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This Week:
Metro State is set to co-host the annual Colorado Premier Challenge with Regis University. Nine of the 12 teams in the tournament are currently ranked in the AVCA Top-25, including four in the top-10. Metro State will face unranked Western Oregon at 3:30 p.m. on Friday and No. 1 Concordia-St. Paul later that evening at 7:30. Saturday's opponents will be determined by the finish of the teams on Friday.

All-Time Series Records:
Augustana: Metro State leads 7-3 ... lost 3-2 in Denver last season at Premier.
Central Missouri: UCM leads 12-5 ... UCM has won the past four meetings.
Concordia-St. Paul: Never played
Lewis: Metro State leads 2-1 ... Metro State won last meeting 3-2 in 1991.
Northwest Nazarene: Never played
Regis: The series is tied at 39-39 since 1981 ... Metro State has won eight of the past nine meetings.
Southwest Minnesota State: The series is tied 1-1 ... SMSU won 3-1 at the NCAA Tournament last fall.
Tampa: UT leads 10-2 ... UT has won the past four meetings.
West Florida: Never played
West Texas A&M: WTAMU leads 12-6 ... WTAMU has won the past two meetings.
Western Oregon: Never played

History at the Colorado Premier Challenge:
Metro State and Regis have hosted the tournament since 1996. During that time, the Roadrunners have gone 24-28, playing four matches each year. Metro State won the tournament in 2003 and placed third in the Gold Division in 2005. Last season, Metro State went 0-4 after going just 1-3 the year before. The last Roadrunner named to the all-tournament team was Julie Green in 2006. Gabe Curtis (Arvada, Colo./Ralston Valley H.S.) and Sheena McLaughlin were both named to the team in 2005. Devon Herron is the only Roadrunner to earn MVP honors, earning those in 2003.

Hendricks Hits a Milestone, Close to Another:
Head coach Debbie Hendricks reached her 200th win at Metro State on Saturday, Aug. 29 against No. 16 Florida Southern. She is entering her 10th season at the helm of the Roadrunners volleyball program.

Hendricks is also closing in on 400 wins for her overall coaching career. She enters this weekend at 397 as she begins her 18th season as a head volleyball coach at the collegiate level. Prior to Metro State, Hendricks spent two years at Wayland Baptist before heading to West Texas A&M for six seasons. When she reaches the 400-win plateau, she will become just the 20th active Division II coach with 400 career wins.

Finally Ranked:
The Metro State volleyball team is ranked No. 23 in the latest NCAA Division II American Volleyball Coaches Association top-25 poll. This marks the first time since the Roadrunners were ranked No. 25 on Sept. 5, 2005, that Metro State has appeared in the top-25. Metro State has received votes four times since then (Sept. 12, 2005; Aug. 21, 2006; Nov. 13, 2006; Nov. 20, 2006).

Roadrunners Update:
The Roadrunners are 4-0 and ranked No. 23 after a weekend at the St. Mary's Invitational in Texas. Metro State knocked off No. 16 Florida Southern as its signature win at the tournament. Bri Morley (Parker, Colo./Cherokee Trail H.S.) (5-9, OH, So.) is the leader offensively, averaging 4.08 kills to be named RMAC Offensive Player of the Week. Emily Greenhalgh (Conifer, Colo./Conifer H.S.) (6-0, OH, So.) follows with a 2.50 kill average. Anna Mapes (Chaska, Minn./Chaska H.S.) (5-10, MB, Jr.), Julie Causseaux (Dumas, Texas/Dumas H.S.) (5-11, MB, So.) and Lisa Jones (Pueblo, Colo./Pueblo East H.S.) (6-0, MB, Jr.) all average 1.79 kills. Gabe Curtis (Arvada, Colo./Ralston Valley H.S.) (5-7, S, Sr.) was named MVP of the St. Mary's Invitational after averaging 10.46 assists. Libero Amy Watanabe (Littleton, Colo./Heritage H.S.) (5-3, L, Sr.) leads the team with a 3.79 digs average. As a team, Metro State is hitting .321, compared to just .069 by its opponents. The Roadrunners are also averaging 13.71 kills and allowing just 8.21.

RMAC Player of the Week:
Bri Morley (Parker, Colo./Cherokee Trail H.S.) was named RMAC Offensive Player of the Week on Aug. 31. In four matches at the St. Mary's Invitational, Morley led Metro State with 4.08 kills/set, a total of 53 kills in 13 sets. She hit .370 (53k-9e-119a), while adding 17 digs and four blocks. She led the Roadrunners and their opponent in kills in each of the final three matches at the tournament.