Spearfish, S.D. – The Metropolitan State University of Denver women's basketball team fell 67-64 to Black Hills State on Friday night.  The Roadrunners drop to 7-11 overall and 5-7 in the RMAC while Black Hills State improves to 13-3 overall and 10-2 in the RMAC.

The Roadrunners were led in scoring by sophomore Emily Hartegan (Wylie, Texas/Wylie East H.S.).  Hartegan scored 18 points in the contest.  Freshman Jaelynn Smith (Denver, Colo./East H.S.) added 14 points and sophomore J'Nae Squires-Horton (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sand Creek H.S.) was the only other Roadrunner in double-figures with 11 points.

MSU Denver went on an 11-0 run to close the first quarter.  The Roadrunners held Black Hills State without a field goal for the final five minutes of the quarter.  MSU Denver led after the first period 20-13.

The Roadrunners would hit a scoring slump in the second quarter.  Hartegan would score six of the team's eight points in the period.  MSU Denver would trail at the half 33-28.

The second half would begin with the Roadrunners unable to make a field goal until Smith hit a layup with 4:01 remaining.  MSU Denver would trail by as many as 14 points in the quarter.  MSU Denver would finish the third quarter down, 49-41.

MSU Denver would battle back and take a 55-53 lead with 5:39 to play following a Smith layup.  Hartegan would make a layup to extend the Roadrunners lead to 62-58 with 2:08 to play.  The Roadrunners would hold a one-point lead at 64-63 before being outscored 4-0 over the final 40 seconds.

MSU Denver will face S.D. School of Mines on Saturday, January 23 in Rapid City, S.D. at 3:30 p.m.