New Mexico women’s soccer entered Friday night 9th in the Mountain West Conference and facing 1st-place Utah State. The Lobos appeared to be set for a tough match, but found a way to vault into the top half of the standings with a win.
New Mexico dominated from the start, and spent the majority of the first 45 minutes attacking in Utah State’s half of the field. The Aggies (9-6-1, 5-2-0 MW) were completely pinned back, and did not register their first shot on target until 10 minutes before the end of the game.
The Lobos (7-6-2, 3-4-0 MW) broke the deadlock in the 14th minute, when junior defender Emily Chavez surged into the midfield and passed the ball to junior forward Claire Lynch.