Box Score DENVER, Colo. – The No.3 ranked Metro State Roadrunners were not to be denied against the Western New Mexico University women's basketball team as Metro downed the Mustangs, 109-47, Saturday night inside the Auraria Event Center in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference action.


MSC (6-0, 2-0 RMAC) scored early and often, posting a three-pointer 20 seconds in and opened a 9-0 lead over the first three-plus minutes before WNMU (0-5, 0-2 RMAC) got on the board with a three of their own from Morgan Wohltman (Queen Creek, AZ/Highland High School).


After falling behind by eight on the next possession, the Mustangs reeled off five points, with Amanda Tucker (Las Cruces, NM/Mayfield High School) connecting on a trey, which Kassie Scott (El Paso, TX/Coronado High School) followed with a layup making it an 11-8 game at the 13:46 mark.


A 7-0 run by Metro over the next few minutes pushed the lead into double-digits at 18-8 midway through the first half.


The Roadrunners continued the pressure, pushing the ball throughout the game and closed the half on a 13-0 run to take a 57-21 lead into the locker room.


A layup by Jelesia Gray (Sierra Vista, AZ/Buena High School) just over five minutes into the second half trimmed the deficit back to 35, 67-32, but that would be as close as the Mustangs would be able to get the rest of the way.


Scott was the only Mustang in double-digits with 11 points, while Kim Clark (Santee, CA/West Hills High School) added nine and Wohltman with eight.


Metro St. shot over 61 percent (44-72) from the field, while the Mustangs were held to just over 28 percent (16-57).


WNMU will return home for their next contest when they will host Colorado Mesa on Friday night with tipoff set for 5:30 p.m. inside Drag's Court.

 
Western New Mexico vs Metro State
12/03/11 5:05 p.m. at Denver, CO (Auraria Event Center)
At Denver, CO (Auraria Event Center)
METRO STATE 109, WESTERN NEW MEXICO 47
WESTERN NEW MEXICO (0-5, 0-2 RMAC)
Kassie Scott (El Paso, TX/Coronado High School) 3-12 4-5 11; Kim Clark (Santee, CA/West Hills High School) 3-5 2-2 9; Morgan Wohltman (Queen Creek, AZ/Highland High School) 3-9 0-0 8;
Amanda Tucker (Las Cruces, NM/Mayfield High School) 2-13 0-0 6; Lonnie Sanchez (Scottsdale, AZ/St. Mary's High School) 2-6 0-0 5; Desiree Young (North Ogden, UT/Weber High School) 1-2 0-0 3;
Heather Hamilton (Ely, NV/White Pine High School) 1-5 1-2 3; Jelesia Gray (Sierra Vista, AZ/Buena High School) 1-3 0-0 2; Larissa Loera (Mira Loma, CA/Jurupa Valley High School) 0-2 0-0 0.
Totals 16-57 7-9 47.
METRO STATE (6-0, 2-0 RMAC)
Alyssa Benson 8-16 0-0 20; Amy Nelson 6-8 5-6 17; Desiree Collins 5-5 4-4
14; Jasmine Cervantes 6-8 1-1 13; Emily Wood 4-6 0-0 9; Candice Kohn 4-10
0-0 9; Kristin Valencia 3-5 2-2 8; Jenessa Burke 3-6 2-2 8; Caley Dow 3-5
0-0 6; Jordan Arguello 1-1 0-0 3; Brandi Valencia 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 44-72
14-15 109.
Western New Mexico............   21   26  -   47
Metro State...................   57   52  -  109
3-point goals--Western New Mexico 8-27 (Morgan Wohltman (Queen Creek, AZ/Highland High School) 2-5; Amanda Tucker (Las Cruces, NM/Mayfield High School)
2-7; Kassie Scott (El Paso, TX/Coronado High School) 1-6; Lonnie Sanchez (Scottsdale, AZ/St. Mary's High School) 1-4; Desiree Young (North Ogden, UT/Weber High School) 1-2; Kim Clark (Santee, CA/West Hills High School) 1-2;
Larissa Loera (Mira Loma, CA/Jurupa Valley High School) 0-1), Metro State 7-13 (Alyssa Benson 4-6; Jordan Arguello
1-1; Emily Wood 1-2; Candice Kohn 1-4). Fouled out--Western New Mexico-None,
Metro State-None. Rebounds--Western New Mexico 17 (Jelesia Gray (Sierra Vista, AZ/Buena High School) 3; Morgan
Wohltman 3), Metro State 52 (Jasmine Cervantes 17). Assists--Western New
Mexico 11 (Kassie Scott (El Paso, TX/Coronado High School) 4; Amanda Tucker (Las Cruces, NM/Mayfield High School) 4), Metro State 31 (Jasmine
Cervantes 11). Total fouls--Western New Mexico 13, Metro State 11. Technical
fouls--Western New Mexico-None, Metro State-None. A-258
Metro State ranked No. 3 in NCAA Division II
Cervantes records first triple-double in school history.
Metro State scores most points ever in regulation.