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Baseball: Lobos complete sweep over Wichita

Liam Cary-Eaves | February 29

New Mexico’s offense again paved the way for New Mexico as the Lobos snagged the series sweep against Wichita State on Sunday afternoon. The offense was able to produce eight runs to support UNM’s starting pitcher James Harrington in his second win of the season as the Lobos garnered an 8-6 victory in the final game. New Mexico (6-1) has facilitated at least six runs in each win this season. Over the weekend, UNM plated at least eight runs in each game during the three-game home opening stretch.

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Men's basketball: Defense comes up short again

Thomas Romero-Salas | February 29

New Mexico’s defensive effort continued to fall off on Saturday. For the third straight game, UNM’s defense in the second half became problematic. Fresno State took advantage of the Lobos’ lack of effort for a 92-82 win at WisePies Arena. UNM has allowed opponents to score an average of 49 points in the second half of the past three games, resulting in a three-game losing streak. After spending most of the Mountain West season near the top of the standings, UNM now sits in fifth place with two games left in the regular season.

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Women's Basketball: Sluggish offensive night for Lobos

Liam Cary-Eaves | February 29

It took the Lobos 30 minutes to get any sort of offensive production against Fresno State on Saturday afternoon. The slow start plagued New Mexico, who dropped the contest 51-43 in Fresno, California, despite a fourth quarter offensive surge. The offense was led by forward Khadijah Shumpert, who put together a sound 22 point and nine rebound showing in the loss.

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Track and Field: UNM breaks conference win streaks

February 29

New Mexico’s track and field team failed to defend their conference crown at the Albuquerque Convention Center in the Mountain West Indoor Championships, but still turned in strong performances facilitating individual titles. Despite the men’s run of three straight and the women’s streak of back-to-back conference championships ending, head coach Joe Franklin said he was pleased with the way the team competed. Both squads finished in fourth place overall. The men scored in nearly every event and tallied 101 points for the meet, which Franklin said exceeded expectations. And the women accumulated 65 points over the three-day event.

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Men's Tennis: Lobos snatch pair of wins

Robert Maler | February 27

The New Mexico men’s tennis team picked up two wins Friday in its first home action, playing nearly perfect tennis against DePaul followed by a sweep of Utah. The Lobos played in Albuquerque for the first time this year after a treacherous 13-match road stretch to start the season.

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Baseball: Lobos seek sweep after taking down Wichita State in game two

Liam Cary-Eaves | February 27

It took a while for New Mexico’s bats to wake up, but when they finally did, runs came pouring in as the Lobos defeated Wichita State 8-4 on Saturday. Saturday afternoon’s game moved at quite a different pace than Friday night’s 17-7 win over the visiting Shockers.

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Baseball: Scorching offense paves the way for Lobos

Liam Cary-Eaves | February 26

Carson Schneider garnered his second win of the season, but it was UNM’s offensive firepower that stole the show in a 17-7 rout over Wichita State Friday night at Santa Ana Star Field. Schneider (2-0) had plenty of offense to back up his two-run, six inning night. Designated hitter Chris DeVito led the way for UNM’s dominant outing at the plate.

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Women's Basketball: Lobos still biding for first round bye

Liam Cary-Eaves | February 26

New Mexico head coach Yvonne Sanchez said Wednesday night’s 49-48 loss to No. 25 Colorado State still stings. With just three games left, two of which are on the road, UNM will have to quickly shake off the tight affair in order to obtain a bye in the first round of the Mountain West tournament. “As heartbreaking as last night was, and still kind of is, we had to move on,” Sanchez said in Thursday’s press conference.

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Men's Basketball: Fan expectations not too high, Neal said

J.R. Oppenheim | February 25

It isn’t all “rainbows and unicorns,” Craig Neal said. He knew these Lobos would have ups and downs this season. But when you’re the head coach for a program that draws as much local attention as New Mexico does, expectations come with the territory. Ahead of Saturday’s showdown with Fresno State, the UNM head coach said he understands that.

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Tennis: Men look to turn things around at home while women take to the road

Robert Maler | February 25

The New Mexico men’s tennis program finally returns to Albuquerque to make its home spring debut, while the women’s team hits the road for six consecutive road matches. The women’s tennis team, after notching back-to-back upset wins at home, looks to build some confidence on the road as it heads to Kansas to play a pair of matches this weekend.

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Track and Field: Lobos look to defend conference titles at home track

Robert Maler | February 25

New Mexico’s track and field team is ready to defend its conference crowns at the Mountain West Indoor Championships, which start Thursday and conclude on Saturday at the Albuquerque Convention Center. The men enter the meet as the three-time defending MW champions, while the women have won the last two titles. The women’s squad also earned a new distinction on Monday. The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association moved the women’s team into the top 25 national rankings. The team jumped up 10 spots to grab the 23rd position, which is the highest ranking in program history.

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Baseball: New Mexico shifts focus from Aloha State to home opener

Liam Cary-Eaves | February 25

A short week to get readjusted to Land of Enchantment is in store for New Mexico as the team prepares for its home opener against Wichita State this weekend. The Lobos (3-1) took home its first series in Hawaii since 1985 on Monday, but the players are still reeling from jet lag after arriving back in Albuquerque on Tuesday.

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Women's Basketball: Lobos fall just short in final seconds vs. No. 25 CSU

Liam Cary-Eaves | February 25

It came down to the final shot, but New Mexico’s hopes of upsetting No. 25 Colorado State at WisePies Arena on Wednesday night were dashed with senior Khadijah Shumpert’s last second miss. The Lobos outscored the top team in the conference in the first and final quarter of the contest, but the squad’s offensive lull in the middle quarters of the game gave CSU (25-1, 15-0 MW) the advantage it needed in what resulted in a 49-48 thriller.

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Baseball: Lobos take down Hawai'i in historic fashion

Liam Cary-Eaves | February 23

New Mexico hadn’t won a series in Hawai’i in over 20 years. That streak came to a halt during UNM’s 7-1 victory over the Rainbow Warriors on Monday. The victory was the final in a four game stint against Hawai’i as the Lobos improved to 3-1 to begin their season.

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Men's basketball: Lobos drop 10th game away from Albuquerque

J.R. Oppenheim | February 23

Another road trip, another two losses for New Mexico. The Lobos’ woes away from WisePies Arena continued Tuesday night in an 86-69 loss at Colorado State in Fort Collins, Colorado. The latest setback marked the 10th loss outside Albuquerque’s city limits, including seven losses in true road games.

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Women's Basketball: Lobos face big test against nationally ranked CSU

Liam Cary-Eaves | February 23

Saying that Colorado State has not fared well at WisePies Arena would be an understatement. In Albuquerque, the Rams have tallied only a single win at the mile-high venue dating back to 1998. However, this year, CSU (24-1, 14-0 MW) has remained unscathed in conference play and has rallied off 21 consecutive wins. Oh, and the Rams have joined the nation’s top 25 because of it.

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Men's Tennis: Lobos bounce back from being blanketed on Friday

Robert Maler | February 22

The New Mexico men’s tennis team got blanked by Columbia on Friday, but bounced back to earn a split on Saturday in Pennsylvania. Columbia jumped all over the Lobos on Friday, winning the first two doubles matches to garner the point for doubles competition. Columbia’s Richard Pham and Shawn Hadavi got by the reunited duo of Hayden Sabatka and Bart Van Leijsen, 6-2, followed by the pair of Miguel Alda and Eric Rubin, who defeated Jorge Escutia and Ricky Hernandez-Tong, 6-4.

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Track & Field: New Mexico finishes second at UCS invite

Robert Maler | February 22

The New Mexico track and field distance medley team achieved its goal at the UCS Invitational on Saturday in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Sophie Connor, Callie Thackery, Emily Hosker-Thornhill and Holly Van Grinsven combined to run a time of 11:08.95 and finish in second place behind Clemson. The time, after being converted to 11:01.86 due to track size, puts the relay team’s time at seventh in the nation.

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Swimming: Lobos finish seventh at MW championship

Isabel Gonzalez | February 22

The pre-championship poll accurately predicted the Lobos’ faith in the 2016 Mountain West Women’s Swimming and Diving Championship. The Lobos were ranked seventh out of the ten teams listed in the coaches’ poll. With 248 points, that’s where UNM stood at the end of the four-day competition.

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Softball: Upset falls short as Texas A&M edges UNM

J.R. Oppenheim | February 21

New Mexico nearly pulled an upset over No. 25 Texas A&M in the final game of the Mary Nutter Classic in Palm Springs, California on Sunday, but the Lobos fell an inning short in an 8-7 loss. As a result, UNM went 3-2 in its second tournament to open the 2016 campaign.