ALAMOSA, Colo. – Oredigger graduate student Lucas King registered three points on a goal and an assist on Friday after as the Colorado School of Mines Soccer team rolled to a 3-0 victory at Adams State in their fall 2021 RMAC opener.
 
Eric Boone, Baptiste Debuire, Grant Bell and Zane Sokolowski joined King in the scoring column. Boone and Debuire both notched goals while Bell and Sokolowski contributed assists. King finished with three total shots while putting two of those on goal. Also notable on offense were three shots apiece from Michael Sprauer and John Burnett. Defensively, Brian Doherty (4-1-0) played all 90 minutes in goal and made one save to earn the shutout.
 
Mines (6-3-0, 1-0-0 RMAC) put together a comprehensive victory as a team across the board. The Orediggers registered 16 shots including six attempts on goal. Mines' defense limited Adams State (1-7-0, 0-1-0 RMAC) to just three shots. Only of those three attempts found the frame. While fouls whistled were even at 10-10, the Orediggers also dominated corner-kick opportunities, 11-2. The Grizzlies' highlight was three saves from goalkeeper Zach Carr. There were zero cards issued in the match.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
It took the Orediggers less than three minutes to get on the board. At the 2:31 mark, Azad Iliozer was taken down hard in the penalty area which resulted in Mines opportunity from the spot. King stepped forward and swiftly converted for a 1-0 lead. That same pressure continued for another half hour before the visitors struck again. This time, it was Eric Boone sending a leaping header to the back of the net off an arching serve from Bell. The first half came to a close with Mines leading 2-0 while Adams State had yet to attempt a shot.
 
In the second half, ASU managed to take at least one zero off the board with three shots. However, the Orediggers attempted seven shots. One of those seven shots came from Debuire who padded Mines' lead late with a goal off assists from King and Sokolowski. The clock hit zero with the Orediggers owning a convincing, 3-0 advantage.
 
NOTABLES
- Mines improved to 19-1-0 against Adams State in the NCAA era. The Orediggers have won 14 straight matches against the Grizzlies.
- Boone's goal on Friday was the first of his Oredigger career.
- King reclaimed the team lead in scoring from Tristan Semelsberger thanks to two goals and seven assists on the season for a total of 13 points.
- With Friday's shutout victory, Doherty improved to 10-1-0 with five shutouts while at Mines.
- Debuire's tally marked his first of the season and seventh of his career.
- Bell's assist was the first point of his collegiate career and Sokolowski's assist was the first such point of his collegiate career.
- Since 1992, Mines has never allowed Adams State to score more than one goal in any match.
- Head Coach Greg Mulholland now holds a career record of 62-13-7 at the helm.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
The Orediggers continue RMAC play on Sunday at Fort Lewis with a 1 p.m. kickoff in Durango. Live stats and video on the RMAC Network will be offered at www.minesathletics.com.
 
Fans can keep up with Mines men's soccer on Twitter at @MinesMSOC. They can also keep up with Colorado School of Mines Athletics all year long on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram using the handle @MinesAthletics.