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Superstar Sydney Leffler

Superstar Sydney Leffler

Mariah Crownover November 1, 2023

Written by: Mariah Crownover for The Criterion on Oct. 1 Colorado native Sydney Leffler’s talent on the court has been recognized among national competition since her debut as a freshman at Colorado...

Volleyball Splits Big Weekend

Volleyball Splits Big Weekend

Matt Majewski September 29, 2023

The 11th ranked Colorado Mesa University (CMU) women’s volleyball team split a pair of two highly anticipated RMAC matchups this past weekend. The team lost against the 9th ranked Metropolitan State...

A Perfect Volleyball Start

A Perfect Volleyball Start

Mariah Crownover September 18, 2023

The Colorado Mesa University (CMU) women’s volleyball team opened their season picked third in the RMAC preseason poll and 21st in the nation according to the American Volleyball Coaches Association...

Starting off with a bang

Starting off with a bang

Matt Majewski September 8, 2023

Both at home and on the road, teams across Colorado Mesa University (CMU) began their 2023 campaigns. Volleyball, and men’s and women’s soccer all started their seasons over the weekend and went a...

Record season concluded

Record season concluded

Dane Campbell December 23, 2022

The Maverick volleyball team just completed one of their best seasons in program history. The Mavericks finished with their second-most wins since 2014, with a 22-7 record, and they qualified for their...

Sierra Hunt during starting introductions in Brownson arena. The Mavericks went to have a .291 hitting pecentage against Westminster College.

Hunting the competition

Dane Campbell October 18, 2022

It can be hard to stand out as a younger player on a veteran team with lots of other high-end talent. Redshirt sophomore outside hitter Sierra Hunt, however, is leading the women’s volleyball team in...

Mavericks go 3-1 during four game home stretch

Mavericks go 3-1 during four game home stretch

Mariah Crownover October 3, 2022

Mavericks rebound after night one loss to rally off three wins in a row during a four match home-stand. The Colorado Mesa University (CMU) women’s volleyball team returned home for a weekend to host...

Homey Aybar for The Criterion

Volleyball team stacked with veterans

Dane Campbell September 19, 2022

T he women’s volleyball team finished third in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) last season with a 15-3 conference record and a 21-7 overall record. They qualified for their eighth NCAA...

Bad Beaches

Bad Beaches

Elias Born April 25, 2022

The team started their season scraping snow off the courts and wearing sand socks.  Now, in a first for the burgeoning program, the Colorado Mesa University (CMU) women’s beach volleyball team...

Opinion:Best of the Best: Women's

Opinion:Best of the Best: Women’s

Josh Coleman December 3, 2021

With regular schedules back this year it means that the Fall Sports MVPs are back as well.   We are going to be looking at women’s sports for this MVP list and only the sports...

Mavericks fall to Patriots in NCAA tournament

Mavericks fall to Patriots in NCAA tournament

Brenna Barkley December 2, 2021

The Mavericks lost in four sets in the first round of the NCAA to University of Texas-Tyler (UTT) to finish off their season.  Colorado Mesa University’s (CMU) volleyball team headed to Denver...

The Mavericks fall in Semis

The Mavericks fall in Semis

Brenna Barkley November 20, 2021

The Mavericks fell short in the semifinals of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) Tournament.  After beating the Cougars of Colorado Christian University in the Quarterfinals, Colorado...

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