Sophomore outside hitter Sarah Schmoker had three of her 11 kills late in the fifth set to help No. 12 Colorado College come from behind to post a 21-25, 25-23, 17-25, 25-22, 15-13 victory over Metropolitan State College, ranked No. 18 in Division II, on Tuesday night at CC's Reid Gymnasium. 

The Roadrunners led 13-11 in the fifth set after a kill by Gabrielle Curtis, but Schmoker responded with three consecutive kills to give CC a 14-13 advantage and Emily Perkins closed out the match with her 11th kill of the night.

The 13th-ranked Tigers improved to 18-2 and extended their winning streak to seven matches with the first five-set victory of the season. The 18 victories are the most for the program after 20 matches since the 1985 team was 19-1.

CC also remained perfect at home with a 10-0 record and improved to 2-1 against Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference opponents.

Perkins moved into a tie for fifth place on the Tigers' all-time kill list with Sarah Morrill (2002-03, 2005) with 1,070.

Colorado College had to overcome a pair of one-set deficits to extend the match. Metro State used a 7-2 run midway through the first set to grab the early lead with a 25-21 victory.

The Roadrunners had a 10-6 advantage in the next set which had eight ties, but Perkins warmed up and had five kills to help the Tigers hang on for the 25-23 decision that ended with a pair of kills from freshman outside hitter Laura Goldsmith.

Metro State jumped out to a 12-6 lead in the third set and CC was never able to get closer than two points, but the Tigers forced a fifth set with thanks in part to Meredith Ballard who put down four of her five kills.

Goldsmith led the Tigers with a season-high 14 kills, 14 digs and three service aces.

Emily Greenhalgh had a match-high 16 kills to pace the Roadrunners, who slipped to 12-5 on the season.

Julie Causseaux had a hand in six of Metro State's 12 blocks, while Curtis was in on five. Amy Watanabe had a match-high 20 digs.

Colorado College returns to Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference action this weekend with matches against Rhodes College and Birmingham-Southern College on Saturday, and the first encounters of the season with Millsaps College and No. 14 Southwestern University on Sunday.