By: Patrick Murphy
2025 Schedule
GOLDEN, Colo. – Coming off a season in which they swept the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference titles and advanced to the national quarterfinals for the second time in the last three seasons, the Colorado School of Mines women's soccer team has unveiled their 2025 schedule.
18 matches await the Orediggers this fall with eight home contests at Stermole Stadium and non-conference trips to Texas and Washington.
Week one features a trip to Texas to take on Angelo State at 7 p.m. CT on opening night September 4 before taking on Lubbock Christian Saturday September 6 at 7 p.m. CT. The Rambelles finished 2024 ranked #18 in the final United Soccer Coaches Top 25 of the season after falling to the Orediggers in the South Central Region championship match. Mines returns home for their first matches on home turf week two as they welcome Western Washington and Saint Martin's on September 10 at 7 p.m. and September 13 at 6 p.m.
Non-conference action wraps up in week three with a trip to the Pacific Northwest for a first-time matchup with Western Oregon on September 18 at 4 p.m. PT followed by a trip north to Seattle Pacific Sunday September 20 at 12 p.m. PT. RMAC play begins with just a single match in week four of the season on Sunday September 28 at 1 p.m. against Fort Lewis in a rematch of last year's tournament title game.
The Orediggers then hit the road for the next two weeks starting October 3 and 5 when they first head north to Black Hills State for the second year in a row before returning to the Denver metro area to take on Regis. Colorado Christian and MSU Denver await the following weekend October 10 and 12 with a pair of mid-day matchups in store.
Mines then spends the next two weeks back at Stermole Stadium starting October 17 and 19 against UCCS and Western Colorado with kickoff set for 6:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. on Friday and Sunday. Colorado Mesa returns to town the following weekend October 24 for a 6 p.m. clash, as does Westminster on October 26 for a 1 p.m. showdown. The Mavericks closed last season ranked #22 in the USC Top 25 after their season came to an end in the second round of the NCAA Tournament against Mines in a penalty shootout.
The Orediggers close the regular season with two of their final three games on the road starting with a trip to New Mexico Highlands on October 31 before wrapping home action on November 2 at 12 p.m. against Adams State. CSU Pueblo holds the final place on the schedule with a late-afternoon match scheduled for Wednesday November 5.
The Orediggers went 20-1-2 last season and 11-0-1 in conference play as they swept the league titles and attained the program's first-ever #1 ranking in the USC Top 25 poll, spending more than a month as the top team in Division II.
Fans can keep up with Mines women's soccer on X and Instagram at @mineswsoc. They can also keep up with Colorado School of Mines Athletics all year long on Facebook, X and Instagram using the handle @MinesAthletics.