We have you covered for all three Lobo sporting events tonight. I (Zach) will have the chat going during the games tonight.
Category: Women’s Soccer
Lobos vs. Wolf Pack: Women’s Soccer Edition Preview
The Lobos 5-4-0 (1-1-0 MW) open their Mountain West home slate this weekend against the two Nevada schools, starting the weekend against the Nevada Wolf Pack 2-7 (1-1 MW). The Lobos started their Mountain West schedule with a good weekend at Colorado State and Wyoming, earning three points (win against Wyoming) and heartbreaker against CSU losing 1-0 in OT. This is a huge weekend and opportunity for the Lobos to stake claim to the top part of the conference. The Lobos have played well so far this season and will look to get their offensive attack clicking on all cylinders.
Soccer Match Preview vs. Portland
Coming off their huge season-opening win against Texas Tech, the Lobos (1-0-0) will head to the Pacific Northwest for a huge weekend against Portland Pilots (0-0-1) and Washington Huskies (0-0-2). While it is hard to gather too much information from the first games for the Lobos and the Pilots, we will do our best to get you ready for the match on Thursday night. One thing that Coach Dyche mentioned after the Texas Tech match is that the Pilots will be more tactical than Texas Tech and won’t have the same athletes that Texas Tech presented. Here are a few other things to watch out for in this match:
Zach’s Reacts: Soccer vs. Texas Tech
It’s hard to picture a better start to the 2019 season for the Lobo Women’s Soccer Team, as they beat Nationally-ranked Texas Tech 1-0 on a penalty kick from sophomore Alesia Garcia. While there were times throughout the match that they didn’t play to their best form, the Lobos found a way to start the season 1-0 and put themselves on the college soccer map with this win. There are a lot of things to take away from this match, but these are the things that stood out to me:
Doubleheader, For Soccer?!
Friday Night at the UNM Soccer Complex will give the term “Doubleheader” a new meaning, as both the Lobo Women’s and Men’s Soccer teams have their home openers. After a summer filled with emotion around the UNM Athletic Department (including Men’s Soccer), I can’t think of a better way to kick off the 2018-2019 season for Lobo Athletics. It should be a great night for soccer and should be two great matches. There may be other things that you are considering to do, but I believe that the UNM Soccer Complex is the place to be.
Here are 10 reasons why you should make it to the matches on Friday:
Women’s Soccer: MW Championship Preview
The Lobos (12-7-2) are in the Mountain West Championship Match tonight, after forcing two draws and ultimately advancing in the shoot-outs against FSU and SJSU. They will take on SDSU (11-7-2), who won their first match of the tournament in the Semifinals with a 1-0 win over BSU. So far during the tournament, the Lobos have had ups and downs, but in the end it is all smiles, having tied and advanced to the championship. For both teams, this match will be a win and advance to the NCAA Tournament, or lose and go home.
Women’s Soccer at Air Force Preview
The Lobos (9-5, 4-2) make an important road trip to Colorado Springs this weekend to take on Air Force (6-4-1, 3-0-3) and Colorado College. The Lobos are tied for second place in the conference with UNLV and Air Force, just one point behind SJSU with five matches remaining in the regular season. There is still a lot to be determined for the conference tournament and where the Lobos stand the race. For the second straight season, there will most likely be a team with a winning record that won’t make the tournament. The Lobos have played well this season, with only momentary lapses leading to their two conference losses. If the Lobos are able to go 2-0-0 this weekend, they should be a lock to make the tournament.
Women’s Soccer: Lobo Invitational Recap and NMSU Preview
Over the weekend, the Lobo Women’s Soccer team (1-1-0) hosted their annual Lobo Invitational. In the opener against San Francisco, the Lobos scored in the 3rd minute of the match, but ended up falling 2-1. In the second match of the weekend against Grand Canyon, the Lobos controlled the match from the first minute and won the match 1-0. While the Lobos had hoped for a 2-0 weekend, a 1-1-0 weekend while playing well is something the coaching staff will take every week. The San Francisco match was played at even terms, with the neither team taking complete control of possession or field position, making the match basically a 50/50 battle. The Grand Canyon match, on the other hand, was played on the Lobos terms and the 1-0 result doesn’t show how well the Lobos played. In the match, the Lobos beat the keeper 3 more times, but hit the post each time, so the score should been at least 2-0 or even 4-0. There are many things that caught my eye over the course of the two matches, mostly positives, and a few things that I would guess the team is going to focus on correcting.
Women’s Soccer 2017 Preview: Part 2
Women’s Soccer 2017 Preview: Part 1
Year 3 of the Heather Dyche era (coincidently, also our third year) begins this weekend, as they host the Lobo Invitational. Last year was a success, as even though the Lobos (9-7-3, 5-5-1) didn’t make the MW Tournament (which only consists of the top six teams), the Lobos beat 3 of the top 4 teams last year and went 3-2-1 against the teams that made the tournament. The Lobos will be picked lower than they probably should be in the conference, but I think there are plenty of reasons for the Lobos to soar above the expectations. This season should be a great season for the Lobo program and could be the year that Dyche’s plan takes the huge leap from idea to reality.