Another strong defensive effort held the Cowgirls to 38.8 percent shooting, the fifth straight game to open the season that a Metro State opponent has been held to under 40 percent. Metro State shot 50 percent on Friday and enjoyed a 36-29 rebounding advantage.
Candice Kohn scored a season-high 14 points in her first start of the year, hitting 6-of-9 from the floor and 2-of-2 from the outside. She also had a team-high three assists.
Cassondra Bratton scored 12 points and had eight rebounds, shooting 5-of-6. Brandi Valencia poured in 11 points off the bench, shooting 5-of-7 from the floor. Tawny Drexler and Jasmine Cervantes each had nine points. Kristin Valencia was held scoreless for the first time in her career, but had five rebounds.
Metro State forced 10 turnovers in the first half to take a 29-19 lead at the break after ending the half on a 6-0 run. Kohn and Valencia each had 11 points in the first half.
The Roadrunners quickly built a 17-point lead at 43-26 less than six minutes into the second half as Bratton scored eight points early. NMHU briefly cut the lead to single digits at 47-38 with eight minutes left, but a 3-pointer by Alyssa Benson on the next possession quickly pushed the lead back to double digits at 50-38. Metro State led by as much as 19 points with under a minute left in the game.
Metro State will travel to Western New Mexico for a 6 p.m. game on Saturday. A win would match the second-best start to a season in school history.
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