South Dakota Mines Athletics said the Hardrockers will play Fort Lewis in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference tournament quarterfinals at noon Sunday, Nov. 1, at Dirks Field in Durango, Colorado.
The announcement lists South Dakota Mines as the tournament’s sixth seed, with an 8-5-4 overall record and a 4-4-2 conference record, and Fort Lewis as the third seed, with a 10-5-2 overall record and 7-3 conference record. The athletics department said this will be the first postseason contest in the Hardrockers’ program history.
Fort Lewis has won all 11 meetings between the teams, according to the announcement, which says the Skyhawks beat the Hardrockers 3-1 in Durango on Oct. 23 after South Dakota Mines scored first. South Dakota Mines Athletics reported that the Hardrockers have scored 41 goals this season, the most in the RMAC, while Fort Lewis has scored 38, the third-most.
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