Lobos Return Home to Face Orediggers
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—After going 1-0-1 in the opening week of the 2025 season, the Lobos return home to host Colorado School of Mines on Sunday at 12 p.m. The match will be streamed on the Mountain West Network with live stats available. Admission for the match will be free.
SERIES HISTORY
This will be the first meeting between the two programs.
A LOOK BACK AT WEEK 1
Ayla Dils scored her first collegiate goal in the 41st minute to give UNM the lead at the half, but Texas A&M-Corpus Christi found the equalizer in the 86th minute for the 1-1 draw on Aug. 17. The Lobos outshot the Islanders 17-5 in the contest, 6-1 in shots on goal, with Nicole Anderson leading with five shots and two on goal.
UNM scored eight goals in the season opener, the most goals scored in a season opener in program history with the previous record seven goals scored against Montana in 2010, as well as the most in a match since the Lobos scored nine against Troy on Sept. 29, 2002. It was also the first shutout in a season opener since 2019, a 1-0 win over No. 22 Texas Tech.
UNM recorded five assists in the match, the most since UNM had five against Wyoming on Sept. 24, 2021. Fiona Jenkins accounted for three of UNM’s five assists, becoming the first player in program history to have three assists in a game.
With eight goals and five assists, UNM tallied 21 points, the most in a match by a Lobo team since UNM had 22 against Central Arkansas on Sept. 28, 2008.
FIRST WEEK, FIRST POTW
Nicole Anderson was selected as the Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week on Aug. 18. The accolade marked Anderson’s first weekly conference honor, which comes after the junior forward was named one of the three Players to Watch for the Lobos before the season started.
Anderson recorded her first collegiate hat trick in the season opener against Texas Southern, with all three goals in the first 36 minutes of the match. The Lobo scored an unassisted goal at the 9:40 mark to make it 2-0 and followed up with consecutive goals at 17:58 and 35:10 to complete the hat trick. Additionally, Anderson was 3-3 in the first half in shots going for goals and was her second multi-goal match as a Lobo.
Of note, Anderson was one of four players in the NCAA to have three or more goals in a match in their season opener, and the only player from the MW with a hat trick. When taking into account the opening week matches, Anderson was one of seven players in the NCAA with three or more goals in a match, and again the only player from the MW. Following the first week, she tied for fourth in the NCAA in total goals, tied for 19th in goals per match and tied for 27th in point per match this season, leading the MW in all three categories.
ABOUT THE OPPONENT
Sunday’s match will count as an exhibition for Colorado School of Mines, with the Orediggers officially starting their season on Sept. 4 at Angelo State.
Last season, Mines went 20-1-2, 11-0-1 in the RMAC, winning the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Tournament for the 10th time in program history and finished its season in the NCAA Quarterfinals.
The Orediggers scored 61 goals last season, led by Reese McDermott’s 19 goals and 45 points. While McDermott is no longer on the team, Mines does return Bella Campos, who was second on the team with 14 goals and 35 points.
Mines returns its top keeper from 2024 in Allie Lundgren, who played in 21 matches, starting 20, and allowed 12 goals (0.59 GAA) in 1841 minutes in net.
The Orediggers were ranked fourth in the national Division II preseason poll.
Up next: following Sunday’s match, the Lobos return to the road to face Oregon (Aug. 28) and Oregon State (Aug. 31) before returning home to face New Mexico State on Sept. 7.