UNM soccer: Lobos rally once again

Lobo forward Niko Hansen, left passes the ball while being defended by American University Eagles Michael Cherry (2) and Jake Garcia (21). Adolphe Pierre-Louis/JournalThere’s something about a halftime deficit that seems to get the New Mexico men’s soccer team riled up.

For the fourth time this season, the No. 17 Lobos fell behind before rallying for the decision.

No. 21 American was powerless to derail the trend as New Mexico took a 2-1 overtime win.

It may not be the way Lobos coach Jeremy Fishbein would have drawn up, but it certainly seems to be working.

“You can’t put yourself in this position too often because you’re not always going to come out on top,” he said. “We have to be better…