After being nice and allowing the men’s team to play their exhibition first, the Lady Lobos start their season tonight with an exhibition game against Western New Mexico. This is the first time these two teams have ever played, which is kind of amazing in its own right, so we’ll be able to see something tonight that we’ve never seen before.
Women’s Soccer: MW Conference Tournament Preview
After a heartbreaking loss to SDSU in the regular season finale, the Lobos are the #3 seed in the Mountain West Conference Tournament, which starts today. This is a six-team field with the top 2 seeds getting first found byes, with games on Tuesday, Thursday, and the Championship match on Saturday. It is very simple for the Lobos, they must win the tournament to make the NCAA Tournament. That said, it wouldn’t surprise me at all if they were able to win this tournament, considering how well they have played on the road this season. SDSU is the favorite in this tournament, as they are both the #1 seed and host of the tournament and they have only lost one conference match this season. However, after SDSU it is a wide-open field.
Men’s Basketball vs. CSU-Pueblo Preview
There’s an old Rogers Hornsby quote that says, “People ask me what I do in the winter when there’s no baseball. I’ll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.” In general, Lobo fans are exactly the same way about basketball. Finally, the window-staring is over, as the Lobos play in the Pit for the first time in almost eight months tomorrow in an exhibition game versus CSU-Pueblo.
Men’s Soccer At FIU Match Recap
The Lobos got a much-needed result on Saturday night in its match against #25 FIU. It was a very important result because it allowed the Lobos to keep the seven seed for the Conference USA tournament and, with only one match left at home against last place FAU on Friday, gives them the edge to make the tournament. I was glad to see that the Lobos picked up their play after the match against Charlotte and in a match that I didn’t know how Lobos would respond, the coaches and players came out and played a very good match to get another point in the standings.
Men’s Soccer at FIU Preview
UNM heads to Miami to take on FIU in an absolute must-win match for the Lobos, who are currently 7th in the conference standings and only the top 7 teams reach the Conference USA Tournament. The Lobos have to bring energy and passion from the first whistle, or they can be seeing their season come to a disappointing end for the second straight year. This won’t be an easy match for the Lobos, as they face a solid FIU side who are also looking to make the conference tournament. FIU won’t give the Lobos this game, so the Lobos have to earn it. The first twenty minutes will tell us which Lobos side showed up. If it is the team from the first half of the season, they will probably win this match. However, if it is the team that has been playing since conference play started, the Lobos will be in trouble. I expect we will see some lineup changes in hope that it will bring new energy to the pitch.
MWC Cross Country Championship Recap
Today, on a slightly chilly but still beautiful day out in Reno, Nevada, the UNM Men’s and Women’s Cross Country teams set out to defend several years of conference title sweeps. It was a tough course and an event filled with some very good teams in both races, so, unfortunately, the sweep streak was broken. However, while the banged-up men’s side wasn’t able to keep up with the other top teams in the conference, the women continued their streak of dominance.
Women’s Soccer vs. San Diego State Preview
The Lobos host their senior night and last home game of the year tonight when they host regular season champion SDSU. While SDSU has the number one seed locked up and are hosting the conference tournament, the Lobos have plenty to play for. They are in second place in the conference right now, but are only a point ahead of SJSU for the number two seed. I expect we see the Lobos bring everything they have to win this match, although I don’t know if SDSU will play their starters their normal minutes in order to rest them for the tournament. This could very well be the championship match of the tournament next weekend with the Lobos NCAA Tournament hopes on the line. If SDSU does play this match straight up, they will be the clear favorite in this match.
Men’s Basketball Preview: Mountain West Conference Preview
So far in our preview of the UNM Men’s Basketball season, we’ve focused entirely on the Lobos, including a look at the guards and wings, a look at the bigs and walk-ons, and some general thoughts about the season. So, today we’ll take a quick look at the Mountain West Conference as a whole. This year, as much as any in recent memory, the conference seems pretty much up for grabs, so we should be in for an exciting year.
Weekly Roundup (10/29/15)
This is our weekly round up which will look at what happened in Lobo Sports in the last week and look ahead to the games and events that the week ahead will have for Lobo Sports. This will not be game previews or game recaps instead it will look at awards awarded to Lobo players, the outcome of games, as well as giving you a one post location for the week ahead.
Men’s Soccer vs. Charlotte Recap
Tuesday night was not a good evening for Lobos, as they got dominated by a very solid Charlotte team and lost the match 2-0. The Lobos energy level and sense of urgency didn’t seem to show up last night and there were several times I wondered just what was going on with the team. In the 14-plus years that I have been following Lobo soccer, this was the most disappointed I have been with the effort of a Lobo side. The Lobos better turn the switch on, or they will miss the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year, and possibly even miss the Conference USA Tournament.