SALT LAKE CITY – Westminster (6-4-2, 4-3-2 RMAC) fell 4-1 to Colorado School of Mines (9-3-3, 5-2-2 RMAC) on Sunday at Dumke Field on Senior Day, ending a three-game winning streak. The Orediggers scored four times in the first 42 minutes, and Westminster's lone goal came in the 31st minute from Carly Bramwell. Mines outshot Westminster 13-12, the teams each had three corner kicks, and Westminster held 56% of possession.
Game Breakdown
First Half
Mines started quickly. The Orediggers won a corner kick in the 3rd minute, and Bella Campos sent a shot high in the 4th. Skye Kennedy answered with a shot wide right in the 5th, and Marin Mackenzie saved a Natalie Rouse shot in the 7th. Bella Torres sent one wide right in the 14th.
Campos opened the scoring in the 16th minute with her 16th goal of the season, assisted by Finley Ewald, at 15:49. She sent another shot wide left in the 18th, and Xevani Salanoa had a shot saved in the 19th. Rouse made it 2-0 in the 20th minute with her third goal of the season, assisted by Gaby Guerrero, at 19:41. Campos scored again in the 23rd minute, unassisted, for her 17th goal, to make it 3-0.
Addison Gibbons had a shot saved in the 26th minute, and Bramwell cut the deficit in the 31st minute. She scored her second goal of the season, unassisted, at 30:13 to make it 3-1. Laine Romney had a shot saved in the 35th and Macy Reed had one blocked in the 37th. Campos completed her hat trick in the 42nd minute, unassisted, for her 18th goal of the season. Westminster trailed 4-1 at the break, with Mines ahead 8-6 in shots.
Second Half
The second half was scoreless. Natalie Cardin sent a shot wide left in the 49th minute, and Gibbons went high in the 51st and had a shot blocked in the 63rd. Amber McIntosh sent one high in the 74th.
Mackenzie saved a Madisen Powers shot in the 76th minute, and Rylee Cudney replaced her in goal in the 78th. Cudney saved a Sam Forde shot in the 80th. Kennedy sent a shot wide left in the 82nd, and Mines had late attempts wide from Molly Elder, Campos and Shyla Kalpathy. In the final seconds, Abigail Austin had a shot saved by Keira Garcia. Westminster outshot Mines 6-5 in the half.
Griffin Performances
Bramwell scored her second goal of the season on her only shot in 24 minutes. Gibbons led the team with three shots, one on target, in 90 minutes. Kennedy took two shots in 60 minutes, and Austin put a late shot on target in 40 minutes. Mackenzie made two saves in 77 minutes, and Cudney made one save in 12 minutes.
Up Next
Westminster closes the season with three road games, starting at Black Hills State on Thursday, Oct. 22, then at UCCS on Sunday, Oct. 25, and at Colorado Mesa on Wednesday, Oct. 28. All three opponents sit in the top four of the RMAC standings. Westminster is seventh at 4-3-2 (14 points), three points behind sixth-place Colorado School of Mines (17).
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