DENVER - No. 5 Colorado School of Mines swept No. 20 Metropolitan State University of Denver 25-17, 25-19, 26-24 to snap a nine-match winning streak by the Roadrunners. MSU Denver fell to 21-4 overall and 15-2 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, while CSM improved to 23-2 and 16-1. The Orediggers pull a half-match ahead of Colorado Mesa for first place, though CMU has two matches left in the regular season and CSM has one.
 
Lauren Quijano (Wildomar, Calif./Elsinore H.S.) had a team-high nine kills and Kylee Hoagland (Mead, Colo./Skyline H.S.) had seven, leading the offense.
 
Savannah Garcia (Platteville, Colo./Valley H.S.) had an excellent night defensively with 16 digs and a perfect 22-for-22 in serve-receive. Setter Brandi Torr (Albuquerque, N.M./La Cueva H.S.) added 10 digs and 25 assists.
 
The Orediggers hit .310 in the match, including .593 in the first set, while limiting the Roadrunners to a .154 hitting percentage for the match.
 
MSU Denver will look to wrap up the regular season with a win at Colorado Christian on Saturday.