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Skiers seek continued success

Moriah Carty | January 12

The New Mexico ski team hopes to continue a long tradition of success this season. The Lobos have placed within the top-10 out of 140 collegiate ski team throughout the United States continuously for the last 30 years, Fredrik Landstedt, the head coach for the men's and women's UNM alpine and nordic team said. Landstedt has been the head coach for the UNM ski team for eight years. He said he felt confident in the team’s ability to make it to NCAAs this year.

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Close fight in Lobo women's fifth win

Liam Cary-Eaves | January 12

A late steal by junior guard Bryce Owens in the final seconds gave New Mexico its fifth straight home victory over Utah State on Saturday, 60-59. A year ago, the story could have been different.

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Women's basketball: Lobos earn first Mountain West win

Liam Cary-Eaves | January 8

After a sluggish start, New Mexico’s second half defense propelled the Lobos to a 62-53 victory over San Diego State for their first conference win of the season Wednesday night at WisePies Arena.

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Lobos take first loss in MW slate

Kyle Tomasi | January 7

Saying Tuesday’s game between New Mexico and San Diego State was a defensive affair would be an understatement. Suffocating defense by the Aztecs downed a streaking Lobo team in the third game of conference play, 56-42. UNM (10-5, 2-1 Mountain West) dropped its first conference game of the season to SDSU 56-42. The Lobos couldn’t find an answer to a smothering Aztecs defense.

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Lobos hand No. 24 CSU its first loss of season

Kyle Tomasi | January 6

The 24th ranked Colorado State Rams visited The Pit on Saturday night with an unblemished 14-0 record and were arguably the hottest team in the Mountain West.

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Women's basketball: Team leader has her own pace on, off court

Liam Cary-Eaves | January 6

New Mexico guard Chirrisse Bryce Owens has never bowed to the standards of anyone else, and that mentality provided the junior starter with a unique leadership role on and off the court. At a young age, Owens said, she decided she was going to have her own style. Owens was named after her mother, but the only child out of DeSoto, Texas, said she was not a fan of that name and began going by Bryce. Chirrisse and Howard Owens acknowledged their daughter’s desire, so they began to call her Bryce. After earning McDonald’s High School All-American recognition, Owens moved into a major role on the UNM women’s basketball program and was named a starter in her freshman campaign for the Lobos.

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Men's basketball: Young Lobos soon to experience 'The Show'

Kyle Tomasi | January 6

New Mexico and San Diego State have both been atop the Mountain West Conference in recent memory. Because of this, one question starting to get thrown around is: Are the Lobos and the Aztecs rivals? Redshirt sophomore guard Devon Williams refused to answer the question after Saturday’s game, instead asking for the next question with a big smile on his face. The Lobos will face the Aztecs today at Viejas Arena in San Diego, California. UNM (10-4, 2-0 Mountain West) won its second game of conference play on Saturday night, knocking off undefeated Colorado State in WisePies Arena, aka The Pit. This was the second of a two-game home stand to open conference play.

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Lobos open MW play with win vs Fresno State

J.R. Oppenheim | December 31

After Wednesday’s Mountain West opener, New Mexico guard Hugh Greenwood mentioned a “plus-one, minus-one” ratio system to help gauge conference play. Home games are neutral, he said. Home losses get minus one; road wins get plus one. A solid effort ensured the Lobos kept that ratio neutral after one game.

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Lobos open MW play vs. Fresno State

December 31

After a surprising loss to Grand Canyon University on Dec. 23, the beaten and battered Lobos are looking to bounce back in their first conference game of the season against the Fresno State Bulldogs on New Years Eve.

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Lobos overcome offensive woes in win

Liam Cary-Eaves | December 22

New Mexico’s stout defense propelled it to a 56-37 victory over Northern Arizona on Sunday at the Pit.

New Mexico center J.J. N'Ganga, 0, goes up for a block during the game against Central Arkansas on Dec. 17 at WisePies Arena. The Lobos defeated the Bears 76-55.

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Delaney leads UNM to win over UCA

Kyle Tomasi | December 18

Delaney finished with a game-high 22 points, tallied 13 rebounds, two blocked shots and two steals in the Lobos 76-55 rout against the Central Arkansas Bears Wednesday night at the Pit.

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Lobos down Miners 72-57

Liam Cary-Eaves | December 15

Despite a difficult start to the 2014 campaign, New Mexico’s confidence has not faltered. UNM shot well against UTEP’s zone defense in a 72-57 victory on Sunday afternoon at Wise Pies Arena.

New Mexico and UL Monroe players fight for possession of a loose ball during the Dec. 13 game at WisePies Arena. The Lobos defeated the Warhawks 54-46.

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Defense propels Lobos to win

Kyle Tomasi | December 14

Defense has been a key part of New Mexico’s success early this season and Saturday’s game against the University of Louisiana-Monroe was no different. The Lobos (6-3) defeated the Warhawks (4-4) by a score of 54-46 at WisePies Arena aka The Pit. This was the Lobos third straight game of holding an opponent to under 50 points.

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Lobos overthrow Crusaders in first road win

Kyle Tomasi | December 8

Though the team that played Saturday’s game may not have featured championship-caliber defense, they still won an important game for the New Mexico men’s basketball team. The Lobos defeated Valparaiso 63-46 in Valparaiso, Indiana, behind a stingy defense from the opening tip. This was the first true road win of the season for UNM. UNM (5-3) held Valparaiso to a mere 30.2 percent from the floor (16 of 53) and 13.6 percent from 3-point range (3 of 22). This was the lowest field goal percentage allowed by the Lobos so far this season and the lowest by the Crusaders since Jan. 22, 2000.

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Basketball: Rio Rivalry intensifies

Liam Cary-Eaves | December 8

An inability to take care of the ball plagued the New Mexico women against New Mexico State in Sunday’s 70-59 loss. Despite out-rebounding the Aggies 41-25, New Mexico (1-7) dropped the Rio Grande Rivalry game in the only meeting between the two teams  this season. UNM came into Sunday’s matchup averaging 21 turnovers per game, which is a major problem for a team that doesn’t force that many. UNM turned the ball over 23 times in  Las Cruces compared to the Aggies’ 14.

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Sports briefs for Dec. 8, 2014

Thomas Romero-Salas | December 8

New Mexico sophomore linebacker Dakota Cox and redshirt senior offensive lineman LaMar Bratton earned first team All-Mountain West honors, the conference announced Tuesday. Senior safety David Guthrie, redshirt junior running back Jhurell Pressley and senior offensive lineman Jamal Price were also listed as MW honorable mentions. Cox missed the final three games of the season after tearing his ACL in a loss to Boise State on Nov. 8. He still led the country and the Mountain West in tackles per game, with an average of 12.89.

Lobo junior guard Tim Jacobs, 25, attempts to get past Aggie sophomore guard Travon Landry, 0, during the game against New Mexico State University at WisePies Arena on Wednesday night. The Lobos defeated the Aggies 62-47.

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Basketball: Lobos take a chunk out of Aggies

Kyle Tomasi | December 4

New Mexico fans saw a young team mature right before their eyes on Wednesday night. UNM (4-3) defeated the NMSU Aggies 62-47 in the Lobos’ first game at the newly named WisePies arena, filled with 15,335 cheering Lobo (and a handful of Aggie) fans. Junior College transfer and junior walk-on Tim Jacobs played his best game of his young Lobo career. He notched nine points on 4-7 shooting and had four assists. He made multiple plays down the stretch that don’t show up in the stat sheet, as well.

New Mexico sophomore forward Josie Greenwood, 3, takes possession of the ball during Sunday’s game against UC Riverside. The Lobos will play against Texas tonight in Austin, Texas at 6 p.m.

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Tough schedule prepares women's team for conference

Liam Cary-Eaves | December 3

After a quick break from top-tiered opponents, New Mexico will jump right back into the fire tonight against No. 4 Texas. Head coach Yvonne Sanchez said she is getting her team ready for conference play by scheduling one of the toughest schedules in the nation. The Longhorns will be the fourth nationally ranked team New Mexico (1-5) has faced in the opening seven games of the season.

Lobo redshirt sophomore guard/forward Devon Williams, 12, makes a slam dunk during the game against USC on Sunday afternoon. The Lobos will host New Mexico State tonight at 7 p.m.

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Lobos struggle in wake of injures

Kyle Tomasi | December 3

Adversity has badgered a young New Mexico team early this season, something that head coach Craig Neal predicted before the team’s first exhibition game. Now the Lobos will host in-state rival New Mexico State University on Wednesday night in the newly renamed WisePies Arena aka The Pit.

Lobo redshirt freshman quarterback Lamar Jordan looks for an opening, in an attempt to score a touchdown, during the last home game against Wyoming at University Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

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Football: Late-game defensive rally stops Wyoming

Liam Cary-Eaves | December 1

Third downs have been problematic for New Mexico's defense all season long, and it almost cost the team its first home win on Saturday. Wyoming (4-8, 2-6 MW) converted on 12 of 23 third downs, playing right into UNM's defensive tendencies. UNM opponents have converted on 51 percent of third-down plays a stat head coach Bob Davie said will be a point of focus next year. New Mexico (4-8, 2-6 MW) has converted on just under 37 percent of its conversions all season, and didn't have a single conversion against Wyoming.