RAPID CITY, S.D. – The #18-ranked Colorado School of Mines Men's Soccer team closed its regular-season road schedule on Friday afternoon with a dominant, 4-0 win over South Dakota Mines at Sioux Park Stadium.
 
Seven different Orediggers tallied points in the victory with Talon Stanley, Ben Overholt and Baptiste Debuire scoring the goals while Patrick Allan, Ian Kugler and Adam Kindorf chipped in the assists. In the shots column, it was Jason Zobott and Overholt leading the way with three attempts each. Overholt and Debuire both put two shots on goal while Debuire, Overholt and Jacob Eanes notched multiple attempts as well. Drew Johnson earned the win in goal and split the shutout with Brian Doherty who also saw nearly 30 minutes of action. No saves were required in the shutout victory.
 
Mines (12-3-2, 10-1-2 RMAC) not only dominated offensively, but also held the Hardrockers (3-11-1, 2-10-1 RMAC) to zero shot attempts over 90 minutes. Meanwhile, the Orediggers racked up 18 shots of their own and put 10 of those shots on target. That production gave the SDSMT goalkeeper six saves in the loss. With the win, Mines pads its lead atop the RMAC standings. The Orediggers need just three more points or a Regis loss or draw to clinch a share of the 2019 RMAC title. Additionally, Dixie State's 2-0 win over Westminster on Friday afternoon clinches a first-round bye for the Orediggers in the 2019 RMAC Tournament.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Orediggers and Hardrockers were greeted by blustery skies and temperatures just above freezing on Friday afternoon in Rapid City, but it seemed to have no effect on the visitors' offense. Less than 10 minutes into the match, the seventh minute to be exact, Colorado School of Mines got on the board thanks to a goal from Stanley off the assist from Allan. The first-half scoring continued in the 31st minute as Overholt notched his tally off a pass from Kugler. Then, SDSMT scored the ever-dreaded own-goal to make the score 3-0 in favor of the Orediggers with just 1:03 remaining in the opening period.
 
In the second half, overcast skies gave way to a bit of sunshine. The Orediggers appeared to take advantage early, but the potential fourth goal was waved off less than five minutes into the period. Over the next 41 minutes of action, Colorado School of Mines created plenty of opportunities and Debuire finally broke the scoring silence in the 86th minute. A long pass from Kindorf found Debuire inside the penalty area and he one-touched it to the back of the net for a 4-0, Oredigger lead. That would mark the final tally as the clock hit zero giving Mines the victory.
 
NOTABLES
- Friday marked a season sweep for the Orediggers over South Dakota Mines with a perfect 2-0 record and combined score of 6-1.
- Mines boasts a 7-0-0 record in the all-time series against the Hardrockers.
- Friday also marked the first time in at least 15 years (records back to 2005) that Mines has limited an opponent to zero shot attempts in an entire match.
- So far in 2019, 15 different Orediggers have scored at least one goal while 13 have at least one assist and 18 total individuals have at least one point in the overall statistics.
- Stanley's goal against the Hardrockers was his first of the season, fourth of his career and the second game-winning goal of his career.
- Overholt now leads the team in scoring with six goals and two assists for 14 points on the year. He also has five game-winning goals this season.
- Debuire's tally was his second of the season and fourth of his career as a redshirt sophomore. He now has 10 points in two seasons of action.
- Allan has dished out three assists in the last five matches, giving him three on the season and five in his career.
- Kindorf's assist was his first of 2019 and gives him one goal and one assist so far as a true freshman.
- Fellow true freshman Kugler is up to three assists in 2019.
- Friday marked the second time this season Mines has held its opponent to zero shots on goal. The other was at Colorado Christian on Oct. 4.
- Head coach Greg Mulholland is now 47-9-4 in three seasons at the helm.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
Mines returns home for Senior Day in its regular-season finale on Sunday against Regis at 1:30 p.m. at Stermole Stadium. Live stats and video of the match will be available at www.minesathletics.com.
 
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