This Week in Roadrunners Athletics
DENVER – Baseball begins home schedule against the University of Mary this weekend.
SOFTBALL
Colorado Mesa at MSU Denver, 4-game set, Saturday (noon) & Sunday (11 am)
The Roadrunners will be at home for the second straight weekend to take on the Mavericks in a four-game set. MSU Denver is coming off a weekend where they went 3-0 against Fort Lewis, with their fourth game being cancelled due to low temperatures. The Roadrunners now sit at 8-4 on the season so far. The Mavericks are 4-6 overall, with their last series played against Regis, where the teams split 2-2.
BASEBALL
University of Mary at MSU Denver, 4-game series, Friday (Noon), Saturday (Noon), Sunday (Noon)
The Roadrunners will be back on the field after having the last weekend off. They are set to play the University of Mary, who has a record of 1-3 in the season thus far. The Roadrunners are coming off back-to-back road trips to Oklahoma, where they started their 2025 season 1-6. In the last series, the Roadrunners played Oklahoma Baptist, where they fell 0-4 on the weekend.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
MSU Denver at Regis, Saturday, 1:00 p.m.
The Roadrunners are hoping to bounce back after going 0-3 at home this previous weekend against Chadron State, South Dakota Mines, and the Colorado School of Mines. Head coach Tanya Haave and her squad will finish playing the remainder of the regular season on the road starting at Regis on Saturday at 1:00 p.m.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
MSU Denver at Regis, Saturday, 3:00 p.m.
The Roadrunners went 2-1 this past weekend at home, defeating both Chadron State and South Dakota Mines before falling to the Colorado School of Mines on Tuesday. With the two wins, the Roadrunners clinched a spot in the RMAC tournament, and they now sit at 12-5 in the conference. Head coach Dan Ficke and his squad will play Regis on Saturday, who is second in the RMAC with a 13-3 record. The two teams last played on January 21 where the Roadrunners fell 76-78 at home. MSU Denver will finish their regular season schedule on the road, starting with Regis, then playing CSU Pueblo and Colorado Christian.
MEN'S & WOMEN'S TENNIS
MSU Denver at Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO
MSU Denver vs Barton County Community College, Colorado Springs, CO.
The men's and women's tennis teams will be back on the road to play in Colorado Springs this weekend. Last weekend, the teams made the trip to Nebraska to play Rockhurst University, Nebraska-Kerney, and Hastings College (Neb.) The women's team went 1-2 with the win over Hastings College (7-0), while the men's team went 2-1 with wins over both Rockhurst University (4-3) and Hastings College (7-0). Both teams will face Colorado College and Barton County Community College this weekend.
MEN'S & WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD TEAMS
MSU Denver RMAC's Last Chance Qualifier – Gunnison, Colorado
Head coach Janis Christopher will take her teams to Western Colorado to try and improve on some times before the big RMAC Championship meet in two weeks. The squad saw some incredible performances at the Don Kirby meet in Albuquerque, New Mexico last weekend. Kenny Greene finished seventh in the men's 200 meters and broke the school record in a time of 21.47. Naleia Sowell also broke the program mark in the 200 meters crossing the line in 25.24 seconds. Sowell also won her heat in the women's 400-meter dash and would top the school record once again this time doing it in a time of 55.64 seconds.
Latest Men's Basketball News
- @MSUDenverMBB: MSU Denver Secures Overtime Victory at RegisDENVER – The MSU Denver Roadrunners delivered a clutch performance in overtime to take down Regis 78-69 on Saturday afternoon.
- @MSUDenverMBB: MSU Denver Falls in Defensive Matchup vs #7 Colorado School of Mines, 66-61DENVER - In a matchup between two teams that both average 80 points or more a game, one would expect a high-scoring affair. However, this was not the case in the Roadrunners' last home game at the Auraria Event Center. MSU Denver came out swinging, leading 8-2 early and forcing the Orediggers to commit two turnovers before the first media timeout. Caleb McGill led the charge with 6 early points all coming in the paint. However, that energy was not carried over for the entire first half as the Roadrunners went on a nearly 8-minute scoreless drought to close the half that brought them into the locker room down 30-28
- @MSUDenverMBB: Roadrunners Jump One Spot to Sixth in Regional RankingsINDIANAPOLIS – The MSU Denver men's basketball team jumped one spot to sixth in the South Central Region of this week's D2CSC Division II Media Poll.
- 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: MSU Denver Climbs Back on Senior Day to Beat South Dakota Mines 72-68DENVER - It wasn't always pretty as MSU Denver trailed by 8 at halftime 38-30, and one had to wonder if there was a bit of emotional hangover from all the Senior Day festivities. Defensively, they were getting killed from the perimeter as the Hardrockers nailed 9 triples in the first half. On the glass, the RMAC's best rebounding team only held a 19-17 lead in that category.
- @MSUDenverMBB: MSU Denver Gives Fans Something to Remember After 73-71 WinDENVER - If you've ever played or been around sports, you know the saying "a win is a win". And that much is very true tonight as the Roadrunners escape with a two point victory at home after a half court shot from Javon Thomas was overturned.
