DURANGO & ALAMOSA, Colo. – South Dakota Mines Soccer clinched a spot in the RMAC Tournament for the first time in program history following a 1-1 road weekend.
Friday: South Dakota Mines 1, Fort Lewis 3
In their first game of the weekend, an early goal was not enough as Fort Lewis won 3-1.
Nickolas North put the Hardrockers on the board in the 13
th minute, collecting a misplayed goal kick from Fort Lewis for a goal. It was North's ninth goal of the season.
The Skyhawks put on five shots after the Rockers goal until Fort Lewis tied the game at 1-1 in the 31
st minute.
Claudio Otto saved a shot late in the half as both teams went into halftime with a 1-1 draw.
Fort Lewis scored two goals in 1:10 to start the second half.
Rawley Ford and
Julen Arteaga were saved in the middle of the half. The Hardrockers had five more shots the rest of the half but the Skyhawks defense stood tall to earn a 3-1 victory.
Parker Yocom led the team with four shots and one shot on goal. Arteaga tallied three shots, while North scored the lone Rockers goal. Otto made five saves against the Skyhawks.
The Hardrockers totaled 16 shots in the game, while the Skyhawks had 17. Fort Lewis put eight of their 16 shots on net.
Sunday: South Dakota Mines 2, Adams State 0
South Dakota Mines defeated Adams State 2-0 in their second matchup of the season.
Both teams combined for eight shots in the first 18 minutes of the game. The Hardrockers put on four more shots until
Bennett Dykstra put in a goal in the 37
th minute. It was Dykstra's first goal of the season.
With their 1-0 lead, the Rockers recorded four more shots in the early parts of the second half.
Erik Castanon made the score 2-0 in the 63
rd minute. It was his third goal of the year.
The Hardrocker offense had 11 more shots the rest of the contest and the defense stood tall to win 2-0 over the Grizzlies.
South Dakota Mines totaled 28 shots, their second-most shots in a game this season. North and
Lucas Cardona both had four shots for the Hardrockers. Castanon, Dykstra, Yocom and
Lucas Miranda all collected three shots. Dykstra recorded three shots on goal in the game.
Otto earned his fourth shutout and sixth win of the season for the Rockers. He made four saves against Adams State.
With the win, South Dakota Mines has earned a spot in the RMAC Tournament for the first time in program history. They will take on either UCCS or Fort Lewis depending on the RMAC results on Wednesday. This win also broke the season wins record of seven wins the Hardrockers had in 2025.
What's Next
The Hardrockers will go to UCCS or Fort Lewis on Nov. 1 for the RMAC quarterfinals.
