Oct. 21, 2005
LAS VEGAS - The UNLV men's soccer team will play the first of two straight games against the third ranked team in the nation on Saturday, as the Rebels will meet New Mexico in Albuquerque at 6 pm (PST). The two teams will then hook up again for the second time in Mountain Pacific Sports Federation play just a week later, as the Lobos will travel to Las Vegas for a Saturday, Oct. 29 contest beginning at 12 pm.
The Rebels dropped a pair of disappointing losses this past weekend, seeing a two-goal lead evaporate in a 3-2 overtime setback to San Jose State on Oct. 14. The Spartans followed that win with a 3-2 overtime win over New Mexico, the Lobos' first loss of the year. UNLV then played their next game shorthanded two players for the final 50 minutes, but were able to keep the game tied at 1-1 until the final minutes with Sacramento State scored for a 2-1 victory on Oct. 16.
UNLV (2-11, 0-4 MPSF) is led this year by Rod Dyachenko, who ranks among the conference leaders and is first on the team in scoring with six goals. Freshman Lamar Neagle is next with three scores on the season. In goal for the Rebels is Peter Clitheroe.
New Mexico (10-1-1, 2-1-1 MPSF) is paced by Hermann candidate Jeff Rowland, who has a team-high eight goals this year. Mike Graczyk has played the entire season in the net, and is posting a 0.64 GAA with 35 saves and eight shutouts.
