ARVADA — It’s a three-peat for the Lady Orediggers.

In a history making victory NSCAA No. 2 Colorado School of Mines women’s soccer defeated No. 24 Fort Lewis 2-1 in the RMAC Tournament title game Sunday at CSM Soccer Stadium.

The Orediggers become the first ever team to win three consecutive RMAC championships, scoring two early goals and holding off a Fort Lewis team that Mines beat for a third time this season.

Arvada West alum Anna Evans came through for a second consecutive game, scoring the Orediggers’ second goal of the game. Forty-eight hours earlier, the senior Evans scored the only goal on a 1-0 victory over Regis. For her efforts Evans was named senior RMAC Tournament MVP.

Evans now has an RMAC-leading 14 goals on the season which includes seven go-ahead goals.

Fellow senior Anna Deleray scored the game’s first goal less than five minutes into the action. Deleray beat a defender on a one-on-one breakaway converting the goal which was assisted by freshman Holly Weyand.

Mines only misstep came late in the action when Fort Lewis scored with less than two minutes left in the game after Orediggers goaltender Jayin Yates make a stop but couldn’t keep the ball from sneaking into the goal.

Still, Yates joined Evans, Deleray and senior’s Kelsey Neal and Bree Archuleta on the 11-player all-tournament team.

The victory was the 16th straight for the Orediggers (19-0-1, 14-0 in RMAC) who have not lost a single contest this season.

Moreover, Mines won both the RMAC regular season and tournament for the first time since Metro State did it in 2008.

The Orediggers, a nine-year-old program, are now guaranteed their sixth consecutive NCAA berth. They will be one of six teams from the South Central region that will advance to the 48-team championship tournament field.