ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.— After assisting on the game-winning goal at Oregon, Savanah Sanchez was selected as the Mountain West Freshman of the Week on Monday.
Sanchez is the second Lobo to earn a conference weekly award, and the first freshman to win an award, this season.
The Albuquerque native played 129 minutes between the Oregon and Oregon State matches, including a season-high 79 minutes at Oregon. She was credited with her first collegiate assist against Oregon, which proved to be the game-winning goal in the 68th minute. She also took two shots in the match, both on goal.
Sanchez has started all five matches and has one goal and one assist to date. In addition, she’s taken six shots, all on goal, which included two shots on goal against both Oregon and Oregon State.
UNM (3-0-2) returns to the field against New Mexico State on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. MT. Admission is free.