For 106 minutes, the Regis Rangers and Metro State Roadrunners played evenly on Wednesday
afternoon.
In the 107th, freshman Rachel McMahon separated the two sides.
Her golden goal with 3:59 remaining in the second overtime period gave Regis a 3-2 win and
signalled that the Roadrunners no longer occupy the roost in the Rocky Mountain Athletic
Conference.
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.
Drained and looking dead after an overtime loss on Wednesday, the Metro State Roadrunners came
to life on Friday reeling the Colorado School of Mines and throwing the Rocky Mountain Athletic
Conference race wide open.
Mired in a two-game winless streak in conference play for the first time since 2001, the
'Runners used goals from three different players and two assists from Ashley Nemmers to stun the
Orediggers 3-0 at Auraria Field.
The Skyhawks continued their winning ways in women's soccer, while rivals Regis, Mines and Metro
State each picked up victories on Friday.
Fort Lewis 3, Colorado Christian 1: The Skyhawks eased past the Cougars on the
strength of a Sara Egbom brace in Lakewood, Colorado.
Egbom's goals in the 30th and 49th minutes put the conference leaders ahead on Friday afternoon,
before Kaylan Bearden halved the lead in the 54th minute.
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.
