After losing two matches in the Mountain-Pacific Invitational tournament, the Lobos were eager to return to their winning ways.
The Lobos had strung together five consecutive wins in the build-up to the Mountain-Pacific Invitational, but lost 4-1 to both Fresno State University and the University of San Francisco in Stockton, California.
After the disappointing outing in California, the Lobos (6-8) had another week to prepare before playing matches against UC Santa Barbara, UC Irvine, and Northern Arizona University on Friday, Saturday, and Tuesday, respectively.
UNM have been on the winning end of several epic matches earlier this season, but against UC Santa Barbara (7-4), the Lobos experienced the opposite, losing 4-3 in a heartbreaker.