GOLDEN, Colo. - Emi Higgins' early goal held up as Colorado School of Mines picked up a conference win over Colorado Christian, 1-0, Thursday night.

The Orediggers (8-2-3, 5-1-1 RMAC) controlled the match from start to finish, outshooting the Cougars (4-5-3, 3-3-1 RMAC) by a 25-7 margin and generating 11 corners.

Higgins converted an unlikely scoring opportunity in the eighth minute to put the hosts ahead. Laura Butler made a run to the end line on the left side of goal and saved the ball from going out, crossing to the near post for a camping Higgins to stuff in. The Orediggers had multiple other first-half scoring chances, including Jordan Barnhart's shot off a corner that was cleared off the line in the 27th minute, Eliot Edwards hitting the bar in the 33rd, and Elise Putnam just missing a breakaway chance two minutes later.

The Orediggers' best shot of the second half was a side volley from Amena Nelson off Karolina Sidebaeck's cross in the 64th minute that whistled right of the post. Mines took 14 shots and seven corners in the second half but were unable to double the lead. 

NOTABLES
- The goal was Higgins' second of the year and second in as many games. 
- Butler, a true freshman, recorded her first collegiate point on the assist after earning the start and playing 52 minutes on the midfield wing. 
- Emma Peterson and Elise Putnam led all players with four shots each.
- Sierra Roth made three saves to notch her sixth full shutout of the season. Her only real test of the match was Saige Stock's first-half shot that she met at the upper corner.
- CCU's Ireland VanDyke kept her side in the match with 10 saves. 
- Mines held 58 percent of the possession in the match.
- The Orediggers stretched their home unbeaten streak to 16 matches (13-0-3). 
- Mines remained unbeaten all-time against CCU at 25-0-1. It was the second straight 1-0 result as Mines defeated the Cougars in Lakewood on Eliot Edwards' goal in late March.

NEXT UP
Mines faces #7 UCCS on Sunday with a 2:30 p.m. kickoff at Stermole Stadium.