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Final Notes Available for 2011 Lobo Men’s Soccer Season

Final Notes Available for 2011 Lobo Men's Soccer SeasonFinal Notes Available for 2011 Lobo Men's Soccer Season

Dec. 20, 2011

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A historic season comes to a close for Jeremy Fishbein and the New Mexico Lobo men’s soccer program. Season-end notes are now available on the men’s soccer home page of GoLobos.com, or at the following link:

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Some of the program’s top highlights of the season are listed below:

  • Lobos finished the season undefeated for the first time in program history with a record of 18-0-4.
  • The team set a new program record for consecutive games won in a single season with 13 straight wins.
  • New Mexico also set a program record for games unbeaten overall and in a single season, surpassing the previous records of 20 games unbeaten over two seasons and 11 games unbeaten in a single season.
  • The Lobos finished their season ranked No. 1 in the country in all three major polls. The team took first place in three tournaments this season, including the TLC Invitational, the University of Akron Tournament, and the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation tournament.
  • Three players were named to the MPSF All-Tourament team after the Lobos’ win over CSU Bakersfield in the championship game. Kyle Venter and Mike Green were both named to the all-tournament team, while Lobo keeper Victor Rodriguez was named the tournament MVP.
  • New Mexico finished conference play ranked No. 1 in the MPSF and in the Far West Region.
  • New Mexico had two players named All-Americans by multiple publications and one CoSIDA Academic All-American. Venter and Lance Rozeboom were named second-team All-American by the NSCAA, Venter was named third-team by College Soccer News, and Levi Rossi was named a third-team CoSIDA Academic All-American.
  • Jeremy Fishbein was named the Region Coach of the Year and finished the season with a Division I .726 winning percentage.
  • Five Lobos were named All-Far West Region. Rozeboom, Venter and Sandoval were named first team, while Blake Smith was named second-team and Mike Green made an appearance on the third-team.
  • Both Lobo seniors (Green and Rozeboom) earned a spot on the 2012 MLS Combine Player List. There are only 52 spots available on the list. The combine will be held from January 6-12.