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by J.R. Oppenheim
assistantsports@dailylobo.com @JROppenheim If defense wins championships, as the old adage goes, then the other three teams in the NCAA College Cup better watch out. New Mexico hasn’t given up a goal this tournament. The defense came through yet again for head coach Jeremy
Fishbein’s squad, which secured a spot among the four remaining teams in college soccer with Saturday night’s 1-0 victory over Washington in the Elite Eight. “I couldn’t be prouder of our team,” Fishbein said. “We came into — I wouldn’t say a hostile environment because I think this is a great fan base — but we came into a really challenging situation.” UNM, seeded seventh in the
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bracket, now returns to the College Cup to battle No. 4 Notre Dame this Friday in Philadelphia. The Fighting Irish advanced following a 2-1 win over Michigan State. No. 5 Maryland and No. 8 Virginia, who also advanced with 2-1 wins over their quarterfinal opponents, will play in the other national semifinal. The national championship game takes place Sunday, and all College Cup games will
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be contested at PPL Park in Philadelphia, with a possible rematch. In 2005 Maryland beat UNM 1-0 to win the national title. After holding three teams scoreless, the Lobos make their secondever trip to the College Cup. UNM first shut out George Mason 1-0 in the quarterfinals then blanked Penn State 2-0. Against Washington, UNM held the No. 2 seed to one first-half shot and one corner kick.
The Lobos capitalized on the opportunity at the 37th minute when midfielder Ben McKendry tallied the game’s only goal. Forward James Rogers brought the ball toward the right side of the box and sent it to defender Oniel Fisher. He then passed the ball to McKendry, who hit a one-touch shot from point-blank range for the score. McKendry recorded his fifth goal of the year while Fisher, who had only one assist through the first 19 games, has a goal and an assist in UNM’s last two outings. Michael Lisch stopped three Washington shots for his 11th shutout this year, which also lifted the goalkeeper to third place in UNM’s list for most in a season. Those three saves all came in the second half when Washington amped up its offense. The Huskies tried seven more shots in the half, but the UNM defense endured the attack. Rogers and midfielder Christopher Wehan nearly scored insurance goals late in the game. Rogers’s shot sailed wide of the net, while Washington Ryan Herman saved Wehan’s breakaway shot attempt. UNM finished with 16 shots for the game and Herman made four saves. UNM also endured frigid winter conditions in the Pacific Northwest with temperatures around 25 degrees. The playing surface froze and many players opted to wear turf shoes rather than regular soccer cleats.
NCAA College Cup Semifinals
Friday No. 7 New Mexico vs. No. 4 Notre Dame, 3 p.m. MST No. 5 Maryland vs. No. 8 Virginia Finals Lindsey Wasson / AP Photo New Mexico goalkeeper Michael Lisch tucks the ball as teammate Mathew Gibbons and Husky Josh Heard go flying over him near the goal in the second half of the NCAA quarterfinals at Husky Soccer Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013. The no. 2 Washington, who were undefeated at home this season, fell to the seventh-seeded New Mexico 1-0.
Sunday Semifinal winners, 1 p.m. MST All games shown on ESPNU/ WatchESPN
Regent runs for state rep HSC divisions to hit financial goals by Chloe Henson
assistant-news@dailylobo.com @ChloeHenson5 A UNM regent has decided to make a bid for a State House of Representatives seat in 2014. According to the Albuquerque Journal, UNM Regent Conrad James announced Monday that he has decided to run for the House
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District 24 seat next year. James said he decided to run for election to the House three or four weeks ago because he hopes to help fix some of the state’s more pressing issues. “I think the state is facing some very critical times in terms of education, in terms of the state economy, employment — all of the issues that are near and dear to the hearts of many New Mexicans,” he said. “I think that the best and largest impact I can have is by, again, being in the legislature.” A former Republican representative, James was previously elected to House District 24 in 2010, but lost his reelection in 2012 to Democratic Rep. Elizabeth Thompson. James said he thinks the state government has made good progress on issues such as
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economic reform and developing employment opportunities for college graduates. He said he hopes to continue working on these issues should he be elected into the House. “I think I’ll just continue the same process that I had before of collaborating with the stakeholders and working with both sides of the aisle, both chambers of the Legislature and the governor’s office to try to solve some of these issues,” he said. New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez appointed James to the UNM Board of Regents earlier this year. Should he get elected, James said he is not sure whether he’ll stay on the University’s Board of Regents. “I’ll have to reevaluate that,” he said. “But I’m not really thinking about that at this point. I’ve got
by Ardee Napolitano news@dailylobo.com @ArdeeTheJourno
Four months into fiscal year 2014, UNM’s consolidated Health Sciences Center divisions have earned $4 million dollars more than they spent, combined. According to a report presented by HSC administrators in a UNM Board of Hospital Directors meeting on Friday, HSC’s divisions brought in a total of about $520 million by the end of October, while they spent a total of $516 million. The divisions include the University-only branch of HSC, the UNM Hospital, the UNM Medical Group and the Sandoval Regional Medical Center. The divisions have an expected
$1.574 billion revenue and an expected $1.572 billion expenditure in fiscal year 2014. UNMH brought in the most revenue during the first quarter of FY 2014, which amounts to about $277 million, with expenditures amounting to almost a similar value. The University-only branch of HSC brought in an actual total of $172 million, with expenditures amounting to about $165 million. The UNM Medical Group, on the other hand, earned $54 million, just a little over its expenditure of about $53 million. The Sandoval Regional Medical Center fell short with earnings of about $17 million and expenditures of $21 million.
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