Box Score

GOLDEN, Colo. – For the second straight night, No. 13 Metro State overcame a one-point halftime deficit and downed Colorado Mines 64-54 on the road Saturday night. The Roadrunners improved to 20-1 overall and 16-1 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, while CSM fell to 7-15 and 3-14.

Metro State trailed 27-26 at halftime, one night after overcoming a one-point lead for a win at Colorado Christian.

Trailing 42-40 with 10:58 left after a Mines 3-pointer, Sullivan Ziegler (Denver/Heritage H.S.) scored on a layup to tie the game at 42-42. Kristin Valencia (Moriarty, N.M./Moriarty H.S.) then broke the tie at the line, hitting 1-of-2. The foul she drew sent CSM's leading scorer and rebounder Brecca Gaffney to the bench with four personals.

Alyssa Benson (Eden Prairie, Minn./Minnetonka H.S.) then buried a 3-pointer on the next possession and Valencia followed with a jumper on the next, capping a 7-0 run as the Roadrunners took a 47-42 lead with 7:41 left in the game.

The Orediggers never cut the lead to closer than three the rest of the way. Metro State made 6-of-8 at the line in the final 1:25.

Benson led the Roadrunners with 11 points off the bench, hitting 3-of-5 from behind the 3-point line and 2-of-3 at the free throw line. Cassondra Bratton (Arvada, Colo./Pomona H.S.) scored 10 points. Jasmine Cervantes (Johnstown, Colo./Berthoud H.S.) had nine points, four rebounds and four steals. Kristin Valencia (Moriarty, N.M./Moriarty H.S.) added eight points and a team-high seven rebounds.

Metro State shot just 34.5 percent from the floor in the game, but committed just nine turnovers and outrebounded the Orediggers 38-28.

Stephanie Fogle led Mines with 16 points.

Metro State will hit the road for two games at Nebraska-Kearney and Chadron State next weekend.