GOLDEN, Colo. - #5 Colorado School of Mines clinched at least a share of its fifth RMAC regular-season championship in six years, putting on a defensive masterclass to defeat Regis 1-0 on Senior Day.

The Orediggers (15-1-1, 12-0-0 RMAC) won their 10th consecutive game as they limited the defending RMAC champion Rangers (7-5-3, 6-4-1 RMAC) to a single shot while riding a first-half Jennifer Kendall penalty kick to victory. Although UCCS can still tie Mines for the RMAC lead should the Orediggers slip up in their final game, Mines clinched the RMAC Tournament #1 seed with Sunday's win by virtue of holding the head-to-head tiebreak over the Mountain Lions

Mines got off to a fast start with a first-minute corner and didn't let up in the first half as both teams worked to build possession early. Neither team had a great scoring chance until the 28th minute, when Kendall ran into the box and was taken down from behind to draw the penalty. The senior left no doubt in her conversion for her eighth goal of the year to put Mines up 1-0.

From there it was just a question of whether or not Mines would get another as Nicole LaTourette volleyed off the post in the 43rd minute, and Taylor McRae was stopped by Julia Coombs in the 73rd. 

The Mines backline of Dominique Rivera, Emily Townsend, Kortney Descamp, and Mickey Hostetler was unsolvable, holding Regis without a shot on goal and giving up just one total shot - a 60th-minute blocked attempt by Tori Rinsem - in the game. 

NOTABLES
- Mines has won RMAC regular-season titles in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and now 2018. A win or tie at Colorado Christian next Saturday would ensure Mines of the outright title. UCCS trails Mines by six points with a game in hand.
- Before the game, Mines honored its nine-member senior class. The group of Acacia Ortiz, Kortney Descamp, Peyton Sanders, Jennifer Kendall, Riley Stein, Emily Townsend, Dominique Rivera, Taylor McRae, and Hannah Stoner have won 67 games over the past four years, winning three RMAC regular-season titles with three NCAA Tournament appearances, including the 2016 Elite Eight and 2017 Sweet 16.
- Kendall's PK was Mines' fourth of the year; she is 2-for-2 from the spot in 2018.
- Kendall took sole possession of fifth place on the Mines all-time scoring list at 19, surpassing former teammates Jackie Knott and Haley Cole.
- Mines outshot Regis 11-1 and 6-0 in shots on goal. The Orediggers have not allowed a shot on goal in 183:03.
- The Orediggers improved to 17-8-1 all-time over the Rangers, and are 5-0-1 in their last six meetings.
- Mines won their 13th consecutive game at home dating back to Oct. 15, 2017; in that span, the Orediggers have conceded only one goal at Stermole Stadium, outscoring opponents 39-1. 
- The RMAC-clinching win came just hours after the Mines men did the same in their 3-1 victory over Fort Lewis. It is the third time - all since 2015 - that both the men's and women's teams have won regular-season titles.

NEXT UP
Mines wraps up the regular season next Saturday at Colorado Christian at 1:30 p.m.