RAPID CITY, S.D. --- If not for an own goal in the early moments of the game, the outcome could have been very different during a Rocky Mountain Athletic soccer game between South Dakota Mines and MSU Denver Saturday afternoon at Dakota Field in Rapid City, South Dakota.

The Hardrockers were penalized with an own goal just 1 minute and 13 seconds into the contest. That was the only scoring done in the game as both teams battled each other and the elements as a 20 mile per hour wind hounded the players all day.

The Rockers notched nine shots on goal Saturday of the 13 total taken. MSU Denver had four shots on goal and tallied 14 total.

George Martinez led the home team with four shots on goal while Brennan Lamoreaux and Garrett Cole both contributed with two shots on goal and Riley Dunne was credited with one from the goalkeeper position.

Dunne suffered the loss in goal for SDM, playing all 90 minutes and came away with four saves.

Saturday marked the home opening game for the Hardrockers, playing their first four on the road to start the shortened spring season.

The Hardrockers are back in action Friday night in a 6 p.m. game against Westminster College and were scheduled to finish the season next Sunday against Regis, but the Rangers postponed that contest due to COVID issues.