ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.— With four matches left on the Mountain West schedule and only two home matches left, the Lobos host UNLV on Sunday at 1 p.m. MT on MW+. Admission is free.
UNM enters the match 6-4-3 on the season and 3-2-1 in conference, coming off of a 1-1 draw at Wyoming on Thursday, while the Rebels are 3-8-3 on the season and 2-4-2 in conference. The Lobos are currently tied with Wyoming for third in the conference standings with 10 points.
The Lobos have scored 24 goals this season, led by seven from Nicole Anderson and six from Presley Devey. Nine different Lobos have scored a goal with four with multiple goals. Alysa Whelchel leads the team in assists at five with Devey credited with an assist in each of the last matches and is second with four.
SERIES VS. UNLV
UNM is 16-12-4 all-time against UNLV and 10-5-0 at home.
Of the 32 matches in the series, 20 have been decided by a goal, with UNM 13-7 in those matches.
In last year’s match, the teams tied 2-2 with Alysa Whelchel and Nicole Anderson scoring for the Lobos. UNM outshot UNLV 14-7 and a 9-3 advantage in shots on goal in the match.
IF THERE’S TIME ON THE CLOCK, THERE’S A CHANCE
The Lobos scored two goals nine minutes apart in the final nine minutes of the match against UC Davis, tying the match in the 81st minute (80:31) and scoring the game-winning goal on a penalty kick with 29 seconds left (89:31).
Sherry Diep scored her first collegiate goal on a header from a Celina Frenz cross into the box, with Presley Devey also getting an assist on the play.
Nicole Anderson drew a foul in the box in the 90th minute and was awarded a penalty kick, which Devey took and converted.
It is the second time the Lobos have trailed at the half and come back to win, with the other Nevada.
In the last match at Wyoming, Frenz scored on a Devey assist with 1:05 left in the match for the draw.
GO THE DISTANCE
In the 13 matches, Morgan Juran has played the full 1170 minutes, the only Lobo to do so.
Last season, Juran played 90 minutes in 14 of the 19 matches, and in her three years at UNM, has played the full 90 in 32 matches. Counting her freshman season at Elon, she’s played 90 minutes 40 times throughout her collegiate career.
Kennedy Brown played 90 minutes 17 times last season and in a total of 36 matches in her time as a Lobo. Brown has also started every match the last three years and the last 64 matches. She played the full 90 minutes in six matches this season plus 88 against Grand Canyon.
Fiona Jenkins played 90 minutes in eight matches last season and 34 times in her four years as a Lobo. She played the full 90 matches in six matches this season.
Gabby Beaudry played the full 90 minutes in three consecutive matches (CSUN, Colorado and Northern Colorado) and in the last five. She’s played the full time nine times in her time as a Lobo, going 90 minutes last year at Oregon.
Macie Harris played the full 90 minutes against Idaho State and six times in the last two years.
CONSECUTIVE STARTS STATS
Kennedy Brown’s 64 consecutive starts is not the most in the NCAA, but she is in exclusive company. Heading into the weekend match, across the NCAA, five players have started more consecutive matches than the Lobo.
| Player | School | Consecutive Matches |
| Caroline Castans | Kansas | 81 |
| Jayden Sharpless | Duquesne | 70 |
| Sydni Whitehead | Kennesaw State/Bellarmine | 69 |
| Amaya Garrett | North Dakota State | 69 |
| Cameron Roller | Duke | 66 |
| Kennedy Brown | New Mexico | 64 |
GETTING THE MINUTES IN
Morgan Juran has played every minute of UNM’s season, and is one of nine players to do so for their respective programs. Heading into this weekend’s matches:
| Player | School | Matches-Minutes |
| Emily Urban | Milwaukee | 15 matches - 1350 minutes |
| Jaden Sink | Miami University | 15 matches - 1350 minutes |
| Allie Carroll | UT Martin | 15 matches - 1350 minutes |
| Catherine Cline | Loyola Chicago | 14 matches - 1260 minutes |
| Jayden Sharpless | Duquesne | 14 matches - 1260 minutes |
| Grace Petrie | Illinois State | 14 matches - 1260 minutes |
| Emme Butera | Bowling Green | 13 matches - 1170 minutes |
| Morgan Juran | New Mexico | 13 matches - 1170 minutes |
| Kristen Schwartz | DePaul | 12 matches- 1080 minutes |
ABOUT THE OPPONENT
UNLV has lost its last four conference matches against UC Davis, Wyoming, Air Force and San José State, defeated UTEP and tied with Grand Canyon.
The Rebels share two non-conference opponents with the Lobos in Idaho State (tied 3-3) and CSUN (tied 2-2).
UNLV has been outscored 33-20 with six goals from Kaitlin Taylor and five from Kamri Yergensen. Eight different players have scored a goal with four with multiple goals. Tori Martinez leads with four assists. Opponents are outscoring the Rebels 14-7 in the first half and 19-13 in the second half and outshooting the Rebels 199-157.
Riley Hodson has played 10 matches in net, allowing 19 goals with 41 saves, with Ava Droze and Brooke Kramer each appearing in five matches. Droze has made 12 saves with nine goals allowed and Kramer has allowed five goals with six saves.
HOW TO WATCH
The match, as well as all home and MW matches will be streamed on the MW+ this season, while admission to home matches will be free. Fans can sign up for MW+ at https://golobos.com/watch.