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DENVER, Colo. - Top-ranked Concordia-St. Paul (Minn.) cooled off No. 23 Metro State, cruising to a 25-9, 25-14, 25-16 victory over the Roadrunners at the Colorado Premier Challenge at the Auraria Event Center on Friday night.  CU improved to 6-0 this season after winning the past two NCAA Division II national championships.  Metro State dropped to 5-1 after getting off to the best start in school history since going 7-0 in 1993.

Bri Morley (Parker, Colo./Cherokee Trail H.S.) led the Roadrunners with 10 kills and was one of just three players for Metro State to hit over .000 as the team hit -.018 (22-24-109).  The last time Metro State hit below .000 was Oct. 22, 1999, when it hit -.039 (14-17-77) in a 3-0 loss to then-No. 3 West Texas A&M.

Ngoc Phan (Lone Tree, Colo./Cherry Creek H.S.) led Metro State with 10 digs.

Concordia seemed to have a defender in the right spot all evening, forcing Metro State into 24 attack errors and blocking six attempts.  CU also had 51 digs on the evening, frequently getting a hand on Metro State's attack attempts to allow and easier dig for the back row.

The Golden Bears dominated the first two sets, hitting .406 (16-3-32) in the first set and .200 (11-4-35) in the second, while keeping Metro State under .000 in each.  The Roadrunners held with CU early in the third set, as the Golden Bears made five unforced errors to be tied 11-11.  But Concordia scored the next seven points to take control again.

Metro State is now 1-11, including 1-4 at home, all-time when facing the top-ranked team in Division II with its lone win coming 3-1 against West Texas A&M when the Lady Buffs were atop the rankings on Sept. 6, 2002.

Metro State will face Northwest Nazarene (Idaho) at noon on Saturday at the Auraria Event Center in the silver division of the Premier.