Powered by running back Kapri Bibbs’ 291 yards and six touchdowns, Colorado State defeated New Mexico 59-42 in the Lobos’ home finale at University Stadium. Bibbs six scores tied the Mountain West Conference record for most rushing touchdowns in a single game. Nevada’s Stefphon Jefferson had six on Sept. 22, 2013.
By the time the New Mexico men’s basketball team takes the floor against Charleston Southern on Sunday, it’ll be eight days since its season opener. That suits head coach Craig Neal just fine. He said Friday afternoon has no concerns over ill effects from the layoff, granted by not playing a mid-week game.
Adding to a tournament filled with upsets, New Mexico on Friday became the fourth high seed to lose in the Conference USA Men’s Soccer Championship. The top seed and regular-season champion Lobos dropped out of the tournament following a 3-0 loss to Tulsa. As the No. 5 seed, the Golden Hurricanes carry the highest possible seed into Sunday’s conference championship game. They’ll play the winner of No. 6 Charlotte and No. 7 Kentucky, who played later Friday.
New Mexico, holding the top seed in the Conference USA Men’s Soccer Championship tournament, will play No. 5 Tulsa in Friday’s semifinals at Transamerica Field in Charlotte, N.C. Game time is 3 p.m. MST.
Throwing the football is still an experiment for the New Mexico football team. The Lobos don’t count on the passing game, but they might have to against Colorado State on Saturday at University Stadium.
The New Mexico volleyball team’s fight for second place in the Mountain West Conference continues without one of its starters. Freshman Julia Warren is out with a leg injury. The Lobos lost 3-1 at No. 10 CSU on Thursday night. Junior right side hitter Chantale Riddle had 19 kills, 12 digs and 6 blocks in the loss.
Moments after signing his national letter of intent to join the New Mexico men’s basketball team, Xavier Adams said he sent head coach Craig Neal a simple text message. “It’s done, Coach.”
New Mexico men’s head soccer coach Jeremy Fishbein feels confident that the Lobos will earn a bid to the NCAA College Cup, he said. A résumé boasting an 11-4-2 overall record and a first-place finish in the Conference USA regular season will benefit the cause.
Dillon Farrell’s room filled up with the sound of children singing gospel music. No, this isn’t typically how Farrell wakes up in the morning. Farrell wasn’t even in his own bed.
The New Mexico men’s basketball team is partnering with Nike N7 sportswear and will wear turquoise jerseys on Nov. 30 versus San Diego in honor of Native American Heritage Month. Nike N7 is also collaborating with Nevada, Florida State and Oregon State.
Fans rose to their feet as soon as the video montage started. They roared when he was shown the on video screen next to a red cloth covering his framed No. 44 jersey.
Someone’s defense had to step up in the end. It just so happened that the New Mexico football team’s did after a high-scoring affair that came down to who had the ball last. There was no game-winning drive, but still plenty of drama in UNM’s first Mountain West Conference victory of the season.
For the first time this season, the New Mexico men’s soccer team scored a goal off a corner kick. That goal came from senior defender Kyle Venter, his first of the season. It resulted in the Lobos’ first Conference USA soccer regular-season title in the team’s league debut.
Playing up-tempo style, New Mexico had 40 first-half possessions against Alabama A&M. Craig Neal thinks his Lobos can play even quicker. “We pushed the tempo in the first half, but once we got to a certain number I didn’t see any reason to push the tempo again,” he said.
The New Mexico volleyball team is going to have to rely on its depth for the rest of the season after losing a key player to injury. UNM dominated Utah State (17-9, 9-5 MWC), completing its 11th sweep of the season, but lost freshman outside hitter Julia Warren
Despite trailing for the majority of the game, the New Mexico women’s basketball team remained focused down the stretch, winning its season opener against Loyola Marymount (0-1) at home. The final score was 69-65.
Brian Urlacher, heralded by many as the best New Mexico football player of all time. had his No. 44 officially retired during a halftime ceremony Friday night at University Stadium. Urlacher played for four years in the last 90s before becoming one of the top linebackers in the NFL. Following the ceremony, Urlacher answered questions from Albuquerque media. Here are his responses
The race to the Conference USA title comes down to one simple solution: a Saturday win over Kentucky results in a regular-season title for New Mexico. The Lobos managed to place its destiny in its own hands after two key victories last week against Alabama-Birmingham and Old Dominion.
New Mexico men’s head basketball coach Craig Neal said he’s set on four players in his starting lineup. No real surprise, but it will be Cameron Bairstow, Alex Kirk, Hugh Greenwood and Kendall Williams — all returning starters from a year ago.
It’s been tough for the New Mexico football team to get into gear the past three weeks. The Lobos stumbled out of the gate at Wyoming, trailing 21-0 before losing 38-31 on Oct. 12. The following week, UNM was routed 45-10 by Utah State, a game that went downhill after the Lobos fumbled on their first possession of the game.
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