Box Score Denver – The Metropolitan State University of Denver volleyball team defeated Fort Lewis 3-0 on Saturday night to advance to 6-6 overall and 3-1 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.
 
The Roadrunners were led by junior Stephanie Laraway (Lakewood, Colo./Lakewood H.S.).  Laraway posted 16 kills in the match and had a hitting percentage of .682.  Junior Santaisha Sturges (Parker, Colo./Regis Jesuit H.S.) also tallied double-digit kills in the match with 14.
 
In the first set, the Skyhawks built an early 6-4 lead before the Roadrunners exploded with five straight points to take a 9-6 advantage.  MSU Denver would not look back in the match.  The Skyhawks would cut the lead to one, however, the Roadrunners fended them off to take the set 25-23.
 
The second set was almost a repeat of the first with the Skyhawks and Roadrunners tied at 6-6 in the early goings.  MSU Denver once again rattled off four points to take a 10-6 lead.  Sturges closed out the set with a kill to propel the Roadrunners to a 25-18 win and a 2-0 lead in the match.
 
The Roadrunners were in complete control of the third set.  After exchanging points to a 3-3 tie, MSU Denver once again took control.  MSU Denver closed the set on a 10-4 run and completed the sweep 3-0.
 
MSU Denver will travel to Las Vegas, N.M. on Friday, September 29 to take on N.M. Highlands at 7 p.m.