Rodman-like Magee taking charge in the post
By Dave Brennan
The Metropolitan
With the loss of itās 6-foot center Shiloh Justice at the beginning of this year, the Metro womenās basketball team badly needed someone to pick up the slack at the post position. Farrah Magee stepped up and has more than delivered.
Magee is not only leading Metro to another 20-win season, but she is putting up some big numbers along the way. The 5-foot-11-inch senior is currently the third leading scorer in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference averaging 17.7 points per game, fourth in blocks at 1.15 a game, and fifth in steals at 2.85 a game.
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Magee is a versatile forward who, as she has proven this year in the absence of Justice, has the ability to flourish as a post player as well.
When asked which position she enjoyed more, she merely smiled and shrugged her shoulders. ćIt just depends on what I feel comfortable with that night,ä Magee said. ćIf my outside shot isnāt falling, I can just drive or score from under the basket.ä
Coming off a 15-point, 14-rebound performance against Chadron State on Nov. 30, and a 19-point, seven-rebound game against the University of Denver one night later, Magee has earned the right to be called one of the conferenceās best players.
The seniorās most impressive performance this year came in an early season game against Sonoma State, where she finished with 25 points and grabbed a Rodman-like 23 rebounds.
That perhaps set the tone for a surprising season.
With the help of Mageeās play of late, the Roadrunners are riding a five-game winning streak, enjoying a plus-8 turnover ratio, and are holding their opponents to a mere 56 points a game, which if maintained, would be a new school record for a season.
ćI think the flow is a lot better this year,ä said Magee when asked about the teamās attitude. ćWe just hope to keep playing and make it to regionals.ä
Mageeās next chance to shine comes Feb. 6 at Regis and Feb. 7 at Colorado Christian. But, the game everyone is waiting for, including Magee, is the showdown on Feb. 13 with Nebraska-Kearney, which handed Metro its only conference loss this season.
