SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Looking to end the regular season on a high note, the #14 Colorado School of Mines women's soccer team was on the road one last time Sunday afternoon to take on Westminster. After a scoreless opening 45 minutes, the Orediggers (13-2-3, 9-1-2) got a pair of goals in the second half in near succession that proved to be the difference in the match, as they downed the Griffins (5-7-3, 3-5-2) by a final score of 2-0.
 
Cloey Seltzer recorded the first shot of the afternoon in the third minute with a try that missed left as the early going saw both teams struggle to find their form on offense. Westminster's Emma Geiges put a shot on goal in the 17th minute against Sadie Wolf but the sophomore was there to make the save.
 
Nearly six more minutes went by before the next shot attempt again came from Seltzer, missing high over the crossbar as the Griffins' defense was able to stymie the potent Mines attack. Slowly over the closing minutes of the period, the Orediggers seemed to start finding their rhythm, getting better looks at the first goal of the day as both Ava Harman and Natalie Rouse were able to put up shots against keeper Brighton Jakeman, who made the save on both tries as the half came to a close with no score.
 
In the 57th minute, Westminster was whistled for a foul inside the penalty area as Mines sent up Reese McDermott to take the kick. The junior didn't miss the first PK attempt of her career, blasting it past Brighton to take the lead 1-0.
 
That lead doubled shortly thereafter as in the 60th minute, Seltzer played a cross into the box for Bella Campos who went full-extension to connect on a diving header attempt just inside the near post to score for the fifth match in a row and make it a two-score contest.
 
Westminster looked to rally and play the spoiler to end the regular season, as a pair of shots from Cassidy Orr in the final 20 minutes both made their way to Wolf but no further as the sophomore from Missouri preserved the shutout.
 
Laura Butler had a chance to ice things in the 86th minute with another shot on goal to try and make it 3-0, but it wasn't meant to be as the clock struck zero to see Mines come away with the win.
 
NOTABLES
-McDermott's penalty kick goal puts her into double-digit scoring in back-to-back seasons as she now has 10 goals this season to go along with seven assists for 27 points; she has also now scored in three of the last four matches
-Campos' marvelous freshman campaign continued with her 12th goal of the season as she also has 27 points with three assists as well; she has scored in five consecutive matches and six of the last seven going back to October 8
-Seltzer picked up her fourth assist of the season and now had 10 points in 2023, becoming the sixth player on this year's team to reach double-digit points
-Wolf made four saves in goal to record the shutout for her eighth solo effort of the season
-Mines limited WU to just six shots in the match while putting up 19 themselves, including seven on goal
-With their regular season schedule complete, Mines will wait and see where their end up in the RMAC standings; at the end of play Sunday, they remain atop the conference with 29 points followed by UCCS and Regis, each with 25
-The Orediggers completed regular season play by outscoring teams 52-8, averaging 2.89 goals per match and taking 408 shots, an average of 22.7 per match
-They put 183 shots on goal, nearly 45% of their total number of shots for the season and recorded 47 assists, eclipsing last season's mark of 41 that was achieved with the aid of six postseason matches
-The 47 assists this season already rank tied for second all-time in program history for most in a season while the 22.7 shots per match currently rates the best mark of all-time, nearly two full shots ahead of the mark of 20.9 set in 2017
 
UP NEXT
With their regular season schedule in the books, the Orediggers will have to wait and see how the final day of conference play Wednesday November 1 plays out to know their official postseason plans. Check minesathletics.com for more information.
 
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