DENVER - Metropolitan State University of Denver earned a 25-17, 25-21, 25-13 sweep over South Dakota Mines on Friday night at the Auraria Event Center. The Roadrunners improved to 7-8 overall and 4-2 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, while SDSMT fell to 5-10 and 1-4. The win was the fourth in a row for the Roadrunners.
 
MSU Denver hit a season-high .391 with five players who hit .300 or better in the match, led by setter Brandi Torr (Albuquerque, N.M./La Cueva H.S.) with 42 assists and three kills.
 
Michaela Smith (Littleton, Colo./Regis Jesuit H.S.) led all players with 16 kills and hit .412. Ryan Hoerdemann (Littleton, Colo./Arapahoe H.S.) hit .500 with 12 kills and added a pair of blocks. Summer Greager (Colorado Springs, Colo./Colorado Springs Christian H.S.) had eight kills and Santaisha Sturges (Parker, Colo./Regis Jesuit H.S.) put down seven, while hitting .545. She played only in the third set.
 
Kylie Haun (Simpsonville, S.C./Hillcrest H.S.) had a match-high 11 digs.
 
The Roadrunners hit .469 in the first set and held the Hardrockers to just a .171 hitting percentage in the second set. MSU Denver hit .441 in the third set.
 
The Roadrunners will host Black Hills State at 4 p.m. on Saturday.