SAN ANGELO, Texas – In a rematch of last fall's South Central Regional title game, the #4 Colorado School of Mines women's soccer team came out on top of #18 Angelo State once more, this time by way of a 1-0 victory to begin the 2025 season. Much to the chagrin of the Rambelles (0-1-0), it was none other than Bella Campos with the game-winner in the second half to propel the Orediggers (1-0-0) to the opening night win.
 
A quick series of shots saw each team with a chance to score in the opening 12 minutes of play as Afton Rasco and Bella Campos each took aim at Melyna Martinez while Carly Martinez put Allie Lundgren to the test as both keepers proved sure-handed in their first looks of the night.
 
Lexi Gonzales and Jaycee Garza each had a crack at Lundrgen as the opening period moved past the halfway point as very little else offensively materialized for either side as the first 45 minutes of the season concluded.
 
Coming out of the intermission, each side was assessed a yellow card in the first 10 minutes of play. Shots continued to come in favor of the Rambelles, though their first two looks of the half failed to amount to much as did a pair of looks by the Orediggers.
 
Mines finally broke through in the 62nd minute as Campos broke loose following a free kick as she put a shot past Martinez for what ended up being the go-ahead goal.
 
Angelo State had a crack at an equalizer shortly after the restart in the 65th minute as Gonzales again took aim at goal and was again turned away by Lundrgen. Both side made a flurry of substitutions down the stretch with ASU trying to find a spark on offense and the Orediggers trying to rotate fresh legs on defense while still seeking an insurance goal. An attempt from Abby James in the waning moments missed high and wide as Mines registered their fifth consecutive opening day win by a tally of 1-0.
 
NOTABLES
-Campos' goal was the 31st of her career and second against Angelo State; in three career matches against ASU, she has two goals and two assists for six points and has recorded at least a point in each matchup
-Campos is now tied with Nicole LaTourette (2016-19) for sixth all-time with nine career game-winning goals
-Rasco ended the night even with Campos in shots with two to lead the Orediggers
-Lundgren made four saves in goal to record the opening night shutout on the way to her 11th career shutout, one back of Sierra Roth (2018-21) for sixth on the all-time list
-Natalie Rouse made her return to play helping anchor the Mines defense, playing all 90 minutes in the winning effort
-Three Orediggers made their collegiate debuts in the match as Caelan DeBolt, Taylor Johnson-Balding and Natalie Mezarina all logged minutes, while returner Izzy Sontheimer each made her first career start in a Mines uniform
-Thursday was a rare night where the Mines were at a deficit on the shot chart at 13-7 on the night and 5-3 in shots on target
-Mines is now 4-1-1 all-time against Angelo State
-The win was the 300th in program history for the Orediggers, who have averaged nearly 15 wins a season since the program's inception in 2005
 
UP NEXT
Mines closes out action on opening weekend Saturday night against Lubbock Christian.
 
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