Auraria’s court queens rule Division II. Metro State volleyball won the national title on Saturday, beating Concordia-St. Paul 3-1 at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It’s the first Division II national championship for the program, and the fifth overall for Metro State, which also claimed men’s basketball crowns in 1999-2000 and 2001-02 as well as women’s soccer titles in 2004 and ’06. The Roadrunners capped their magical season by beating Concordia-St. Paul 25-22, 25-20, 20-25, 25-21. Megan Hagar (18 kills) and Brooke Gennerman (16) led the way offensively, while the Roadrunners defense racked up 17 blocks. Since losing to Colorado School of Mines on Oct. 3, the Roadrunners ripped off 23 straight matches to close the season, setting a program record with 32 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. ...read more read less