The Rangers fell to Caldwell College 59-63 in their season opener Wedensday night in Denver. The Rangers were either tied or ahead until the 13:43 mark when Caldwell took the lead on a layup by Jason Wilson. The Cougars led the rest of the half. Regis did not take the lead again until there were just nine minutes and 43 seconds left in the game when junior Matt Rosinski scored to put the Rangers up by one with the score 45-44.
Senior post Paulina Tuell scored 14 points in the Rangers' 53-56 loss to Minesotta State Moorhead in their season opener on Monday. The MSUM Dragons took the lead just over two minutes into the game and held it until the 15:26 mark when senior gaurd Courtney Ault put the Rangers up by one on a three-pointer.
"I take my hat off to them (Concordia-St. Paul), we gave them a scare but they were able to gather themselves" states Regis Head Coach Frank Lavrisha. "Besides the first set, our passing game was a little bit off tonight and they took advantage of that.
Regis and Metro State have met twice on the soccer pitch with the first two going to the Roadrunners by scores of 6-0 and 1-0 with the last coming in the RMAC Tournament Championship. The two teams traveled to Allendale, Mich. on the campus of Grand Valley State to play their third and final time of the season in the NCAA Division II Central Region Championship.