DENVER – The #5-ranked Colorado School of Mines Men's Soccer team completed an undefeated RMAC regular season Saturday with its 2-0 victory over Regis on the Regis Match Pitch. It marks the second time in program history Mines has gone undefeated in regular-season, conference play.
 
Both Oredigger goals came off the foot of John Haist. The Englishman led all players with six shots putting four of those attempts on goal. Goalkeeper Drew Johnson broke Mines' single-season shutouts record with his ninth clean sheet of 2018. Johnson recorded two saves in his 16th win of the season. Ford Edwards and Talon Stanley also contributed five combined attempts to Mines' shots total.
 
The shutout victory gives Mines (16-1-1, 13-0-1 RMAC) its 10th clean sheet this season. Regis (10-5-2, 9-3-2 RMAC) finishes its regular season ranked #3 in the conference standings. The Rangers out-shot the Orediggers 10-7 in the first half but ended in 15-14 deficit.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The visiting Orediggers took longer than usual to get on the board, but were able to score first in 24th minute. Ben Overholt drew a foul in the 18-yard box to earn a penalty-kick opportunity for the Orediggers. Haist stepped to the spot and easily converted to give Mines a 1-0 lead.
 
Haist struck again the second half, notching his second tally in the 68th minute. The senior forward dribbled past two Ranger defenders before firing a low shot that found the back of the net to make it 2-0, Mines. It would be all the Orediggers needed as their defense held Regis to zero shots on goal in the second period.
 
NOTABLES
- Mines is 27-21-4 in the all-time series against Regis.
- The Orediggers' 13 RMAC wins tie the program record for most conference wins in a season.
- Mines' last RMAC loss came Oct. 1, 2017.
- Haist's two goals against Regis give him back-to-back, 20-goal campaigns with 62 goals in his career.
- Haist tied Mines' single-season, game-winning goals record with his first tally Saturday.
- Haist is 8-for-9 on penalty-kick opportunities in his career.
- Johnson broke the previous single-season shutouts record of eight last achieved by Collin Hall in 2015.
- Head coach Greg Mulholland is now 28-5-1 in two seasons at the helm.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
Mines is the #1 seed for the RMAC Tournament and will host the semifinal matches Nov. 2 and the championship match Nov. 4. RMAC Tournament quarterfinal play begins Oct. 30. Live stats and video of the matches will be available at www.minesathletics.com.
 
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