Box Score RAPID CITY, S.D. – The South Dakota Mines men's soccer team begins its season on Friday as they head to Denver for a pair of neutral site contests, taking on Emmanuel on Friday and William Jewell on Sunday.
GAME INFORMATION
Texas A&M International:
Date/Time: Sept. 12 / 7:00 PM MT
Site: Laredo, Texas
Stadium: Lobo Soccer Field
Series Overall: Texas A&M International leads 3-0.
Streak: Texas A&M International Won 3
Last Meeting: Texas A&M International won in Rapid City, 2-1 (9/10/23).
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Sul Ross State:
Date/Time: Sept. 14 / 9:00 AM MT
Site: Laredo, Texas
Stadium: Lobo Soccer Field
Series Overall: Never met.
Streak: Never met.
Last Meeting: Never met.
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OFFENSIVE IMPROVEMENT
South Dakota Mines appears to have improved on the offensive side after their first two contests. The Hardrockers got a goal in each game, one from
Jayden Roque and the other from
Trent Ripley, but the improvement was more evident in taking 12 shots and six on goal in Sunday's matchup vs. William Jewell.
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 took four shots, with three coming on goal on Sunday.
FRESHMAN FRENCH
Ethan French also made a good impression on the attacking side on Sunday, taking four shots and having two come on goal in Sunday's contest against William Jewell.
IN GOAL
The combination of Daniel Frietas and
Charles Thompson have played all the minutes in goal with Frietas taking the first halves and Thompson in the second. Thompson kept William Jewell out of the net in the second half on Sunday.
SCOUTING TEXAS A&M INTERNATIONAL:
After going 7-6-5 a season ago, the Dustdevils split their first two matches of the season.
Their two goal scorers so far this year are Felipe Garcia and Itiziano Klamer.
Dereck Espinal is another that you have to keep an eye on as he has seven shots to lead the team so far this season.
Nicklas Berg-Ericksen and Elvis Rask have split time in goal so far this season, with Berg-Ericksen picking up 11 saves and allowing zero goals in 135 minutes of action, while Elvis Rask has allowed two goals 45 minutes of action.
SCOUTING SUL ROSS STATE:
Sul Ross has played just one game thus far this season, after finishing last season 1-10-5, they have already matched that win total this year, picking up a 3-0 victory over the University of the Southwest.
Goal scorers for Sul Ross were Zachary Trimming, Diego Hernandez and Manuel Ruiz Luque. Luque, a transfer from powerhouse junior college program, Snow College is one to watch.
Assists came from Mario Hurtado and Cesar Barrinetos in that first contest, while Benjamin Aviles pitched a shutout in the first game.
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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.
