HAYWARD, Calif. – There was no shortage of offense for the Colorado School of Mines Men's Soccer team Sunday as it took down Cal State East Bay 6-0 at Pioneer Stadium, completing a 2-0 trip to California.
 
Six different Orediggers accounted for Mines' six goals. Ford Edwards and Connor van Loveren scored their first goals of the season. The tallies for John Haist, Ben Overholt and Lucas King mark their second goals of the season. Matthew Summerfield scored his fourth goal of the year. Talon Stanley chipped in two assists with Tristan Semelsberger and Haist rounding out the helpers.
 
Mines (3-1-0) was also stellar on defense as they limited the Pioneers (1-2-0) to just six shots with only one on goal. Drew Johnson recorded the loan save required and turned in his second shutout of the year, improving to 3-1 in his career.
 
As a team, the Orediggers racked up 18 shots with 12 on goal. The offensive production forced the Pioneers into switch goalkeepers at halftime. The visitors finished the day with three corner kick opportunities.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Mines wasted little time unleashing the scoring deluge as Edwards made it 1-0 in the 10th minute off a Stanley assist. King followed up with his goal shortly after in the 12th minute thanks to Stanley's second assist.
 
Van Loveren made it 3-0 in the 37th minute. Semelsberger put a shot on goal only to have it saved. However, van Loveren was there to clean up the rebound. Summerfield rounded out the first-half scoring with his own unassisted tally.
 
The second half proved relatively tame until the 56th minute when Haist was fouled cutting into the penalty area with the ball. He stepped to the spot and converted his penalty to make it 5-0. Haist also contributed on the final score of the day as he assisted Overholt in the 68'.
 
NOTABLES
- Mines last scored six goals Oct. 13, 2017 in a 6-1 win over Adams State.
- The Orediggers are 1-0 in the all-time series with Cal State East Bay.
- Summerfield and Haist are tied for the team lead in scoring with six points each.
- Haist has 44-career goals and leads all active players in NCAA Division II in career points and goals.
- Stanley's assists are the second and third of his career after recording one as a freshman in 2017.
- Semelsberger recorded the first assist of his career Sunday. He now has three points on the season.
- Edwards' goal against the Pioneers was also the first of his career.
- Head coach Greg Mulholland is now 20-5-1 in two seasons at the helm.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
The Orediggers open RMAC play Friday at South Dakota Mines in Rapid City, S.D. at 6 p.m. Live coverage will be available at www.MinesAthletics.com
 
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