LAS CRUCES, N.M. – NM State will host UC Davis on Sept. 8 at the NM State Soccer Complex, this will be their first match at home since Aug. 24.  The Aggies look to increase their home unbeaten streak to nine games.
 
How to Follow
Who: UC Davis
Where: Las Cruces, N.M.
When: Sunday, Sept. 8, 1 p.m. MT
Live Stream: ESPN+
Live Statistics: nmstatestats.com
 
Aggie Accolades
2023 Conference USA Player of the Year wins her third Offensive Player of the Week CUSA Announce on Sept. 3. McNeese is the third Aggie to win Offensive Player of the Week in three consecutive weeks.
 
McNeese had an outstanding week as she recorded her second career brace against Pacific scoring back-to-back goals in the Aggies 3-1 victory over Pacific. In that game, McNeese also recorded her seventh game-winning goal of her career. McNeese recorded six shots with four on goal in that game. On the week McNeese played in 148 minutes.
 
Record Watch
After posting a brace on Thursday, Loma McNeese has 21 career goals, putting her third in program history. Along with this, she is also tied for first in-game winnings goals (7), in second place in points (56), tied for second in PK goals (2) and tied for second in multi-goal games (2).
 
Valerie Guha sits in second place in shutouts among all Aggie goalkeepers. She is also third in goalkeeper wins (12), second in GAA (1.30) and ninth in saves (71).
 
 
Unbeaten
The Aggies are on an eight-game home unbeaten streak with their last loss being UNLV on Sept. 7, 2023. The Aggies are now 14-4-6 at home dating back to 2022. Since 2023 Offensive Player of the Year McNeese arrived on campus the Aggies are 22-9-6 at home.
 
History
NM State has played UC Davis in just one game back in 2021 where they won 2-0, the game was played in Davis, Calif. The Aggies had five players on that 2021 team that played in that game.
 
Brooke Schultz, Xitlaly Hernandez, Bianca Chacon, McNeese and Mya Hammack were those five student-athletes featured in the win back in 2021. Both Hernandez and Schultz made the start in that game.
 
Scouting UC Davis
UC Davis is 4-2 on the season with wins over Sacramento State, San Hose State, Pacific and Eastern Washington. Their two losses are to LMU and #10 Santa Clara. Their largest marching of victory was a 3-0 over Pacific.
 
Sam Tristan is UC Davis' leading scorer as she has five goals on the season, she also leads the team in points with 11. Jayde Holley leads the team in assists with four. Caeley Goldstein is the only goalkeeper that has played, and she has racked up 24 saves and two shutouts with a GAA of 1.33.
 
Up Next
The Aggies will head to Spokane, Wash, to play Gonzaga on Sept. 12 at 8 p.m. MT. For complete coverage of NM State Women's Soccer, visit NMStateSports.com - the official home of Aggie athletics – and follow us on Twitter (@NMStateWSOC), Instagram (@nmstatewsoc) and like us on Facebook (NM State Women's Soccer)
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