DENVER – The MSU Denver women's soccer team gets a do-over this weekend.
 
No, the Roadrunners can't get back the two road losses they suffered in a trip to Dixie State and Westminster last weekend.
 
But they do get more experience playing on the road this weekend, as they travel for a 3 p.m. game Friday at Adams State (2-7 overall, 1-4 and 12^th in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) and a noon matchup Sunday at Fort Lewis (4-4-1, 3-2 and tied for sixth).
 
"We're away, but I told the team I'm glad we're on the road again, because it's another opportunity for us to continue to push ourselves in these environments," Metropolitan State University of Denver coach Tracy Chao said.
 
The Roadrunners (6-3-1) are still tied for third in the league with a 4-2 record that's good for a tie for third place with 12 points. However, the lost weekend caused MSU Denver – ranked as high as No. 7 nationally early in the season – to fall from 13^th to completely out of the Division II national top 25.
 
If nothing else, maybe the Roadrunners are back under the radar, where they were at the start of the season when they were also unranked.
 
"Like I said from the beginning, rankings and all that are great, but it's not going to mean anything until the end – and we're still quite a ways from the end," Chao said.
 
Considering the relative strength of the RMAC compared to the other leagues in the region – the Lone Star and Heartland Conferences – MSU Denver still seems to be positioned well for the postseason.
 
However, a strong regular-season finish is needed to gain the best possible matchups for the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference tournament.
 
"Everybody is continuing to fight for every position they can, and for every point they can get," Chao said. "Every point matters.  At this point, there's no team that's in or out – it's anybody's game."
 
To get there, MSU Denver needs to get back to where it had been.
 
"We have to be sharper technically, so that we can execute tactically," Chao said. "The most consistent teams are the ones who last the longest. It's OK that we hit a speed bump, but we need to quick-trigger it back up instead of continuing on a bumpy road."