Good morning! Kick off your Thursday with the Route 66 Play of the Week! This week’s play is Jacory Croskey-Merritt’s touchdown to get the win in overtime.

What all is steeping in today’s Brew?

⚽️ Childhood Cancer Awareness match
🏐 Weekend-ing at home
​🐺 And much, much more!

🎥 MIC’D UP

On The Pitch. Today, we’re bringing you goalie Alli Davis mic’d up! The team will have their Childhood Cancer Awareness match tonight with an honorary captain. The Lobos play Colorado College at 7:30pm and tickets are just $2.

🎥 Click here to watch Alli Davis mic’d up!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 At The Podium. Football coach Danny Gonzales met with the media this week to discuss the win at UMass and look ahead to the road trip to Wyoming. He opens up with the announcement that the football team was able to help teachers at Lowell Elementary School with $8,000. The Lobos are 2-1 against Wyoming under Coach Gonzales. He talks about his relationship with Wyoming head coach Craig Bohl, as he’s been a mentor for Coach Gonzales. Click here to watch the press conference!

🔼 Tune In. Lobo volleyball coach Jon Newman-Gonchar joined Bridget Howard on the Mountain West podcast: Taking the Lead. He talks about the strength of the conference and his fifth season at New Mexico. Click to listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts!

🔼 Home, Sweet Home. The Lobo volleyball team gets to enjoy a weekend in front of the home crowd, starting tonight. The Lobos split their first two conference games on the road last week. They rank No. 5 in the country in digs per set and lead the conference. They also lead the conference in opponent hitting percentage. They’ll host Utah State at 6:30pm tonight. If you can’t make it, tune in on the Mountain West Network.

🐺 ONE BIG THING

Men’s basketball players Jaelen House and Jamal Mashburn Jr. we’re named two of the top 100 players in college basketball by The Almanac! Jaelen became the first Lobo to have consecutive seasons with at least 500 points and 125 assists. He also set the single-season school record with 86 steals. Jamal has led the Lobos in scoring in each of the last two seasons.

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📅 THE WEEK AHEAD

Thursday 9/28

🎾 Men’s Tennis at USTA Pro Circuit M15

🏐 Volleyball vs. Utah State @ 6:30pm | Youth Tickets | Tickets | Watch

🎧 Lobo Talk with Danny Gonzales @ 7:00pm at Salt Yard West

⚽️ Soccer vs. Colorado College @ 7:30pm | Watch

Friday 9/29

🎾 Men’s Tennis at USTA Pro Circuit M15

⚾️ Baseball Scrimmage @ 3:30pm

Saturday 9/30

🎾 Men’s Tennis at USTA Pro Circuit M15

⚾️ Baseball Scrimmage @ 11:00am

🏐 Volleyball vs. Boise State @ 1:00pm | Tickets | Watch

🥎 Softball vs. Otero (DH) @ 2:00pm

🏈 Football at Wyoming @ 2:00pm | Watch

Sunday 10/1

⚽️ Soccer vs. Air Force @ 1:00pm | Watch

🥎 Softball at Texas Tech (DH) @ 2:00pm

Have a great Thursday, y’all!