ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.— The Lobos travel to El Paso to face UTEP at 7 p.m. MT on Saturday night with three matches left on the Mountain West schedule.
The match will be streamed on MW+ with live stats available.
UNM enters the match tied for third in the conference standings with Wyoming at 13 points and at 4-2-1, and UTEP standing at 2-4-0 in conference and at six points in its first season in the MW.
The Lobos are coming off of a 2-0 victory over UNLV on Sunday with UTEP falling to Wyoming 2-0 in Laramie.
Nicole Anderson and Presley Devey pace the Lobos with eight and six goals, respectively, with nine different Lobos scoring a goal this season and five with multiple goals. Alysa Whelchel leads in assists with five with Devey second with four.
Anderson leads the MW in goals and is third in total points (17), while Devey is tied for sixth in goals and tied for fourth in points (16) but leads the MW in shots at 51. Whelchel is currently tied for fourth in assists among all conference players with Devey tied for sixth.
In net, Alyson Campbell is currently tied for second in saves with 60.
The Lobos lead the conference in shots in conference matches at 114, is second in points (40) and goals (14) and tied for second in assists (12).
In conference matches, Devey is tied for second in points (10) and tied for first in assists (4), with Anderson tied for second in goals (4).
SERIES VS. UTEP
UNM is 6-5-1 all-time against UTEP and 3-3-1 in El Paso.
Of the 12 matches in the series, six have been decided by a goal, with UNM 3-3 in those matches. Each of the last three matches have been decided by one goal with UNM winning all three.
The Lobos won the last match against the Miners 2-1 with Nicole Anderson scoring at the 83:02 mark to tie the match and took the lead at 88:51. Callie Droitsch made three saves in net and Alysa Whelchel was credited with an assist on Anderson’s goal.
GO THE DISTANCE
In the 14 matches, Morgan Juran has played the full 1260 minutes, the only Lobo to do so. In addition, she is one of eight players to do so for their respective programs.
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 33 matches. Counting her freshman season at Elon, she’s played 90 minutes 41 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 65 matches. She played the full 90 minutes in six matches this season plus 88 against Grand Canyon.
Brown’s 65 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.
Fiona Jenkins played 90 minutes in eight matches last season and 35 times in her four years as a Lobo. She played the full 90 matches in seven matches this season.
Gabby Beaudry played the full 90 minutes in three consecutive matches (CSUN, Colorado and Northern Colorado) and in five of the last six. 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.
ABOUT THE OPPONENT
UTEP is 8-4-3 on the season, 2-4-0 in conference with the Miners losing their last three matches to Wyoming, Colorado College and Hawai’i.
The Miners started off the season unbeaten in their first nine matches before losing to UNLV in the conference opener. UTEP defeated San José State and Air Force before the aforementioned three losses.
Zeta McDannels leads the team with seven goals and Dannique Wilson leads with six assists. As a team, the Miners have scored 20 goals and allowed 12, with a 9-4 advantage in the first half and an 11-8 advantage in the second half.
UTEP is also outshooting its opponents 204-172 and 97-70 in shots on goal.
In net, Savanah Finley has played in all 15 matches with 56 saves to 12 goals allowed and has recorded five solo shutouts and a combined shutout with Ava Brandt.
UP NEXT
Following Saturday’s match, the Lobos close their road schedule at Hawai’i before hosting Air Force in the final home match.
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.