The sisters always seem to know where the other is on the field, which they credit to being sisters as much as playing together for three years in high school.

Together, they’ve helped the Mavericks (3-1-1, 2-1-1 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) get off to their best start since 2003 when they last qualified for the RMAC tournament. Mesa State finished 12-5-4 (8-4-2 RMAC) that season.

Alina and Katrina’s younger sister came up with the nicknames Eia for Alina and Tia for Katrina, which is how they are often identified these days by their coaches and teammates.

Katrina’s stubborn ways ended when she started dating her current boyfriend three years ago, when they were both in high school at Ralston Valley in Arvada.

Mesa State made a step toward proving that last weekend, forcing No. 2 Metro State to overtime before losing, then pulling out a 3-2 double overtime victory against Colorado Mines.

The Mavericks can take another step this weekend against Adams State (1-5-0, 1-3-0 RMAC) and Colorado Christian (1-4-1, 0-3-1 RMAC). Mesa State tied Colorado Christian nearly two weeks ago.

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