RAPID CITY, S.D. --- The South Dakota Mines men's soccer team comes off of a Texas road trip in which it lost both games, to take on Montana State University Billings on Wednesday afternoon, at home at Dakota Fields. The match is set to kick off at 4:00 p.m.

Series History

      vs. MSU Billings 

• Since South Dakota Mines started its' program in 2012, these two have met 9 times.
• MSU Billings has won 8 of the previous 9 matchups.
• The Hardrockers have yet to defeat the Yellowjackets in those 9 matchups, with one ending in a tie in 2013.
• MSU Billings is currently on a 6-game win streak against the Hardrockers.

Gold Nuggets

• The Hardrockers are coming off two straight defeats at the hands of Texas A&M International, and St. Mary's University.
• South Dakota Mines beat St. Cloud State in its' first game and battled the Huskies to a draw in the second game despite being down a man for well over half of the match.
• Through four games, South Dakota Mines has taken 38 shots, with 19 of them being on-goal.
• George Martinez has had a fantastic start to the season, scoring four goals in four games, leading the RMAC in goals scored. In addition, he is third in the conference in shots taken, and 10^th in shots on goal. Martinez also leads the conference in points per game, with 9 points in four games for an average of 2.25.

Scouting Report
     
    MSU Billings

• The Yellowjackets won their first match of the season, but have gone 0-3-1 since that time.

• MSU Billings fell to Colorada Mesa University and Westminster College in their last two outings.

• Halil Yilmaz has been MSU Billings most dangerous player offensively, scoring 3 of the teams' four goals on the season thus far.

• Georgio Theodoulidis has started and played every minute in goal thus far for the Yellowjackets. He has recorded one shutout, and made 22 saves, with a save percentage of .733.

Looking Ahead
 
South Dakota Mines gets a long break following this match, before beginning conference play on 9/24 at Colorado Christian University.
 
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.