ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.— The Lobos close out their non-conference schedule against rival New Mexico State on Sunday, with a scheduled start time of 1:30 p.m.
Tickets are available for the match at golobos.com/tickets with the first 200 fans receiving a Lobo flag. For those unable to attend, the match will be streamed on the Mountain West Network with live stats available.
UNM enters the contest 2-1-2 and NMSU at 3-3-1. Historically, the Lobos are 10-1-0 against the Aggies, 5-0-0 in Albuquerque, have outscored NMSU 19-3 and have won the last three meetings by a combined score of 5-1.
GETTING STARTED
The Lobos’ 12-match unbeaten streak and 10-match unbeaten streak at home came to an end on Thursday’s loss to Colorado, but was the second-longest streak in program history.
The Lobos have started a different lineup in four of the five matches with only the same lineup in the Cal State Fullerton and Colorado matches. Midfielder Dalis Bruce made her first career start against TTU, and Kennedy Brown, Sariah Brady and Fiona Jenkins making their first starts against NAU. In the match against USD, Skye McMillon and Presely Devey were added to the first collegiate start list. Brown and Jenkins have started the last four matches with Brown playing all 90 minutes in all four and Jenkins playing the entirety of the match against USD.
Alli Davis, Mercedes Morris, Natalie DeGagne, Paige Satterlee and Myah Isais have started all five matches.
SHOOT YOUR SHOT
The Lobos have recorded 17 or more shots in the last four matches with 17 against Colorado, 18 at San Diego and 19 against Northern Arizona and Cal State Fullerton.
Of those, eight were on goal at San Diego and nine were on goal against Cal State Fullerton.
UNM has had the advantage in shots in three of the last four matches (19/9 vs. NAU, 19/10 vs. CSF and 18/7 vs. USD) and in shots on goal in two of the last three (9/2 vs. CSF and 8/6 vs. USD).
ALL IN ON ALLI
Alli Davis is as reliable as they come and among the best goalkeepers in the MW and the NCAA. Davis currently ranks 34th in the NCAA in save % (.871), 45th in saves per game at 5.4 and 66th in total saves. The Lobo goalkeeper ranks second in the MW in save percentage and GAA, third in saves per game and fourth in total saves. Davis has made 27 saves this season, allowing four goals in 450 minutes with two shutouts.
She has twice recorded eight saves this season (vs. Texas Tech and Colorado). In her two years in net, Davis has made 95 saves and carries a save % of .848 and a GAA of 0.73.
With five more saves, Davis would be the ninth Lobo goalkeeper in program history to reach 100 career saves and needing just 25 matches to reach the milestone. Her career saves ranks ninth all-time in program history and her GAA is the second best in program history.
HOME GROWN
The Lobos feature nine players from The Land of Enchantment on the 2023 roster. Dalis Bruce, Kennedy Brown, Zaria Katesigwa, Eliza Mariner, Mercedes Morris, Taylor Rittman, Sophia Roberts, Taryn Robles, Fatso Williams all hail from New Mexico, joined by head coach Heather Dyche, who is a 1997 graduate of Eldorado High School and was a four-year all-state defender, a two-time district Player of the Year and the 1996 Defensive Player of the Year. She also played basketball for the Eagles and was a first-team all-state performer two years.
UP NEXT: Following Sunday’s match, the Lobos are off until Sept. 21 when they open conference play at San José State. The next Lobo home match will be Sept. 28 against Colorado College to start a four-match homestand.