News & Notes
NCAA Tournament Matchup...The Roadrunners enter the NCAA tournament as a No. 3 seed in the South Central region. MSU Denver will travel to San Angelo, Texas to play Arkansas-Fort Smith on Thursday, Dec. 3 at 12 noon CT.
NCAA Tournament Record...The Roadrunners are 10-22 all-time in the NCAA tournament. Head Coach
Debbie Hendricks holds an all-time record of 13-19 in the NCAA Tournament. Her record in the tournament at MSU Denver is 7-15.
16 Straight...The selection to the 2015 NCAA Tournament marks the 16th consecutive trip for the Roadrunners. This is the 23rd NCAA Tournament appearance overall for MSU Denver MSU Denver has made the NCAA Tournament every season since 2000.
RMAC Honors...Juniors
Vasati Fiatoa (Las Vegas, Nev./Bonanza H.S.) and
Brandi Torr (Albuquerque, N.M./La Cueva H.S.) were both first team all-RMAC selections as well as sophomore
Ryan Hoerdemann (Littleton, Colo./Arapahoe H.S.). Junior
Michaela Smith (Littleton, Colo./Regis Jesuit H.S.) was a second team all-RMAC selection. Smith was also named to the RMAC all-tournament team.
Get The W...MSU Denver has two wins over ranked opponents this season. Both of those wins came against Colorado School of Mines. The first victory came on Oct. 9 with a 3-0 win in Golden when Colorado Mines was ranked No. 17. The second came on Oct. 28 in Denver with another 3-0 win when Colorado Mines was ranked No. 18.
Hitting .200...MSU Denver is a perfect 18-0 this season when the team hits over .200 for the match.
Hitting .100...The Roadrunners are 0-3 this season when they hit below .100. The most recent loss came at UCCS when MSU Denver hit .068 for the match.
A Hot Start...The Roadrunners are 17-2 this season when they win the first set of the match. In 14 of those 19 matches, MSU Denver has gone on to win the second set and then the match.
3-0 Loss...The Roadrunners suffered their first 3-0 loss on Nov. 14 at UCCS since Sept. 12 vs. #25 West Florida.
Making Errors...MSU Denver committed 27 attack errors on Nov. 14 at UCCS. The last time the Roadrunners had that many attacking errors in a three-set match was on Oct. 25, 2009 at #5 Neb.-Kearney when they had 26 errors. MSU Denver lost the match 3-0.
Turning It Around...This was just the third time under
Debbie Hendricks that the Roadrunners have started a season with a 1-3 record. In 2006, the Roadrunners finished 21-10 overall, 14-5 in the RMAC and won the RMAC Tournament to reach the NCAA Tournament. In 2007, the team finished 16-15 overall, 13-6 in the RMAC and reached the NCAA Tournamnet. This season, the team finished 14-4 in the RMAC and reached the NCAA Tournament.
An Ace...Brandi Torr (Albuquerque, N.M./La Cueva H.S.) was able to post five aces in the MSU Denver victory against Chadron State on Oct. 31. It is the first time that a Roadrunner has had five aces in a game since
Kylie Haun (Simpsonville, S.C./Hillcrest H.S.) did it against Fresno Pacific on Sept. 6, 2014.
Tough Schedule...Four of the team's losses have come to top-25 teams, including two top-10 opponents.
The Magic Number...MSU Denver is 102-0 under Coach Hendricks when the team hits .300 or better for the match. The Roadrunners have hit .300 in seven matches this season and are a perfect 7-0.
Snapped Streak...The 3-1 loss at Colorado Mesa on Oct. 24 marked the end of a 10-match winning streak for the Roadrunners. The streak was the longest since a 14-match winning streak from Oct. 5, 2010 to Nov. 13, 2010.
