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.
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.
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