberts, Nov. 19, 2017 Defeated an unranked opponent (road)...western Illinois, Nov. 12, 2017 Defeated an unranked opponent (neutral)...texas A&M- Corpus Christi, Sep. 8, 2017 Lost to a ranked opponent (home)...no. 24 Creighton, Sep. 14, 2013 Lost to a ranked opponent (road)...no. 5 Texas, Sep. 7, 2017 Lost to a ranked opponent (neutral)...no. 1 Minnesota, Sep. 7, 2017 Lost to an unranked opponent (home)...san Diego State, Sep. 16, 2017 Lost to an unranked opponent (road)...oral Roberts, Oct. 7, 2017 Lost to an unranked opponent (neutral)...michigan State, Aug LAST TIME A DU PLAYER HAD or more kills...emma Willis, 15,vs. Oral Roberts, Nov. 19, or more kills...becca Latham, 20, vs. North Dakota State, Nov. 18, or more kills...nola Basey, 25, vs. South Dakota State, Oct. 3, or more assists...ellie Anderson, 25, vs. Oral Roberts, Nov. 19, Piyusha Boteju, 21, vs. Oral Roberts, Nov. 19, or more assists...piyusha Boteju, 33, vs. Fort Wayne, Sept. 24, or more assists...bailey Karst, 49, vs. South Dakota, Oct. 3, or more digs...cassidy Rooke, 17, vs. North Dakota State, Nov. 18, Ellie Anderson, 15, vs. North Dakota State, Nov. 18, or more digs...cassidy Rooke, 21, at Omaha, Oct. 3, 2017 Five or more blocks...tina Boe, 6, vs. Oral Roberts, Nov. 19, or more blocks...tina Boe, 10, vs. San Diego State, Sep. 16, 2017 Registered a double-double...piyusha Boteju, 11 digs/ 21 assists, vs. Oral Roberts, Nov. 19, Denver Volleyball DenverPioneers.com 3

4 2017 NCAA Statistical Rankings TEAM RANKINGS (Updated Nov. 27) Category No. Rank Kills th Kills Per Set th Digs nd Digs Per Set th Hitting Percentage th Opp. Hitting Percentage st Blocks T-150th Blocks Per Set th Service Aces 155 T-77th Service Aces Per Set th Assists th Assists Per Set th INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS (Updated Nov. 27) Category Player No. Rank Aces Per Set Baird.37 74th Blocks Willis 114 T-135th Blocks Per Set Willis th Boe th Hitting % Latham rd School Information Location...Denver, Colo. Enrollment...11,767 Founded Nickname... Pioneers Colors... Crimson and Gold Conference... The Summit League Chancellor...Rebecca Chopp Athletics Director...Peg Bradley-Doppes Ticket Office Phone... (303) Team Information Home Arena... Hamilton Gymnasium (2,500) 2016 Overall Record (13-3 SL) Starter Returning/Lost...2+libero/4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost... 9/5 Newcomers...8 DU all-time record (34th Season) NCAA Appearances/Last...4/ 2017 Opp./Result... Stanford, L 0-3 Best NCAA Finish/Last...First Round / 2016 Head Coach...Tom Hogan (Miami (OH), 02, Xavier, 04) Record/Career /46-14 Asst. Coach...Katelin Batten (Colorado State, 10) Asst. Coach... Jesse Tupac (UCLA, 10) Volunteer Asst. Coach...Nate Ngo (Nebraska, 13, Cal Poly, 10) Dir. of VB Operations.Jessica Aschenbrenner (Colorado, 14) Athletic Trainer... Crystal Rush Media Relations SID (VB Contact)... Allison Weiss Cell Phone...(661) Allison.Weiss@du.edu 2017 NOTES LOOKING BACK The Pioneers are coming off a four set victory over Oral Roberts in the Summit League final (25-14, 23-25, 25-19, 25-16). THE COMEBACK KIDS There have been 10 instances so far this season in which the Pioneers came back in a set, and won in all but two of them. Facing set point at in the second set against the College of Charleston, the Pioneers rallied to score the next four points to win the set 26-24, behind kills from Kayla Principato, Becca Latham and Teal Schnurr. In the third set against Charleston, DU was down before they strung together five-straight points to close out the set Tina Boe, Latham (2) and Schnurr led the charge with kills down the stretch. In the third set against UC Davis, the Pioneers were down 22-19, but went on a 7-2 run to close the set and win Denver showed its resiliency in the second set against No. 5 Texas, going on a 10-3 run to go from down to tying the set at 21. There were two more ties at 22 and 23 before Texas closed out the set with the final two points. Down in the third set against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, the Pioneers rallied behind back-to-back kills from Boe, three kills from Latham, two errors by the Islanders, and a service ace by Schnurr to take the set DU closed the set on an 8-1 run to go up 2-1 in the match. In the fourth set against the Islanders, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi went on a 5-0 run to take a lead, and would push the lead to The lead would fluctuate between two and three points, reaching Texas A&M- Corpus Christi, before Denver went on a 2-0 run tie the set at 23. From there, it was an exchange of points, with ties at 24, 25 and 26 before a service error by the Islanders and a kill by Lydia Bartalo gave the Pioneers the set at and the match at 3-1. In the fourth set against San Diego State, DU used a 6-0 run to tie the set at 19, and would fight off one match point by the Aztecs before ultimately falling Down in the first set against NDSU, DU fought off four set points and used a 5-0 run to take a lead. After ties at 25 and 26, a Schnurr kill and Anderson service ace completed the comeback to take the set, In the third set against Omaha, the Pioneers stormed back to take the set Omaha scored the first four points of the set, and the lead would grow to 9-3. The Pioneers chipped away at the lead and cut it down to four at 13-9, before the lead would get back up to six at The lead stretched to 19-12, but Denver answered with a 5-1 run to cut the lead to 20-17, and then cut it down to one at The Pioneers then took a lead and after a tie at 23, scored the last two points of the set to take the set, After Denver was down seven points at 19-12, they closed on a 13-4 run. In the fourth set of the match against the Mavericks, Denver fell behind early as Omaha jumped out to a 7-4 lead and would grow the lead to Out of a Denver timeout, the Pioneers went on a 4-0 run to make it 10-8 and had another 3-0 run to tie the set at 12. Omaha then went ahead 15-12, to which Denver answered with a 4-1 run to tie the set again at 16. After another tie at 18, the Pioneers went on a 6-0 run that took a tied set at 18 to Denver. The Pioneers had match point at 24-21, but the Mavericks fought back to tie the set at 24, and would take a lead on the following point. Facing set point themselves, Latham got her 17th kill of the match to tie the set at 25. A Boteju service ace and Willis and Principato block gave the Pioneers the needed two points to take the set and the match Denver Volleyball DenverPioneers.com 4

5 2017 NOTES KILLING IT DU has a balanced attack with six players with over 100 kills, with Latham and Principato leading the team with 317 and 271, respectively. Baird has the thirdmost kills with 204, Willis has 181 and Schnurr has 173, and Boe sits at 128. Denver had four players with 10-plus kills against USC Upstate with Latham (14), Principato (12), Bartalo (10) and Schnurr (10). Against UC Davis, DU had three players with 10 kills by Baird, Principato and Latham. Against Gonzaga, DU had three players with 12 kills by Principato, 11 by Latham and 10 by Baird. In the first league match against Fort Wayne, Principato and Willis had 14 kills and Latham had 12. In the Oct. 21 match, also against Fort Wayne, Principato had 13 kills, Schnurr had a career-high 12 and Latham and Willis each had 11. On Nov. 5 against Omaha, DU had three players in double-digits, with Latham having 13 kills, Principato 12 and Schnurr 11. In the match at WIU, Denver again had three players with double-digit kills (Latham had 16, Baird had 12 and Principato had 10). In the Summit League Tournament final, Willis had 15 kills, Principato had 12 and Baird had 11. Latham had a career-high 20 kills in the semifinal win against North Dakota State and Willis had a career-high 15 kills in the finals win against Oral Roberts. The Pioneers have 1382 kills with a league-high hitting percentage of.253. WE LL HAVE THE DOUBLE-DOUBLE PLEASE Piyusha Boteju has had 11 double-doubles this season. Boteju had 29 assists and 10 digs against USC Upstate, and then had 28 assists and 11 digs later in the day against the College of Charleston. Boteju added another double-double against Niagara with 19 assists and 20 digs (a career-high). Against Texas A&M- Corpus Christi, Boteju had 20 assists, 11 digs, and against Eastern Illinois she had 18 assists and 12 digs. In the match against Omaha the senior had 11 assists and 13 digs. Against South Dakota, Boteju had 10 assists and 11 digs, and against Fort Wayne, she had 23 assists and 10 digs. In the last two regular season matches she had 26 assists and 11 digs against WIU and 23 assists and 23 digs versus USD. In the last match, against ORU, she had 21 assists and 11 digs. The Pioneers are 11-0 when Boteju records a double-double. Cassie Baird had 10 kills and 10 digs against Charleston, 10 kills and 11 digs versus UC Davis, as well as a double-double against Gonzaga with 10 kills and 10 digs. In the match at ORU, she led the team with 10 kills and 11 digs. She has seven in her career. Lydia Bartalo had 10 kills and 12 digs in her second match as a Pioneer against USC Upstate. Ellie Anderson (22 assists, 10 digs) recorded her first double-double as a Pioneer against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. At Fort Wayne, she had a careerhigh 28 assists and 10 digs, and against NDSU, she had 23 assists and 13 digs. In the last two regular season matches, she had 27 assists and 10 digs against WIU and 21 assists and 17 digs against USD. In the Summit League seminfinals against NDSU, she had 26 assists and 15 digs for her third-straight double-double. DU is 6-0 when Anderson records a double-double. BLOCK IT UP Through the regular season matches, Emma Willis leads the Summit League in total blocks (114), assisted blocks (105), and blocks per set (1.15). In league matches, she was second in assisted blocks (49), fourth in total blocks (53), and fifth in blocks per set (1.04). Tina Boe is seventh in total blocks in the Summit League, with 94 total blocks (six solo, 88 assisted), sixth in blocks per set (.97) and fifth in assisted blocks. DU has total blocks (2.32 blocks/ set), off of 32 solo blocks and 396 assisted. Willis had a season-high 10 assisted blocks in the win against Eastern Illinois, and Boe had 10 total blocks against San Diego State (two solo, eight assisted). They are the only two players to reach double figures in a match this season Single-Match Leaders Kills...20, Principato at College of Charleston (Aug. 26)...20, Latham vs. North Dakota State (Nov. 18) Attacks...58, Principato at South Dakota (Nov. 10) Attack % , Latham, vs. South Dakota State (Oct. 27) Assists...33, Boteju vs. Fort Wayne (Sept. 24) Service Aces...4, Schnurr vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Sept. 8) Digs...26, Rooke at College of Charleston (Aug. 26) Blocks...10, Willis vs. Eastern Illinois (Sept. 2)...10, Boe vs. San Diego State (Sept. 16) Block Solo...2, Willis vs. Niagara (Sept.2)...2, Boe vs. San Diego State (Sept. 16)...2, Latham vs Fort Wayne (Sept. 24)...2, Schnurr at Fort Wayne (Oct. 21)...2, Latham vs. North Dakota State (Oct. 29) Block Assists...10, Willis vs. Eastern Illinois (Sept. 2) Points , Principato at College of Charleston (Aug. 26) , Baird at South Dakota (Nov. 10) , Latham vs. North Dakota State (Nov. 18) Active Single-Match Leaders Kills... 27, Okoye vs San Francisco (9/19/14) Attacks...62, Basey vs Nevada (9/20/14)... 62, Basey at North Dakota State (10/28/14)...62, Basey at South Dakota (11/7/14) Attack % , Latham, vs. South Dakota State (10/27/17) Assists...43, Domme vs Oral Roberts (10/16/15)... 43, Domme at North Dakota State (11/13/16) Service Aces... 6, Rooke at South Dakota State (10/21/16) Digs...35, Rooke vs North Dakota State (10/14/16) Blocks...11, Okoye vs Loyola Marymount (9/2/16)... 11, Willis vs South Dakota (11/20/16) 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 New Mexico State (9/12/15)...2, Principato at New Mexico 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)...2, Okoye vs Oral Roberts (11/4/16)...2, Willis vs. Niagara (9/2/17)...2, Boe vs. San Diego State (9/16/17) Block Assists... 11, Willis vs South Dakota (11/20/16) Points , Okoye at San Francisco (9/19/14) 2017 Team-Match Highs Kills...64 vs. Western Illinois (Nov. 12) Attacks vs. South Dakota (Nov. 10) Attack % vs. UC Riverside (Sept. 16) Assists...62 vs. Fort Wayne (Sept. 24)...62 at Western Illinois (Nov. 12) Service Aces...11 vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Sept. 8) Digs at South Dakota (Nov. 10) Blocks...14 vs. San Diego State (Sept. 16) Block Solo...3 vs. San Diego State (Sept. 16) Block Assists...22 vs. USC Upstate (Aug. 26)...22 vs. Eastern illinois (Sept. 2)...22 vs. San Diego State (Sept. 16) 2017 Opponent-Match Highs Kills...63, San Diego State (Sept. 16) Attacks...210, South Dakota (Nov. 10) Attack % , Texas (Sept. 7) Assists...55, San Diego State (Sept. 16) Service Aces...8, South Dakota (Nov. 10)...8, Western Illinois (Nov. 12) Digs...116, South Dakota (Nov. 10) Blocks...13, North Dakota State (Sept. 29)) 2017 Denver Volleyball DenverPioneers.com 5

6 2017 NOTES THE HONOR IS ALL OURS Principato was named Summit League Offensive Player of the Week on Aug. 28 for her performance in Charleston. Latham was named Summit League Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 16 for her performances against Western Illinois and South Dakota, and again on Oct. 30 for her play against NDSU and SDSU. Latham was named the Pioneer Classic MVP, and Boteju and Boe were named to the All-Tournament Team. Latham was named to the All-Tournament team at the American Campus Classic after having 29 kills in the three matches. Principato and Latham were both named to the Denver Invitational All-Tournament Team. The Pioneers earned a league-high eight Summit League honors. Junior outside hitter Becca Latham, senior right-side hitter Kayla Principato and junior middle blocker Emma Willis were named to the 2017 Summit League All-League Team, while seniors Cassie Baird and Cassidy Rooke earned honorable mention. Middle blocker Tina Boe and setter Ellie Anderson were recognized on the all-freshman team. Head coach Tom Hogan was named Coach of the Year after guiding the Pioneers to a program-best 12-2 league record. Through his two years at the helm, Hogan has compiled a 25-5 (.833) record in the Summit League, with the Pioneers winning the last two regular season titles, as well as the 2016 Summit League Tournament Championship. Kayla Principato was named Summit League Tournament MVP, and Emma Willis, Becca Latham, and Principato earned spots on The Summit League All-Tournament Team. FEARLESS FRESHMEN In their first season as DU Pioneers, the freshmen have made an immediate impact. Anderson is second on the team in assists (487) and service aces (24), and fourth in digs (183). Macy Carrabine is fifth on the team in digs with 143 and assists (28), Boe is second on the team in total blocks at 88 (six solo, 82 assisted) and in hitting percentage (.308). LEAD THE WAY Along with Latham (kills) and Willis (total blocks), Boteju leads the team in assists (521), Cassidy Rooke leads the team in digs (364), and Latham in points scored (343.5). Cassie Baird leads the Pioneers with 32 service aces. REACHING NEW LEVELS Denver s 6-0 start was the best start in program history, surpassing the 5-0 start in Through Sept. 5, the Pioneers were only one of 29 undefeated teams. Boteju recorded her 500th career dig and Latham registered her 400th career kill in the match against Niagara. Baird registered her 500th career kill in the first set against Texas. Emma Willis recorded her 200th total block against UC Riverside. Principato recorded her 800th career kill in the second set of the match against UC Riverside. Boteju recorded her 1500th career assist in the fourth set against Fort Wayne. Rooke moved into fourth all-time in school history in digs and Latham recorded the 500th kill of her career against North Dakota State. In the next match against Omaha, Rooke moved into third-place behind 21 digs with a total of Principato recorded the 1000th point of her career against Omaha. Baird tallied her 500th career dig against Omaha. Rooke recorded the 100th service ace of her career against South Dakota State on Oct. 27. Rooke joined the top 10 ranking in school history in overall sets played (440) against Omaha on Nov. 5. Denver played a No. 1 ranked team for the first time in school history when it faced Minnesota. PRESEASON POLL The Pioneers were picked as the Summit League favorites in the preseason poll. DU received the top spot for the fourth year in a row. They received five out of the eight first-place votes, earning 47 total points. SUSTAINED SUCCESS Denver is coming off of its fourth-straight Summit League regular season and tournament championships. DU has made the NCAA Tournament the last four years after winning the Summit League Tournament. CONSISTENCY IS KEY The Pioneers won over 20 matches each of the last four seasons, and 13 league matches the previous three seasons. The Pioneers have earned the regular season title with a 13-3 Summit League record the past three seasons, and a 12-2 record this year. In each of the last three years, the Pioneers have gone 8-0 at home and 5-3 on the road in league play. This season, DU went 7-0 at home and 5-2 on the road in the Summit League. Denver is (.805) overall in the Summit League. PLAYERS TO WATCH Junior outside hitter Becca Latham was named as Players to Watch in the Summit League Preseason Poll. Coming into the match, Latham has played 98 sets, registering 317 kills (3.23 k/s), hitting.353, and scored 353 points for the Pioneers (3.60 per set). Nationally, she ranks 56th in attack percentage. Through the Nov. 19 matches, the Austin, Texas, native leads the Summit League in hitting percentage, and fourth in kills and points and fifth in kills per set and points per set. When just taking into account league play, she was first in hitting percentage (.363), third in points per set (3.70), fourth in points (185.0), kills (163) and kills per set (3.26). She was also 10th in total blocks (39). FAMILIAR SPACES Denver owns a (.872) home record in Hamilton Gymnasium over the past six seasons, including a perfect 18-0 in Over the last four years, DU has gone undefeated at home in league play, with a 31-0 record. This season, the Pioneers protected home court with a 14-1 record, losing only to San Diego State in a nonconference contest Denver Volleyball DenverPioneers.com 6

7 2017 ROSTER NUMERICAL ROSTER NO. NAME POS. HT. YR. HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) 2 Cassie Baird OH 6-2 Sr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Perry Meridian HS) 3 Andrea Eddy S 6-0 So. Evergreen, Colo. (Evergreen HS) 4 Cassidy Rooke DS/L 5-4 Sr. Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. (La Jolla Country Day HS) 5 Olivia Novotny DS/L 5-7 Jr. Germantown, Tenn. (Houston HS) 6 Ellie Anderson S 5-8 Fr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Linn-Mar HS) 7 Becca Mau OH 6-0 Sr. Longmont, Colo. (Idaho) 8 Becca Latham OH 6-4 Jr. Austin, Texas (McNeil HS) 9 Taylor Loyd DS/L 5-7 R-Jr. Centennial, Colo. (Eaglecrest HS) 10 Lydia Bartalo OH 5-10 Fr. Colorado Springs, Colo. (Lewis-Palmer HS) 11 Piyusha Boteju S 5-11 Sr. Euless, Texas (Trinity HS) 12 Macy Carrabine DS/L 5-11 Fr. Bargersville, Ind. (Center Grove HS) 13 Tina Boe MB 6-0 Fr. Plymouth, Minn. (Osseo HS) 14 Kayla Principato RSH 6-3 Sr. Rockville Centre, N.Y. (Southside HS) 15 Emma Willis MB 6-3 Jr. La Jolla, Calif. (La Jolla HS) 17 Lauren McManus DS/L 5-9 Fr. Waterloo, Iowa (Columbus Catholic HS) 18 Jaden Sandoval RSH/OH 6-7 Fr. Denver, Colo. (Thomas Jefferson HS) 19 Teal Schnurr MB/ RSH 6-4 Gr. Westminster, Colo. (Marquette) ALPHABETICAL ROSTER NO. NAME POS. HT. YR. HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) 6 Ellie Anderson S 5-8 Fr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Linn-Mar HS) 2 Cassie Baird OH 6-2 Sr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Perry Meridian HS) 10 Lydia Bartalo (BAR-TAH-LOW) OH 5-10 Fr. Colorado Springs, Colo. (Lewis-Palmer HS) 13 Tina Boe (BOW) MB 6-0 Fr. Plymouth, Minn. (Osseo HS) 11 Piyusha Boteju (PEW-SHA BO-TAY-JOO) S 5-11 Sr. Euless, Tex. (Trinity HS) 12 Macy Carrabine (CARE-A-BINE) DS/L 5-11 Fr. Bargersville, Ind. (Center Grove HS) 3 Andrea Eddy S 6-0 Fr. Evergreen, Colo. (Evergreen HS) 8 Becca Latham OH 6-4 Jr. Austin, Texas (McNeil HS) 9 Taylor Loyd DS/L 5-7 R-Jr. Centennial, Colo. (Eaglecrest HS) 7 Becca Mau OH 6-0 Sr. Longmont, Colo. (Idaho) 17 Lauren McManus DS/L 5-9 Fr. Waterloo, Iowa (Columbus Catholic HS) 5 Olivia Novotny (NAH-VAHT-KNEE) DS/L 5-7 Jr. Germantown, Tenn. (Houston HS) 14 Kayla Principato (PRIN-SAH-PAW-TOE) RSH 6-3 Sr. Rockville Centre, N.Y. (Southside HS) 4 Cassidy Rooke (ROOK) DS/L 5-4 Sr. Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. (La Jolla Country Day HS) 18 Jaden Sandoval RSH/OH 6-7 Fr. Denver, Colo. (Thomas Jefferson HS) 19 Teal Schnurr MB/ RSH 6-4 Gr. Westminster, Colo. (Marquette) 15 Emma Willis MB 6-3 Jr.. La Jolla, Calif. (La Jolla HS) Head Coach: Tom Hogan (Miami (Ohio), 02, Xavier, 04, second season) Assistant Coach: Katelin Batten (BAT-TEN) (Colorado State, 10, sixth season) Assistant Coach: Jesse Tupac (TOO-PAWK) (UCLA, 10, second season) Dir. of VB Operations: Jessica Aschenbrenner (Colorado, 14, first season) Volunteer Asst. Coach: Nate Ngo (Cal Poly, 10, Nebraska, 13, first season) SID: Allison Weiss ROSTER BY ELIGIBILITY Graduate (1)- Schnurr Seniors (5) - Baird, Boteju, Mau, Principato, Rooke Juniors (4) - Latham, Loyd, Novotny, Willis Sophomores (1) - Eddy Freshman (6) - Anderson, Bartalo, Boe, Carrabine, McManus, Sandoval ROSTER BY STATE/COUNTRY/PROVINCE ROSTER BY POSITION California (2) - Rooke, Willis Colorado (6) - Bartalo, Eddy, Loyd, Mau, Sandoval, Schnurr Indiana (2) - Baird, Carrabine Iowa (2) - Anderson, McManus Minnesota (1) -Boe New York (1) - Principato Tennessee (1) - Novotny Texas (2) - Boteju, Latham Defensive Specialist/Libero (5)- Carrabine, Loyd, McManus, Novotny, Rooke Middle Blocker (2) - Boe, Willis Middle Blocker/ Right-Side Hitter (1)- Schnurr Outside hitter (4) - Baird, Bartalo, Latham, Mau Right-Side Hitter (1) - Principato Right-Side Hitter/ Outside Hitter (1)- Sandoval Setter (3) - Anderson, Boteju, Eddy 2017 Denver Volleyball DenverPioneers.com 7

8 AVCA Poll RK TEAM PTS REC 1 Penn State (64) Texas Florida Stanford Nebraska Kentucky BYU Minnesota San Diego Washington Wisconsin Michigan State Utah Southern California Creighton Purdue UCLA Baylor Kansas Wichita State Cal Poly Iowa State Colorado State Oregon Missouri State RV: Michigan 58; Colorado 56; Western Kentucky 23; Illinois 21; VCU 21; Louisville 12; Oregon State 11; Pittsburgh 5 Week 14 Poll (Nov. 27, 2017) NCAA RPI RK TEAM (CONF.) REC 1 Penn St. (Big Ten) Florida (SEC) Kentucky (SEC) Texas (Big 12) Stanford (Pac-12) Nebraska (Big Ten) Minnesota (Big Ten) Washington (Pac-12) Utah (Pac-12) Creighton (Big East) Southern California (Pac-12) Baylor (Big 12) Iowa St. (Big 12) Wichita St. (AAC) BYU (West Coast) Cal Poly (Big West) UCLA (Pac-12) Wisconsin (Big Ten) Kansas (Big 12) San Diego (West Coast) Louisville (ACC) Oregon (Pac-12) Michigan St. (Big Ten) Colorado (Pac-12) Purdue (Big Ten) 22-9 Through Nov. 25, 2017 Games STATS AND STANDINGS 2017 Summit League Statistical Rankings UNIVERSITY OF DENVER VOLLEYBALL Category Stat Rank Kills rd Kills Per Set st Digs th Digs Per Set th Hitting Percentage.253 1st Blocks 230 1st Blocks Per Set st Service Aces 155 2nd Service Aces Per Set nd Assists rd Assists Per Set st 2017 Denver Leaders Kills Becca Latham Kayla Principato Cassie Baird Emma Willis Teal Schnurr Attack Percentage (min. 50 attacks) Becca Latham Tina Boe Emma Willis Becca Mau Kayla Principato Assists Piyusha Boteju Ellie Anderson Cassidy Rooke Andrea Eddy Macy Carrabine Service Aces Cassie Baird Ellie Anderson Piyusha Boteju Cassidy Rooke Emma Willis Digs Cassidy Rooke Piyusha Boteju Cassie Baird Ellie Anderson Macy Carrabine Total Blocks Emma Willis Tina Boe Becca Latham Kayla Principato Cassie Baird Points Becca Latham Kayla Principato Cassie Baird Emma Willis Teal Schnurr Summit League Players of the Week Aug. 28, 2017 Offensive: Kayla Principato, Denver Defensive: Mikaela Purnell, North Dakota State Sept. 5, 2017 Offensive: Brianna Rasmusson, North Dakota State Defensive: Bella Lien, North Dakota State Sept. 11, 2017 Offensive: Laura Milos, Oral Roberts Defensive: Mikaela Purnell, North Dakota State Sept. 18, 2017 Offensive: Kelly Law, South Dakota Defensive: Mikaela Purnell, North Dakota State Sept. 25, 2017 Offensive: Laura Milos, Oral Roberts Defensive: Anne Ramussen, South Dakota Oct. 2, 2017 Offensive: Laura Milos, Oral Roberts Defensive: Anne Rasmussen, South Dakota Oct. 9, 2017 Offensive: Hayley Dotseth, South Dakota Defensive: Anne Rasmussen, South Dakota Oct. 16, 2017 Offensive: Becca Latham, Denver Defensive: Mikaela Purnell, North Dakota State Oct. 23, 2017 Offensive: Laura Milos, Oral Roberts Defensive: Anne Rasmussen, South Dakota Oct. 30, 2017 Offensive: Becca Latham, Denver Defensive: Megan Doran, Oral Roberts Nov. 6, 2017 Offensive: Mackenzie Steckler, Western Illinois Defensive: Abbi Klos, North Dakota State Nov. 13, 2017 Offensive: Nicole Rightnowar, Fort Wayne Defensive: Mikaela Purnell, North Dakota State 2017 Denver Volleyball DenverPioneers.com 8

9 STATS AND STANDINGS Conference Overall Team GP W L Pct. PF PA GP W L Pct. PF PA Last 10 Streak Denver Won 11 Oral Roberts Lost 1 South Dakota Lost 1 North Dakota State Lost 1 Omaha Lost 2 Fort Wayne Lost 1 Western Illinois Lost 2 South Dakota State Lost 14 Overall Record Win First Set ,.889 Lose First Set...7-3,.700 Win First Two Sets , After Two Sets ,.833 Lose First Two Sets...0-3, After Three Sets , After Three Sets...1-2, After Four Sets...2-0, Record More Kills ,.957 Record Fewer Kills...1-4,.200 Record More Attempts ,.786 Record Fewer Attempts ,.846 Record Equal Attempts...1-0, Better Hitting Percentage , Worse Hitting Percentage...2-5,.286 Record More Assists ,.957 Record Fewer Assists...1-3,.250 Record Equal Assists...0-1,.000 Record More Service Aces ,.842 Record Fewer Service Aces...5-2,.714 Record Equal Service Aces...2-0, Record More Digs , Record Fewer Digs...6-5,.545 Record More Blocks ,.952 Record Fewer Blocks...2-3,.400 Record Equal Blocks...1-1,.500 Home Record Win First Set ,.929 Lose First Set...1-0, Win First Two Sets , After Two Sets...3-1,.750 Lose First Two Sets...0-0, After Three Sets...4-0, After Three Sets...0-1, After Four Sets...1-0, Record More Kills , Record Fewer Kills...0-1,.000 Record More Attempts...7-0, Record Fewer Attempts...7-1,.875 Better Hitting Percentage , Worse Hitting Percentage...0-1,.000 Record More Assists , Record Fewer Assists...0-1,.000 Record More Service Aces ,.917 Record Fewer Service Aces...2-0, Record Equal Service Aces...1-0, Record More Digs , Record Fewer Digs...3-1,.750 Record More Blocks ,.929 Record Fewer Blocks...1-0, Summit League Standings Record When Away Record Win First Set ,.500 Lose First Set ,.714 Win First Two Sets , After Two Sets ,.833 Lose First Two Sets , After Three Sets , After Three Sets , After Four Sets , Record More Kills ,.833 Record Fewer Kills ,.333 Record More Attempts ,.600 Record Fewer Attempts ,.667 Record Equal Attempts...1-0, Better Hitting Percentage , Worse Hitting Percentage ,.250 Record More Assists ,.833 Record Fewer Assists ,.500 Record Equal Assists...0-1,.000 Record More Service Aces ,.600 Record Fewer Service Aces ,.750 Record More Digs , Record Fewer Digs ,.250 Record More Blocks , Record Fewer Blocks ,.333 Record Equal Blocks...1-1,.500 Neutral Record Win First Set , Lose First Set ,.500 Win First Two Sets , After Two Sets , Lose First Two Sets , After Three Sets , After Three Sets , After Four Sets , --- Record More Kills , Record Fewer Kills ,.000 Record More Attempts ,.500 Record Fewer Attempts , Better Hitting Percentage , Worse Hitting Percentage ,.500 Record More Assists , Record Fewer Assists ,.000 Record More Service Aces , Record Fewer Service Aces ,.000 Record Equal Service Aces...1-0, Record More Digs , Record Fewer Digs ,.667 Record More Blocks , Record Fewer Blocks , Denver Volleyball DenverPioneers.com 9

10 2017 COACHING STAFF Head Coach Tom Hogan Alma Mater: Miami (Ohio) Experience: Second Season Quick Hits: 2014 USA Head Coach of NORCECA Championships Gold Medalists USA High Performance Coach of the Month (2011) 2008 Beijing Olympic Silver Medalist 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 Hogan Year-By-Year Year Record Conf ^* #* ! 27-7 #* ! 27-8 #$ ! 13-3 Totals ^ - WAC # - The Summit League * - DU Asst. Coach $ - DU Assoc. Head Coach! - NCAA DU HEAD COACH Tom Hogan joined the Pioneers coaching staff as the first assistant 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, Hogan was named the seventh head coach in DU volleyball history. In their first season under the direction of Hogan, the Pioneers won their third straight Summit League Regular Season and Tournament Championships behind a 23-win season en route to their third-consecutive NCAA Tournament berth, taking on Stanford. Denver lost to the Cardinal in three sets to conclude the 2016 campaign with a 23-8 record, the second time in school history DU had finished three straight seasons with at least 20 wins ( , 21, 21) along with top-five school finishes in the Division-I era in attack percentage (3rd -.264) and opponent attack percentage (4th -.171). DU s 2016 season included its first win over a ranked opponent in five years as the Crimson and Gold defeated [20] Loyola Marymount in four sets during the Pioneer Classic, a feat last accomplished in 2011 when the Pioneers won out in four sets over [19] Colorado State. Denver has been easily favored on its home court under Hogan, amassing a record at Hamilton Gymnasium since 2012, including a 45-2 record from that featured 31-straight unbeaten matches from Sept, 19, 2014, to Sept. 3, In Summit League play, the Pioneers have not dropped a home match in three seasons with the last loss coming on Nov. 1, Consistently one of the most efficient teams in the nations, Denver finished in the top-50 in both offense and defensive efficiency in the NCAA, ending as the 23rd-best offense and 35th-best defense while leading the Summit League in blocks with at 2.44 per set. In 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 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 recruiting 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 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 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 saw Team USA bounce back to a 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 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 degree in management information systems and a minor in marketing, and graduated with a master s in sports administration from Xavier (Ohio) University in 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 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 Denver Volleyball DenverPioneers.com 10

11 2017 COACHING STAFF Assistant Coach Katelin Batten Alma Mater: Colorado State Experience: Sixth Season Quick Hits: Associate Head Coach at USA Girls Select National A2 Invitational Team Program Assistant coach at USA HP Holiday Camp 2014 Training coach for the Junior National Team training before the FIVB NORCECA Championships 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 2017 Head coach USA Youth A1 White High Performance Championships, Silver Medal Katelin Batten completed her fifth season under head coach Tom Hogan in 2016, helping the Pioneers to their fifth-straight winning season, 16th in program history, along with a third-straight NCAA Tournament appearance. After the 2016 campaign, DU recorded its third-straight season with at least 20 wins behind a 23-8 record, including its third consecutive Summit League titles in the regular season and tournament, to earn the program s third berth to the NCAA Tournament against Stanford. As defensive, coordinator, Batten guided the Pioneers to a.171 defensive efficiency, fourth-best in school history and 35th in the NCAA, featuring 2.44 blocks per set with their best performance coming on Sept. 3 against [20] Loyola Marymount when Denver took a four-set victory behind 19 blocks. The Pioneers had an even better look at Hamilton Gymnasium, amassing a 14-1 record while limiting opponents to a.132 hitting efficiency behind 2.76 blocks per set her Batten s guidance, finishing as the 57thbest in the NCAA with total blocks. Denver leveraged its dominant look on defense on multiple occasions, limiting opponents below a.200 hitting efficiency on 21 occasions, inluding a streak of 11 Summit League matches where opponents failed to record a higher mark from Oct. 1 to Nov. 4,and kept opponents under.100 in seven matches, the best coming against Marist on Aug. 27 (.000) In 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 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 Pioneers 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 conference tournament championship match. In their senior campaigns, Brea Muhle and Colleen King both earned All-Summit League, AVCA All-Region, and AVCA Honorable 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 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. Most recently, Batten led the USA Youth A1 White to a silver medal in the women s international division at the High Performance Championships. She also helped train the youth national team before the World Championships. In 2015 Batten served as an assistant 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 Holiday 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 She graduated with a bachelor of arts in journalism and technical communication from Colorado State University in 2010 and an M.S. in organizational leadership from Denver in Batten resides in Denver Denver Volleyball DenverPioneers.com 11

12 2017 COACHING STAFF Alma Mater: UCLA Experience: Second Season Assistant Coach Jesse Tupac Tupac joined the Pioneers coaching staff as the second assistant and offensive coordinator before the 2016 season. He will also assist in evaluating and recruiting future prospects. In 2016, Tupac guided Denver s offense to a.264 hitting efficiency and finished as the 23rd-best offense in the NCAA behind kills and assists. DU routinely hit over.300 in matches as a team, accomplishing the feat 11 times, with a season-best.476 coming on Sept. 11 against NJIT in a three-set sweep. 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 volunteer 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 reports 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. 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, as well as with the Australian national team. Most recently, he served as an assistant coach for the Australian women s national team at the World Grand Prix. There, the Aussies beat Trinidad and Tobago in straight sets for the first World Grand Prix victory in Australia s history and their first FIVB win since the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. He was an assistant coach for the USA Volleyball women s indoor national team at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada, where the US won gold for the first time since In 2014, Tupac worked with both the US junior and senior teams at the NORECECA Volunteer Assistant Coach Nate Ngo Alma Mater: University of Nebraska (M.S.), Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo Experience: First Season 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 Qualifier. 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 South Bay team to a bronze medal at the 18-Nationals. 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 master s of education at Iowa State. Nate Ngo joined the Pioneers in early October and is primarily responsible for serving, as well as helping assistant coach Katelin Batten with defense. Ngo has an extensive collegiate coaching background, dating back to Most recently, Ngo was an assistant coach for the Irvine Valley College men s and women s teams from Under his coaching there, the women won the 2015 Orange Empire Conference championship. Prior to that, Ngo served as an assistant coach at the University of Portland in 2014, and was a graduate manager at the University of Nebraska from During his time in Lincoln, the Cornhuskers won the Big Ten championship in He served as a student manager in 2006 and was a volunteer assistant coach for Cal Poly from , in which the Mustangs won the 2006 and 2007 Big West championships. While being a volunteer assistant coach in San Luis Obispo, he also spent time as head coach of the Cal Poly Women s Club Volleyball. Ngo earned an M.S. in statistics from the University of Nebraska in 2013, and graduated with a B.S. in mathematics from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo in Currently, Ngo is also the technical coordinator for the U.S. Men s National Team, a role he has been in since In 2015, the team won the World Cup and won a bronze medal at the 2016 Olympics. He also spent time in Vienna, Austria with the SVS Post, also as a technical coordinator, in That year, his team were the Austrian Cup champions Denver Volleyball DenverPioneers.com 12

13 Director of Volleyball Operations Jessica Aschenbrenner Alma Mater: Colorado Experience: First Season Denver native Jessica Aschenbrenner joined the DU volleyball staff ahead of the 2017 season. At Denver, Aschenbrenner will be responsible for providing administrative, logistical and technical coordination for the volleyball program. Aschenbrenner will manually code statistics for all practices and competitions, while working with the coaching staff to analyze statistics for review with current players and prepare scouting breakdowns of opponents prior to competition. Aschenbrenner comes to Denver after spending the 2016 season as a volunteer assistant for the Colorado Buffaloes. At CU, she was responsible for assisting with on court training and video coordination, recording statistics, scouting opponents, creating social media graphics and maintaining the alumni database and outreach efforts. Prior to joining the Buffs coaching staff, the Denver native was a head coach for TCA Colorado Volleyball Club 15s from As a player, Aschenbrenner was a libero/defensive specialist for the Colorado volleyball program with three Academic Pac-12 Honorable Mention slections, after enjoying a successful career on the court for Cherry Creek High School that resulted in a 5A Colorado State Championship in Aschenbrenner graduated from Colorado with a marketing degree in 2014 and currently resides in Denver Denver Volleyball DenverPioneers.com 13

14 Outside Hitter 6-2 Senior Indianapolis, Ind. Perry Meridian H.S. Setter 6-0 Sophomore Evergreen, Colo. Evergreen HS DS / Libero 5-7 R.S. Junior Centennial, Colo. Eaglecrest H.S RETURNERS 2 - CASSIE BAIRD 11 - PIYUSHA BOTEJU Honors: Honors: 2017 All-Summit League Honorable Mention 2017 Pioneer Classic All-Tournament Team 2015 All-Summit League Honorable Mention 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) 3- ANDREA EDDY Quick Hits: 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, named first team All-State her senior year, League MVP and Academic All- Conference her junior and senior year 9 - TAYLOR LOYD Quick Hits: Four year varsity letterwinner at Eaglecrest H.S 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 Setter 5-11 Senior Euless, Texas Trinity H.S. Outside Hitter 6-4 Junior Austin, Texas McNeil H.S. DS / Libero 5-7 Junior Germantown, Tenn. Houston H.S. Quick Hits: Team MVP at Trinity H.S District 6-5A Co-MVP 2013 Under Armour All-American Honorable Mention 8 - BECCA LATHAM Honors: 2017 Summit League All-Tournament Team 2017 Summit League All-League Team 2017 Pioneer Classic MVP 2017 American Campus Classic All-Tournament Team 2017 Denver Invitational All-Tournament Team Summit League Offensive Player of the Week (10/16/17, 10/30/17) 2015 Summit League All-Freshman Team Quick Hits: 2013 All-District First Team All-Tournament Team selection at Junior Nationals Named to Bastrop ISD All-Tournament Team Under Armour All-American Team member Selected for Lone Star High Performance in June OLIVIA NOVOTNY 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 Right-Side Hitter 6-3 Senior Rockville Centre, N.Y. South Side H.S KAYLA PRINCIPATO Honors: 2017 Summit League Tournament MVP 2017 Summit League All-League Team 2017 Denver Invitational All-Tournament Team 2015, 2016 All-Summit League Team 2015 Summit League All-Tournament Team Summit League Offensive Player of the Week (10/10/16, 8/28/17) 2017 Denver Invitational 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 DS / Libero 5-4 Senior Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. La Jolla Country Day H.S. 4 - CASSIDY ROOKE Honors: 2017 All-Summit League Honorable Mention 2016 Summit League All-Tournament Team, Summit League Defensive Player of the Week (11/2/15) Third in school history in digs 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 2017 Denver Volleyball DenverPioneers.com 14

15 15 - EMMA WILLIS Honors: 2017 Summit League All-Tournament Team 2017 Summit League All-League Team 2016 All-Summit League Honorable Mention, 2016 Denver Invitational All-Tournament Team 2017 RETURNERS Middle Blocker 6-2 Junior La Jolla, Calif. La Jolla H.S. 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 thirdplace ranking in the country and fifth-place finish at the 2014 Junior Nationals Named to the All-Tournament Team at the 2014 Junior Nationals 2017 Denver Volleyball DenverPioneers.com 15

16 Setter 5-8 Freshman Cedar Rapids, Iowa Linn-Mar HS 6 - ELLIE ANDERSON Honors: The Summit League All-Freshman Team (2017) Quick Hits: Four-time All-Conference member while at Linn-Mar High School Four-time All-Metro member for the Lions Two-time team MVP Career leader in assists and ace at Linn-Mar First Team All-Academic Third Place finish at USAVB Nationals for CIA 17 Black Spent three years in the USA High Performance A1 pipeline 2017 NEWCOMERS 10 - LYDIA BARTALO Outside Hitter 5-10 Freshman Colorado Springs, Colo. Lewis-Palmer HS Quick Hits: 2015 CHSAA All-State First Team selection at Lewis-Palmer High School 2014 CHSAA All-State Second Team selection Three-time PPAC All-Conference First Team member 2015 Gazette All-Area First Team Two-time Gazette All-Area Honorable Mention 2015 Nike Tournament of Champions First Team selection 2016 Under Armour AVCA Watch List 2016 Pre-Season All-American Watch List Middle Blocker 6-0 Freshman Plymouth, Minn. Osseo HS Outside Hitter 6-0 Senior Longmont, Colo. Idaho 13 -TINA BOE Honors: The Summit League All-Freshman Team (2017) 2017 Pioneer Classic All-Tournament Team Quick Hits: Five-year varsity starter for Osseo High School and a fourtime All-Conference member Two-time All-Metro First Team as a junior and senior Two-time All-State member as a junior and senior Led her team to a third place finish in the Minnesota State Tournament and a member of the All-Tournament Team as a freshman JVA All-National Team in 2016 Second Place finish at the AAU National Championship in BECCA MAU Quick Hits: Set a career high in kills (316), kills per set (2.70), and blocks (42) as a junior at Idaho Totaled over 1,300 kills, 1,200 digs, 180 blocks and 175 aces in four years for Longmont High School Led Longmont H.S. to the state championship tournament all four years and was a three-time BoCo Preps First Team selection Two-time conference Player of the Year as a junior and senior CHSAA All-State First Team (2013) and Second Team (2012) member, Honorable Mention in 2010 and 2011 Played club volleyball for Colorado Juniors for four season and finished the 2013 season as the No. 2 ranked team in the nation DS / Libero 5-11 Freshman Bargersville, Ind. Center Grove HS DS / Libero 5-9 Freshman Waterloo, Iowa Columbus Catholic HS 12 - MACY CARRABINE Quick Hits: Four-year starter as an outside hitter and libero at Center Grove High School Three-time County and MIC Conference Champion for the Trojans Two-time IHSAA Sectional Champion 2015 IHSAA Regional Champion 2015 Indiana All-State team member 2016 Daily Journal Johnson County Player of the Year PrepVolleyball Watch List Under Armour Phenom List JVA Watch List 17 - LAUREN MCMANUS Quick Hits: Four-year starter for Columbus Catholic High School Four-time selection to the All-Metro team for the Sailors Three-time All-District team member 2017 First Team All-Conference 2017 All-State Tournament team 2017 First Team All-Conference Earned the 1,000 kills award at Columbus Catholic 2017 Rotary Club MVP 2017 PrepVolleyball.com Top 25 Liberos list Fifth place at the 2015 Nationals and third place at the 2016 Nationals Right-Side/Outside Hitter 6-7 Freshman Denver, Colo. Thomas Jefferson HS 18 -JADEN SANDOVAL 19- TEAL SCHNURR Quick Hits: Three-time Regional All-Star 241 kills during the 2016 season for Thomas Jefferson High School Seven-time Player of the Match for the Spartans PrepVolleyball 10-Foot Club Middle Blocker/ Right- Side Hitter 6-4 Graduate Student Westminster, Colo. Marquette Quick Hits: Tied a program record with 10 blocks in a match at Marquette BIG EAST All-Academic Helped Standley Lake High School reach a double-digit win total for the first time since 2007 as a senior in 2012 Led Standley Lake in almost every statistical category, including kills (477), hitting percentage (.324) and blocks (52) her senior year Two-time team captain and most valuable player (2011 and 2012) Named first team all-conference as a senior and second team all-conference as a junior 2017 Denver Volleyball DenverPioneers.com 16

17 2017 RADIO/TV ROSTER Cassie Baird Andrea Eddy Cassidy Rooke Olivia Novotny Ellie Anderson 2 Sr., Outside Hitter 3 So., Setter 4 Sr., DS/Libero 5 Jr., DS/Libero 6 Fr., Setter 7 Becca Mau Sr., Outside Hitter Becca Latham Taylor Loyd Lydia Bartalo Piyusha Boteju Macy Carrabine Tina Boe 8 Jr., Outside Hitter 9 R-Jr., DS/Libero 10 Fr., Outside Hitter Sr., Setter Fr., DS/Libero Fr., Middle Blocker Kayla Principato Emma Willis Lauren McManus 14 Sr., Right Side 15 Jr., Middle Blocker Fr., DS/ Libero Jaden Sandoval Fr., Right Side/ Outside Hitter 19 Teal Schnurr Gr., Middle Blocker/ Right- Side Hitter Tom Hogan Head Coach Katelin Batten Assistant Coach Jesse Tupac Assistant Coach Nate Ngo Volunteer Assistant Coach Jessica Aschenbrenner Dir. of VB Operations 2017 Denver Volleyball DenverPioneers.com 17