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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Players Mentioned
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Latest Women's Basketball News
- @MSUDenverWBB: Roadrunners give up season-high 92 points in road lossSALT LAKE CITY – Despite getting great production from the bench, the Roadrunners gave up a season-high 92 points in a 92-74 loss to Seattle Pacific.
- @MSUDenverWBB: Persistent Roadrunners Come Up Short After Second Half SurgeSALT LAKE CITY - In a tightly contested matchup, Northwest Nazarene edged out MSU Denver with a 78-72 win in non-conference play.
- @MSUDenverWBB: Roadrunners Drop Close One Against GriffinsDENVER – In a closely contested RMAC matchup at the Auraria Events Center, Westminster narrowly defeated the MSU Denver women's basketball team 54-51.
- @MSUDenverWBB: Second Half Rally Falls Short as Mountaineers Defeat RoadrunnersDENVER – The MSU Denver women's basketball team dropped to 1-2 in conference play following a 78-70 loss to Western Colorado on Thursday night.
- This Week in Roadrunners AthleticsDENVER – Roadrunners basketball is back home in downtown Denver this week, while the Indoor Track and Field squad will head out to Colorado Springs this weekend.
- @MSUDenverWBB: Espinosa is named RMAC's Defensive Player of the WeekDENVER – Junior guard Mikylah Espinosa was named the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference's Defensive Player of the Week on Monday.
