Volleyball
The UNM volleyball team fell to fifth place in the Mountain West Conference after splitting two games last week.
UNM defeated Air Force in Colorado Springs 3-2 (25-20, 26-24, 20-25, 19-25, 16-14) on Thursday.
It was only the fourth time in the 32-match Falcons-Lobos series history that the teams went to a fifth set.
The Lobos lost junior libero Miquella Lovato to a head injury during practice on Thursday, forcing UNM to start junior Lexi Ross at libero. Ross answered with a career-best 23 digs.
Redshirt sophomore Chantale Riddle led all players and tied her career-high in kills with 24 while adding 16 digs.
On Saturday, UNM lost 3-0 (25-11, 25-18, 25-15) to Boise State in Boise, Idaho. It was the first time the Broncos have defeated the Lobos in the five-match history of the teams.
UNM was once again without Lovato, meaning the Lobos had only eight available players.
The Lobos are now 19-9, 6-6 Mountain West.
Women’s Soccer
The UNM women’s soccer team lost 2-0 to San Diego State in the Mountain West Conference tournament championship game on Sunday.
SDSU sophomore forward Kelsey Booth scored the first goal of the game with a header in front of the net in the 22nd minute.
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Senior midfielder Sarah Halverson added to the Aztec lead in the 79th minute by scoring off a deflection in front of the net.
SDSU outshot UNM 16-6 and had 4 corner kicks while UNM had just 1.
UNM finishes the season at 11-7-2, 4-2-1 MW, while SDSU ends with a record of 19-1-1, 7-0-0 MW.
