ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.— The Lobos close out their Mountain West road schedule at Hawai’i on Sunday afternoon at 2:30 pm HT on MW+.
With two matches remaining, the Lobos are 8-4-3 on the season and 5-2-1 in conference following a 2-0 win at UTEP. Hawai’i is 9-5-1 and 6-2 in conference following a loss to UNLV on Wednesday.
SERIES VS. HAWAI’I
Sunday will be the fourth meeting all-time against Hawai’i, however, the first match played in Hawai’i.
UNM is 1-1-1 all-time against UH, with the last match in 2008, a 3-3 draw.
The series has been close with UNM holding a 6-5 edge in goals scored and one match in 2004 decided by a goal.
IT’S THE FINAL COUNTDOWN
The Lobos have two matches left and are sitting in fourth place with 16 points with Hawai’i sitting above them at 18 points and tied for second.
Air Force is currently tied with Hawai’i at 18 points and Colorado College leading the standings with 19 points. Wyoming and Grand Canyon are tied below the Lobos with 13 points. GCU plays Colorado College and Air Force plays Wyoming on Sunday.
ABOUT THE OPPONENT
Hawai’i had its six-match win streak snapped against UNLV on Wednesday, which was also its first conference loss at home.
UH has scored 26 goals with Anuhea Aluli leading with seven goals and Tatum Porter second with five goals. Nine different players have scored a goal with six with multiple goals. Rori Gartner has been credited with the most assists at four with 22 assists on the 26 goals.
The Rainbow Wahine are outscoring their opponents 26-12 with an 18-4 goal margin in the second half. UH is also outshooting its opponents 227-139 with 124 shots in the second half and 103 in the first half, and has a 97-65 edge in shots on goal.
Kennedy Justin leads the goalkeepers with 15 appearances and has 50 saves to 12 goals with eight shutouts.
UP NEXT
UNM closes out the Mountain West schedule with Air Force on Saturday, Nov. 7 at 7:30 p.m., which will also be Senior Day for 11 Lobos.