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Metro State will open the NCAA tournament vs. Regis University at 5 p.m. (CT) in Canyon, Texas, on Thursday, Dec. 5.

Notes:
•    Metro State is making its 14th consecutive NCAA tournament appearance, the fourth-longest active streak in Division II.

•    Metro State won the RMAC tournament to earn the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, sweeping Adams State in the championship match.

•    Metro State is 7-1 over its past eight matches, it's best stretch of the season.

•    The current five-match winning streak is the longest winning streak since 2011.

•    Metro State dropped both of its matches this year during the regular season to Regis and is 0-6 all-time in the NCAA tournament vs. Regis.

•    Kylie Haun (Simpsonville, S.C./Hillcrest H.S.) was named RMAC tournament most valuable player, averaging a team-high 4.18 kills and 2.91 digs.

•    Haun had one of the best nights of her career with 19 kills, a .342 hitting percentage, 13 digs and six aces (career high) in a 3-1 win over UC-Colorado Springs on Nov. 2.

•    Haun had a career-high 22 kills in the RMAC tournament quarterfinals at Western New Mexico on Tuesday and led the team with 13 kills on Friday vs. Colorado Christian.

•    Brandi Torr (Albuquerque, N.M./La Cueva H.S.) (14.00 assists/set) and Kylee Hoagland (Mead, Colo./Skyline H.S.) (2.73 kills/set, .458 hitting pct.) were also named to RMAC all-tournament team.

•    Torr is the first freshman setter to play in a season-opening match for Metro State since 2008 (Darcy Schwartzman) and the first to start since 2006 (Stephanie Levi).

•    Metro State is already 9-4 in matches that go to five sets, breaking the record of seven for five-set wins from 2006 and 2009.

•    Alex Green (Peoria, Ariz./Cactus H.S.) had the best weekend of her career Nov. 8-9 vs. CCU and CSM, averaging 5.30 digs with a .972 serve-receive percentage.

•    Head coach Debbie Hendricks reached 300 wins at Metro State on Oct. 17 in a 3-2 victory over CSU-Pueblo.

•    Hendricks earned her 500th career win on Nov. 2 in a 3-1 victory over UC-Colorado Springs.

•    Hendricks became the 15th active NCAA Division II head coach with 500 career wins and the 29th in Division II history.

•    The 20-18 fifth-set win at Colorado Mesa on Oct. 26 was the second-longest fifth set in school history (longest is also NCAA record at 26-24 on Oct. 8, 2011 when Colorado Mines defeated MSU).

•    Alysa Heath (Littleton, Colo./Chatfield H.S.) was named RMAC offensive player of the week on Sept. 10, after averaging 3.81 kills and hitting .355 at the Western Oregon tournament.

•    Heath was named to the Colorado Premier Challenge all-tournament team after averaging 3.57 kills and hitting .270 in four matches.