BILLINGS, Mont. --- The South Dakota Mines soccer team traveled to Billings, Montana to take on MSU Billings for a Friday night showdown.
MSU Billings is a team that has certainly had the Hardrockers number of late, outscoring them by a significant margin in the last feeww matchups. Despite the Hardrockers not reversing the tide, they fought and fell 2-1 in their season opener.
MSU Billings put early pressure on the Hardrockers, scoring a goal at 24:58 of the leg of Ty Vohland and would add another at 37:34 to take a two-goal lead at halftime.
Early in the second half, South Dakota Mines scored off
Parker Yocoms first collegiate goal in his first collegiate game.
Will Mauritsen got credit with an assist. The Hardrockers would battle throughout the remainder of the half but were unable to find an equalizer.
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.
