against nationally ranked opponents on the road to close the regular season.
First up is an early afternoon game on Friday before the regular season finale on Sunday.
GAME INFORMATION:
UCCS:
Date/Time: Nov. 1 / 12:00 p.m.
Site: Colorado Springs, Colo.
Stadium: Mountain Lion Stadium
Series Overall: UCCS leads 11-0.
Streak: UCCS Won 11
Last Meeting: UCCS won in Rapid City, 1-0 (10/27/23).
Watch Live: RMAC Network
CSU Pueblo:
Date/Time: Nov. 3 / 12:00 p.m.
Site: Pueblo, Colo.
Stadium: Art and Lorraine Gonzales Stadium
Series Overall: CSU Pueblo leads 8-0.
Streak: CSU Pueblo Won 8
Last Meeting: CSU Pueblo won in Rapid City, 1-0 (19/29/23).
Watch Live: RMAC Network
ONE AWAY
Hayden Jaramillo is one assist shy of sitting solo atop the all-time career leaderboard at South Dakota Mines with 10. Currently, he sits at nine with Andreas Skau. Jaramillo's role has shifted a bit into more of an attacker as he is leading the team in shots and shot-on-goal percentage (min. 4 shots).
FREITAS IN GOAL
In his third year as the primary goalkeeper, Freitas recorded a shutout earlier this season and is seventh in the RMAC with 3.40 saves per game.
SCOUTING UCCS
UCCS is traditionally strong and this year is no different as they are currently ranked as the fifth best team in the nation at the Division II level.
They have a record of 12-1-2 on the year but are just fourth in the RMAC with a 5-2-2 record.
UCCS has been dominant on both ends of the pitch as they lead the league in goals scored and opponent average per game as they score 2.067 goals per game and allow a paltry .73 per game.
They have several dangerous players as Dani Barajas is tied for the conference lead with eight goals, but they also have Miles Seminario and Nick Walker with six and five goals apiece.
Barahas is fifth in the league in points while Walker is eighth and Seminario is ninth.
SCOUTING CSU PUEBLO
Another RMAC power, the Thunderwolves come in at #16 in the Division II Coaches' Poll.
They are currently second in the RMAC and hoping to move up into the first spot as they are just one point behind the leaders.
CSU Pueblo is 6-1-1 in conference play and holding a 11-3-2 overall record.
Statistically, they are just behind UCCS in goals scored and allowed per game, scoring 2.063 and allowing .88 per game.
Caio Oliveira, Tobi Osifodunrin and Jose Bustamente are in the top seven in the RMAC in shots while, Shjon Andrews is also dangerous.
Oliveira and Andrews have scored seven and six goals on the season, while Oliveira leads the RMAC in assists with 11 and also leads in points with 25.
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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.
