They did it — the Lobos became the 2016 Conference USA Champions after blanking last year’s victors, the Florida International Panthers, 3-0 on Sunday afternoon.
It marks the program’s first title since joining the conference in 2013. That year, the Lobos finished the regular season on top of the standings, but fell 3-0 to Tulsa in the semifinal round.
This year, the Lobos finally get to hold the trophy for the first time, and head coach Jeremy Fishbein said he couldn’t be happier.
“I’m pretty proud of this group. I can’t say enough about these seniors who went through some tough times,” Fishbein said in a statement after the match.