In a game where each team dominated for periods, but neither team was dominating, the Metro State women emerged with a 3-2 victory over the University of the Incarnate Word in the season opener Friday afternoon at Auraria Field.

The season was barely six minutes old when Roadrunner midfielder Madison McQuillams found forward Aleah DeGeneres with room in front of the UIW goal.

Forward Taylor Nicholls netted a brace as No. 10 Metro State shutout Southwest Baptist (Mo.) 2-0 on Monday in non-conference action at Auraria Field.

The Roadrunners improved to 2-0-0 this season with the win, while SBU dropped to 1-1-0. The Bearcats were coming off a 1-0 victory over No.

A trip to Las Cruces, New Mexico, ended in a 1-1 tie for the No. 3-ranked Metro State Roadrunners women's soccer team.

The tie moved the Roadrunners to 5-0-1 overall and 1-0-1 in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference play, while New Mexico Highlands University is now 3-2-1 and 1-0-1 in the RMAC.

On Tuesday, Julissa Rodriguez was named the RMAC player of the year. On Wednesday, she scored a goal and assisted on three others to lead the New Mexico Highlands Cowgirls to a 4-1 playoff victory over the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs at Perkins Stadium.

Kristin Preble scored for the Mountain Lions, whose season ended with an 8-10-1 record.

Metro State advanced past Colorado Mines 5-4 on penalty kicks after tying the Orediggers 1-1 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday in Durango, Colo. The Roadrunners moved to 12-5-3 this season, while CSM ended the year at 11-6-4.

Anna Evans put CSM ahead 1-0 in the first half, scoring unassisted in the 27th minute as she broke free from two Metro State defenders for a breakaway.