Mines freshman Dani Hering scores the decisive goal in a shootout against Metropolitan State College on Friday during an NCAA tournament game in Denver. (photo by Jonathan Ingraham/ColoradoSoccerNow.com)

DENVER — In Friday's shootout, things started going poorly for the No.

Kayla Mitchell scored twice as the Colorado School of Mines women's soccer team defeated RMAC tournament champion Fort Lewis 2-1 on Sunday at Dirks Field in Durango.

Mines (19-4-0) will face Metropolitan State College at noon Friday at Auraria Field in downtown Denver.

Mitchell, who finished the match with eight shots, scored the winning goal in the 40th minute, capitalizing on some miscommunication in the Fort Lewis defense.

Fort Lewis defender Laurel Reinhardt cleans up the mess after Kayla Mitchell, right, got the ball behind FLC goalkeeper Christine Schmelzle. (photo by Tom Auclair/ColoradoSoccerNow.com)

DENVER — Hayley Hollenga scored two goals, including the game winner with a little more than 6 minutes to play, as the Fort Lewis College women's soccer team knocked off the Colorado School of Mines 3-2 on Friday at Auraria Field in the semifinals of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference tournament.

The Colorado School of Mines women's soccer team won its fourth straight match, posting a 2-0 victory over Colorado Christian on Sunday afternoon in Golden. The win helped the Orediggers secure the No. 2 seed in the RMAC tournament, the highest seed Mines has ever earned.

Dani Hering gave Mines a lead in the 10th minute of the match.

Kayla Mitchell scored four goals, including her conference-leading 26th of the season, as the Colorado School of Mines women's soccer team posted its 12th shutout, a 4-0 victory against CSU-Pueblo on Friday in Golden.

The Orediggers have shut out seven of their past eight opponents.

Mitchell gave Mines a 1-0 lead in the 11th minute, when Liz Oba chipped a ball over the CSU-Pueblo defense.

The Colorado School of Mines women's soccer team claimed its first win of 2009, blanking Washburn 2-0 on Friday in Golden.

Kayla Mitchell scored the winning goal at the 30-minute mark, and she fed Allison Heeg just after the hour mark to stretch the Orediggers' lead to two.

Mines held the Lady Blues to five shots and just two corner kicks.