Sept 25:
Men’s Soccer- Metro St. 2, #11 CSM 1 OT – Sean Helster scored his first goal of the year on a header from an Alex Nass free kick with less than two minutes left to play, forcing an overtime. Goalkeeper Manville Strand made an impressive 10 saves as Mines fell four minutes into the extra session.
Sept 27:
Volleyball – CSM 3, UCCS 2 – Jackie Stabell finished with a match-high 17 kills as the Orediggers outlasted the Mountain Lions in five sets. Melanie Wannamaker added 15 kills and Sam Johnson had 13 in the win. Amanda Massey finished with 47 assists and Hannah Margheim led CSM with 17 digs.
Sept 30:
Men’s Soccer – #2 Ft. Lewis 4, #20 CSM 1 – Alex Nass scored his third goal of the season on a free kick in the 31st minute to tie the game at 1, heading into halftime. Tesho Akindele and Baski Baker each had shots on goal, but the Orediggers were overpowered 3-0 in the second half by 2nd-ranked Ft. Lewis.
Women’s Soccer – #20 CSM 1, UNK 1 2OT – A late goal in the 87th minute by Anna Evans, her seventh of the season, tied the game at 1-1. Amy Hegarty made three saves as neither team scored in either of the extra sessions.
Oct 1:
Volleyball – CSM 3, CCU 0 – Jackie Stabell led Mines with 14 Kills, Anna Padget-Shields had 9 and Holly Hutchison had 8 as Mines cruised to the three set win. Sam Johnson had 13 digs and Amanda Massey added 32 assists as CSM won their fifth straight match improving to 5-2 in conference play.
Football – CSM 38, Ft. Lewis 11 – Clay Garcia threw for five touchdowns and 353 yards, and four different Orediggers scored touchdowns as Mines cruised past Ft. Lewis 38-11. Backup QB Matt Brown caught two touchdown passes and Jerrod Doucet added another in the win. Defensively, Ryan Wood picked up his second interception of the season.