Mean Green Soccer Vs. Unm

[Mean Green Matt]

Opponent: The New Mexico Fighting Elizabeth Lamberts

Kickoff: In about 35 minutes.

This will be the first true test of the year for the soccer team, and it will show us where we stand as a team. I'm about to head over to the field. I'll post updates for goals, and if anything peculiar happens. Go Mean Green! Beat the Lobos!

Edited September 5, 2010 by Mean Green Matt

[Mean Green Matt]

New Mexico goal in the seventh minute. Mandy hall tried to stop the cross but she dropped it. UNM tapped the ball into an open net.

[Mean Green Matt]

UNT GOAL!!! 15th minute. Michelle Young bent it in the near post through traffic from the corner of the box. Great Goal. Game tied 1-1.

[GrandGreen]

Good job, Matt. Please keep the news coming.

[Mean Green Matt]

1-1 at the half. With about 7 minute left there was a crazy collision between Kelsey hodges and a new Mexico player. Both were going for the ball and hodges rocked her. Hodges appeared ok, but did go down. She reentered the game less than a minute later. The NM player appeared to have a concussion. She was replaced with Elizabeth lambert who is yet to pull a ponytail.

[Mean Green Matt]

Headed to overtime tied 1-1. NM dominated possession in the second half until the last couple minutes when we had 2 good scoring chances.

[Mean Green Matt]

Heading to 2OT. It will end as a tie if no one scores.

[Mean Green Matt]

1-1 Final.

[THOR]

1-1 Final.

so is this a good result? a win would have been great, but a tie against a decent team is good???

[bstnsportsfan3]

so is this a good result? a win would have been great, but a tie against a decent team is good???

In the second half....we only had the ball maybe 5 minutes of the 45 minute half....and im being generous with that...we had 2 shots on goal that half....they dominated possession and yet we were able to earn the tie so yes ill say its good.

[Mean Green Matt]

so is this a good result? a win would have been great, but a tie against a decent team is good???

Definitely a good result. UNM hit the post with literally 2 seconds left in 2OT, so it darn near turned into a loss.

[UNTDude]

so is this a good result? a win would have been great, but a tie against a decent team is good???

Yes this was a good result. New Mexico beat nationally ranked #23 Marquette last week 1-0 on the road.

[KRAM1]

Very much agree that the outcome was a good result for UNT. The NM teams was overall bigger, faster, quicker and stronger than the Mean Green (who actually looked like they were sleep-walking throughout the game...must have been tired from the recent travel). Showing that they can get a result when playing what would be seen as a "superior team" and when they definitely were not on top of their game, is a very good sign for this young team. I still think the Mean Green will be a team to be reckoned with during conference play. Good to see a nice crowd at yesterday's game as well.

Got to see Bostonsports, Mean Green Matt and sat with SUMG (see I told you SUMG was a closet soccer fan...he may now be coming out of the closet... !

Nice job, ladies...GO MEAN GREEN!

[Army of Dad]

I am so sorry I missed this game, but I had to ref...

[UNTDude]

Very much agree that the outcome was a good result for UNT. The NM teams was overall bigger, faster, quicker and stronger than the Mean Green (who actually looked like they were sleep-walking throughout the game...must have been tired from the recent travel). Showing that they can get a result when playing what would be seen as a "superior team" and when they definitely were not on top of their game, is a very good sign for this young team. I still think the Mean Green will be a team to be reckoned with during conference play. Good to see a nice crowd at yesterday's game as well.

Got to see Bostonsports, Mean Green Matt and sat with SUMG (see I told you SUMG was a closet soccer fan...he may now be coming out of the closet... !

Nice job, ladies...GO MEAN GREEN!

Appeared the ladies were a bit dead legged after their 2OT loss at Sam Houston. They did play 120 min slogging in mud on Friday. 240 minutes is a lot of soccer for one weekend. Was a very nice character builder for the ladies.