RAPID CITY, S.D. – South Dakota Mines Soccer tallied their seventh win of the season with a 4-0 victory over Colorado Christian Sunday.
Both teams started out the game back-and-forth as there were five total shots in the first 16 minutes.
In the 22
nd minute, the Hardrockers earned a corner kick. After
Erik Castanon took it,
Zach Peroff had a shot saved before it was redirected to
Lucas Miranda, who scored it.
Following a
Parker Yocom shot on goal, the Rockers took a 2-0 lead in the 34
th minute.
Even Henriksen scored off a long shot outside the box.
Lucas Cardona recorded the assist on the goal. The Hardrockers put on three more shots at the end of the half.
To start the second half, Miranda scored his second goal of the game to give the Rockers a 3-0 lead.
Shon West added an assist, his ninth of the season. It was Miranda's ninth goal of the year.
Nickolas North made history in the 64
th minute, scoring a goal off a pass from
Rider Grow. For North, it was the 19
th goal of his career, passing Justin Barkow's 18 career goals.
That finalized the score as the Hardrockers won 4-0 over Colorado Christian.
North and Peroff both had three shots for the Rockers. Henriksen, Miranda and
Rawley Ford all recorded two shots. Goalkeeper
Claudio Otto collected his second shutout of the weekend, totaling two saves against the Cougars.
South Dakota Mines put up 17 shots and 10 shots on goal and held Colorado Christian to just six shots and two shots on goal.
This win marked the Rockers' first victory over the Cougars since Mar. 19, 2021, and first home victory against CCU since Oct. 18, 2019. They also tied their program record in wins, set in 2025 with seven.
The Hardrockers improved to 7-3-3 overall and 3-2-1 in the RMAC with the victory.
What's Next
South Dakota Mines stays at home this week to host Westminster on Oct. 16 at 3 p.m., followed by Colorado Mesa on Oct. 18 at 1 p.m. for Senior Day.
