The UNM Soccer Complex should be buzzing Wednesday, when host New Mexico (7-3-8, 5-1-5) faces San Jose State (8-6-5, 6-3-2) in the nightcap of a Mountain West Conference tournament semifinals doubleheader.
The Lobos tied for the regular season title, earned the tourney’s second seed and had a bye Sunday. San Jose State prevailed in a hard-fought 1-0 win over Colorado College. The day’s other winner, San Diego State, survived an epic 22-round penalty-kick shootout with Utah State to get to Wednesday’s meeting with top-seeded Wyoming.
“I’m really proud of our team for winning another championship, and they have had to fight and claw for every result we’ve gotten,” said UNM head coach Heather Dyche, who leads her team into the playoffs for the seventh time in her eight-year tenure.