Box Score

KEARNEY, Neb. - No. 12 Metro State fell 25-21, 24-26, 25-12, 25-20 at No. 10 Nebraska-Kearney in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference championship match on Saturday afternoon in Kearney, Neb.  The Roadrunners fell to 24-6, while UNK improved to 29-4.

Bri Morley (Parker, Colo./Cherokee Trail H.S.) led the Roadrunners with 14 kills, followed by Julie Causseaux (Dumas, Texas/Dumas H.S.) and Emily Greenhalgh (Conifer, Colo./Conifer H.S.) with 10 each.  Metro State hit a season-low .112 in the match.

Defensively, Ngoc Phan (Lone Tree, Colo./Cherry Creek H.S.) had 32 digs as Metro State had 102 in the match, the most this season.  Darcy Schwartzman (Aurora, Colo./Eaglecrest H.S.) had 19 digs, Lisa Jones (Pueblo, Colo./Pueblo East H.S.) had 16 and Alex Green (Peoria, Ariz./Cactus H.S.) added 13.

Jones served a five-point run in the second set to put Metro State up 17-15.  The Roadrunners held set point at 24-22, but two Metro State errors evened the score.  Morley and Schwartzman then had back-to-back kills to give the Roadrunners the 26-24 win.

In the fourth set, Metro State could not get within two points of the Lopers after an 11-11 tie.

Morley and Phan were named to the all-tournament team.  Morley averaged 3.33 kills per set and Phan averaged 7.92 digs per set over the weekend.

The NCAA will announce the postseason tournament bracket on Sunday evening.  Stay tuned to www.GoMetroState.com for more information.