GOLDEN, Colo. - #14 Colorado School of Mines bounced back with a 5-1 win over rival MSU Denver in blustery conditions at Stermole Stadium.

The game was defined by very windy conditions blowing from one end of the field to the other, with gale-force gusts at times causing multiple delays as goals blew out of place. Mines (12-2-1, 8-1-1 RMAC) found success attacking into the wind in the first half, however, scoring three goals before the break thanks to crisp ground passing.

MSU Denver (6-7-2, 5-3-2 RMAC), which came into the game in third place in the RMAC, had chances but Shannon Mooney made a career-high eight saves to preserve Mines' early lead. Mines outshot the Roadrunners 17-10.

Nicole LaTourette got the scoring going in the 15th minute with a terrific far-post finish from Meg Zimmerman's creation, and Zimmerman struck her own five minutes later to make ti 2-0. The Orediggers got another goal 59 seconds before the half when Jordan Barnhart took a 30-yard free kick into the wind that bounced through the box untouched for a goal.

The Roadrunners' lone goal came on a Gabriella Gamboa penalty kick in the 64th minute, but Mines shut down any hopes the visitors had of a comeback with two more goals before fulltime. Kaylee Kennedy's 72nd-minute cross grazed off the goalkeeper's gloves and fell to Hannah Rowan to slam home from point-blank range, and Karolina Sidebaeck iced the game in the 88th minute with a cross-body far-post finish.

NOTABLES
- With 25 points, Mines could potentially clinch an RMAC Tournament berth later on Sunday pending results of other games around the league. The Orediggers have three matches left in the regular season.
- LaTourette scored for the second time in as many games to take sole possession of fourth on both the Mines career scoring list (24) and points list (56). The senior has a team-leading seven goals this season.
- Rowan scored for the fifth time this year while Barnhart and Sidebaeck netted their third and Zimmerman her second.
- The Roadrunners put nine of their 10 shots on goal but Mooney was equal to each in open play. Erica Torress had two saves and allowed all five goals for MSU Denver.
- Mines improved to 13-7-7 all-time against MSU Denver winning their sixth in a row.
- The 5-1 result was the Orediggers' most lopsided victory ever against the Roadrunners. Each of their last nine games had been decided by two or fewer goals.

NEXT UP
Mines heads to South Dakota to visit Black Hills State on Oct. 25.