DENVER, Colo. --- The South Dakota Mines women's basketball team came out on the short end of a competitive back-and-forth bout against Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference opponent MSU Denver Thursday night,  as the Roadrunners were able to hang on for a 64-62 victory over the Hardrockers in Denver, Colorado.

Trailing by as much as 13 points to begin the fourth quarter, the Hardrockers were able to erase that deficit and take a late-game lead only to see the Roadrunners surge back to grab the momentum back with under a minute to play. The 'Rockers had a couple opportunities to tie the game in the last ticks of the game but couldn't get the ball to sink.

SDM led by three points after the first quarter, 15-12, but MSU Denver outscored the visitors in the second period, 20-11, and went into halftime with a 32-26 advantage. The home team posted 14 points in the third quarter to 12 for the Hardrockers and South Dakota Mines outscored the home team, 24-18, in the final frame.

The Hardrockers played well from behind the arch, converting 13-33. Ryan Weiss made good on eight three-pointers and Michaela Shaklee made three. SDM shot 32.8 percent from the field on Thursday, hitting 21-26 attempts. They also tallied 7-10 free throws. They came down with 37 rebounds, had 14 assists, 10 steals and one block.

The Roadrunners made good on 25-60 attempts to shoot 41.7 percent from the field, had a 3-8 performance from the three-point line and hit 11-17 on free throws. They came down with 45 rebounds, had 18 assists, two steals and two blocks.

Individually, Weiss had a season-high 31 points, to go along with 13 rebounds, five steals and an assist. Shaklee tallied 11 markers, three rebounds and two assists. Madelyn Heiser added six points and Makenna Bodette tacked on five points.