Staff Report
The UNM men's soccer team received national recognition Monday.
After posting two key victories last weekend, the Lobos moved up to 22nd in national-rankings and clinched the number one seed in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation tournament.
UNM was not without its individual accolades as sophomore defender Danny Bills was named to the CollegeSoccerNews.com National Team of the Week for games played as of Nov. 3.
Bills was instrumental in the Lobos victories scoring on a penalty kick in the 69th minute against Sacramento State on Friday tying the score 1-1.
Twenty-two seconds later the Lobos would score again and go on to win 2-1, keeping their perfect record intact.
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Bills and the UNM defense would step up again shutting out San Jose State University 1-0 on Sunday completing the two-game road sweep.
Bills hails from Colorado and has scored three goals while helping the Lobos to an 18th nationally-ranked defense.
With the wins, the Lobos moved to 15-2-0 and 5-0-0 in the MPSF. The win total marks a school record.
The 22nd ranking in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Top-25 is the highest ranking UNM has ever had in that poll.
The Lobos also moved up two number two in the NSCAA Midwest Region poll, trailing Southern Methodist University.
