It was a memorable night for the San Diego State women’s soccer team as they clinched the 2023 Mountain West regular season championship with a 2-0 win over New Mexico on Thursday night at the SDSU Sports Deck.
Emotions were high after the seniors were introduced to the crowd, accompanied by their loved ones as part of senior night celebrations before the match.
Those emotions carried onto the field as the team seemed unsettled during the first 12 minutes of the match, allowing New Mexico to take charge offensively.
“I think (it was) just a little bit of nerves coming into a championship environment — doing that at home and there was a lot of emotion — trying to keep them amped up to play the game, but trying to calm them down to just do our jobs,” head coach Mike Friesen said.