The University of Jamestown men's soccer team is set to host the South Dakota Mines Hardrockers at Charlotte and Gordon Hansen Stadium on Monday, August 31 at noon.  
 
"South Dakota Mines will be another very good test for us," said head coach Justin Gilfert. "Being the first NCAA Division-II opponent we see, this will give us an idea of where we really are as a team."
 
Both the Jimmies and the Hardrockers have played one game so far this season, both against Morningside at Jamestown. Back on Thursday, UJ played the Mustangs to a thrilling 0-0 draw in a game that consisted of plenty of action around the net and each team missing a penalty shot. Morningside outshot Jamestown 8-1 in shots on goal, but Valon Ismaili had a career night with eight saves in the draw.
 
South Dakota Mines took down the Mustangs 3-0 on Saturday in a neutral site matchup. The Hardrockers scored just 2:50 into the game, then added two more goals in the second half. Lucas Miranda scored twice while Zach Peroff scored the other goal. South Dakota Mines won the shots on goal battle 7-4.   
 
"South Dakota Mines had a good result against Morningside but so did we and we created the same amount of chances so it'll be a back-and-forth game," said Gilfert.
 
Game Information

• 12:00 p.m. CDT, August 31, 2026
• Charlotte Gordon & Hansen Stadium; Jamestown, N.D.
• Live Stats
• Live Video

 
The Teams
 
The Jimmies sit at 0-0-1 without scoring nor conceding a goal in their only game of action so far. Freddie Tomkinson had the only shot on net while also being the only position player to play all 90 minutes against Morningside. Joshua Jackson had two shots attempts, while Nuutti Norhomaa and Sohiab Bouika el Haddad Kaddour both had one. Ismaili saved all eight of the Mustangs shots on net.
 
South Dakota Mines is coming off their best season in program history where they went 7-7-3 overall in 2025. This included a 1-1 draw against Division I opponent Air Force, and a 2-0 win over Colorado State University Pueblo who was ranked No. 11 at the time.
 
Nickolas North, who had an assist against Morningside, set the single season goals record with 12 last season. The second and third leading scorers are also back for the Hardrockers; Erik Castanon had 12 points off five goals and two assists while Parker Yocom registered four goals plus a helper. Abdo Abdullah Salem made the start against Morningside and shutout the Mustangs with four saves. The Norwegian made eight starts in 2025 with a 3-2-2 record, a .632 save percentage and a 1.75 goals against average.
 
Last Time Out
 
The Jimmies and Hardrockers clashed in Rapid City last season. UJ opened the scoring with a goal in the sixth minute, but a late first half goal by South Dakota Mines, followed by three more in the second half pushed the Hardrockers to a 4-1 victory. Yocom had two goals and North had a goal plus an assist for the winning side.  
 
A win tomorrow will be the first victory over South Dakota Mines since the 2012 season.
 
"With the schedule coming up, our legs and fitness will carry us through each game 90 minutes and if we can come out with the points, it'll be a very good start for us," Gilfert noted.
 
Team Stats

	Jamestown	South Dakota Mines
Record	0-0-1	1-0-0
Goals per Game	0	3
Goals Against Average	0	0
Shots on Goal per Game	1	7
Save Percentage	1.000	1.000
Shutouts	1	1

 
Following Monday, the Jimmies will head into the heart of the Rockey Mountains to take on two other RMAC teams on the road: Colorado Mesa University on Thursday, September 3, and then Westminster University on Saturday, September 5.