RAPID CITY, S.D. --- The South Dakota Mines men's soccer team has a pair of matches at home this week. On Thursday, they take on the 19^th ranked CSU-Pueblo for a 5:00 p.m. contest, prior to taking on The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Series History

      vs. CSU-Pueblo

• CSU-Pueblo and South Dakota Mines have met a total of 5 times.
• Those matchups started on 10/23/2015, and the most recent matchup was on 9/27/2019.
• CSU-Pueblo has won all 5 of the matchups, winning the latest matchup 6-1.

      vs. UCCS  

• The series with UCCS has been played 8 times.
• The 8 matchups have spanned from 10/9/2015-3/25/2021.
• UCCS has won each of those matchups thus far, only allowing goals in the two most recent matchups.

Gold Nuggets

• The Hardrockers have lost 7 in a row, after starting the season 1-0-1.
• South Dakota Mines beat and drew with St. Cloud State to start the season but has since been defeated by Texas A&M International, St. Mary's, MSU Billings, Colorado Christian, Adams State, Regis, and MSU Denver.
• This season has been defined by bad breaks, and not finishing games, as the Hardrockers have lost four matches by one goal.
• George Martinez has had a fantastic start to the season, scoring six goals to tie for the lead in the RMAC in goals scored. In addition, he is second in the conference in shots taken and third in shots on goal. Martinez is also tied for the RMAC lead in total points with 13.
• Tyler Ring leads the RMAC in saves and saves per game.
• With two more wins, South Dakota Mines head coach Ryan Thompson will become the winningest coach in program history.

Scouting Report
 
CSU-Pueblo
 

• The Thunderwolves have gotten out to an 8-2 start and are ranked #19 in the country.
• They have been great defensively, allowing just 4 goals in their 10 games, a number that leads the RMAC.
• CSU-Pueblo leads the conference in save percentage and shutouts.
• Vincent Zingel leads the Thunderwolves attack, sitting in the top 7 among Shots taken, shots on goal, goals, and points.
• Garrett Wild leads the conference in goals-against average, saves, and shutouts.

 
UCCS
 

• After winning three straight, UCCS has lost three in a row to put their record at .500, 4-4-2, with an 0-2 conference record.
• The Mountain Lions rank in the top 4 in the conference in several offensive categories.
• Kolby Raineri leads the RMAC in shots and goals.

 
 
About South Dakota Mines
The South Dakota School of Mines & Technology is a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) and NCAA Division II offering 11 men's and women's varsity intercollegiate athletic programs. The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference is a premier NCAA Division II conference with 15 members, as well as four associate members, located in the states of California, Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Utah.