THE RUNDOWN
WICHITA FALLS, Texas – Behind a stifling defensive effort in limiting Midwestern State to just three shots, No. 6 Colorado Mines pulled away late from Midwestern State en route to a 3-0 victory Sunday afternoon at Stang Park.

After pressuring the Midwestern State defense for a majority of the first half, Emily Townsend's header off a free kick from Emily Garnier at the 20:52 mark proved to be the eventual game winner for Colorado Mines (1-1-0). The Orediggers distanced themselves late in the second half to put the match out of reach for Midwestern State (1-1-0) with a pair of goals in the final 20 minutes.

Nicole LaTourette stretched the Mines advantage to 2-0 in the 72nd minute with a shot from five yards out off a cross from Hannah Stoner. Brooke Stoermer capped off the scoring for the Orediggers in the 85th minute, beating keeper Courtney Burnette to a loose ball before finding the back of the net for the 3-0 final.

Savannah Alford fired Midwestern's first shot attempt of the afternoon at 68:39 with a shot on target. Avery Lewis' attempt with just over four minutes remaining would also find the hands of goalkeeper Shannon Mooney to keep the Mustangs off the board.

NOTES
- Midwestern State started five freshmen in the match with nine seeing playing time
- Colorado Mines outshot Midwestern 19-3 with a 9-2 advantage in shots on goal
- Courtney Burnette collected five saves on the afternoon

UP NEXT
Midwestern State returns to Stang Park Friday for a 7 p.m. kickoff against Colorado State-Pueblo.