GOLDEN, Colo. – Three Orediggers scored in double digits Friday night for the Colorado School of Mines Women's Basketball team, but it was not enough as Mines fell at MSU Denver, 67-58, inside the Auraria Events Center.
 
Anna Kollmorgen led the Orediggers with 16 points while grabbing five rebounds and dishing out one assist with one steal. Nicole Archambeau scored 11 points and came just two boards shy of a double-double, grabbing eight on the night. Denali Pinto rounded out Mines' double-digit scoring trio with 10 points. Pinto also handed out a team-high three assists and added one block and one steal.
 
As a team, Mines (10-7, 7-5 RMAC) scored 24 points in the paint and finished the game with five blocks compared to three from MSU Denver (8-10, 7-5 RMAC). The loss ends the Orediggers' five-game winning streak and extends the Roadrunners' streak to three straight victories.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
MSU Denver struck first with a three-point basket just 37 seconds into the game. However, Mines responded with an 11-0 run fueled by long-range buckets from Archambeau, Pinto and Kollmorgen. The Orediggers' accuracy from behind the arc gave the visitors an 11-3 lead in a span of less than two minutes. Mines would ride that advantage to a 17-13 lead at the end of the first quarter.
 
The Roadrunners responded to Mines' three-point shooting with a 21-point outburst in the second period to reclaim the lead, 34-30, heading into halftime. Raven Herrera and Archambeau combined for 13 points in the third period as the Orediggers matched MSU Denver point-for-point, 18-18. Unfortunately, the home team used a 15-10 final period to clinch the win in a game that featured no leads greater than nine points.
 
NOTABLES
- Mines is 23-53 in the all-time series against MSU Denver.
- Pinto has scored in double digits in six straight games as a true freshman.
- The Orediggers have only been outrebounded twice in 2018-19.
- Kollmorgen is 6-for-7 from three-point range over her last three games.
- Archambeau went 6-for-7 at the free-throw line against MSU Denver.
- Mines grabbed 13 offensive rebounds Friday compared to MSU Denver's nine offensive boards.
- The Orediggers sit in a four-way tie for fifth place in the RMAC standings through 12 games.
- Head coach Brittany Simpson is 105-84 in seven years at the helm.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
Mines travels to Nebraska Saturday to play Chadron State at 5;30 p.m. Live stats and video of the games will be available at www.minesathletics.com.
 
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