Metro State volleyball wins Division II national title, program’s first and fifth in school history

Auraria s court queens rule Division II Metro State volleyball won the national title on Saturday beating Concordia-St Paul - at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls South Dakota It s the first Division II national championship for the initiative and the fifth overall for Metro State which also claimed men s basketball crowns in - and - as well as women s soccer titles in and The Roadrunners capped their magical season by beating Concordia-St Paul - - - - Megan Hagar kills and Brooke Gennerman led the way offensively while the Roadrunners defense racked up blocks Hagar who also had a team-high digs finished off the dramatic final point with a thunderous kill to clinch the title that was set up by a perfect assist from GabriElle Brewer Hagar stepped up to fill the void left by the injury to MSU Denver star outside hitter Annika Helf in the Elite Eight Mia Accomazzo also contributed digs on Saturday Kryssa Moerman and Karyna Werley both had blocks each Brewer lead the association with assists and Werley had in a balanced band effort that exhibited off MSU Denver s depth Winning the national title punctuated this year s postseason breakthrough for Metro State which had lost in the regional final each of the prior four seasons And it underscored the impact of head coach Jenny Glenn a -year-old Granby native and Middle Park High School alum In her seasons leading the Roadrunners Glenn is - Her theme this season of true identity in which the coach emphasized the positive traits of each athlete that were unrelated to winning or losing on the court allowed MSU Denver to play relaxed in the greater part pressure-packed matches of the year Since losing to Colorado School of Mines on Oct the Roadrunners ripped off straight matches to close the season setting a effort record with wins In Sioux Falls MSU Denver beat Wingate in a five-set thriller in Thursday s Elite Eight and ended Tampa s undefeated season in Friday s Final Four before triumphing over Concordia-St Paul in the title Metro State s feat is the first national championship in volleyball for the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference This story will be updated