ST. GEORGE, UTAH - Nicole LaTourette's second-half strike gave #16 Colorado School of Mines the win at Dixie State in a 1-0 road battle.

The Orediggers (11-1-1, 7-0-1 RMAC) notched their fifth straight shutout behind a four-save day from Shannon Mooney. The Trailblazers (5-3-3, 3-2-2 RMAC) had early and late pressure but were ultimately held to eight shots by the Mines defense.

DSU went on the offensive immediately, earning two straight corners in the opening 1:30 and forcing two crucial saves by the Orediggers as Lauren Buxton's shot was kick saved by Mooney and Whitley Johns' rebound putback hit Giselle Sawaged on the line. Mines got going a half-hour in when a flurry of shots by Chaney Brugman and LaTourette were turned aside, and the rest of the first half was a possession battle as the teams were locked 4-4 on shots.

Audrey Shin had Mines' best chance of the game to that point when she fired through traffic to force a diving Adelle Brown save in the 54th minute, and both teams had goals disallowed in the next 11 minutes. Dixie State's came first as a corner kick went directly into the net but Sophie Stewart was whistled for pulling down Mooney before the ball arrived; moments later, Sawaged's header on a breakaway was disallowed for offsides. 

Mines finally got on the board in the 69th minute when Lindsey Tornabene settled a loose ball to LaTourette, who turned and rifled a shot to the upper-left corner for the game's only goal. The Orediggers locked down on defense from there despite four late DSU corners.

NOTABLES
- Mines outshot Dixie State 12-8, including 8-4 in the second half.
- LaTourette's goal was the 22nd of the her career to give her sole possession of fifth all-time in scoring at Mines. She also surpassed Brooke Stoermer for sixth on the career points list (52). 
- Tornabene's assist was her second of the year and third game with a point in the last five.
- Mooney's four saves matched with the team early on to complete the clean sheet. Mines has a streak of 505:03 scoreless soccer dating back to the CSU-Pueblo game on Sept. 27. 
- DSU led 10-5 on corners with four of those coming after LaTourette's goal. 
- Dixie State came into the game averaging 2.3 goals and 14.5 shots per game.
- Mines improved to 3-0-0 against Dixie State in what was the final regular-season meeting between the two. DSU will reclassify to Division I following this season.

NEXT UP
After two weeks on the road, the Orediggers return home to battle #1 UCCS Friday in a game that will decide first place in the RMAC.