2019 RMAC Women's Soccer Tournament
QF: [2] Mines vs. [7] Fort Lewis, Friday, 12 p.m. [RMAC Network] [Live Stats]
QF: [3] Dixie State vs. [6] MSU Denver, Friday, 2:30 p.m. [RMAC Network] [Live Stats]
SF: Winner #1 vs. Winner #2, Sunday, 12 p.m. [RMAC Network] [Live Stats]
 

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THE POSTSEASON IS HERE
The 2019 RMAC Tournament comes to Golden as the Orediggers host one half of the bracket on Friday and Sunday, with two quarterfinals and a semifinal being played at Stermole Stadium. The tournament has a new format this season, with the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds at the two highest seeds, then the final at the highest remaining seed a week later on Nov. 16.

THE BRACKET
At Mines, the second-seeded Orediggers match up with seventh-seeded Fort Lewis and third-seeded Dixie State plays sixth-seeded MSU Denver. Those winners play in the semis on Sunday at noon. At top-seeded UCCS, they take on eighth-seeded CSU-Pueblo Friday at 4 p.m. and Westminster and Regis play the 4/5 game at 6:30 p.m. That semifinal will also be Sunday at noon.

TICKETS AND PARKING
No passes are accepted for postseason play. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for seniors, military, students, and children. Please note that weekday parking regulations are in effect on Mines' campus and fans parking in the lot adjacent to the stadium must obtain a parking slip from the kiosk.

MINES IN THE RMAC TOURNAMENT
The defending champions, Mines is making its 13th consecutive appearance in the RMAC Tournament. Mines has dominated the RMAC Tournament this decade, winning titles in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016. The Orediggers 17-5-2 all-time in the tournament.

LAST WEEK
Mines' seniors led the way in a 4-0 win against Colorado Christian to end the regular season on Sunday. Giselle Sawaged scored just 49 seconds into the game and Meg Zimmerman got on the board in the 25th minute to lead 2-0 at halftime; Kaylee Kennedy added two late second-half goals, scoring less than two minutes apart on crosses by Audrey Shin and Nicole LaTourette in the 84th and 86th minutes, respectively. Shin had two assists in the game.

SAWAGED, MOONEY LEAD ALL-RMAC TEAMS
Defensive Player of the Year Giselle Sawaged and Goalkeeper of the Year Shannon Mooney highlighted six Orediggers on the year-end All-RMAC teams, announced Tuesday. Sawaged and Mooney were joined by Nicole LaTourette and Emi Higgins as First-Team All-RMAC selections, while defenders Jordan Barnhart and Mickey Hostetler were named Honorable Mention All-RMAC.

IN THE POLLS
Mines remained at #16 in this week's United Soccer Coaches' national poll. The Orediggers have been nationally ranked in 73 of the last 81 polls.

EVERYBODY SCORES
When Amena Nelson and Brooke Patterson scored their first collegiate goals at Black Hills State, they became the 17th and 18th different players to score for the Orediggers this year. That ties the 2016 team for most different goalscorers in a season in program history; last year, Mines had just 12 players score in the full 22-match season.

SCOUTING FORT LEWIS [SERIES: Mines, 14-7-2]
Fort Lewis is a tough #7 seed at 7-6-3 overall and 6-4-3 in the RMAC this season, and they have won four straight matches to end the regular season. Emma Patron, Valerie Maestas, and Katie Smith were all Second-Team All-RMAC picks as Patron leads them with eight points, Maestas has two goals, and Smith has led a defense allowing 1.25 goals per game. Mines and Fort Lewis played to a scoreless draw back on Oct. 4 despite Mines holding a 16-4 shots advantage. The two have not met in the RMAC Tournament since 2015, when the Orediggers won 1-0 in the final on Haley Cole's late goal.

BITS AND PIECES
Mines has qualified for the RMAC Tournament for the 13th consecutive season … Head coach Kevin Fickes won is now 168-30-23 overall and 106-15-10 in RMAC play in his 10th season … Fickes entered the season third on the NCAA Division II active coaching list for winning percentage (.811) … Mines has outscored opponents 49-8 overall and 42-5 in conference play this season … Mines is tied with UCCS for the RMAC's best GAA at 0.44 … Giselle Sawaged is Mines' sixth straight RMAC Defensive Player of the Year after Nicho Cusack (2014), Emily Garnier (2015-17), and Emily Townsend (2018) … Mooney is the third different Oredigger to be Goalkeeper of the Year joining Jayln Yates (2013 and 2014) and Sam Zumbro (2016) … Through the end of the regular season, Emi Higgins leads the team in goals (8) while Nicole LaTourette leads in points (18 on 7G/4A) … LaTourette has taken a team-high 55 shots … Sawaged's goal against CCU became the new fastest goal in program history at 49 seconds, just one second quicker than Mickey Hostetler's strike against CSU-Pueblo earlier this year … Kaylee Kennedy enters the postseason on a four-match points streak with 3G/2A in that span … LaTourette continues to move up the Mines record book as she is now fourth all-time goals (24) surpassing former teammate Jennifer Kendall, fifth in game-winning goals (9), and now fourth in points (57) surpassing Emily Garnier … Shannon Mooney is now third all-time in saves (154), second in shutouts (33), and second in career GAA (0.46).