SALT LAKE CITY – The Colorado School of Mines women's soccer team closed out their four-match road trip with a 4-1 win over Westminster Sunday at Dumke Field. The Orediggers (9-3-3, 5-2-2) crashed the party on Senior Day for the Griffins (6-4-2, 4-3-2), as a first half hat trick from
Bella Campos along with a set-piece header by
Natalie Rouse earned them three crucial points toward the conference standings.
Bella Campos scored the first goal of the afternoon in the 16th minute. A Griffin turnover by midfield forced by
Gaby Guerrero was collected up by
Jordan Bowermaster as she played it forward to
Bella Torres. Torres dished wide to Ewald who played a dime to Campos at the top of the six-yard box as she headed it home on the near post for the score. The score doubled in the 20th minute, as Rouse headed home a shot off the crossbar and in on a far side corner kick by Guerrero. Campos scored again in the 23rd minute to cap off the early offensive outburst. A long ball from deep in Mines' own end by
Sam Forde was headed up on a deflection by a Westminster player, but won down by Campos. Campos slipped a defender and with keeper Marin Mackenzie bearing down, managed to get a shot off before she too hit the deck that sailed into the net to make it 3-0 Mines.
The Griffins got on the board in the 31st minute thanks to Carly Bramwell. Trying to play it back across field in their own end, the Orediggers turned it over as Forde's pass to Rouse was intercepted by Bramwell. She raced the other way beating both defenders and getting a shot off around a sliding block attempt by
Keira Garcia to make it a 3-1 game. Mines answered with their fourth goal of the half in the 42nd minute, thanks once more to Campos. A cross in by
Lindsay Jeans was broken up by Mackenzie as the ball deflected back into play for Campos as she cleaned up the play with a left-footed finish to make it 4-1 heading to halftime.
That score held up over the 45 minutes as the Orediggers failed to add to their advantage, while also stifling the Griffins in their bid for a comeback.
Madisen Powers and Forde each put a ball on frame for Mines in the second half against Mackenzie with no success, while Garcia saved WU's only shot on goal at the buzzer by Abigail Austin to secure the win and three valuable points.
NOTABLES
-Campos scored goals 16, 17 and 18 on the season in the process; she now has 68 career goals and 157 career points as she now trails Kayla Mitchell (2006-09) by eight for the most goals in program history and 13 for the most points in program history
-The hat trick was the second of the season for Campos, second in the last eight days and fifth of her career; she's the first Oredigger since Anna Evans in 2012 to record multiple hat tricks in the same season
-Rouse scored her third goal of the season, first game-winner of 2026 and 15th of her career, including the 14th goal from a set piece during her time in a Mines uniform
-Ewald collected her second assist of the season on the opening goal by Campos
-Guerrero collected her fifth assist of the season on the Rouse goal by way of a corner kick
-Garcia finished with four saves in goal
-The Orediggers outshot Westminster 13-12 overall and 7-5 in shots on goal
-Mines reclaimed sole possession of sixth in the league standings with the win over the Griffins and all but assured themselves of a spot in the 2026 RMAC Women's Soccer Championship
UP NEXT
Mines will play one match at home and one on the road next week, hosting New Mexico Highlands Friday night before heading to Adams State on Sunday afternoon.
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.
