DENVER – On fire. Unconscious. Cold-blooded.

None of those terms come even close to describing the absolutely dominant shooting performance Metropolitan State University of Denver guard Jonalyn Wittwer (Fall Creek, Wis./Fall Creek) had in an 81-41 victory over New Mexico Highlands on Saturday evening at the Auraria Event Center.

Wittwer was a perfect 6 of 6 from distance in the third quarter and 8 for 8 overall in the second half en route to an 11 of 14 performance from deep that set new MSU Denver and Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference individual single-game records for 3-pointers made. The previous MSU Denver record of eight triples made in a game was set by Stephanie Allen on Jan. 22, 2000, while Stephanie Sauter tied it against Regis on Jan. 26, 2008.

The RMAC record? It stood for 19 years until Wittwer absolutely went off for a career-high 33 points on Saturday night. And the Roadrunners? They set a new single-game program record with 17 triples and shot 58.6% (17 of 29) from deep.

"I have not seen a shooting performance like that," MSU Denver head coach Tanya Haave said following Saturday night's game. "There were a couple times (Wittwer) was going, 'right, right, right,' and then it's going in, and that's when you know it's her night. It was so nice to have her come out like that and have such a monster game. I'm happy and proud for her. If we can continue having her with that tempo shooting, I think she'll continue to shoot the ball well, taking that extra time."

It wasn't all rainbows and butterflies from the start on Saturday night, but the final three quarters made a 19-8 first quarter deficit a distant memory. The Roadrunners (7-10, 6-5 and T-6^th RMAC) basically reversed the first quarter performance in the second, outscoring the Cowgirls (4-14, 2-9 and T-13^th RMAC) 19-5. MSU Denver led 27-24 at halftime thanks to a buzzer-beating three from none other than Wittwer, who was 3 of 6 from deep by the half.

After that, she didn't miss again.

In the third quarter, it was Wittwer unleashed. She scored 18 points in the period – a perfect 6 of 6 from long range – leading MSU Denver to a 32-spot in the third on 72.2% shooting (13 of 18) from the floor. Adding two made 3-pointers in the fourth, Wittwer made a total of nine consecutive threes before exiting the game to thunderous applause.

"Zone is what a shooter wants," Wittwer said of the Cowgirls' defensive strategy. "There were a lot of open looks. As a team, we were finding them. We were finding each other. We passed the ball really well. I'm sure we ended up with a ton of assists. It was just taking the open shot, and they were there."

A ton of assists there were – 23 on 30 baskets to be exact, besting the previous season high of 21 assists from Friday night's blowout win over CSU-Pueblo.

"Obviously you can't get the shot without the assist, so I'm very thankful for everyone on my team," Wittwer said. "I definitely had a lot more time on the shot tonight. I just had the time to set myself up a bit more and I wasn't rushed at all. It's pretty crazy and I feel very thankful. I'm very thankful for my teammates."

Meanwhile, MSU Denver was thankful for yet another huge victory to move the Roadrunners into a tie for fifth place in the RMAC. Outscoring the Cowgirls 73-22 in the final three quarters, MSU Denver's 40-point margin of victory was its best since a 42-point win (80-38) over Adams State on Jan. 7, 2017. Previous to Saturday, Friday night's 31-point victory was the highest since that win over Adams State.

"You hope that we look back on this and this was a turning point," Haave said. "I think we were playing together, playing for each other, playing hard. You had Losalini Katia (Wyoming, Australia/Pennant Hills) diving on the floor. We're getting contributions from everybody. It's really nice to see. It's great for them. They're having fun. They're loving it."

Nearly every Roadrunner got in on the fun for a second straight night, as nine players scored and six had at least five points. Freshman forward Morgan Lewis (Pagosa Springs, Colo./Pagosa Springs) had another big game, scoring a career-high 13 points and grabbing a career-high nine rebounds for a near double-double in just 19 minutes on the floor.

Junior forward Bree Wellington (Fresno, Calif./Buchanan) had six points and five boards. Freshman guard Abbigail Juozapaitis (Snohomish, Wash./Glacier Peak) tied career-highs with nine points and four assists, making 3 treys and grabbing four boards. Senior guard Jaelynn Smith (Denver, Colo./East) had eight points, six rebounds and six assists, while freshman guard Jaiden Galloway (Aurora, Colo./Grandview) scored five points and dished a career-high five dimes.

Wittwer even added a season-high six rebounds and three assists when she wasn't draining a three.

Altogether, the Roadrunners shot 48.4% (30 of 62) from the field. They also doubled up the Cowgirls on the boards, 50-25, for their best rebounding total since Dec. 17, 2017 in a 56-43 win at Colorado Christian.

After an absolutely dominant weekend, MSU Denver looks to carry the momentum into another home weekend. The Roadrunners host Colorado Mines 10-6, 7-4 and T-4^th RMAC) this Friday at 5:30 p.m. MT before a home showdown with UCCS (7-10, 6-5 and T-6^th RMAC) on Saturday at 5 p.m. at the Auraria Event Center.