Mines (0-10-3, 0-4-1) vs. Adams Sate (1-10-1, 0-6-0) – Thursday, 6 p.m. – Golden, Colo. [Live Stats] [RMAC Network] [Tickets]
Mines (0-10-3, 0-4-1) vs. #RV Fort Lewis (7-4-2, 4-2-0), Sunday, 1 p.m. – Golden, Colo. [Live Stats] [RMAC Network] [Tickets]

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RIDING THE MOMENTUM
Coming off earning their first point in league play last time out, the Colorado School of Mines men's soccer team looks to keep momentum on their side for their final full weekend at Stermole Stadium Thursday night and Saturday afternoon as they welcome Adams State and #RV Fort Lewis to town.
 
LIVE COVERAGE
This weekend's matches will be available to watch with a subscription to the RMAC Network. Free live stats will be available as well. Links for video and stats can be found on minesathletics.com.
 
RMAC NETWORK 
The RMAC Network continues to have a pay-per-view model for all events. Fans can purchase monthly and annual subscriptions that will provide them access to all regular-season, championship, and archived broadcasts on the RMAC Network. A monthly subscription costs $25, and an annual subscription costs $130. Single-game passes are available for $12.50, which grants access to a single game for 24 hours. For technical support questions, fans can contact Hudl Support or email the RMAC directly (rmac@rmacsports.org). For further support, fans can visit the RMAC Network Help page.
 
FAN INFORMATION
Tickets can be purchased online in advance at minesathletics.com/tickets or at the gate on the day of the match. Mines students, faculty and staff will be admitted for free with their BlasterCard. Fans are encouraged to park in Lot K immediately to the north of Stermole Stadium. Fans as are not allowed to park in the neighborhood surrounding the Clear Creek Athletic Complex, as the City of Golden's street parking requires a permit seven days a week.
 
THIS WEEK'S FORECAST
Thursday's forecast contains chances of inclement weather and will be significantly cooler as temperatures trend to seasonal norms. A high of 51 and an 82% chance of rain with north winds at 10-20 miles per hour lies in store in the morning, giving way to partly cloudy skies in the afternoon. Sunday will see temperatures rebound with a high of 68 with mostly sunny skies and northeast winds at 5-10 miles per hour.
 
WEEK 7 RECAP
Mines went 0-1-1 last weekend, dropping a 3-1 result to Westminster in Salt Lake City before rallying for a 1-1 draw and their first point of the season Sunday in Grand Junction against Colorado Mesa. Thursday night, Avi Levin got the Orediggers on the board first against the Griffins with a PK in the 12th minute, but near back-to-back goals in the 56th and 59th minutes by WU saw them take the lead before pulling away with an 85th minute clincher. Zach MacDonald made a season-high six saves in goal. Sunday, CMU go on the board first, scoring in the seventh minute off a corner kick and looking poised to win before an equalizer in the 81st minute. Off a throw in by Cody O'Brien, Pol Garcia Oliveras caught everyone off guard and rifled a shot across goal to the back post to net the result. Noah Hildreth was back in goal and made five saves against 19 shots by the Mavericks.
 
IN THE POLLS
In August's RMAC Preseason Coaches' Poll, Mines was tabbed to finish eighth in the league this season. UCCS claimed the top spot followed by Regis, Fort Lewis, MSU Denver and CSU Pueblo in the top five. Westminster and Colorado Mesa were directly ahead of the Orediggers, while behind them South Dakota Mines, Colorado Christian and Adams State rounded out the final three spots in the 11-team rankings.
 
NEW MAN IN CHARGE
After joining the Orediggers as the program's top assistant in 2025, Ben Fredrickson was elevated to Interim Head Coach following the conclusion of the 2025-26 academic year. Prior to joining the Orediggers, Fredrickson served as Real Colorado's Assistant Academy Director and head coach of the U16 MLS Next Academy Team. Prior to his return to Colorado, he spent time in numerous roles with Tennessee Soccer Club from 2022 to mid-2024 as the Video Analysis Director, ECNL Head Coach and Assistant ECNL Director. Fredrickson also spent three seasons with Albion SC Las Vegas, where he was an MLS Next Assistant Coach, U14 Elite Academy Coach and club-wide Video Analysis Director. Prior to coaching at the club and professional levels, Fredrickson logged six years of experience at the collegiate level, getting his start in 2014 as an assistant with Division I Buffalo where he worked with eight All-MAC selections and one MLS draft pick. The following season he moved to Mobile, Alabama for two stints with Spring Hill College, the first from 2015-17 and the second from 2018-19. In between his time at Spring Hill, Fredrickson spent a season with Division I Duquesne University.
 
JOINING THE STAFF
Some new faces will be helping coach the Orediggers this season. Patrick Alvarez joins the bench as well after spending time at Bloomsburg as a graduate assistant following his playing career at Malone, bringing plenty of Division II experience to Mines. Ryszard Gorski joins the staff to work with the goalkeepers, and comes from the Colorado Storm organization where he serves as the Director of Goalkeeping.
 
FIVE YEARS OF ELIGIBILITY PASSES
In early August, NCAA Division II passed a sweeping change to eligibility rules that now gives all student-athletes five seasons of eligibility in a five-year span, and eliminates redshirting. It will apply to this year's incoming freshmen, and returning players can either convert to the new rule or be grandfathered into continuing with the old four-year model, whichever is more beneficial. The new rules supersede the previous freshman rule that allowed them to play in up to four games while still redshirting. 
 
NCAA CHANGES POSTSEASON PROCESS
Another significant change coming to NCAA Division II is how they select the postseason championship field. Playoff selections will now be handled solely by the NCAA Power Index (NPI) instead of regional committees, removing the human element from the process; NPI takes into account winning percentage and strength of schedule, quality wins, and home/away weights, rewarding challenging schedules and road wins more so than in years past.
 
AROUND THE WORLD
Eight different countries or territories are represented on the roster for the Orediggers in 2026. With 20 players hailing from the United States, seven others hail from all corners of the globe. Carlo Kobelt (Germany), Murray Peart (Australia), Djaz Less (Jamaica), Pol Garcia Oliveras (Spain), Marco Vecchini (Puerto Rico), Kaoru Kato (Japan) and Timothé Strout (Canada) bring an international flair to the program, the likes of which hasn't been seen in some time. Additionally, Zeus Tabora, Max Robertson and Luke Marcus all have international ties as well. Tabora has played for the U17 and U20 Honduran National Teams, while Robertson and Marcus both spent a year in Spain competing for CDJ Manisense after graduating high school.
 
THE CAPTAIN
Andrew DeBerardinis was selected by the team to serve as captain following the conclusion of preseason camp. The Colorado native and graduate transfer from Stonehill will be making his Mines debut Thursday afternoon. A veteran player on the Oredigger roster this fall, DeBerardinis brings four seasons of Division I experience with him as Mines looks to make a statement in the RMAC this fall.
 
YOUTH MOVEMENT
If one were to look at the Mines roster this fall, one of the first things to jump out would be the distinct lack of upperclassmen. Of the 27 players comprising this year's team, fifth-year senior Andrew DeBeradinis is the lone upperclassman of the bunch. The remaining 26 players are comprised of seven sophomores, four second-year freshmen and 15 first-year freshmen. Without question, that breakdown makes the Orediggers the youngest team in the RMAC by far.
 
LOOKING AT THE STANDINGS
A new team tops the standings this week as unbeaten CSU Pueblo usurped Fort Lewis this weekend as they improved to 4-0-2 and are up to 14 points. The Skyhawks meanwhile slipped to 4-2-0 with 12 points. UCCS is third at 3-1-2 with 11 points while Regis and South Dakota Mines are tied with 10 points with records of 3-1-1 and 3-1-2 respectively. Colorado Mesa is sixth at 2-1-2 with eight points ahead of Westminster, who is 2-2-1 with seven points. MSU Denver and Colorado Christian are both 2-3-0 with six points, while Mines picked up their first point and improved to 0-4-1 Sunday. Adams State is still seeking their first league win of the year and is 0-6-0.
 
HEATING UP
No Oredigger has been hotter the last three weeks than Pol Garcia Oliveras. The freshman from Barcelona has scored in four of the last six matches for Mines and also has an assist as he's vaulted to the top of the stat sheet on offense with four goals and two assists on the year for 10 points. He played the hero Sunday in Grand Junction, scoring the match-tying goal in the 81st minute to help Mines earn their first points in RMAC play. Heading into the final weeks of the season, Garcia Oliveras is sure to be one to keep an eye on as he looks to throw his name into the running for All-RMAC honors.
 
CHECKING THE STATS
Pol Garcia Oliveras retains his team lead in goals scored with four on the season while also adding two assists for 10 points. Avi Levin is second in scoring with three goals and an assist for seven points. Murray Peart has scored twice with two assists for six points, while Davyan Martinez and Mason Robledo each have one goal on the year. Martinez, along with Kaoru Kato and Djaz Less, each have an assist this fall.
 
In goal, it has been a three-man rotation for Mines. Noah Hildreth go the nod last time out and made his fifth start and fifth appearance of the year. Against 73 shots in 405 minutes, he's made 15 saves and allowed 10 goals for a 2.22 GAA and a .600 save percentage with a shutout. Zach MacDonald has started five times in six appearance for 495 minutes to lead the team. Against 88 shots, he's made a team-high 25 saves and allowed 14 goals for a 2.55 GAA and a .641 save percentage. Kiernan DiBella rounds out the group with three starts in three appearances for 270 minutes. Against 44 shots, he's made 15 saves and allowed five goals for a 1.67 GAA and a .750 save percentage with one shutout.
 
As a team, Mines has been outscored 29-11 this season and averages 0.85 goals and 8.7 shots per match while opposing teams have averaged 2.23 goals and 15.8 shots. They have eight assists on their 11 goals and are 1-1 from the spot. They have combined for 56 saves in goal and taken 38 corner kicks. The Orediggers have been called for 176 fouls, issued 37 yellow cards and received two ejections.
 
SCOUTING ADAMS STATE
Adams State has lost seven in a row since their draw with Mines back on September 16, and been outscored 31-3 in that span. They're coming off a weekend in which they were blown out on the road by CSU Pueblo 8-0 followed by a 2-0 loss to UCCS in Alamosa.
 
The Grizzlies have scored just four goals this season, with Hector Herrera accounting for two while Benton Bradford and Kaidin Reese each have one goal. Idress Altaee has the team's lone assist.
 
In goal, Bryan Amezcua has started all 10 of his appearances for 900 minutes. In that time, he has faced 217 shots and made an RMAC-leading 80 saves while also allowing an RMAC-leading 30 goals for a 3.00 GAA and a .727 save percentage while posting two shutouts. Lars Ostermann has started twice for 180 minutes and against 57 shots, has made 17 saves against eight goals allowed for a 4.00 GAA and a .680 save percentage.
 
This fall Adams State has been outscored 38-4 and averages 0.33 goals on 6.3 shots per match while allowing 3.17 goals and 23.9 shots per match to opponents. They have one assist on their four goals and are 1-2 on PKs. They have combined for 99 saves in goal and taken 24 corner kicks. ASU has been called for 150 fouls and issued 36 yellow cards.
 
SCOUTING FORT LEWIS
After winning four in a row against CCU, MSU Denver, Westminster and Colorado Mesa, Fort Lewis was swept last weekend by UCCS and CSU Pueblo 2-1 and 2-0. Sunday's trip to Golden is their lone match of the week.
 
NAIA transfer Simão Agostinho leads Fort Lewis on offense with seven goals to go with two assist for 16 points this season. The sophomore from Portugal is also 4-5 on PKs this season. William Bretvik has 13 goals and an assist this season and is second in scoring. Raul Baptista Filipe leads FLC in assists and is one of three players with three goals this season. He will be ineligible for competition against the Orediggers following his ejection against CSU Pueblo last Sunday. Francisco Pinto and Fabrizio Aguilera also have three goals each, While Iver Hǿihjelle has two. Noah Bouren and Cameron Martin round out the scoring with one goal each.
 
Looking at assists, Pinto is second to Baptista Filipe with five on the season while Johan N'Ganzadi has two along with Agostinho. Bretvik, Aguilera, Anis Harrar, Noam Maggartou and Alexandros Papakonstantinou all have one assist.
 
In goal, Lucas Martin has led the way, starting 11 12 matches he's played in for 1,009"27. Against 120 shots faced in that span, he's made 34 saves and allowed 13 goals for a 1.16 GAA and a .723 save percentage with one shutout. Martin also has an elusive goalie assist this year. Fred Reiter has seen action in three matches and made two starts for 160:33. He's seen 27 shots and made seven saves against two goals allowed for a 1.12 GAA and a .778 save rate with one shutout of his own.
 
On the season, Fort Lewis has outscored teams 25-15 and averages 1.92 goals and 13.3 shots per match while allowing 1.15 goals and 11.3 shots to opponents. They have 21 assists on their 21 goals and have gone 4-5 on penalties this year. FLC has made 42 saves in goal and taken 63 corner kicks. They have been whistled for 153 fouls, issued 25 yellow cards and assessed three ejections.

SERIES HISTORY
Thursday night will be the second meeting of the season between Mines and Adams State. The first meeting of the year, non-conference action in Alamosa, resulted in a scoreless draw and the first-ever draw between the teams in the series. All-time, the Orediggers are 24-1-1 against the Grizzlies and 12-1-0 at home. The last match in Golden in 2024 resulted in a 7-1 Mines win. ASU's lone win in the series was a 1-0 result all the way back in 2013.
 
Against Fort Lewis, Mines is 24-34-8 all-time with a mark of 16-12-4 when playing at home. Last season in Durango, the Skyhawks posted a 1-0 win thanks to a go-ahead score in the 90th minute with 55 seconds left in regulation. The teams last met in Golden in 2024, which saw the Orediggers upset the #13 Skyhawks by a final score of 3-0.

UP NEXT
Mines ends the regular season with two of three matches on the road, starting next weekend when they head south to take on CSU Pueblo and UCCS October 22 and 25.
 
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.