DENVER, Colo. – Looking to cap off their 2025 on a high note, the Colorado School of Mines men's soccer team lined up opposite Regis Wednesday night in their season finale. Unfortunately, a pair of early goals made for an uphill battle all night long as the Orediggers (3-10-4, 2-8-0) battled to the very end but fell to the Rangers (8-5-4, 6-2-2) 3-0.
 
Regis needed just 31 seconds to score off the opening kick as Jack Shimkus found Jacobo Betancourt-Tovar to put the Orediggers on their back foot right away. Regis added another goal in the eighth minute from Elias Taubo as the deficit moved to 2-0 less than 10 minutes into the night.
 
Mines managed to settle in defensively after the second goal and worked about trying to claw their way back into contention. Kiernan DiBella did his part making five saves in the first half as his mates found it tough to build chances against a stout Regis midfield as they remained down by two on the scoreboard at the half.
 
Coming out to start the second, Regis needed just 13 minutes to extend their lead as Betancourt-Tovar scored again, this time from Julian Fally to make it a 3-0 lead. Looking to their bench to spark a rally like last season, the Orediggers redoubled their efforts over the final 30 minutes, but to no avail as the Rangers closed the regular season with the win.
 
NOTABLES
-DiBella ended the night with six saves in goal, bringing his season total to 75 as he ends the year with a 1.88 GAA and a .708 save percentage
-Charlie Newberry ends the year as the team leader in goals with four from his center back spot and added two assists for 10 points
-Lucas Taitt caps a strong debut season with a team-leading eight assists, a total which is also good for top five in the RMAC; he also scored once to end the year with 10 points
-Freshmen J McGill and Leo Santana ended the season with three goals each while Santana also added two assists
-Kian Mueller, About Bakar Berthe, Noah Roles and Brady Scheinfeld all end the year with two goals
-Mueller, Avi Levin and Tommy Jernigan end the year with two assists
-16 different players registered a point by way of a goal or an assist in 2025
 
UP NEXT
The offseason awaits the Orediggers as they begin preparations for 2026. Stay tuned to minesathletics.com for postseason awards and news from men's soccer.
 
Fans can keep up with Mines men's soccer on X and Instagram at @minesmsoc and @mines_msoc. They can also keep up with Colorado School of Mines Athletics all year long on Facebook, X and Instagram using the handle @MinesAthletics.