Sept. 9, 2003
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UPCOMING GAMES: The Lobos travel to Dallas, Texas this weekend for matches against No. 21 Tulsa and No. 9 SMU. New Mexico faces off against Tulsa on Friday at 4:00 p.m. (M.D.T.) at the SMU soccer stadium. The Lobos will then face SMU at 6:30 p.m. (M.D.T.).
No. 21 Tulsa Golden Hurricane (3-1-0)
Location: Tulsa, Okla.
Conference: Missouri Valley
Head Coach: Tom McIntosh (Tulsa ’88)
Record at Tulsa: 83-67-6 (9th year)
Career Record: same
Starters Returning/Lost: 9/2
2002 Record: 10-9-0
2002 Conference Record: 4-5-0 (6th)
UNM vs. Tulsa: 4-3-1
Last Time: Tulsa won 3-0 (10/23/98) at home
Last UNM Win: 1-0 (10/27/96) at home
Top Goal Scorer: Ryan Pore (3)
Top Assists: Ryan Pore (2), Kyle Brown (2)
Top Goalie: Terry Boss (0.95 g.a.a.)
Notes: Tulsa’s only loss of the the season was a, 3-2 (2OT), loss to No. 13 Penn State on Sunday. Albuquerque native Justin Roman transferred from UNM to Tulsa after the 2001 season. He has played in one game so far this season for the Golden Hurricane.
Web Site: www.tulsahurricane.com
No. 9 SMU Mustangs (3-1-0)
Location: Dallas, Texas
Conference: Missouri Valley
Head Coach: Schellas Hyndman
Record at SMU: 297-76-25 (20th year)
Career Record: 395-100-36 (27th year)
Starters Returning/Lost: 8/3
2002 Record: 16-3-3
2002 Conference Record: 7-0-2 (1st)
UNM vs. Cincinnati: 2-4-0
Last Time: No. 1SMU won 2-0 (11/25/01) at home in the NCAA 2nd rd.
Last UNM Win: 5-2 @ No. 2 SMU (10/26/97)
Top Goal Scorer: Ryan Latham (2)
Top Assists: Ryan Nunez (2)
Top Goalie: T.J. Tomasso (2.00 g.a.a.)
Notes: Danny Bills, Andrew Weber, and Stian Eriksen were all active players in the Lobos 2-0 loss to top ranked SMU in the second round of the NCAA Tournament in 2001. One of the biggest wins in UNM history was their 5-2 win at No. 2 SMU in 1997
Web Site: www.smumustangs.com
Lobos In the Rankings: The lobos are ranked No. 19 in the Soccer America top-25 and 24th in the CollegeSoccerNews.com top-30. The Lobos are also ranked 7th in the Far West Region of NCAA Division I.
Ranking Refernce: There are four major polls for Division I men’s soccer. A ranking references the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Top-25 unless the team is not in the NSCAA Top-25. It that case, the ranking refers to the highest ranking from one of other three polls.
Previous rankings: The Lobos have only been ranked in three previous season. In 1992, UNM climbed as high as No. 17 in the Soccer America Poll for the week of October 20, 1992. In 1997 the Lobos earned their highest ranking in any poll when they reached No. 15 in the Soccer America Top-20 for the week of November 3, 1997. Last season, the Lobos were ranked as high as No. 22 in the NSCAA Top-25 and CollegeSoccerNews.com Top-30.
All-Tournament Team: Sophomore Lance Watson earned the TLC Plumbing & Utilities Offensive MVP. Senior Stian Eriksen, Junior Jeff Krause and Sophomore Ricky Francis were all named to the All-Tournament team.
MPSF Rankings: Sophomore Lance Watson ranks second in Mountain Pacific Sports Federation scoring with six points and second in goals with three. Junior Andrew Weber is second in the MPSF with a 0.71 g.a.a. As a team, the Lobo defense is second in the conference with a 0.71 g.a.a.
Against Ranked Teams: The Lobos are facing off against two ranked teams this weeked in No. 21 Tulsa and No. 9 SMU. The Lobos are 7-21-0 all-time against ranked teams, including a 1-0 loss to No. 18 UW-Milwaukee earlier this season. This is the first time UNM is facing ranked teams in back-to-back games since the 1999 season when they defeated No. 17 Cal State Fullerton (2-0 on 10/15) and lost to No. 6 UCLA (2-1 on 10/17). Two of the Lobos’ wins over ranked teams have come against SMU, including a 5-2 win at No. 2 on 10/26/97 and a 3-2 win against No. 8 in Colorado Springs, Colo. on 9/4/95.