Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference · 2026 season
Colorado Mesa
13–3
Overall
8–1
RMAC
.291
Hitting % · 9th in D2
.150
Opponents hit · 55th in D2
RV
AVCA poll · Oct 5
11
Power rank of 281
NCAA tournament chance
Projected South Central seed 2.0
Projected South Central seed 2.0
Next · Fri, Oct 9, 7:00 PM CT
at Colo. Christian 6–8
How they play
Ranked against all 281 Division II teams, with the Lone Star rank alongside. The bar shows how much of the field they're better than; the tick marks the median.
What they do well
- Hitting %.291 · 9th in D2
- Sideout %61.0% · 25th in D2
- Reception error %6.4% · 35th in D2
- Point-scoring %48.7% · 37th in D2
Where they can be pushed
- Digs per set13.84 · 215th in D2
Players
Full season. Ranks show the national top 100. Ranked players have played 75% of their team's sets (hitting % also needs 3 attempts per team set).
| 1 | Ashlyn Tafoya | S | 55 | 1 | 8 | 0.02 | .000 | 5.62 | 0.38 | 0.00 | 1.45 | 0.40 |
| 2 | Trinity Burchett | L/DS | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.45 | 0.09 | 0.00 | 1.36 | 0.09 |
| 3 | Lauren Waters | MB | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0.19 | 1.000 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.25 |
| 4 | Aesha Alrashed | MB | 47 | 38 | 93 | 0.81 | .312 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.70 | 0.19 | 1.19 |
| 5 | Addison Wright | L/DS | 49 | 1 | 4 | 0.02 | .000 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 1.65 | 0.22 |
| 6 | Sydney Amiatu | OH | 14 | 18 | 50 | 1.29 | .180 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.21 | 0.50 | 1.43 |
| 7 | Marli Clausi | L/DS | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.48 | 0.00 |
| 8 | Karsen Breeding | OH | 36 | 38 | 144 | 1.06 | .132 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.14 | 0.31 | 1.13 |
| 9 | Aubriel Loken | L/DS | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.19 | 0.06 |
| 10 | Ashley Bornhoft | MB | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | -1.000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.25 | 0.00 | 0.16 |
| 11 | Jaycee Windorski | MB | 52 | 82 | 175 | 1.58 | .34972nd D2 | 0.06 | 0.31 | 1.0067th D2 | 0.58 | 2.44 |
| 12 | Macy Wood | MB | 27 | 9 | 11 | 0.33 | .818 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.26 | 0.19 | 0.50 |
| 13 | Maya Grant | L/DS | 55 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 | .000 | 0.89 | 0.27 | 0.00 | 3.47 | 0.27 |
| 14 | Ashlyn Persha | S | 32 | 8 | 15 | 0.25 | .400 | 2.97 | 0.22 | 0.00 | 0.97 | 0.47 |
| 15 | Kaitlyn Hall | OPP | 22 | 19 | 42 | 0.86 | .286 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.36 | 0.05 | 1.05 |
| 16 | Henley Madsen | OPP | 51 | 110 | 269 | 2.16 | .309 | 0.04 | 0.08 | 0.51 | 0.61 | 2.49 |
| 17 | Ashlee Macias | OH | 53 | 166 | 376 | 3.13 | .261 | 0.19 | 0.42 | 0.28 | 2.62 | 3.7092nd D2 |
| 18 | Bailee Tucker | OPP | 20 | 12 | 27 | 0.60 | .185 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.15 | 0.00 | 0.70 |
| 20 | Coco Barnett | OPP | 19 | 10 | 20 | 0.53 | .400 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.61 |
| 21 | Addie Ritterbush | MB | 48 | 110 | 253 | 2.29 | .36446th D2 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.44 | 0.38 | 2.52 |
| 22 | Molly Whalen | OH | 42 | 95 | 215 | 2.26 | .307 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.19 | 0.57 | 2.36 |
| 23 | Hallie Hewlett | S | 48 | 5 | 15 | 0.10 | .200 | 3.81 | 0.23 | 0.00 | 0.81 | 0.33 |
Pressure and runs
Full season. Built from NCAA play-by-play.
Late in sets (20–20 or later)
- Rallies won41.0% of 83
- Sideout %49.0% · all rallies 61.0%
- Point-scoring %29.4% · all rallies 48.7%
- Late kills–errorsWhalen 9–3 · Macias 9–5 · Alrashed 3–0 · Persha 3–1 · Ritterbush 3–1
Runs and comebacks
- Longest run11 straight · 25–5 in set 1 vs. Sul Ross St. 09/04
- Longest run against9 straight · 14–25 in set 1 vs. Mississippi Christian 08/28
- Sets with a 5-point run30 for · 13 against · of 55
- Comeback setsNone from 5+ down
- Leads lostup 8, lost 25–27 in set 1 vs. MSU Denver 09/18
up 5, lost 27–31 in set 2 vs. Neb.-Kearney 08/27
up 5, lost 23–25 in set 4 vs. Fort Hays St. 09/04
Colorado Mesa news
- Mavs look to continue momentum on roadOct 7
- Macias tabbed RMAC Offensive Player of the WeekOct 6
- Mavs take down Skyhawks in fourOct 3
- Mavs dominate Mountaineers in threeOct 3
- Friday Feature: Jaycee WindorskiOct 2
Headlines from Colorado Mesa athletics. All D2 news ›
Schedule and results
| Date | Opponent | Opp. record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Aug 27 | at  Neb.-Kearney | 17–1 | W 3–0 25-17, 31-29, 25-17 |
| Fri, Aug 28 | at  DBU | 12–3 | L 0–3 22-25, 22-25, 14-25 |
| Fri, Aug 28 | at  Mississippi Christian | 6–13 | W 3–0 25-14, 25-13, 25-12 |
| Sat, Aug 29 | at  Biola | 12–4 | L 0–3 20-25, 21-25, 13-25 |
| Fri, Sep 4 | vs.  Sul Ross St. | 0–17 | W 3–0 25-5, 25-19, 25-14 |
| Fri, Sep 4 | vs.  Fort Hays St. | 14–6 | W 3–2 25-19, 25-16, 23-25, 23-25, 17-15 |
| Sat, Sep 5 | vs.  Fairmont St. | 17–4 | W 3–0 25-10, 25-10, 25-14 |
| Sat, Sep 5 | vs.  Adams St. RMAC | 10–8 | W 3–0 25-12, 25-18, 20-14 |
| Fri, Sep 11 | vs. Adams St. RMAC | 10–8 | W 3–0 25-21, 25-11, 25-17 |
| Sat, Sep 12 | vs.  N.M. Highlands RMAC | 3–14 | W 3–0 25-9, 25-17, 25-21 |
| Fri, Sep 18 | at  MSU Denver RMAC | 10–6 | W 3–2 25-27, 19-25, 25-19, 25-20, 15-7 |
| Sat, Sep 19 | at  UCCS RMAC | 10–6 | L 2–3 20-25, 25-10, 25-20, 19-25, 15-17 |
| Tue, Sep 22 | at  Western Colo. RMAC | 7–10 | W 3–0 25-18, 25-18, 25-22 |
| Sat, Sep 26 | vs.  Westminster (UT) RMAC | 3–13 | W 3–0 25-21, 25-15, 25-14 |
| Fri, Oct 2 | vs. Western Colo. RMAC | 7–10 | W 3–0 25-16, 25-6, 25-17 |
| Sat, Oct 3 | vs.  Fort Lewis RMAC | 10–7 | W 3–1 25-16, 25-18, 21-25, 25-16 |
| Fri, Oct 9 | at  Colo. Christian RMAC | 6–8 | Oct 9, 7:00 PM CT 95% |
| Sat, Oct 10 | at  CSU Pueblo RMAC | 8–9 | Oct 10, 7:00 PM CT 90% |
| Tue, Oct 13 | at Westminster (UT) RMAC | 3–13 | Oct 13, 7:00 PM CT 98% |
| Sat, Oct 17 | vs.  Colo. Sch. of Mines RMAC | 13–3 | Oct 17, 6:00 PM CT 66% |
| Thu, Oct 22 | at Colo. Sch. of Mines RMAC | 13–3 | Oct 22, 7:00 PM CT 55% |
| Fri, Oct 23 | at Westminster (UT) RMAC | 3–13 | Oct 23, 7:00 PM CT 98% |
| Fri, Oct 30 | at  Chadron St. RMAC | 7–9 | Oct 30, 7:00 PM CT 97% |
| Sat, Oct 31 | at  Regis (CO) RMAC | 2–15 | Oct 31, 4:00 PM CT 99% |
| Fri, Nov 6 | vs.  Black Hills St. RMAC | 6–10 | Nov 6, 7:00 PM CT 99% |
| Sat, Nov 7 | vs.  South Dakota Mines RMAC | 12–4 | Nov 7, 2:00 PM CT 86% |