Men's Basketball 12/15/2025 8:57:00 AM Chris Day - CMU Sports Information

Mav Watch (Week of Dec. 15)

A weekly rundown and look ahead at the happenings of CMU Athletics

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Swimming & Diving

The Mavericks will resume the season this morning at the UNLV Invitational in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Seven women's and five men's teams are will compete in the 3-day prelims/finals meet that will run through Wednesday.
The list includes Division I squads Cal Baptist, Pacific, UNLV, Tulane, Wyoming as well as Division II Alaska Fairbanks.
Guillaume Guth (100 Free) and Luka Samsonov (400 IM) continue to lead the nation in their respective events on the men's side.
Ada Qunell (200 Free), Olivia Hansson (1000 Free) and the 800 Free Relay team all lead the country on the women's.
Eleven Maverick divers have already secured a trip to the NCAA Division II Championship Pre-Qualification Meet.
The Maverick women are ranked fifth while the Maverick men are ranked sixth in the November edition of the CSCAA Division II Top 25 Dual Meet Polls, which were released prior to the Mavs' dominant performances at the TYR/CMU Invitational.
Both CMU squads sit second in the current Swimcloud NCAA Division II Dual Meet rankings. The Maverick women are also second in the Swimcloud championship rankings while the Maverick men are ranked fourth.

Women's Wrestling

The Mavericks, ranked fifth nationally in the latest National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) NCAA Women's Coaches Poll, finished fourth out of 36 teams at Sunday's North Central College Invitational in Naperville, Illinois outside of Chicago.
The Mavs had six wrestlers place in the tournament, a group led by redshirt senior Jayleen Sekona, who finished second in the 207-pound "A" Division bracket.
Junior Mia Zuniga took third in the 103 pound bracket while sophomore Gretchen Donally finished fifth at 145 pounds.
The Mavs also had three placers in the "B" Division brackets, led by 131-pound champion Thalia Vogelsang.
Delarie Juarez also took second at 145 while Taylor Colangelo finished third at 160.
The Mavs will now turn their attention to duals, competing Wednesday at the Desert Duals in Las Vegas.
They will tace four nationally-ranked opponents throughout the day in No. 8 Simon Fraser, No.7 Presbyterian, No. 16 and host Wartburg and No. 3 Grand Valley State before squaring off against unranked Vanguard for the second time this season.
The dual against Simon Fraser is a RMAC affair and will go a large way to determining the conference's regular season championship.

Women's Basketball

The Mavs, ranked 13^th nationally in last week's WBCA NCAA Division II Coaches Poll, extended their winning streak to eight and will go into 2026 with a 3-0 record in RMAC play after recording an 86-47 win over the Colorado School of Mines on Saturday.
The game was their only one of the week last week.
The Mavs are now 11-1 overall heading into this weekend's games at the Northwest Nazarene Nighthawk Classic Nampa, Idaho.
Three Mavs scored over 20 points in the 39-point win, the largest in the rivalry since 1991.
They are 3-0 at home this season, winning those three games by 29, 39 and 39 points.
Olivia Reed scored 28 points and grabbed ten rebounds to record her fifth double-double of the season.
Mykaela Moore also recorded her first career double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds, both of which are new career-highs.
Mason Rowland scored 23 points and has poured in more than 20 in each of her last three.
She was named as the RMAC Offensive Player of the Week last Monday.
The Mavs shot 52.2 percent (36-69) from the field and held Mines to 26.9 percent (14-52) shooting.
CMU had a 17-0 run in the first quarter and led 21-8 after ten minutes.
The Mavericks also went on a 21-0 run in the third and fourth quarters.
CMU will take on a pair of GNAC (Great Northwest Athletic Conference) foes this weekend. They will play tournament host Northwest Nazarene (4-3) at 7:30 p.m. on Friday before playing Seattle Pacific (3-6) at 5 p.m. on Saturday.

Men's Basketball

Ben Henderson scored a season-high 20 points to lead the Mavs to their fourth win in the last five outings, 81-73 over visiting Colorado School of Mines on Saturday in Brownson Arena.
The Mavericks (5-4, 2-1 RMAC) are now 3-0 at home this season.
The Mavs had a 17-0 run late in the first half and recorded another 14-0 run in the second to build a 61-41 lead with ten minutes left.
Mason Honeyman added 17 points off the bench and made all ten of his free throw attempts.
The Mavs were 88.9 percent (16-18) from the line as a team.
Ty Allred scored 12 points and led the Mavs with eight rebounds.
Jaylen Pittman also came off the bench to score 10 points for the Mavs.
The Mavs set season-highs for steals (9) and blocked shots (7) and held the Orediggers to 35.1 percent (20-57) shooting.
CMU will wrap up the 2025 portion of the season with a pair of non-conference games at the Great Western Shootout on Friday and Saturday.
They will take on tournament host Western Washington (5-7) at 4:30 p.m. (5:30 p.m. MST) on Friday in North Las Vegas, Nevada at the Coyote Event Center on the campus of the College of Southern Nevada.
They will then play Simon Fraser (4-6) at 6:45 p.m. (7:45 p.m. MST) on Saturday.

Men's Wrestling

The nation's 18^th-ranked Mavericks had two wrestlers place and tied for 13^th in the team standings at this weekend's Midwest Classic in Indianapolis.
Redshirt senior Gabriel Carranza, ranked ninth nationally, placed for the third straight year at the tournament, taking fourth at 197 pounds. He recorded three wins over nationally-ranked opponents on Sunday, going 4-1 on the day and 6-2 throughout the weekend.
Redshirt junior Alex Castaneda also went 6-2 and placed fifth at 149 pounds. He had three wins over nationally-ranked foes on Sunday as well.
The Mavericks combined for 17 wins and advanced six wrestlers to the second day of the tournament.
True freshman Levi DiCugno was one of the those six and finished just one match shy of a top eight placing at 174 pounds.
Adonias Cantu (125), AJ Hague (141) and Ruben Samuelson (197) also advanced to the second day.
Sammy Mobly was named as the RMAC Wrestler of the Week last Tuesday.
CMU will continue tournament action this weekend, sending a contingent to Sunday's Reno Tournament of Champions in Nevada.

Women's Soccer

The awards continue to flow in for the Mavericks, who had five selections to the United Soccer Coaches All-South Central Region Team last week.
Junior goalkeeper Keely Wieczorek also picked up a pair of all-America honors. She was named as a second team selection by both USC and the D2CCA (Division II Conference Commissioners Association).
The Mavs USC All-Region honorees were Wieczorek (First Team), Ally Wachtel (Second Team) and a trio of third team picks in Olivia Barrett, Sarah Dunn and Kylie Wells.

Football

Defensive back Kash Bradley, quarterback Cole Hansen and wide receiver Trek Keyworth were all named to the RMAC All-Academic First Team last Friday after a vote of the conference's athletic communications directors.
Forty Mavs were named to the RMAC's All-Academic Honor Roll.

Colorado Mesa turns 100

The CMU Century Celebration stands as the cornerstone of Colorado Mesa University's year-long centennial celebration. This ambitious initiative unites our community in honoring a rich heritage while boldly envisioning the next hundred years of academic excellence.
Led by the Steering Committee and six specialized sub-committees, we're orchestrating a transformative experience that will resonate through generations. Each committee brings unique expertise to create an unforgettable commemoration of our past, present and future.
To learn more about Colorado Mesa's 100-year celebration, visit cmucentury.com.

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Players Mentioned

#29 Olivia Barrett: D; 5' 4"; Sophomore

#19 Sarah Dunn: D; 5' 8"; Junior

#10 Ally Wachtel: D; 5' 6"; Senior

#11 Kylie Wells: F; 5' 5"; Senior

#30 Keely Wieczorek: G; 5' 3"; Junior

#10 Ty Allred: G; 6' 9"; Redshirt Senior

#2 Mason Honeyman: G; 6' 3"; Sophomore

#11 Ben Henderson: G; 6' 4"; Junior

Olivia Hansson: Freestyle/Butterfly; 5' 10"; Senior

Ada Qunell: Mid-Distance Free; 5' 7"; Senior

Players Mentioned

#29 Olivia Barrett
: 5' 4"; Sophomore
: D

#19 Sarah Dunn
: 5' 8"; Junior
: D

#10 Ally Wachtel
: 5' 6"; Senior
: D

#11 Kylie Wells
: 5' 5"; Senior
: F

#30 Keely Wieczorek
: 5' 3"; Junior
: G

#10 Ty Allred
: 6' 9"; Redshirt Senior
: G

#2 Mason Honeyman
: 6' 3"; Sophomore
: G

#11 Ben Henderson
: 6' 4"; Junior
: G

Olivia Hansson
: 5' 10"; Senior
: Freestyle/Butterfly

Ada Qunell
: 5' 7"; Senior
: Mid-Distance Free