GOLDEN, Colo. - No. 13 Metropolitan State University of Denver fell 6-5 on penalty kicks to No. 9 Colorado School of Mines on Sunday in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference championship game in Golden, Colo. MSU Denver is now 14-1-5 overall, while CSM is 15-1-4. The Orediggers earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The Roadrunners also expect to earn a bid and will find out their first-round opponent on Monday at 5 p.m. here: http://www.ncaa.com/live/player?vid=2014/1827&date=2014/11/10.

Roadrunners goalkeeper Breanna Flores (Gilbert, Ariz./Gilbert H.S.) made three saves during the game and stopped two penalty kicks.

With the penalty kick score tied 5-5, Mines goalkeeper Jalyn Yates made a save against Taylor Campbell (Sandia Park, N.M./Sandia Prep) before Kenzie King scored the winner in the eighth round.

McKinzie Rieber (Highlands Ranch, Colo./ThunderRidge H.S.), Marie Ipock (Los Lunas, N.M./Los Lunas H.S.), Abby Rolph (Golden, Colo./Golden H.S.), Shelby Stephenson (Gilbert, Ariz./Perry H.S.) and Jordan Post (Spearfish, S.D./Spearfish H.S.) all made penalty kicks for MSU Denver.

The Roadrunners had several chances to score during the game, putting five shots on goal. They outshot Mines 17-to-9.