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DENVER, Colo. - The No. 23 Metro State volleyball team cruised to a 3-0 victory over Western Oregon on Friday afternoon at the Colorado Premier Challenge in Denver, winning 25-12, 25-17, 25-23 at the Auraria Event Center.  The Roadrunners improved to 5-0, while WOU dropped to 1-5 this season.  The 5-0 start to the season for Metro State is the best start since winning the first seven matches in 1993.

Emily Greenhalgh (Conifer, Colo./Conifer H.S.) led the way with a match-high 16 kills.  Bri Morley (Parker, Colo./Cherokee Trail H.S.) added 13 and Lisa Jones (Pueblo, Colo./Pueblo East H.S.) chipped in with 10.  Morley hit .478 (13-2-23), while Jones converted at .429 (10-1-21).  Julie Causseaux (Dumas, Texas/Dumas H.S.) also had an efficient afternoon with eight kills and two errors in 14 attempts for a .429 hitting percentage.

Gabe Curtis (Arvada, Colo./Ralston Valley H.S.) had 47 assists to control the offense.  Amy Watanabe (Littleton, Colo./Heritage H.S.) led the defense with 15 digs.

As a team, Metro State hit .361 (57-14-119) and held the Wolves to just .184 (27-9-98).

Metro State controlled play throughout the first two sets, but struggled at time during the third set and trailed 22-19 before winning six of the final seven points to seal the victory.

The Roadrunners will face No. 1 and two-time defending national champion Concordia-St. Paul at 7:30 p.m. at the Auraria Event Center.  The winner will advance to the Gold Division on Saturday with a chance to play for tournament championship.