Last week, the Lobos took some extra time toward the end of practice to work on penalty kicks — and it paid off in a big way Wednesday in the Conference USA Tournament.
The No. 5 seed Lobos (10-6-2, 4-3-1) battled through two overtime periods and 10 penalty kicks to take down the No. 4 seed Kentucky Wildcats (11-4-3, 5-3-0) during the first round of the 2016 Conference USA Championships.
As of Tuesday, Kentucky was listed in the NSCAA Coaches Poll as the No.19 team in the country.
When the two teams met earlier this season, the Wildcats took down the Lobos 1-0 after scoring a goal in the first five minutes of the match.