PUEBLO, Colo. – The No. 11 ranked Regis University women's lacrosse team (14-3, 8-1 RMAC) closed out the regular season with a resounding 21-12 win over the ThunderWolves of Colorado State University – Pueblo (4-11, 3-6 RMAC) on Sunday afternoon. 
 
How It Happened: Regis looked to put the game away early as juniors Sarah Myres and Wendy Donier opened up with two goals apiece, while sophomore Andrea Macalalad added one of her own to give the Rangers a 5-0 lead, 14:14 into the game. 
 
The home squad followed up with their first two goals of the game, but Myres and junior Lauren Hurd quickly answered with three more goals for RU, extending their lead to 8-2. Freshman Whitney Jacob scored her first goal as a member of the lacrosse team, but CSU-Pueblo closed out the half on a 3-1 run to cut Regis' lead to four goals, 10-6 at the break. 
 
As the second half opened up, it was much of the same for both teams. The Rangers continued to score while also making it difficult for the ThunderWolves to get anything going offensively. RU jumped out to a ten-goal lead, 19-9, after Myres netted her sixth goal of the game, but redshirt-junior Sarah Lugo gave Regis their largest lead of the game (21-10) just minutes later with her second goal of the contest. 
 
With less than four minutes to go in the game, CSU-Pueblo netted two consolation goals, but it was never going to be enough to come back against this strong Rangers squad. 
 
Game Notes: Myres (6 G, 2 A, 3 GB, scored her 60^thgoal of the season, which leads all players in the conference, while also tallying a game-high eight points. Donier (5 G, 1 A) scored her 46^thgoal of the season, one shy of her career-high (47) that she set during her freshman season. Senior Rachael Walker (1 G, 4 A) did her share of playmaking, tying her season-high with four assists, also adding one goal on the only shot she took.
 
Defensively, Bonner (1 G, 4 GB, 3 CT, 8 DC) showed why she ranks second in the country in caused turnovers per game, causing a team-high three in the win. Bonner had four ground balls to lead the team, but Nyquist (3 GB, 1 CT), Myres and Jacob (1 G, 3 GB, 1 DC) each added three ground balls apiece. Senior Kenley Harrington (W, 3-0) earned the win, making one save in 30 minutes. Freshman Elle Crawford played 19:28 in the net, securing six saves, and junior Hope Correia had two saves in 10:32 in between the pipes. 
 
Up Next for the Rangers:The No. 11 ranked women's lacrosse team have locked down the No. 2 seed in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) Tournament. They have earned the right to serve as the host, also earning a first-round bye. No. 1 seeded Lindenwood also earned a bye. The first-round will feature matchups between No. 4 seed Fort Lewis and No. 5 seeded Westminster, and No. 3 seeded Colorado Mesa University against No. 6 seed Rockhurst University. First-round games are set to begin on Thursday, May 3 with second round contests beginning on Friday, May 4. 
 
To view the RMAC Tournament Bracket, click here.