RAPID CITY, S.D. – South Dakota Mines Soccer wrapped up their final two home regular season contests, going 0-1-1 over the weekend.
Friday: South Dakota Mines 1, Westminster 3
To start the weekend, the Hardrockers fell to Westminster 3-1 at Dakota Fields.
The Griffins started the game with an early goal in the sixth minute. After
Zach Peroff was saved in the 15
th minute, Westminster put up three shots in 11 seconds.
Even Henriksen had a shot saved in the 44
th minute of the first half.
Westminster came out of halftime with their second goal of the game, scoring in the 48
th minute.
However, the Rockers began to apply pressure, as they recorded seven shots in the next 18 minutes. Westminster answered with another goal in the 72
nd minute.
The Hardrockers scored their first goal of the game in the 77
th minute off
Julen Arteaga.
Shon West collected his 10
th assists of the season on the goal. The game ended with a 3-1 victory for Westminster.
Nickolas North had five shots and two shots on goal in 71 minutes played. Arteaga recorded three shots and the lone goal for the Rockers.
Claudio Otto made three saves against the Griffins. In total, the Hardrockers put up 12 shots and six shots on goal.
Sunday: South Dakota Mines 3, Colorado Mesa 3
On Senior Day, the Hardrockers battled Colorado Mesa to a 3-3 draw in a back-and-forth affair.
After both teams put up two shots in the first 25 minutes, the Hardrockers took a 1-0 lead on a goal from
Rider Grow in the 27
th minute.
Erik Castanon had the assist on Grow's goal.
Each team traded shots until a foul put Richie Taberas Ochoa in position to score off a free kick in the 43
rd minute, making the score 1-1 at halftime.
Colorado Mesa put up seven shots and six shots on goal in the first 17 minutes of the second half. Taberas Ochoa scored off a set piece in the 63
rd minute.
However, the Hardrockers answered seconds later as North scored off a pass from Arteaga to make the score 2-2 in the 64
th minute.
Parker Yocom set up
Lucas Miranda for a goal in the 66
th minute, flipping the score from 1-2 to 3-2 in 2:21.
After both
Lucas Cardona and Peroff were saved down the stretch, Taberas Ochoa scored his third goal of the game in the 80
th minute. The Hardrockers tried to find a game-winner with six shots in the last 10 minutes, but the Mavericks defense stood tall to earn a 3-3 draw.
Cardona led the Hardrockers with three shots and three shots on goal. Both Arteaga and North put up three shots in the game. Otto made a season-high eight saves against the Mavericks. The Rockers totaled 20 shots and 10 shots on goal.
With the 0-1-1 weekend, the Rockers sit in fifth place in the RMAC with two contests left. They moved their record to 7-4-4 overall and 3-3-2 in the conference.
What's Next
The Hardrockers go to Fort Lewis on Oct. 23 to take on the Skyhawks. They will wrap-up the regular season at Adams State on Oct. 25.
