Aggies Battle to Draw in El Paso – New Mexico State University Athletics

EL PASO, TEXAS – On Saturday night, NM State made the trek down I-10 for its third and final showdown with rival UTEP as conference foes. While UTEP was playing for pride, the Aggies were in search of a win to keep hope alive for the 2025 Conference USA Championship in Lynchburg, Va. Rob Baarts ‘ squad competed hard, but ultimately played to a 0-0 draw with the Miners, dropping the Aggies’ league record to 1-3-4.   The intensity that would befall the match reared its head early, with Kennedy Herrera recording a yellow card just 73 seconds into the contest. Coming into the match ranked fourth in the conference in shots per game at 13.3 per contest, UTEP kept the pressure on Aggie keeper Valerie Guha – peppering seven shots and forcing five saves by the redshirt junior.   Fifth-year midfielder and first-year Aggie Amaya Simoni-Walters posted the lone recorded NM State shot in the first half, forcing a save by Miner keeper Alaina Gilbert in the 27th minute.   The best scoring chance for either team came in the 39th minute, when a crowd of players jostled for the ball around the six-yard box on the UTEP end of
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