RAPID CITY, S.D. – The South Dakota Mines football team was coming off a big victory at Black Hills State last weekend and took on the #15 Western Colorado Mountaineers Saturday at O'Harra Stadium but the game did not go as planned as Western Colorado took an early lead and held onto a big lead throughout the game.
How It Happened – On the third play of the game, Drew Nash took a long run to the house, giving the Mountaineers a 7-0 lead. Western would score two more times, first on a pick-six, then on a 13-play, 99-yard drive.
Jayden Johannsen and the Hardrockers also scored on a 9-play, 75-yard drive, but the positives were few and far between in tis one, as Western Colorado would keep on the gas.
They took a 37-7 lead into half and would go up 43-7, before South Dakota Mines would add a 19-yard connection from Johannsen to
Henry Dryden and another to Galbreath.
In the end, Western Colorado heads home with a 43-20 win.
The Mountaineers move to 6-0 and 4-0 in the RMAC while the Hardrockers move to 3-3 and 2-2.
Notes –
Jalen Frye recorded a rushing average of 9.6 per carry, collecting 77 yards on 8 rushes…
Ben Noland caught 11 passes for 92 yards…
Henry Dryden continued his recent strong play with 54 yards receiving and a touchdown on 5 catches…
Casey Knutsen and
Hunter Newsom recorded 9 and 8 tackles, while
Nathan Kneubuhler recorded a sack…The defensive backs recorded seven breakups with
Elrey Brooks III and
JJ Nelson each collecting two.
Up Next – The Hardrockers head to Golden, Colorado for a matchup with the second-ranked Orediggers of Colorado School of Mines next Saturday.
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 13 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.
