The UNM women’s soccer team takes on Oklahoma tonight as both teams look to establish a winning record.
The Lobos are currently 4-4-2 while the Sooners are 5-5.
The “Stuff the Stadium” game on Friday will be the Lobos’ third straight home game, after playing five straight games on the road.
Junior Natalie Jenks said the team has been practicing well this week and expects the team to come out with a victory.
“We’re pretty excited about it,” she said. “We’ve been working hard all week so I expect a positive outcome.”
Junior Rachel Montoya said she hopes the team will get another victory after coming off a last-second thriller against UC Riverside this past weekend.
“We’re just really excited because we’re coming off a win from this past Sunday, and we’re hoping that we can get another one,” Montoya said.
The Lobos have had close games this season, with seven of them decided by one goal. Four of their games have gone to overtime, but they have failed to win any of them.
Jenks said it just hasn’t always been going their way lately, but the Lobos’ win against UC Riverside last week was a huge confidence booster.
“It was definitely a big morale boost for us,” she said. “Lately we’ve been working really hard and playing really well, but we haven’t been putting it in the back of the net.”
UNM faces an Oklahoma team with a low on-the-road record of 1-3.
Montoya said that if they just play their style they should have a good chance at winning.
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“I think we just need to stick to our game plan that we have had all along,” she said. “We’re kind of emphasizing hard work.”
The upperclassmen aren’t the only ones who will need to come up big against the Sooners; the freshmen will, too. However, Jenks said the freshmen have already made an impact on the team.
“We have a lot of upperclassmen in our starting group, so getting the freshmen in the game is really important, just so they can start getting experience, and they have definitely risen to the challenge and they are doing a good job,” Jenks said.
Up Next
Women’s Soccer vs. Oklahoma
Today, 5 p.m.
University Stadium
