New Mexico Lobos W 0, Utah State Aggies W 1

BOISE, Idaho (Interstat) — Kunie Hirai scored the decisive goal in the 56th minute to lift Utah State to a 1-0 victory over New Mexico in the Mountain West Championship final on Sunday. The Aggies captured the conference title in a tightly contested match at Boise, Idaho, avenging a scoreless draw between the two teams from earlier in the season. The game’s lone moment of brilliance came just before the hour mark when Hirai, a midfielder, found the back of the net to break the deadlock. The goal propelled Utah State to the championship and handed the Lobos their first… Read more...