The last shall be first and the first shall be last.

At least, that is what happened at the Mountain Pacific Soccer Federation tournament when the top four teams out of eight, including No. 1 seed Sacramento State, were knocked out of the tournament in the first round.

No. 7 and 8, California State University, Fresno, and University of New Mexico, were the two teams to earn a trip to the championship round to fight for the title.

Following the tradition established by this year?s team, the game was tied up at the end of regulation. Heading into an overtime session for the eighth time this season, the Hornets put a cap on a new school record for ties for a single season.

Sac State eventually lost 3-2 in overtime, thanks largely to the heroics and timely finishing of New Mexico?s Ty Hibbert.

The Hornets came out strong following the opening whistle, creating a 2-0 lead in the first four minutes.

Junior Hjalti Kristjansson scored on a 20-yard indirect kick inside the second minute, creating an early advantage.

The goal was his third of the season, tying sophomore Joel Rodriguez for third in season-high goals for the Hornet squad.

Senior Luigs and sophomore Dave Fraser once again became a pair to be reckoned with, as Fraser gave Luigs the opportunity to increase the lead by two. Luigs booted home his eighth goal of the season just 3 minutes and 10 seconds into the match.

Luigs now shares the No. 3 spot for goals scored in a season. The Stockton-native also placed third in the Hornet record book with 17 career goals.

Trailing by two, the Lobos didn?t let the Hornets off the hook. Junior Junro Narita put the ball in the net in the 11th minute off a cross past senior goalkeeper Marin.

The 2-1 score continued until there were less than nine minutes left in the game when Hibbert scored to tie the game at the end of regulation.

Hibbert came calling again during overtime, notching the game-winning goal as the clock reached 102:34.

Hibbert?s strike gave the Lobos the victory and a passage into the second round of competition.

New Mexico, seeded No. 8 going into this tournament, avenged its 3-2 loss to the Hornets earlier this season when they traveled to Hornet Field.

New Mexico went on in the second round of the tournament to beat University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 3-0.

Sac State had previously defeated UNLV, 4-1.

The Hornets ended the season with their first regular season conference title, finishing with a 5-9-4 overall record.

This season marked the best overall finish and most conference wins in a season since joining the MPSF in 1992.