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RMAC Title Within Reach
With MSU Denver's loss to Colorado Mines Tuesday (Nov. 5),  Colorado Mesa is even closer to the RMAC Championship. If they beat Fort Lewis and Adams State this weekend they will secure at least RMAC Co-Champions. The Mavericks are in a tie with Mines atop the conference. With CMU beating the Orediggers earlier in the season, Colorado Mesa would win the tie break and become the one seed in the RMAC Tournament. 

Regional Rankings
For the second week in a row, Colorado Mesa has found themselves sitting at second, just behind MSU Denver in the South Central Regional rankings. Colorado School of Mines and Regis are third and fourth respectively.

Mavs Reach Top-10
For the first time in the programs history, CMU has cracked the top-10 in the AVCA coaches poll this week when they were bumped up to No. 9. Prior to the season, the Mavericks had never been ranked higher than No. 17 in the polls.  Colorado Mesa had been steadily moving up in the national rankings throughout the season. The preseason poll had them receiving votes, and they have moved up spots every week since then. 

Hess Named Player of the Week
On Monday (Nov. 3) it was announced that senior middle blocker Melissa Hess was named Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Player of the Week for her performances in the Mavs matches against New Mexico Highlands and Western New Mexico over the weekend. She combined to hit .553 with 24 kills in the road games. For the season, she is ranked No. 4 in the RMAC in hitting percentage (.350),  No. 8 in kills per set (3.42) and No. 15 in blocks per set (.81). 

Academic Honors
Last Tuesday (Oct. 21), senior setter Jordyn Moody was named to the RMAC First Team All-Academic Team. Moody has a 3.73 grade point average in criminal justice and psychology. Kricket Adleman, Hattie Gianinetti, Megan Gianinetti, Abby Ney, Christian Otzen, Audrey Steinkirchner and Meredith Whatley were named to  the all-academic honor roll. 

Weekend Recap
Riding an 11 game winning streak coming into the weekend, the Mavericks extended it to 13 with victories over New Mexico Highlands (Oct. 31) and Western New Mexico (Nov. 1).  CMU blew past New Mexico Highlands, winning in three sets. The Mavs outscored the Cowgirls 75-49 in the match. Abby Ney led the way hitting an astounding .786 with 11 kills on the evening. Colorado Mesa started the month of November with a 3-0 decision over Western New Mexico. The Mavericks out-hit the Mustangs .355 to .038. 

Undefeated at Home
For the first time in over ten years, Colorado Mesa volleyball finished the regular season without a loss at home. The last regular season home loss the Mavericks had was Nov. 8, 2013 when they fell to Western New Mexico in four sets. 

Home Court Advantage
With their 3-0 win over CSU-Pueblo on Oct. 24th the Mavericks clinched home court advantage for the first round of the RMAC Tournament.  The match will be Tuesday Nov. 11th at 7 pm in Brownson Arena with their opponent yet to be determined.  

Statistical Rankings
With their strong play throughout the season, Colorado Mesa has been able to  position themselves amongst the best in Div II in a number of statistical categories. CMU ranks fifth in assists per set (13.76) and fourth in kills per set (14.69).  Their .880 win-loss percentage is good for the 17th best in the country.  Much like she has been all year, Jordyn Moody is sixth in Div. II in assists per set with 11.99. 

A Look at the Skyhawks 
Fort Lewis comes into the match against the Mavericks following a win over New Mexico Highlands. Their victory marks only their fourth conference win of the season, putting them in the bottom third of the conference standings.  Chadron State and Western State Colorado are the only two teams below the Skyhawks in the RMAC standings. CMU's straight set take down of the Skyhawks earlier this season (Oct. 14) pushed the all time record to 53-28-1 in favor of the Mavericks when the two teams match up. Colorado Mesa has won four of the last five meetings between the two teams, with their loss coming Nov. 5, 2013 in five sets. 

Scouting Adams State 
 The Grizzlies are 6-2at home this year.  Their .500 record (8-8) puts them seventh in the conference, fighting for an RMAC Tournament bid. Adams State split their matches last week with a five set loss to CSU-Pueblo (Oct. 31) and a 3-0  win over  Western State Colorado.  Thanks to a sweep over the Grizzlies previously this season,  the Mavericks own a 25-11 advantage when the two teams meet.  Colorado Mesa has won four of the last five meetings, with their last loss coming when the Grizzlies were ranked No. 25 at the time (Oct. 27, 2012).

Up Next
The Mavericks return home to host the first round of the RMAC Tournament on Tuesday Nov. 11th against a team yet to be determined.