DENVER - The Regis University women's basketball team (12-17,8-14 RMAC) capped their season with arguably their best offensive performance all year. The Rangers capitalized on 53 percent shooting from the floor and 48 percent shooting from deep to beat the Grizzlies of Adams State (12-15,10-12 RMAC) Saturday night at the Regis Field House.

How it Happened: Regis owned a big 17-point lead (4-21) just seven minutes into the contest after junior Sam Deem got a layup in the paint. After Regis' 67 percent field goal percentage in the first frame, RU kept their foot on the gas pedal. 

Regis took off on a 18-2 run in the third period which inflated their lead to 67-42. Another 9-2 run from the home team to start the fourth and final period gave them their largest lead of the night (29 points) after Deem drained a trey. 

ASU made a small comeback as the period came to a close, but never had a chance of beating RU. In the end, the Rangers won it 92-74. 

Here's what Head Coach Molly Marrin had to say about the win, "Who's not going to feel great after that one? We've had a challenging year. But tonight the girls said it, we all said it, to play for 'T' [Tashika Burrell] and they did that. Having that confidence and just knowing that we sent her out the right way. 

She continued, "And you know, this season wasn't ideal for us. But this was the perfect way to go into the spring with this team, so I couldn't be happier. You see the depth, you see that different contributor every night and now we have multiple girls in double figures. That's tough, plus our defense was much better."

Game Notes: Regis has their best shooting percentage from behind the arc (48 percent) and tied their second-highest field-goal percentage all season long.

RU also had a season-high 23 assists and 92 points in the game.

Sophomore Madison Diercks (7-14 FG, 4-7 3-PT) had a career-high 24 points plus three steals and two assists.

Freshman Athena Saragoza (8-14 FG, 4-9 3-PT) had 22 points and a trio of boards.

Graduate student Tashika Burrell (5-8 FG, 4-6 3-PT) was all over the floor in her final game with the Rangers. She had 16 points, two steals, five assists and seven rebounds.

Deem (6-7 FG, 1-1 3-PT) posted 15 points and seven rebounds. 

Junior Morgan L. Smith (3-7 FG, 0-2 3-PT) contributed seven points, four assists and 11 rebounds while sophomore Erin Fry (0-1 FG, 0-1 3-PT) had a season-high seven assists.

Up Next for the Rangers: Regis will look to have a productive off-season as the team ramps back up for the 2022-23 season. Regis is returning a plethora of talent that is sure to help the team next season.
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