Denver - The Metropolitan State University of Denver women's basketball team defeated Western New Mexico University 99-55 at the Auraria Event Center Saturday night.  The Roadrunners improved to 9-12 overall and 7-8 in RMAC. The Mustangs fell to 7-13 overall and 5-10 in RMAC.

The Roadrunners were led by Sophomore J'Nae Squires-Horton (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sand Creek H.S.) who scored 23 points and had five rebounds.  Sophomore Georgia Ohrdorf (Wollongong, Australia/St. Mary Star of the Sea College) added 22 points and nine rebounds while sophomore Emily Hartegan (Wylie, Texas/Wylie East H.S.) contributed 14 points and eight rebounds.

The Roadrunners' offense got going early in the first half.  The team scored 32 points in the first quarter and 23 in the second while holding the Mustangs to only 24 for the half.  Squires-Horton scored 21 points in the first half, 15 of those from beyond the three-point arch.  The Roadrunners also out-rebounded the Mustangs 29 to 12 in the half.  MSU Denver went into the half with a lead of 55-24.

Throughout the second half the Roadrunners' lead continued to grow.  In the third quarter the Roadrunners added another 22 points leading by as many as 43 with 4:01 to play in the quarter.

The last time the Roadrunners scored more than 99 points in a game was on December 3, 2011.  MSU Denver defeated Western New Mexico on that occasion 109-47.

MSU Denver will face Western State in Gunnison, Colo. At 5:30 p.m. on Friday, February 5.