Staff Report
Fresh off a 1-0 win in which the lone goal came in the 89th minute, the UNM women's soccer team knocked off No. 1-seeded University of Utah in the semifinals of the Mountain West Conference tournament.
The No. 5-seeded Lobos knocked off the No. 4-seeded Wyoming Cowgirls in the quarterfinals when Alanna Abeyta netted a header past Wyoming goalkeeper Ashley Sheppard.
UNM lost to Wyoming in double overtime during the regular season 1-0.
In the Lobos' semifinal match against the Utes, UNM got on the board right away when Terryn Granados capitalized on Utes' goalkeeper Ashley Mason's mistake.
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Mason dropped the ball off a Katelyn Ley throw-in and Granados put it away in the second minute of the game.
The Utes had not lost since Oct. 2 and were ranked No. 22 in the country. They beat the Lobos 3-2 during the regular season.
The winner of the MWC tournament gets an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament.
