The record-shattering UNM women’s soccer team’s historic ride continues.
UNM remains perfect at 6-0-1 and has tied the school record for most matches without a loss after battling Tulsa to a tie at the UNM Soccer Complex on Sunday.
The Lobos played through two tough overtimes, but in the end neither team could find the back of the net.
Lobo goalkeeper Kelli Cornell did her part to keep the game scoreless, quickly nabbing the Golden Hurricane’s only shot on goal.
“This is why we recruited (Cornell),” head coach Kit Vela said. “She is every bit as good as we thought she would be. We just gave her a year to develop.”
UNM didn’t capitalize, despite outshooting Tulsa 27-4 and earning three more corner kicks.
Cornell, recording her sixth shutout of the season, is quickly becoming the backbone of the Lobos, Vela said. The redshirt freshman hasn’t allowed a goal in 294 minutes.
“Kelli has superseded anybody’s expectations,” forward Alexis Ball said. “She is a really solid keeper, and I feel very confident knowing that she’s behind us.”
UNM’s best opportunity to score came in the 83rd minute of regulation, when Ball received a pass into the middle of the field and took a shot toward the net, but a diving stop by Katie Bykowski kept it from going in.
“This is a cruel sport,” Vela said. “It doesn’t matter how many shots you take if you’re not getting it behind the back of the net. We have scorers, but when the other team is putting nine players behind the ball, it’s going to be tough for anybody.”
Ball said the Lobos can’t get complacent, even though they’ve had success early on in the season.
“We need to continue finding our consistency,” she said. “We got a little too relaxed, but we need to just keep our focus through the final third of the game.”
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