Over the last couple weeks, New Mexico men’s basketball coach Craig Neal said that some have not given his team enough credit about its win over Cincinnati, a foe receiving votes at the time but ranked seventh last week. A dominating win over the sixth-ranked team in the country should go a long way to rectify that.
The New Mexico women fell to 9-16 on the season, 4-10 in Mountain West play, after a 53-48 loss to San Diego State on Saturday at Viejas Arena in San Diego. Guard Antiesha Brown led UNM in scoring with 15 points, followed by forward Deeva Vaughn with 14 points. The Lobos started the game with a scoreless slump over the first 2:58, missing their first two shots and committing three turnovers.
The New Mexico women’s basketball team is looking for some positive momentum heading down the stretch. With only five games remaining before the Mountain West tournament in Las Vegas, Nev., head coach Yvonne Sanchez said that she is not worried about her team’s ability to turn things around.
Lobo basketball fans have been buzzing about this Saturday’s game against No. 6 San Diego State for weeks now, but New Mexico men’s head coach Craig Neal said, “It’s another game.” Just another game?
It will be a homecoming of sorts for the New Mexico baseball team on Friday. UNM will host the Lobo Invite at Lobo Field this weekend, which will mark the first time the venue will hold a home opener since the 2003 season.
Lobo guard Kendall Williams scored a game-high 27 points in New Mexico’s 68-56 victory over UNLV Wednesday night at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nev.
Despite late turnovers and poor free throw shooting, the New Mexico women’s basketball team finally got a close game to end in its favor. UNM (9-15, 4-9 Mountain West) ended a three-game losing streak, beating the UNLV Lady Rebels 65-58 Wednesday night at The Pit.
A reporter on Monday asked Craig Neal what is needed to win at UNLV this time around. The first three words the New Mexico men’s basketball coach gave were simple, yet direct. “Score more points,” he said.
The defensive side of the ball has caused problems for the New Mexico women’s basketball team, particularly in the late game. Take UNM’s last contest at Nevada this past Saturday. The Lobos held a 73-71 lead with less than a minute remaining, but let the Wolf Pack come back to win with a 4-0 run.
The top two scoring threats in the Mountain West went toe-to-toe Saturday afternoon at The Pit. Advantage: Cameron Bairstow. New Mexico basketball’s senior forward moved into the top spot in the conference’s scoring title chase after hitting 24 points in the Lobos’ 90-72 win over Nevada, staying on San Diego State’s heels in the conference standings.
New Mexico head track and field coach Joe Franklin said he was lucky to have distance runner Elmar Engholm at UNM. It was easy to see how fortunate the Lobos were to have Engholm on Saturday at the Albuquerque Convention Center for the Don Kirby Elite Invitational.
The University of New Mexico women’s basketball team let another game slip away. This time, it was a 75-73 loss at Nevada on Saturday. The Lobos had a 73-71 advantage with less than a minute remaining before the Wolf Pack took the lead with a 4-0 run.
The New Mexico men’s basketball team’s margin of error tightened with Wednesday night’s loss at Boise State, especially with a back-loaded schedule looming.
Youthfulness may be playing a large role in the team’s struggles late in the game for the New Mexico women’s basketball team. “I was looking at the roster the other day and I realized that Sara Halasz is the only player who has played in the program for more than two years,” head coach Yvonne Sanchez said.
It is definitely a start of a new era in New Mexico baseball. Gone are the likes of first baseman DJ Peterson, catcher Mitch Garver, outfielders Luke Campbell and Josh Melendez and starting pitcher Sam Wolff, all of whom signed with major league teams this past offseason.
With two clutch threes to tie the game at the end of regulation, it seemed as though New Mexico women’s basketball team’s close-game misfortunes were about to come to an end. The Lobos were able to dig themselves out of a hole and send the game into overtime with all of the momentum.
The New Mexico men’s basketball team will have to wait to catch San Diego State in the Mountain West standings. The league-leading Aztecs lost on Tuesday night at Wyoming 68-62, giving the Lobos an opportunity to tie SDSU if they won Wednesday night at Boise State.
It appears that the New Mexico football team can now compete in the recruiting game. The 2014 recruiting class for the Lobos highlights that fact. UNM received 27 National Letters of Intent last week, and head coach Bob Davie said the Lobos were able to beat out Arizona, Arizona State, Boston College and California University for some of their new talent.
All signs are pointing towardsSan Diego State taking this year’s men’s basketball Mountain West regular season title. The Aztecs, who were picked to finish fourth in the conference in the preseason media poll, are 21-1 and sit atop the MW standings at 10-0.
Despite resting an abundance of athletes at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic, New Mexico head track and field coach Joe Franklin said he was pleased with the atmosphere that came from those who did participate.
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