The Highlander

Issue date: 11/24/08 Section: Sports

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.

Unfortunately, the third time wasn't a charm for the Rangers as they fell 2-1 in overtime.

On a cold blustery day neither team could put the ball into the net in the first half. Regis attempted three shots while the Roadrunners had four. Metro State (19-1-3) scored first when Becca Mays took a through ball from Ashley Munchiando in the box and found an open net near the right post.

Regis (17-7) responded nearly 15 minutes later when senior forward Carter Cornett tallied her 27th goal of her stellar season when she took a cross from her twin sister Cassie, plucked the ball out of the air and found an opening just out of reach of the Roadrunner goalkeeper.

That is where regulation ended, tied at 1-1. The Rangers stellar 2008 campaign came to a close when just 5:07 into overtime Jamie Stephenson scored the game-winning goal from the left side near the top of the 18-yard box and found an opening near the right goal post.

Regis will lose five seniors that have contributed a lot to the Ranger program. Carter and Cassie Cornett along with defender Katie Turco, midfielder Kelley Schneider and goalkeeper Holly Redmond have left an indelible mark on and off the soccer pitch at Regis.

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