Lobos Journey to Face Nevada Sunday – New Mexico Lobos

RENO, Nev.— Following a 4-1 victory over Grand Canyon on Thursday night time, the Lobos journey to Reno to face Nevada on Sunday afternoon at 12 p.m. PT/ 1 p.m. MT on the Mountain West Network.

UNM enters the match 6-2-4, 2-0-2 within the Mountain West with wins over Colorado College and Grand Canyon and ties with San José State and Fresno State. For Nevada, the Wolf Pack are 2-8-2 on the season, 1-2-1 in convention with a 3-0 loss to Fresno State, a 1-1 draw with San José State, a 1-0 win over Grand Canyon and a 3-0 loss at Wyoming.

Historically, UNM is 12-1-2 towards Nevada and 5-1-1 in Reno. UNM has gained the final three conferences by a rating of 10-2 with a 1-1 tie in 2021 breaking apart a nine-match win streak spanning from 2012 to 2019. Overall, UNM has outscored Nevada 29-9 within the collection.

LOBOS OVER LOPES
The Lobos defeated Grand Canyon on Thursday night time, scoring three targets within the the primary half and including a aim within the second half for the 4-1 victory.

UNM had 4 totally different aim scorers with three gamers ending with three factors in Alysa Whelchel, Mercedes Morris and Nicole Anderson. Morris assisted in Kennedy Brown’s opening aim, Anderson assisted on Whelchel’s aim and Whelchel assisted on Morris’ aim. It was a profession excessive in factors for Morris, whereas tying Whelchel’s profession excessive in factors, which she did earlier this season towards Colorado School of Mines.

Morgan Juran assisted on Anderson’s aim for her first help of the season.

It was the second aim of the season for Brown, the fourth for Whelchel, the fifth for Anderson and the primary for Morris.

UNM outshot GCU 19-15 and 13-7 in pictures on aim with Alyson Campbell making 5 saves and the workforce credited with a save.

WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES
Heading into their thirteenth match of the season, the Lobos have surpassed their manufacturing from final season.

The Lobos have scored 26 targets thus far with 24 assists, with the Lobos scoring 23 targets with 17 assists final season. The Lobos are averaging 6.3 factors per match with UNM averaging 3.5 final season.

In addition, the Lobos have taken extra pictures this season, averaging 16.3 per match in comparison with 14.4 final season and seven.5 pictures on aim per match in comparison with 6.1 final season.

UNM has had eight totally different aim scorers this season, six with a number of targets with Alysa Whelchel (4), Nicole Anderson (5) and Alejandra Puerto (7) surpassing their aim manufacturing final season.

WHERE THEY STAND
As a workforce and individually, the Lobos rank amongst the perfect within the Mountain West and the NCAA in a number of statistical classes.

To date, UNM is: tied for thirty eighth in scoring offense (2.2), tied for fortieth in assists per match (2.0), thirty sixth in factors per match (6.33), tied for forty second in pictures per match (16.3) and tied for thirty fifth in pictures on aim per match (7.5). In addition, they’re tied for 53rd in aim differential (13), tied for fifty fifth in complete assists (24), tied for 58th in complete targets (26) and tied for 62nd in complete factors (76).

On a person stage, Nicole Anderson is fifteenth in pictures per match (4.1) and forty second in pictures on aim per match (1.7), whereas Alejandra Puerto is 58th in targets per match (0.6) and 57th in complete targets (7).

UNM is first within the MW in factors (76), targets (26), targets per match (2.17), pictures per match (16.3), assists (24), and aim differential (13), in addition to third in pictures (195). 

Puerto is second within the MW in targets and targets per match, and is tied for third in factors (14). Celina Frenz, Mercedes Morris and Allie Anderson are tied for sixth in assists (3) and N. Anderson is third in pictures (45), in addition to tied for fourth in targets (5). Alysa Whelchel tied for eighth in targets (4).

DEFENDERS GO THE DISTANCE
The Lobo protection has been a show of stamina, with 5 defenders enjoying the total 90 minutes a number of instances this season.

Morgan Juran has performed 90’ in 9 matches, Ashley Moody in eight matches, Allie Anderson in seven, Fiona Jenkins in 5 matches, and Kennedy Brown has performed 90’ in 10 matches this season.

Juran (1025), Anderson (982) and Brown (1050) have all performed in 91% of the minutes, with Brown main and enjoying in over 97% of the minutes.

ABOUT THE OPPONENT
Nevada’s two wins on the season have come towards Northern Arizona (2-1) and Grand Canyon and has been outscored 24-8 in its 12 matches. Of the 24 targets scored towards them, 15 have been within the first half, whereas of the eight targets scored by Nevada, all have been within the second half.

Naima Castro leads the Wolf Pack with three targets and 6 factors with Maddie Benson and Abigail Souza tied for the workforce lead in assists with two. Nevada has seven assists on its eight targets with 5 totally different aim scorers and 5 totally different gamers credited with an help. The Wolf Pack have taken the fewest quantity of pictures within the MW at 117, a median of 9.8 per match. Opponents are outshooting them  191-117, 96-47 within the first half, 95-70 within the second half.

Mia Collins has began all 12 matches in internet and made 77 saves, a median of 6.4 per match, and the second-most within the convention in each classes.

Nevada has scored two targets in its 4 convention matches, and has been outscored 7-2. Rylee Husted and Jasmine Navarro have accounted for the 2 targets, whereas Souza, Olivia Loomis and Charlotte Bonney have accounted for the assists on the targets.

Collins has made 27 saves, a median of 6.8 per match, towards MW opponents, whereas dealing with 63 pictures (15.8 per match) and 34 pictures on aim (8.5 per match).