COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The No. 9 Regis University women's lacrosse team's (1-0, 0-0 RMAC) highly anticipated 2022 season finally kick off Friday afternoon. The team returned to the turf after a long off season and faced the Concordia, St. Paul Golden Bears (0-1) at Washburn Field on the campus of Colorado College. The Regis Match Pitch was ruled unplayable because it was covered with a blanket of snow. The Ranger' season opener was about of good of a game as you can ask for – the back-and-forth affair ended with RU emerging victorious, starting their season 1-0.
How it Happened: Graduate student
Hannah Krats scored the Rangers' first two goals of the season, putting them up 2-0 over the Golden Bears with 10 minutes left in the first quarter. CSP made it a one-goal game when they scored just a few minutes later, but the Preseason Attacker of the Year, graduate student
Kyleigh Peoples, put Regis up 3-1 with her first goal of the year.
Later on in the third period after three more tallies from Peoples, the Golden Bears stayed even with RU and tied the game at 6-6 with under two minutes to go in the third frame. Sophomore
Lily Ferguson, senior
Lucy Johnson and junior
Meg Hanson added a trio of goals for Regis, but CSP stayed right there with RU. Locked at 9-9 and under three minutes to play in the game, Ferguson scored the game-winner on a beautiful unassisted shot. The Rangers kept control of the ball for the final moments of the game and hung on to win it, 10-9.
Game Notes: Regis outshot the Golden Bears by a margin of 29 (22) – 11 (10).
The CSP had a busy day in goal with 12 saves.
RU was played disciplined lacrosse by only committing 18 turnovers while the Golden Bears had 26.
Peoples led the team with four goals and nine shots, six of which were on-goal.
Krats and Fergeson scored two goals apiece and combined for eight shots.
Johnson and Hanson each scored a goal in the contest.
Up Next for the Rangers: Regis will have a couple of weeks to prepare for the University of Colorado Springs on Feb. 23. The game is set to start at 1 p.m. at Mountain Lions Stadium in Colorado Springs.
