WINTER PARK, Fla. - #25 Colorado School of Mines scored in each half as they came away with a 2-0 win at Rollins College on Thursday.
The Orediggers (3-0-2) looked fully in control in the rain against the Tars (1-4-0) as
Emma Peterson and
Amena Nelson scored to earn the result.
Sierra Roth made four saves to pick up another shutout, her fourth of the season.
Peterson put Mines on the board with a spectacular strike in the 13th minute. After a long throw by
Landry Corbett deflected back out of the box, Peterson dispossessed a defender at midfield and volleyed a rocket to the right post from 30 yards out, beating a diving Elena Beasley.
Mines had several other significant scoring attempts, including
Hannah Rowan's attempt just wide left in the 65th minute and a dipping free kick over the bar by
Jordan Barnhart in the 77th minute. But it was a breakaway in the 80th minute that let Nelson seal the win as she chipped the goalkeeper from nine yards out to make it 2-0.
NOTABLES
- The game was a rematch of the 2014 NCAA Final Four, which Rollins won 1-0. Mines leveled the all-time series 1-1.
- It was the first time Mines played in the state of Florida.
- Mines led 12-8 on shots and 7-4 on corners. Peterson led Mines with three shots; Jessie Wade had three chances for the Tars.
- Peterson's goal was her first of the season and sixth of her career. Nelson also scored for the first time this fall, the third of her career.
- Roth and the Mines defense notched their fourth shutout in five matches this season. The Orediggers have conceded only one goal this fall.
- Rollins split its goalkeepers with Beasley making two saves in the first half and Noel Miller stopping three in the second half.
- Mines ran its unbeaten streak to 24 matches dating back to Oct. 20, 2019, going 18-0-6 in that span.
- Three of the Tars' four losses this season have come to teams in the United Soccer Coaches' top 25.
NEXT UP
The Orediggers visit #10 Florida Tech Saturday at noon Eastern.
