Saturday night saw the Mines volleyball team travel down to Colorado Springs to take on a University of Colorado-Colorado Springs Mountain Lions squad intent on upsetting the 19th ranked Lady Orediggers. That dream for UCCS almost turned into a reality, as Mines needed all five sets and a late rally to emerge victorious.
The nineteenth ranked Colorado School of Mines volleyball team started off their conference schedule with a strong showing against Colorado Christian University. Winning in 3-0 in straight set of 25-16, 25-14, and 25-20 to improve to 6-3 on the season and 1-0in the RMAC.
After the women opened up their season with a win, the pressure was on the men to keep pace. The No. 17 Colorado School of Mines men’s soccer team squared off against Colorado Mesa in their conference opener and rode an outstanding defensive effort to the 1-0 victory.
The Colorado School of Mines golf team started its 2013 season in spectacular fashion by bringing home both the team and individual titles at the Ryan Palmer Foundation Invitational earlier this week in Amarillo, setting school records along the way.
Looking to bounce back from a tough loss last week, the Oredigger football team squared off against the Black Hills State University Yellow Jackets on the road this weekend. In another display of offensive excellence, the Orediggers rolled to a 62-22 win and a strong start to the conference schedule.
After last year’s second place finish at regionals to division rivals CU, the Men’s Club Soccer A team aims to surpass CU and capture the first place title. The Men’s Club Soccer team is a perennial top 3 finisher in their division, and succeed at regionals as well. The continued success of the team has led to three consecutive berths into the NIRSA NCCS National Soccer Championships. As another season of Club Soccer begins, the team looks forward to gaining another bid to attend Nationals.