Men’s Soccer
The New Mexico soccer team’s first Conference USA tournament appearance was short lived.
Top-ranked UNM lost in its opening match 3-0 to No. 5 Tulsa in the semifinals Friday.
The Golden Hurricanes’ two first-half goals were scored by defenders Quinton Duncan and Tony Rocha. Tulsa’s final goal came from a penalty kick by midfielder Omar Mata early in the second half.
UNM had two goals called back in the game thanks to offside penalties on both tries.
The Lobos outshot the Golden Hurricanes 17-14, but Tulsa had nine shots on goal compared to just seven for UNM.
UNM goalkeeper Michael Lisch halted six of those nine shots, his second-highest save total of the season.
Tulsa went on to lose in the CUSA title game 1-0 to No. 6 Charlotte. The only goal came from Tyler Gibson on a penalty kick in the 88th minute.
Volleyball
The Lobos lost some key ground in the battle for second place in the Mountain West Conference.
UNM dropped both of its conference road games over the weekend.
On Thursday, the Lobos lost 3-1 to No. 10 Colorado State (25-0, 16-0). Junior right side hitter Chantale Riddle led all players with 19 kills, 12 digs and six blocks. Senior libero Miquella Lovato had a game-high 17 digs.
Two days later, UNM was swept by Wyoming. The Lobos had more errors (27) than kills (26) in the loss.
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UNM now sits at 20-7, 10-6 MWC. The Lobos trail Fresno State (17-11) by one game in the conference standings.
