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Mines uses four second-half goals to rout Northwest Nazarene
The Colorado School of Mines men’s soccer team scored four second-half goals en route to a 5-1 victory against Northwest Nazarene on Thursday afternoon in Golden in the Orediggers’ season opener.
The Crusaders got on the board first after drawing a foul just outside the box. Renatto Britto drove the ball just underneath the crossbar from 25 yards out, giving Northwest Nazarene a 1-0 lead in the seventh minute.
Mines tied the game in the 19th minute, when Alex Nass was taken down in the box. Chike Sullivan converted on the penalty kick for the Orediggers.
Then Mines erupted for four goals in the second half, three in a five-minute stretch.
Cale Haas gave Mines its first lead in the 47th minute, and Nass slotted a ball from the right side of the box to the feet of Philip Wilson, who extended the Mines lead to 3-1 in the 51st minute.
Less than a minute later, Jeff Nelson found open space and scored. The Orediggers added their fifth goal when Haas stole the ball from a Crusader defender and took the keeper on one-on-one.
Mines goalkeeper Manville Strand made two saves.
The Orediggers will host the University of Mary at 4 p.m. Monday.
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