GOLDEN, Colo. – The Colorado School of Mines men's soccer team dropped a 7-1 result to #RV Fort Lewis Sunday afternoon at Stermole Stadium.
Pol Garcia Oliveras scored his team-leading fifth goal of the season for the Orediggers (0-12-3, 0-6-1) while the Skyhawks (8-4-2, 5-2-0) scored three times in the first half followed by four goals in the second half to earn the win.
Fort Lewis jumped out to a three-goal lead inside the opening half hour of action. William Bretvick scored first off a through ball from in front of the Mines bench by Noam Maggartou in the 15th minute. The duo teamed up again in the 21st minute, running a give-and-go out of the far corner with Bretvik playing out to Maggartou before getting it back just inside the 18 to make it 2-0.
Mason Robledo was called for a penalty in transition in the 29th minute, leading to a PK goal by Francisco Pinto that put the Skyhawks up 3-0 heading to halftime.
Murray Peart had the lone shot on goal of the period for Mines in the 28th minute moments before FLC countered to earn the penalty.
Noah Hildreth made three saves to begin action the second half before FLC made it 4-0 on a long-range volley from Alexandros Papakonstaninou with an assist from Pinto in the 61st minute.
Pol Garcia Oliveras broke up the shutout in the 69th minute, finishing off a through ball from
Avi Levin with a defender on his hip against newly entered keeper Fred Reiter. Fort Lewis responded by scoring three times in the final 11:45 of the match. Julián Rojas scored in the 79th minute from Zachary Lanman off a turnover in front of the FLC bench as Mines tried to play it out of their own end. Bretvik completed his hat trick less than a minute later in the 80th minute, finishing off a long ball from Papakonstaninou as he split two Orediggers defenders at the top of the 18-yard box. Chase Larson concluded the scoring the 89th minute, tapping in a shot on the back post from Kevin Pasinski to close the book on a 7-1 result.
NOTABLES
-Garcia Oliveras retook the team lead in goals with his fifth of the season
-Levin recorded his second assist of the season
-Hildreth made a season-high six saves in goal
-All four shots by Mines in the match were on goal
UP NEXT
The Orediggers hit the road for the final time in 2026 next weekend with trips to #6 CSU Pueblo and #16 UCCS on Thursday night and Sunday afternoon.
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