SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – The #20 Colorado School of Mines Men's Soccer team battled unbeaten Cal State San Bernardino to a 1-1 draw on Sunday at Premier Field.
 
Michael Sprauer accounted for the lone goal for Mines (1-1-2). Martin Garcia earned the tally for CSUSB (2-0-1) thank to an assist from Nicklaus Sullivan. The Orediggers won the battle in shots and shots on goal with 10 and eight, respectively. The Coyotes only took eight shots with four on target, but doubled the visitors in corner-kick opportunities, 6-3. In total, 21 fouls were whistled and four yellow cards were issued with two to each team.
 
It took Mines less than 10 minutes of action to take the lead. As the match rolled into the 10th minute, CSUSB twice failed to clear a long throw-in from Lucas King. Caelin David one-touched the second attempt 10 yards forward over Coyote defenders to Sprauer at the top of the penalty area. Sprauer's first touch sailed the ball over one more CSUSB defender. His second touch was a volley to the near, left post that found the back of the net for a 1-0, Oredigger lead.
 
Mines' advantage stood for 23 minutes until the visitors had a defensive breakdown of their own. The Orediggers earned a free kick within striking distance of the Coyote's goal. However, the CSUSB clearance after the kick ended up hitting the head of a Mines defender holding the midfield line and caroming into an empty back half with two Coyote attackers racing unabated towards the goal. The result was an equalizing tally to make it 1-1. A score that stood all the way to halftime.
 
The second half saw an onslaught of opportunities for both teams, starting with Ian Kugler's shot 33 seconds into the period. He, like Sprauer, aimed for the left post, but the CSUSB goalkeeper successfully dove and sent the ball out of bounds. After that, Sprauer added another shot on goal in the 56th minute, King did the same in the 73rd minute, Chris Seery joined the party in the 84th minute and Kugler added one more in the final minute of the match, but all were saved. Mines' goalkeeper Brian Doherty had two second-half saves of his own to help keep the score even and give the Orediggers the draw.
 
NOTABLES
- Mines is now 1-1-1 in the all-time series against Cal State San Bernardino. Sunday marked the first draw in the rivalry. 
- Sprauer's goal was his first of the season and second of his career.
- Doherty finished the match with three saves. He has 12 through four matches in 2022.
- Seery tied the game high with three shots in 47 minutes of action.
- Kugler, Sprauer, Seery and King all recorded two shots on goal apiece.
- The last time the Orediggers recorded draws in consecutive matches was 2019 at MSU Denver and at Westminster.
- Head Coach Greg Mulholland improved his career record to 72-15-11.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
Mines hosts Western Washington on Thursday, Sept. 8, at Stermole Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 5 p.m. Live stats and free 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.