Regis: first of three victims

By Dave Brennan
The Metropolitan

Still aching from its lone conference loss to Nebraska-Kearney, the Metro womenâs basketball team started a bit flat Jan. 23 in a home game with Regis.

Despite first-half shooting (25 percent) reminiscent of the Kearney game and a Regis team easily breaking through Metroâs normally suffocating defense, the Roadrunners pulled away after intermission for the first of three wins in six days 68-46 over Regis.

ãNothing,ä coach Darryl Smith said when asked what he said to his team at half time. ãI just let them sit there for 10 minutes.ä

In contrast to their first half troubles, the Roadrunners and their full-court press forced the Rangers into bad passes and wild shots in the second half.

Behind the inspired play of Farrah Magee, who finished with 15 points and 12 rebounds, the Roadrunners quickly fought their way to a 20-point lead and, eventually, an easy win.

ãWe just kept playing our game,ä shooting guard Kristi Baxter said. ãAnd then our shots starting falling.ä

Baxter finished with 13 points and five assists and played a key role in the game when she was forced to lead the team after Magee and Stephanie Allen got into foul trouble.

Metro (14-3, 11-1) followed the Regis game with successive wins over Colorado Christian and the Colorado School of Mines.

The Christian victory extended Metroâs homecourt regular season winning streak to 13 games dating back to last season.

Fort Hays State is the last team to beat Metro on its home court. That loss occurred in a first round tournament game  last season.

The Raodrunners will try to extend the streak Jan. 31 against Chadron State at 5 p.m.