GOLDEN, Colo. - #16 Colorado School of Mines moved on in the RMAC Tournament, controlling their quarterfinal with Fort Lewis in a 3-0 win.

The Orediggers (16-2-1) went ahead early on an own goal then received second-half insurance strikes by Nicole LaTourette and Meg Zimmerman as they outshot the Skyhawks (7-7-3) by a 19-5 margin.

Mines moves on to host MSU Denver in Sunday's semifinal round at noon. The Roadrunners tied Dixie State 1-1 but moved on 4-3 in penalty kicks in Friday's other quarterfinal at Stermole Stadium.

The Orediggers got off to a fast start when LaTourette hit the post in the eighth minute, but got on the board seconds later courtesy of a defensive miscue. Kaylee Kennedy ran endline on the right of goal and crossed it into the six, but the ball caromed off a defender and in for an own goal. 

That put the Skyhawks on their back foot, and they put on a period of pressure highlighted by Courtney Wamboldt's hit crossbar in the 14th minute. The Orediggers responded to control the final half-hour, however, and ultimately held 61 percent of the possession in the first half.

The second half was all Mines as they came out firing. LaTourette made it 2-0 with a hard finish of Kennedy's right cross in the 51st minute, and after numerous other opportunities, Zimmerman hit paydirt with a terrific strike of Zoe Sano's ball in the 86th minute. Mines outshot FLC 14-2 in the second half.

NOTABLES
- The Orediggers broke through after a frustrating 0-0 tie at FLC in the regular season.
- Kennedy's assist extended her points streak to five games. Since facing MSU Denver on Oct. 20, she has three goals and three assists in that span.
- LaTourette scored her eighth goal of the year, now tied for the team lead with Emi Higgins.
- Zimmerman tallied for the fourth time this season as Sano handed out her first career assist on the play.
- Mines improved to 18-5-2 all-time in the RMAC Tournament and 15-7-2 all-time against Fort Lewis in all competitions.
- Mines and Fort Lewis were playing in the postseason for the first time since the 2015 RMAC Tournament final, a 1-0 Mines win.
- Mines has four straight shutouts, outscoring opponents 13-0 in that span.
- Sunday's game against MSU Denver will likely be the final sister-sister battle between the two teams. Mines' Giselle Sawaged and Shannon Mooney, both seniors, have sisters on the Roadrunners, Jaimy Sawaged and Jessica Mooney.