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.
The key to the New Mexico women’s basketball season is in its bench. Head coach Yvonne Sanchez said the two exhibition games have served the purpose of getting her team ready for the season opener.
All five New Mexico starters reached double figures as the Lobos won their second preseason exhibition game before the regular season begins. Forward Cameron Bairstow led the pack with 16 points and nine rebounds in UNM’s 94-51 victory over Jamestown Wednesday night at The Pit.
The fourth-seeded University of New Mexico women’s soccer team fell to fifth-seeded Utah State in penalty kicks after the game ended in a 0-0 double overtime tie in the second round of the Mountain West Conference Tournament at the UNM Soccer Complex Tuesday night.
New Mexico men’s soccer coach Jeremy Fishbein said at the weekly coaches luncheon Tuesday he has interviewed for the head job with FC Dallas, a Major League Soccer franchise.
As was apparent in Saturday’s preseason exhibition game at The Pit, college basketball teams will have to adjust to some new rule changes implemented by the NCAA. UNM and Eastern New Mexico combined for 49 total fouls in their exhibition, an 87-68 victory for the Lobos.
Despite a lopsided win in the first exhibition match, there are plenty of obvious kinks that need to be straightened out for the New Mexico women’s basketball team preseason.
The Lobo women’s soccer team lost Friday night on a controversial no-call by the referees. With 7:38 remaining in double overtime, San Diego State midfielder Kelsey Booth passed the ball to forward Haley Locker, who finished the shot past UNM sophomore goalkeeper Cassie Ulrich to win the game 1-0.
One more stop was all the New Mexico football team’s defense needed to make. But just as the Lobos have done all season long, they allowed San Diego State to march down the field for the game-clinching score at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, Calif.
For the fifth straight year, the New Mexico men’s and women’s cross country teams took the Mountain West Conference championships on Friday. It was the sixth-straight victory for the women.
Some coaches enter their first year with a program in disarray. As an outsider to the program, sometimes a coach may have to encourage his players to buy in to the new system. Players may reject the system and transfer, making it a rebuilding effort.
The New Mexico Lobo women’s basketball team is planning to turn over a new leaf this year, and is looking to accept all challenges it may face in the 2013 season.
College football defenses around the country are struggling to contain offenses and the Mountain West Conference is not immune. Eleven of 12 MWC teams are ranked 76th or lower in total defense with Utah State being the only one ranked higher, having the top defense in the MWC and the No. 19 defense in the country.
Game tied 3-all, regulation time ticking down. New Mexico midfielder Christopher Wehan attempted a game-winning shot in the closing moments of Wednesday’s game against No. 10 Alabama-Birmingham.
Former Lobo great and NFL linebacker Brian Urlacher will accept an honor that no other New Mexico football player has received. He will officially have his number, 44, retired by UNM. The announcement came Tuesday after the University had initially decided to retire Urlacher’s jersey and not his number.
Growing up in a military family taught Sara Halasz to be disciplined, focused and a hard worker. These key values have helped her to be a star in the classroom as well as in her starting position at guard for New Mexico’s women’s basketball team.
In many games this season, the attack-oriented New Mexico men’s soccer team has found itself facing teams with more compacted defensive mentalities. Tonight the Lobos will host a Conference USA team that will try to beat them at their own game.
Junior right side hitter Chantale Riddle earned Mountain West Conference Player of the Week honors for the New Mexico volleyball team. This is the second MWC POW honors for Riddle in her career and her first this season.
All Kasey Carrier needed was a chance to show he could be the starting running back for the New Mexico football team. For three years under former head coach Mike Locksley, Carrier was denied that opportunity
The New Mexico volleyball team achieved its 10th sweep of the season Saturday during the annual Dig Pink match. Going into the game, head coach Jeff Nelson wanted his team to dominate from the start, and not allow Nevada (2-20, 0-10 MWC) a chance to come back.
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