From left: Jeff Nelson, Mines; Tom Settle, Fort Lewis; Jamie Cunningham, Fort Lewis; Collin Audley, Denver; Jarod Stigall, Denver. (photos by Tom Auclair and George Tanner/ColoradoSoccerNow.com)

I set up the All-Colorado women's team with a nearly identical intro, so if you want to skip ahead straight to the team, feel free.

RMAC defensive player of the week Wally Fink punches the ball away from Fort Lewis striker Euan Purcell. (photo by George Tanner/ColoradoSoccerNow.com)

Jeff Nelson of the Colorado School of Mines was named Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference offensive player of the week for games played the weekend of Oct.

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.

Fort Lewis College goalkeeper Zane Wells directs traffic in front of the Skyhawks' goal in a game this month against Regis University. (photo by George Tanner/ColoradoSoccerNow.com)

Fort Lewis College goalkeeper Zane Wells and Colorado School of Mines goal scorer Kayla Mitchell have been named the men's and women's academic soccer players of the year by the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.

GOLDEN With a two-goal lead and a one-man advantage on the pitch, what did the Fort Lewis College men's soccer team learn on Friday against the Colorado School of Mines?

"We can't afford to let teams back in a game," Skyhawks coach Oige Kennedy said.

The Skyhawks scored twice in the first 30 minutes of Friday's match at the Colorado School of Mines Soccer Stadium.

Jeff Nelson of the Colorado School of Mines' men's soccer team was named Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference offensive player of the week.

Nelson, a senior forward from Laramie, scored four goals and tallied two assists to help Mines to a pair of victories last weekend. In Mines' 4-3 win at CSU-Pueblo on Friday, Nelson scored a pair of goals, including the winner, and added an assist.

Philip Wilson, Chike Sullivan and Trevor Braun scored as the Colorado School of Mines men's soccer team blanked the University of Mary 3-0 on Monday afternoon in Golden. Manville Strand earned his first shutout of the season for Mines.

The Orediggers jumped out to lead in the eighth minute, when Masaki Hemmi crossed a ball into the box and Wilson headed it in for his second goal of the season.

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.