Pueblo, Colo. – The Metropolitan State University of Denver women's basketball team was defeated 74-64 by CSU-Pueblo on Saturday night.  The Roadrunners fall to 10-13 overall and 8-9 in the RMAC while CSU-Pueblo improves to 19-4 overall and 14-3 in the RMAC.

The Roadrunners were led in scoring by sophomore Emily Hartegan (Wylie, Texas/Wylie East H.S.) with 19 points.  Sophomores Hannah Stipanovich (St. Louis, Mo./Clayton H.S.) and Georgia Ohrdorf (Wollongong, Australia/St. Mary Star of the Sea College) added 15 and 11 points, respectively.  Stipanovich led the team in rebounds with nine.

MSU Denver would manage only two field goals over the first five minutes of the game and would trail by as many as six on two separate occasions in the first quarter.  The Roadrunners would battle throughout the period and would find themselves down by only three, trailing 13-10 after the first quarter.

In the second quarter, the Roadrunners would continue to chip away at the CSU-Pueblo lead.  MSU Denver would take a 22-20 lead following a Stipanovich jumper with 4:44 on the clock.  CSU-Pueblo would retake the lead and hold a 32-30 advantage at the end of the half.

The Roadrunners were outscored 19-14 in the third period.  MSU Denver was held to only one field goal over the final six minutes of the third quarter and was outscored 14-6 over that stretch.  MSU Denver trailed 51-44 after the third quarter.

The final period saw MSU Denver fall behind by as many as 12.  However, the Roadrunners would not quit and the team would cut the lead to six twice in the final four minutes of the game.  CSU-Pueblo would make three-point baskets on each occasion to push the lead back to double-figures.  CSU-Pueblo shot 6-of-12 from three-point range in the second half.

MSU Denver will travel to Regis in Denver on Friday, February 12.  Game time is set for 5 p.m.