Box Score GOLDEN, Colo. - Abby Rolph (Golden, Colo./Golden H.S.) scored with 3:03 left in the first overtime period to give Metro State a 2-1 win over Midwestern State (Texas) in the first round of the NCAA tournament on Friday in Golden, Colo. The Roadrunners, seeded fifth in the South Central Region, improved to 13-4-3, while the Mustangs, seeded fourth, fell to 13-5-3.

Metro State will play at top-seed and second-ranked Colorado Mines at noon on Sunday.

Midwestern State took the lead just 2:59 into the game as Ashley Cottrell scored from inside the box.

The momentum quickly shifted towards the Roadrunners as they dominated most of the first half, holding a 15-3 shot advantage. They finally found the net at 41:43 when Noemy Polanco (Long Beach, Calif./Lakewood H.S.) headed Marie Ipock (Los Lunas, N.M./Los Lunas H.S.)'s cross from the right side past the goalkeeper to the far post.

The second half was much more even and MWSU held an 8-3 shot advantage as two of Metro State's starting defenders sat with injuries.

Rolph scored with four minutes left in overtime on a breakaway, but her goal was called back for offsides. She responded less than a minute later at 96:57, tapping in Nicole Pollack (Englewood, Colo./Englewood H.S.)'s centering pass from the left corner of the box near the endline. Karisa Price (Gilbert, Ariz./Highland H.S.) also assisted on the play.

Roadrunners goalkeeper Karisa Fernandez (Westminster, Colo./Standley Lake H.S.) made four saves.