If Sunday’s New Mexico soccer match with Washington were to have a title, perhaps nothing would fit better than “The Old Lady and the Kid.”
Tied at 1-all with time waning, goalkeeper Emily Johnson, a “super” senior in her sixth season at UNM, sent a powerful liner up field from 10 yards beyond the edge of her penalty area.
True freshman Zaria Katesigwa out of Albuquerque High corralled it, took a touch around a Huskies defender, sprinted for the goal and finished just inside the far post. The collaboration of youth and experience gave the Lobos a much-needed 2-1 win over Washington.