GOLDEN, Colo. - Greyson Adams' hat trick powered a dominating effort by Colorado School of Mines in a 5-1 win over MSU Denver.

The Orediggers (9-3-0, 4-0-0 RMAC) dominated the game with a 21-3 shots advantage as Azad Iliozer opened the scoring early and Lucas King added an audacious free kick goal.

Iliozer got Mines off to a flying start when he finished John Burnett's run to the box off the crossbar and down in the fourth minute. Adams bagged his first on a header from Michael Sprauer's cross in the 22nd minute, and Gabe Rodriguez was unlucky to not make it 3-0 moments later when his hard shot rang the crossbar.

Mines kept the pressure up in the second half, outshooting MSUD 12-1, and it paid off with Adams' second, another header, from Tristan Semelsberger's cross in the 54th minute. A foul at the top of the box led to King's goal as the senior curled his shot around the wall and froze the goalkeeper on the hour. 

The Roadrunners' goal came on Hernan Ibarra's close-range finish of Evan Bleyer's cross in the 67th minute, but Mines capped the win with Adams' hat trick as he converted the penalty kick drawn by Chris Seery with 3:04 remaining in the match.

NOTABLES
- Adams' hat trick is the first by an Oredigger since John Haist put three past Colorado Christian on Sept. 30, 2018. The redshirt-senior center back nearly doubled his career goal tally in the process, taking him to eight.
- King's goal was his third of the year and increased his team points lead to 14. King was impressive in the match playing all over the field including spells on the midfield wing and his usual outside back position.
- Iliozer tallied for the second time this fall, with Burnett providing his first career assist on the goal.
- Adams converted Mines' fourth penalty kick of the year. The Orediggers are a perfect 4-for-4.
- The Orediggers won their third in a row over the Roadrunners are unbeaten in their last seven meetings. It was the most goals scored in the series combined since 2014 when Mines won a 7-3 shootout.
- Mines extended their home RMAC winning streak to 24 matches dating back to 2017. 

NEXT UP
Mines has the rest of the weekend off and returns to action next Friday at home against South Dakota Mines. Kickoff is set for 5 p.m. at Stermole Stadium.