March 29, 2010
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The University of New Mexico men’s soccer team picked up its first win of the 2010 Spring season on Sunday, March 28, with a 2-0 victory over Fort Lewis College. It was the first of five dates that the Lobos will face outside competition during the off-season.
Sophomore-to-be Josh Caffey scored the first goal of the game at the 50-minute mark, heading the ball into the net off of a Michael Reed corner kick. Fifteen minutes later Michael Green and Caffey connected for the Lobos’ second goal, with Caffey feeding the ball to Green, a junior-to-be in 2010.
Sophomores-to-be Justin Holmes and Victor Rodriguez combined time in goal for the shutout.
“We played a real quality team,” said Lobo head coach Jeremy Fishbein. “I thought we were very composed for our first game and we came away with a lot of positives from the match. Our team has really come together in just a short time this Spring.”
Fort Lewis is the 2009 NCAA Division II national champions and played with 2009 seniors, while the Lobos played with 2009 underclassmen.
Sophomore-to-be Travis Campbell saw his first minutes of action on Sunday, since a hip injury sidelined him during the 2009 season. Transfer Devon Sandoval did not play on Sunday but is expected to play on April 3 against West Texas A&M and Colorado State-Pueblo at Robertson Field.