SAN DIEGO - Kortney Descamp's 86th-minute winner gave #6 Colorado School of Mines a hard-fought 1-0 win at #7 UC-San Diego, providing head coach Kevin Fickes with his 100th career win.

The Orediggers (4-0-0) remained perfect against a dangerous Tritons (3-1-0) squad that outshot Mines 15-4. While Mines' defense did enought to earn the draw, it was Descamp's moment of quality that secured the win as she roped a right-footed shot into the upper left corner from 30 yards out with 4:31 remaining in regulation.

The goal came after Mines withstood constant Triton pressure, with Sam Zumbro making four saves and Cari Smith clearing a shot off the line late in the first half to preserve the clean sheet.

Nicole Latourette had the best scoring chance of the first half when she sent a long-range shot just over the bar in the 40th minute, and Acacia Ortiz had an early second-half bid also sail high. Descamp's goal - the first of her career - was the only other real threat Mines had after they took possession off a UCSD foul in the 86th minute. The defense then blocked away two late shots by the Tritons.

NOTABLES
- UCSD took seven corners to Mines' none.
- Fickes is one of the fastest coaches in NCAA Division II history to reach the century mark, and is now 100-20-19 (.788) in seven seasons. He ranks fifth among active D-II coaches in winning percentage; coincidentally, the man on the other bench, UC San Diego's Brian McManus, is third in that category at .816.
- It was Mines' second win in four games over a top-10 ranked team. The Orediggers beat then-#7 Dallas Baptist in the season opener 5-0.
- Mines has conceded only one goal in four games this season. Zumbro lowered her GAA to 0.26 in her eighth career shutout.
- Mines has outscored opponents 9-1 this season with eight different goalscorers.
- It was only the second meeting between Mines and UCSD; the Tritons prevailed in penalty kicks in the 2012 NCAA Elite Eight after a scoreless draw.
- Mines also won Friday's game on a late goal when Taylor McRae's 85th-minute strike beat Cal State San Bernardino 2-1. 

NEXT UP
Mines returns home Sept. 16 and 18 to host their RMAC openers against Front Range rivals MSU Denver and Regis.