General 1/5/2026 9:35:00 AM Chris Day - CMU Sports Information

Mav Watch (Week of Jan. 5)

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Women's Basketball

Ranked 11^th in the latest WBCA national poll, the Maverick women's basketball team extended its winning streak to 11 with a 72-44 win over Regis in Brownson Arena on Saturday.
The Mavs are now 14-1 overall and tied for the RMAC lead at 4-0 with Adams State, who they will play on Saturday.
The Mavs led by as many as 34 points as Olivia Reed Thyne scored 21 while grabbing nine rebounds.
Mason Rowland had 16 points and a double-double with ten boards.
Mykaela Moore finished with 12 points and finished with a career-high six steals, tied for fifth most in school history.
Reed Thyne also matched a season and career-high with four steals.
The Mavs matches a season-high with 17 steals as a team, equaling the fourth highest single-game mark in program history.
The Mavs finished with a 44-31 rebounding advantage and forced 25 Ranger turnovers while holding the visitors to 37.5 percent (18-48) shooting.
The Mavs shot just 39.4 percent (28-71) and were just 7-for-32 (21.9 percent) from 3-point territory but grabbed 21 offensive rebounds while limiting their turnovers to just 11 to generate many more opportunities.
The Mavs are now 4-0 at home and have won all four home contests by 28 or more points.
CMU will be on the road later this week playing at New Mexico Highlands on Thursday at 5 p.m. and Adams State on Saturday at 1 p.m.
NMHU Is 5-6 overall and 1-3 in conference play. Adams State is 10-4 overall.

Men's Basketball

The Mavericks improved to 7-5 overall and to 3-1 in RMAC play with a 90-62 blowout win over visiting Regis on Saturday.
The Mavericks hit 16 3-pointers in the win, the most in the two years of the program under Head Coach Mike Dunlap.
The Mavs' 90 points and 28-point margin of victory were new season-highs.
The Mavs are now 4-0 this season at home.
Ty Allred was 5-for-7 from beyond the arc and scored a game-high 26 points. He also had nine rebounds to lead the Mavs to a 43-19 (+24) advantage in that category.
Clayton Jewell (18), Ben Henderson (13) and Kap Laila (10) also finished in double figures.
Henderson also finished with a season-high nine assists, the most of any Maverick this season, and added six rebounds.
Jewell had eight rebounds.
Laila's 10 points were a season-high. He also had a season-high three steals as the Mavs matched a season-high with nine as a team.
The Mavs finished with 23 assists and shot 53.1 percent (34-64) from the field.
They also shot 47.1 percent (16-34) from 3-point territory.
The Mavs will be on the road next week playing at New Mexico Highlands on Thursday (7 p.m.) and Adams State on Saturday (3 p.m.).
New Mexico Highlands is 4-11 overall and 2-2 in the RMAC. Adams State is 7-5 overall and 1-3 in the RMAC.

Women's Wrestling

The Mavericks will resume their season at two events this weekend.
The main group of starters will head to the NWCA National Duals in Cedar Falls, Iowa for competition for Friday and Saturday while another group will head to the Eagle Women's Open, hosted by Chadron State on Saturday.
The Mavericks have been seeded seventh in the National Duals and will take on West Liberty in the opening round before taking on either No. 2 seed McKendree or Gannon.
The Mavericks are currently ranked seventh in the latest National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) NCAA Women's Coaches Poll.
They have five nationally-ranked wrestlers in Zuniga (3^rd, 103 lbs.), Sophia Cornish (10^th, 117), Lorianna Piestewa (7^th, 124), Gretchen Donally (10^th, 145) and Jayleen Sekona (5^th, 207).

Men's Wrestling

The Mavs continue to sit 18^th in the National Wrestling Coaches Association's NCAA Division II Coaches Rankings.
They have three ranked individuals in Alex Castaneda, sixth at 149 pounds, Owen Cline (7^th, 157) and Gabriel Carranza (7^th, 197).
CMU will resume the season this weekend in Gunnison with redshirts and reserves competing in the Western Colorado Open on Friday before the starters wrestle in the Tracy Borah Duals on Saturday.
Expected opponents for the duals include Cal Poly Humboldt, Vanguard and Minot State.

Swimming & Diving

Both CMU squads moved up two spots in the December edition of the CSCAA Top 25 Dual Meet polls. The Maverick women are now ranked third while the men are fourth.
CMU will next compete on Jan. 17 against Denver and Wyoming in Denver.

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.