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1 Mikylah Espinosa

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • High School Skyview
  • Hometown Thornton, Colo.

Biography

  • 2024 MSU Denver Student-Athlete of the Week, Feb. 18
  • 2022-23 RMAC Defensive Player of the Week, Dec. 12
  • 2022 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, fall semester

2023-24: All-RMAC first team selection after sensational sophomore season. ... Finished ninth in the RMAC with 15.3 points per game and ninth with 1.7 made 3-pointers per game. ... In league play, she was sixth 129 made field goals, tied for seventh in scoring at 16.1 points per game, seventh with 40 made 3-pointers and eighth with 1.8 3s per game. ... Averaged 19.2 points in an 11-game span from Jan. 20 through Feb. 23. ... Named RMAC Offensive Player of the Week on Feb. 19 after averaging 26.0 points while shooting 48.8 percent from the field (20 of 41) and 40.0 percent from 3 (6 of 15) while averaging 5.5 rebounds as the Roadrunners won at Westminster before losing at Colorado Mesa. ... Erupted for 32 points in a 66-60 win at Westminster while shooting 60.0 percent from the field (12 of 20). It was her third 30-point game in seven games -- no other MSU Denver player since 2003 had posted three 30-point games in a career. ... Scored in double figures in 10 straight games from Dec. 9 through Feb. 2, averaging 19.9 points per game, including 25.0 points in the last four games of that stretch, from Jan. 23 through Feb. 2. ... Sensational again with 30 points in 86-82 overtime upset win at Adams State on Feb. 2 while making 7 of 10 from 3-point range. Scored five straight points to tie the game in the final minute of regulation with an acrobatic shot in the lane and a pull-up 3. Also matched career high with eight rebounds and season high with three steals. ... Had 16 points and matched a season high with three steals in the 70-61 loss to Western Colorado on Jan. 27. ... Scored 50 points in five quarters, with 16 in the fourth quarter against Regis on Jan. 20 and 34 against Nos. 12/13 Colorado School of Mines on Jan. 23. ... Outstanding while engineering a near-upset of Nos. 12/13 Colorado School of Mines in a 65-62 loss on Jan. 23, recording 34 points for the third-highest single-game scoring total in program history. Had career highs of 12 field goals made, 27 field goal attempts and five made 3-pointers, and matched career highs of eight 3-point attempts and eight rebounds. ... Scored 16 of her 20 points in the fourth quarter of a 68-51 loss to Regis on Jan. 20. ... Compiled career highs of seven made free throws and nine free throw attempts while scoring 16 points and matching a career best with six assists in a 73-69 loss at CSU Pueblo on Jan. 13. ... Had 16 points while matching career best of six made free throws on a career-high eight attempts in the near upset of Nos. 19/10 Colorado School of Mines, a 65-64 defeat on Dec. 13. ... Hit a clutch 3-pointer to put MSU Denver ahead with 10 seconds left in an eventual 63-62 loss at South Dakota Mines on Dec. 9. Scored a team-high 13 points. ... Scored a season-high 17 points and matched a career best with eight rebounds in the 64-62 win over Seattle Pacific on Nov. 25. ... Had 14 points and three steals in the season-opening, 64-39 loss to Angelo State (Texas) on Nov. 10.

2022-23: Third on the team in scoring at 7.88 points per game while fourth with 189 points. ... Tied for the team lead in steals per game (1.75) while fourth with 42 steals. ... In league games, ranked eighth in the RMAC with 42 steals and 1.9 steals per game. Also 10th overall in the RMAC with 1.8 steals per game for the season. ... Played in 24 games, starting 17. ... Shot 40.8 percent from the field (75 of 184) and 68.3 percent at the free throw line (28 of 41). ... Third on the team with 33 assists and 1.3 assists per game. ... Grabbed 65 rebounds for 2.7 per game. ... Had 10 points and two steals in a key 62-52 win at Black Hills State on Feb. 4. ... Matched the speed and quickness of Adams State, scoring 15 points on 7 of 12 shooting in a 71-67 victory. ... Scored 11 points and ripped three steals in a 63-51 win at Western Colorado on Jan. 20. ... Over four games from Dec. 17 through Jan. 7, averaged 13.8 points while scoring in double figures each game. ... Scored six points and pulled down a career-high eight rebounds in a 65-51 win at UCCS on Jan. 13. ... More than doubled her career-high scoring total with 24 and doubled her previous best with six rebounds, and added two assists and two steals in a 77-70 loss at Chadron State on Dec. 31. ... Scored a career-high 10 points in a 79-62 loss at Nos. 11/18 Colorado School of Mines on Dec. 17. Also added three steals. ... Named RMAC Defensive Player of the Week on Dec. 12 after a seven-steal weekend, including a career-best five on Dec. 9 in a 74-59 loss to Black Hills State. Also against Black Hills State, had career bests of nine points and three assists. ... Made her MSU Denver debut Dec. 2 at Westminster and had two points, one assist, one rebound and one steal in six minutes off the bench.

High School: Class 4A all-state second team selection. ... Class 3A all-state honorable mention as a junior. ... Scored 1,382 career points. ... Also compiled career totals of 393 rebounds, 338 assists, 542 steals and 126 blocked shots. ... Averaged 17.3 points and 6.8 steals per game in 80 career games. ... Also had career averages of 4.9 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.6 blocked shots per game. ... Played her senior season at Skyview High School and averaged 18.6 points, 6.7 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 7.2 steals per game. ... As a senior shot 48.7 percent from the field (188 of 386). ... Three-time All-Frontier League first team selection while playing for The Academy. ... Led Wildcats teams to a 55-5 record and three trips to the Class 3A Sweet 16 in her first three seasons. ... In nine games as a junior in 2020-21, averaged 18.2 points, 6.0 rebounds, 5.4 assists, 6.2 steals and 1.2 blocked shots. ... Academic team championship award winner. .... Also competed in track & field, with top times of 13.9 seconds in the 100-meter dash, 27.70 in the 200, 1:07.93 in the 400 and a long jump of 16 feet, 2 1/2 inches.

Personal: Born Mikylah Lynn Espinosa in Orange County, Calif.

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Historical Player Information

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    2022-23Freshman

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    2023-24Sophomore

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    2024-25Junior

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    2025Senior

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