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Coe, Adams State don't get a shot against 'Runners
By Jeremy Johnson
jjohn308@mscd.edu

Kylee Hanavan scored two minutes into Metro’s Sept. 22 game at Auraria Field, and it quickly turned into a family affair as seven other Roadrunners notched goals against dismal Division-III Coe College in a 10-0 victory.

Metro clobbered the Kohawks with a 44-1 shot differential which had Coe (4-3-1) constantly on the defensive end of the non-conference match. Of the 17 Metro forwards and midfielders, all but five were involved in scoring, either with a goal or an assist.

“Everybody wants to play and when they get an opportunity they’re going at it,” head coach Danny Sanchez said. “Nobody’s going to relax and that’s the key.”

Hanavan led the team with two goals and three assists and now has 37 points on the season. Her 3.7 points per game average is nearly one and a half points higher than the closest competitor, Mesa State’s Lauren Sell (2.22 ppg). As a team, the ’Runners have scored nearly twice as many points (13.09 ppg) as the closest RMAC competitor, Mesa State (6.67 ppg).

“It’s kind of hard when you play teams like this because you don’t get much of a workout,” said forward Justine Montoya, who scored Metro’s third goal in the 40th minute. “It’s better when you get more challenging teams throughout the season.”

Forwards Katie Kilbey, Justine Montoya and Becca Mays, midfielders Amira Ebel and Vanessa Mais, and defensive back Brooke Kiefer all contributed goals in the win.

“We’re coming out strong and playing good every single game, and you can’t ask for any more than that,” Mais said. “We want our fitness to be good for further down the road when we go into the tournament.”