This Week in Roadrunners Athletics
DENVER – Roadrunners basketball will head back on the road this weekend to compete in non-conference action.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
MSU Denver at Northwest Nazarene, Friday, 3:00 p.m.
MSU Denver at Seattle Pacific, Saturday, 1:00 p.m.
The Roadrunners are coming of a tough weekend where they fell to Western Colorado and Westminster at home. Laci Roffle scored a career-high 25 points against the Mountaineers, shooting five-of-six from the field. She also hit three-of-four from three-point range and went 12-for-12 from the free throw line. The next night Mikylah Espinosa racked up a game-high 21 points against the Griffins, while adding seven rebounds and four steals. Espinosa leads the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference in steals per game. Head coach Tanya Haave will take the squad to Salt Lake City this weekend to battle the Nighthawks of Northwest Nazarene on Friday before playing the Falcons of Seattle Pacific on Saturday.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
MSU Denver at Fort Hays State, Friday, 6:00 p.m.
MSU Denver at Nebraska-Kearney, Sunday, Noon
The Roadrunners went 2-0 this past weekend to improve to 9-1 overall with a 4-0 record in the conference play. They first defeated Western Colorado 81-64 at the Auraria Event Center last Thursday. Dan Ficke reached 100 career wins as a head coach after winning his 39th game with MSU Denver to go along with his 61 wins as Belmont Abbey. Also reaching a couple of milestones were both senior forwards Caleb McGill and Brayden Carter, who reached 1,000 career points in their collegiate playing careers. The next night, MSU Denver almost broke the three-point record after knocking down 16 of them in the 78-61 win over Westminster. The record is 17 that was accomplished in November of 2007. Logan Threatt led the way for the men's basketball, as the sophomore scored 19 points on 5-of-6 shooting from downtown. The Roadrunners will play non-conference opponents this weekend in Fort Hays State and Nebraska-Kearney.
Keep up with the basketball teams all weekend long at RoadrunnersAthletics.com.
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Latest Men's Basketball News
- MSU Denver Places Sixth in the RMAC All-Sports CupCOLORADO SPRINGS — MSU Denver has finished sixth in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference's All-Sports Cup, the annual competition that purports to determine the 15-team league's strongest programs.
- @MSUDenverMBB: Caleb McGill Awarded RMAC's Academic Player of the YearDENVER — The MSU Denver Roadrunners very own Caleb McGill has been named the 2024-25 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Academic Player of the Year, the conference announced Wednesday.
- @MSUDenverMBB: Four Roadrunners Tabbed With All-RMAC HonorsDENVER – Seniors Brayden Carter and Caleb McGill were named to the 2024-25 Men's Basketball All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference First Team, the conference announced Thursday afternoon.
- Roadrunners Fall to Black Hills State in the RMAC Quarterfinals at HomeDENVER – The MSU Roadrunners dropped their RMAC quarterfinal game at home Tuesday evening against the Black Hills State Yellow Jackets by a score of 79-69.
- Hall of Fame 2024: McCarron Overcame Early Obstacles to Forge Legendary CareerDENVER – Mitch McCarron was passed over for an Australian national team for an international tournament, didn't have his scholarship to the Australian Institute of Sport renewed and couldn't seem to find an American college that would offer him a scholarship to play basketball.
- @MSUDenverMBB: Roadrunners Fall at CCU in Final Road Game of the Regular SeasonLAKEWOOD - MSU Denver saw its regular season come to a frustrating end on Saturday, falling 61-49 to Colorado Christian.
