Kendall Williams forced one overtime session Thursday at the Charleston Classic in South Carolina. Alex Kirk forced a second. Cleveland “Pancake” Thomas ensured there was not a third. New Mexico’s sophomore point guard drained a 3-pointer late in the second overtime period, lifting the No. 19 Lobos into the second round at the Charleston Classic.
From the outside, it may look like Bob Davie’s long-term plan for the New Mexico football team isn’t working, particularly on defense. UNM’s head coach said he’s not overly concerned about the Lobos’ defensive struggles, pointing out that Baylor’s defense struggled mightily for two seasons under coordinator Phil Bennett before turning it into a top-11 defense this season.
Head coach Yvonne Sanchez didn’t have an explanation for why the New Mexico women’s basketball team struggled to shoot the ball. It’s hard to come up with one when a team hits just 31.7 percent (19-60) for the game and 17.9 percent (5-28) in the first half.
On Monday, head coach Bob Davie announced to the team that sophomore quarterback Cole Gautsche and senior running back Kasey Carrier will miss the remainder of the season due to concussion symptoms.
The cheering echoed from the Club Level at The Pit throughout the arena Monday morning. The New Mexico men’s soccer team had just locked up its second highest NCAA tournament seed in school history.
The hooting and hollering echoed from the Club Level at The Pit throughout the arena. The New Mexico men’s soccer team had just locked up its second highest NCAA tournament seed ever.
As first reported by Rick Wright of the Albuquerque Journal, Cole Gautsche and Kasey Carrier will miss the remainder of the season due to concussion symptoms. .
Tackling is one of the most basic concepts in football — yet it’s one that New Mexico has failed to execute this season. Against Colorado State, UNM’s dearth of tackling revealed itself once again.
New Mexico relied on its feet once again in Saturday night’s home finale against Colorado State, rushing for 278 yards on 46 carries in Saturday night’s 66-42 home loss to the Rams.
The New Mexico men’s and women’s cross country teams both qualified for the NCAA Championships after finishing third and second, respectively, at the NCAA Mountain Region Championship on Friday at Ogden, Utah.
Through the first half, New Mexico remained on pace to limit Charleston Southern to 65 points, coach Craig Neal’s target goal defensively. Surrendering 57 points in the second half didn’t get that job done.
The New Mexico soccer team’s first Conference USA tournament appearance was short lived. Top-ranked UNM lost in its opening match 3-0 to No. 5 Tulsa in the semifinals Friday.
The No. 22 New Mexico men’s basketball team captured a 109-93 victory over Charleston Southern for the Lobos’ second victory of the season. Here’s a Storify curation of tweets from the game.
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.”
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