COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – South Dakota Mines Soccer and Fort Lewis went to penalty kicks in the RMAC Tournament Quarterfinals but the Rockers fell 4-3 in penalties, ending their historic season.
Fort Lewis applied pressure through the majority of the first half, picking up 11 shots in just over 38 minutes. They converted their first goal in the 39
th minute to take a 1-0 lead.
Erik Catanon and
Shon West both had shots saved in the 41
st minute as the Hardrockers went into halftime down by one goal.
Both teams traded shots to start the second half before Fort Lewis made the score 2-0 in the 54
th minute.
Just two minutes later,
Parker Yocom found
Shon West to cut the lead in half. It was West's first goal and 12
th point of the season, while Yocom tallied his third assist.
South Dakota Mines kept applying pressure as they recorded five more shots before tying the game in the 79
th minute.
Bennett Dykstra scored off a rebound as
Rawley Ford had the assist. Dykstra picked up his second goal of the year, and Ford collected his first assist of 2026.
Even though the Hardrockers put on six shots in the last eight minutes of regulation, the Fort Lewis defense stood tall as both teams headed to overtime.
Ford had a shot on goal saved in the 94
th minute as both teams applied shots off target. They remained tied at the end of overtime to force penalty kicks.
The Rockers shot first as both teams made the first two penalty kicks.
Lucas Miranda and
Ethan French both missed their shots as the Skyhawks made four to win on penalties 4-3.
Ford led the Rockers with four shots and two shots on goal.
Zach Peroff,
Wyatt VanHorn and West all had three shots.
Claudio Otto made five saves in net for the Hardrockers.
As a team, the Rockers put up 21 shots and seven shots on goal.
South Dakota Mines season has come to an end with the loss. In 2026, the Hardrockers set new records, including a program-best 8-5-5 overall record. They also went 4-4-2 in RMAC play. Head coach
Teren Schuster has totaled 15 wins in his first two seasons as the head coach of the Hardrockers.
What's Next
The All-RMAC honorees will be announced later this week, followed by the D2CCA All-Region winners.
