New Mexico Women’s Soccer went on the road this past weekend to start Mountain West play with two matches, one against Utah State and the other against Boise State. Although these matches were played differently, the results were the same, as the Lobos came home with two victories. This was an important start for the Lobos for many reasons. It not only showed that playing against a great schedule readied the team for conference play, it gave them a huge advantage in the conference by winning two road matches on the first weekend of the season.
Quest for a Bowl Game: A Third of Way There
The win on Saturday against Wyoming was not only a good start to the conference season, it kept UNM’s bowl aspirations alive. With a loss, the Lobos would have needed an upset or two to get back to where that goal was within reach and it would have been hard to muster the confidence that such an upset was possible. Luckily, the Lobos played well and came away with the victory, allowing us to keep an eye on their bowl eligibility. With two wins down, they’re a third of the way there, needing to go at least 4-4 over the rest of the season.
UNM Women’s Soccer AT Boise State Preview
New Mexico (3-5-0, 1-0-0) AT Boise State (3-5-3, 1-0-0)
Both the Lobos and Broncos are coming off Conference opening wins on Friday, with the Lobos beating Utah State 1-0 on the road, and the Broncos beating SDSU at home 2-1. This will be an interesting game to see how it plays out the two sides have one common opponent in Idaho State with two very different results, the Lobos won their match against Idaho State 4-1, while the Broncos had a 1-1 draw in their match. It is still early in Mountain West play but if the Lobos can find another great result today against the Broncos it sets them up well for a great conference season.
UNM Runs All Over Wyoming
The Lobos went back to basics today in Laramie, resulting in a 38-28 victory against Wyoming that was probably their most complete game of the season. This win was big for the Lobos, as not only did it keep their bowl chances alive, it started them out 1-0 in conference play and gave them some momentum going into the game next week against NMSU.
UNM Men’s Soccer vs. South Carolina Preview
The New Mexico Men’s Soccer team will start their Conference USA season tonight, when they go on the road to play South Carolina. The Lobos are on a nice streak right now, winning their last five matches against a good slate of opponents. The Lobos are playing great soccer going into C-USA play and will try to make up for last season’s collapse that saw them finish their conference season at 4-4-0. This is a very important game for the Lobos conference title chances because not many teams will get a result at South Carolina, so a win here could give them a little advantage early. Conference USA has nine teams, so each team plays four home and four road matches. Due to the unbalanced schedule, you have to win your home matches and get results on the road if you want to have a good chance of winning the league. For the Lobos, the quest for a league championship starts tonight.
UNM Women’s Soccer vs. Utah State Preview
The Lobos Women’s soccer team will kick off their Mountain West Conference schedule this weekend, as they hit the road to face Utah State on Friday and Boise State on Sunday. While the Lobos record doesn’t look great right now, they played well in all but one of the games, including three 1-0 losses. The Lobos look to start the conference season off well today when they face a very solid Utah State team Friday afternoon. Utah State won the match last year 2-0 in Albuquerque, so the Lobos are certainly looking for a better result. The Lobos are also looking to continue the success on the road in conference play from last year, where they didn’t lose a single road conference game, going 4-0-1.
Football Game 4 Preview: Wyoming
After a tough loss to a good Arizona State team, the Lobos head up to Laramie, WY to take on the Wyoming Cowboys in a must-win game. This is the part of the schedule that could either get UNM back on track in their quest for a bowl game, or dash those hopes completely.
Weekly Roundup (9/23/15)
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.
Quest for a Bowl Game: End of the First Quarter
It seems fair to say that Lobo football fans aren’t thrilled about the team’s 1-2 start. After a considerable buildup in hype in the preseason that this could be the year UNM returns to a bowl game, the losses to ASU and, mostly, Tulsa have deflated expectations and are causing some to already begin looking towards next year. However, it’s worth keeping in mind that we are now only a quarter of the way through the season and that the Lobos still have nine chances to win five more games. If they were playing in the SEC, it would be difficult to even feign optimism. Luckily, the Lobos are in the Mountain West.
Men’s Soccer TLC Invitational Recap
It was a great return home for the Lobo Men’s Soccer team, as they won both of their matches at the TLC Pluming & Utility Invitational, winning against Missouri State and nationally-ranked American University. With the two wins this weekend, the Lobos improve to 5-1-1 on the season and have won their last five matches. The Lobos will start Conference USA play Friday at South Carolina, who is coming off their CUSA opener with a win on the road against UAB.