GOLDEN, Colo. - Colorado School of Mines and #25 Western Washington battled to a scoreless draw in an enthralling non-conference meeting at Stermole Stadium.

The Mines backline was instrumental in the result as both Ava Harman and Katie Koehler cleared shots off the line, while Sierra Roth made five saves in the shutout. 

The Vikings (1-0-1) controlled the possession in the first half while the Orediggers (1-0-1) made more from their counterattacking opportunities, outshooting WWU 8-3 in the period. The second half had a noticable sense of urgency for both sides as the Vikings increased the pressure, and they nearly won it with a wild sequence late in regulation. WWU drew a corner in the 86th minute that produced a Grace Eversaul shot that was saved off the line by Harman, before Dayana Diaz's putback attempt caromed off the crossbar. 

In overtime, Mines' defense again stepped up as Koehler denied Tera Ziemer at the goal line, and the Orediggers countered with their best scoring opportunity of the game as Amena Nelson fired just right of the post on a breakaway opportunity. Both teams had a pair of shots in the second overtime but none threatened to win the match.

NOTABLES
- WWU led 21-16 on shots, including 6-3 in overtime. 
- The Vikings held a 58%-42% possession advantage.
- Sierra Roth has not conceded a goal in her last 448:33 dating back to last season.
- Natalie Dierickx made four stops for WWU. Estera Levinte was their most dangerous attacking threat with a game-high seven shots.
- Emma Peterson and Hannah Rowan led Mines with three shots each.
- Mines ran its unbeaten streak to 21 matches dating back to Oct. 20, 2019, going 16-0-5 in that span.
- WWU leads the all-time series 2-1-1.
- The Orediggers are now 24-22-11 all-time against teams ranked in the United Soccer Coaches' Top 25. 
- Freshman Laura Butler made her first collegiate start at fullback for Mines, and classmate Lauren Clingman made her first appearance off the bench. 
- The match featured two of the top-five winningest coaches in NCAA Division II with Oredigger boss Kevin Fickes ranking third among active coaches in career winning percentage at 179-30-29 (.813), while the Vikings' Travis Connell is 266-73-31 (.760) to rank fifth.

NEXT UP
Mines heads to Texas to take on Midwestern State Friday, Sept. 10 and Texas Woman's on Sunday, Sept. 12.