This weekend the Lobos play their final tune-up for the 2002 season with an exhibition match against Fort Lewis College. The match will be held in Durango, Colo. on Sunday, August 25 at 1:00 p.m. (M.D.T.). This year’s Skyhawk team is ranked no.16 in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America’s Division II preseason poll.
Last season the Lobos defeated Fort Lewis, 2-1, in Albuquerque in a regular season match on October 5, 2001. Senior Ty Hibbert and sophomore Billy Junot both scored in the Lobo win.
• Overall, the Lobos hold a 5-1-0 record over Fort Lewis in regular season matches.
• UNM’s head coach Jeremy Fishbein was the Skyhawks’ head coach for seven seasons between 1992 and 1998. There he posted a 74-47-7 record and won four conference championships.
• Lobo volunteer assistant coach Shane Huff was a member of Fort Lewis’ staff in 2000.