2006 UNM women’s soccer schedule in PDF Format
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July 12, 2006
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The University of New Mexico women’s soccer program released the 2006 schedule Wednesday. The Lobos will play a total of 18 games with eight home events to be played at the UNM soccer complex. UNM faces six NCAA Tournament teams from 2005 including conference foes BYU, UNLV and Utah.
“We are really excited about the new season and we feel like we have a strong schedule,” said UNM head coach Kit Vela. “Our schedule is extremely challenging and every opponent is worthy. This year, we face a highly completive schedule both in the non-conference and during conference. We look forward to taking on each opponent and battling in every match.”
UNM will participate in four tournaments this fall including the Akron Tournament to open the season. The Lobos are scheduled to play Canisius College in the season-opener on Fri., Aug. 25 at 5 p.m in Akron, Ohio. The tournament concludes Sunday with the consolation and championship games. The Lobos continue tournament action the following weekend at the UNLV Tournament in Las Vegas.
The 2006 home opener features UNM against Texas on Sept. 7 at the UNM soccer complex. The Lobos also host matches against Purdue on Sept. 10 and UTEP on Sept. 17. All three opponents advanced to the NCAA Tournament last fall.
The Lobos will face Washington and Washington State at the Washington Tournament on Sept. 21-22 before coming home to host the UNM Tournament. The UNM Tournament will include Northern Arizona, St. Mary’s and Nevada-Reno and is slated for Sept. 29 – Oct. 1.
UNM opens Mountain West Conference action with three road games. The Lobos take on Wyoming Friday, Oct. 6 in Laramie before facing TCU on Oct. 8 in Fort Worth. UNM then invades Las Vegas for a rematch with UNLV on Oct. 13. UNLV and the Lobos played in the 2005 MWC Tournament Championship match for a chance to advance to the NCAA Tournament.
The conference home schedule includes nationally prominent programs such as Utah, San Diego State and BYU. Utah will be conference home opener on Oct. 15 before the Lobos host San Diego State on Oct. 19. The final home game for UNM is against BYU on Oct. 21.
The Lobos travel to Colorado Springs to battle Air Force in the regular-season finale on Oct. 27. The MWC championship will be played Oct. 31 – Nov. 4 in Salt Lake City, Utah.