Author: Zach

UNM AT CS Northridge Game Preview

by Zach

New Mexico (1-1-1) AT CS Northridge (1-2-0)

Coming off a week where they went 1-0-1 against two very good sides, the Lobo Men’s Soccer team heads to California to take on CS Northridge and Loyola Marymount University. Friday night, the Lobos will be in Northridge to take on CS Northridge in a rematch of last year’s 1-0 road victory for the Lobos, with the goal coming from, surprise, surprise, Chris Wehan. Northridge is coming off a week of traveling to Omaha, Nebraska, where they lost both of their matches, losing 2-1 against #1 Creighton and losing 4-1 against #21 Omaha.

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Some Thoughts on Basketball Recruiting

by Zach

The Recruiting Period has started for NCAA Men’s Basketball, which means coaches are able to have in-home visits and school visits for potential recruits. Recruiting can be a complicated time for coaches, players, and those that follow recruiting. While we here at Lobo Lane won’t focus on recruiting until a player is actually signed, we do still have some general thoughts about the process. So here are few things we (sometimes unsuccessfully) keep in mind while following basketball recruiting.

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Grange & Ashwill Memorial Recap

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This weekend at the Grange & Ashwill Memorial Invitational, New Mexico Men’s Soccer played host to two nationally ranked teams in University of San Diego and UC Santa Barbara. While the results weren’t exactly what the Lobos were looking for, the Lobos got results in both games, going 1-0-1 on the weekend. That will be key later in the season for seeding in the NCAA Tournament, so the Lobos can feel like that had a good weekend. And they almost had themselves a great weekend, especially given that they were without the services of defender Yuri Dominciano, who has yet to play this year, and forward Sam Gleadle, who was out of action this weekend. Thankfully, both players should also be a go this weekend’s trip to California.

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UNM Men’s Soccer vs. UC Santa Barbara Game Preview

by Zach

The Lobos (0-1-1) return to action tonight, as they take on #13 UCSB (1-0-1) in the final game of the Grange & Ashwill Memorial Invitational. Friday’s action in the tournament was exciting and lead to two 2-2 draws. In their game against Denver, UCSB came back and tied the game late with a goal from Nick DePuy in the 78th minute. For the Lobos, two goals by Chris Wehan was not enough, as they gave up the game tying goal in the 82nd minute against San Diego. It will be interesting to see if those results have any lingering effects going into this match. These two teams did not face each other last season, but did play a thrilling match two years ago, when Niko Hansen scored with less than 20 seconds left to give the Lobos a 1-0 win.

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UNM vs. San Diego Game Preview

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UNM (0-1-0) vs. San Diego (2-0-0) Men’s Soccer

The Lobos return home for their home opener, after a tough 1-0 loss on the road against #1 Ranked UCLA, to host the Grange & Ashwill Memorial Invitational, where the team will play host to #13 UC Santa Barbara and #18 USD. The first game for the Lobos this weekend will be tonight against #18 USD at the UNM Soccer Complex. This has the potential to be a huge weekend for the Lobos. If they can win both games it will be more than enough to get them back into the top 25 and give them two great wins this early in the season.

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It’s UCLA: Game Preview

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UNM (0-0) at UCLA (0-0) Men’s Soccer

After 3 Preseason games where the Lobos went 2-0-1, they will start the regular season on the road against UCLA, last year’s National Runner-up. This is a rematch of last year’s regular season game where UCLA came into Albuquerque and won 2-1, even though the Lobos controlled the game as they out shot UCLA 18 to 3 and had 8 corners to the Bruin’s 2. The Lobos are going to try to repay the favor when they go into Los Angeles tonight for a game they aren’t expected to win which should benefit the Lobos by allowing them to play loose. New Mexico must attack and put pressure on UCLA and give themselves opportunities to have more chances than UCLA. The young Lobos must grow up fast and it starts tonight.

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The Power of We

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2015 Men’s Soccer Season Preview

2014 was a disappointment for the men’s soccer team as they struggled down the stretch and didn’t make the NCAA tournament a year after making the College Cup. Last year wasn’t a result of not being talented but instead finding the bad end of luck and not being able to find the back of the net when they controlled the play. The Lobos finished the 2014 season 11-6-1 and 4-4 in conference as well as losing the opening game of the conference tournament. The Lobos outscored their opponents 32 to 16 but they gave up 8 goals in the last four games and lost all four.

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State of the Programs: Part 1

by Zach

At last, summer is coming to an end and the start of University of New Mexico Lobo Sports are upon us. It is time for every Lobo fan to examine what realistic expectations and goals should be for each Lobo sports team. As fans, it can be difficult to judge a program subjectively, as we are more prone to letting our emotions get in the way. So, here we are trying to step back and look back at the numbers and the results that we have available to us. The athletic department at New Mexico has set itself up to be relevant and competing for conference titles in most of the sports, and has even built some nationally recognized programs.

In these posts, we’ll tier the programs by their current state. It is worth stressing that where these programs are right now doesn’t mean that this is where they will always be. With the proper support and leadership in place, any of the programs can see a drastic improvement. For example, men’s soccer was nowhere close to where it is now, ever since Coach Fishbein took over.
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