Lobos shine in second half; beat Portland State 2-1

Box Score

2 New Mexico (2-3-0, 0-0-0) 1 Portland St. (0-5-0, 0-0-0) Score By Periods Team 1 2 Total New Mexico 0 2 2 Portland St. 0 1 1 HILLSBORO, ORE. --- After a scoreless first half, The University of New Mexico women's soccer team hit another gear offensively and ultimately edged out Portland State in a 2-1 win on Sunday afternoon in Hillsboro, Ore. The win snaps a three-game losing streak for the Lobos, and serves as the team's first road win.

The first 45 minutes of the match were rather uneventful for the Lobos (2-3-0) and the Vikings (0-5-0) as the two teams combined for 14 shots, but only four of those were on goal. However, the tempo of the match quickly changed in the second half…