RAPID CITY, SD – South Dakota Mines Soccer is back on the road this weekend to face Dakota Wesleyan on Friday and Air Force on Sunday.
Series History
The Hardrockers are 1-3 all-time against Dakota Wesleyan. Their lone win came on Sept. 1, 2022, where the Hardrockers won 4-1. Since then, they are 0-2 against the Tigers. South Dakota Mines and Air Force have never faced off in their history.
About the Tigers
Dakota Wesleyan is 1-4 this season going into this matchup. They picked up their lone win on Sept. 2 against Providence (MT). In that 5-0 win for the Tigers, Lukas Adamhuber and Michael Kelly both recorded two goals. Kelly leads the team with three goals scored this season. Goalkeeper Zackary Stephens has allowed nine goals with five saves.
About the Falcons
Air Force is currently 0-4-1 and 0-2 at home this season. They started their season with a 1-3 loss at UIS, followed by a 1-2 loss at Northwestern and a 1-2 loss at home against SIU-Edwardsville. They drew 2-2 against UC Riverside on Sept. 1. They will face Mercer at home on Thursday night. Marcos Goni leads the team with two goals, while goalkeeper Brody Smith has allowed 12 goals with 18 saves.
About the Hardrockers
South Dakota Mines is 1-0-1 through two regular season matches this season. They played at Colorado Christian last Thursday and earned a 1-1 draw. They followed that up with a dominant 4-1 win over Jamestown last Saturday.
Parker Yocom scored two goals in that match, less than three minutes apart from each other.
Nickolas North and Yocom both have two goals this season for South Dakota Mines. North,
Lucas Cardona,
Even Henriksen and
Kaulden Hood all have one assist so far. In the net,
Abdo Salem Abdullah has allowed two goals with four saves in his two matches.
Weekend Information
Sept. 12 – South Dakota Mines at Dakota Wesleyan at 5 p.m. CT
Location: Pepsi-Cola Sports Complex
Live Coverage: Livestream |
Live Stats
Sept. 13 – South Dakota Mines at Air Force at 1 p.m. MT
Location: Cadet Soccer Stadium
Live Coverage: Livestream |
Live Stats
What's Next
After the weekend, the Hardrockers will be back at home to face Trinity Bible on Sept. 20 at 11 a.m. They will go to Adams State for a non-conference matchup before coming back home to play Colorado Mesa on Sept. 28.
