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Undefeated, still disrespected
Nathan Farmer | November 18The No. 1 men’s soccer team is the No. 10 seed in the upcoming NCAA tournament. If that doesn’t quite make sense to you, you’re not alone.
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Lobos get new football coach
Nathan Farmer | November 17UNM’s new football coach has arrived. Vice president of Athletics Paul Krebs announced yesterday that Bob Davie will take over the coaching responsibilities from George Barlow, the interim head coach, at the end of the season, becoming UNM’s 31st head football coach.
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Rio Grande Rivalry ‘first real test’ for Lobos
Cesar Davila | November 16The Rio Grande Rivalry heats up tonight, when the men’s basketball team takes on New Mexico State in a series dominated by the Lobos as of late.
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Senior’s plan: ‘Play hard every single game’
Caitlin Pace | November 16Senior Ashley Rhoades has led the volleyball team in kills and matches started this season. Rhoades, a senior middle blocker from Rio Rancho, said she is familiar with head coach Jeff Nelson’s expectations of seniors on the team.
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Messina follows Urlacher’s record-setting legacy
November 14On Senior Night, the Lobos’ senior linebacker Carmen Messina led his team to victory and became the second Lobo to get a hundred tackles in three consecutive seasons, but he said he doesn’t care about stats.
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Barlow leaves with a victory
Mundo Carrillo | November 14Interim head football coach George Barlow won’t be leaving UNM without a win. On Saturday, the Lobos beat the UNLV Rebels 21-14 with a game-winning touchdown run late in the fourth quarter.
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Loss tarnishes Senior Night
Cesar Davila | November 14The volleyball team went toe-to-toe with No. 23 Colorado State on Saturday, but couldn’t get itself over the winning line.
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Offense wins big over the Big Easy
Cesar Davila | November 14The men’s basketball team needed only to play defense in the second half to win its season opener comfortably. UNM left the Pit as clear victors, with a 92-40 win Friday night over the University of New Orleans in front of 14,011 fans.
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Sports Briefs
November 14Women’s Basketball —LUBBOCK, Texas. The women’s basketball team lost its opening game of the season Friday to Texas Tech, 69-43.
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Notre Dame game causes a sense of déjà vu
November 11After losing in the first round of the NCAA tournament last year, the time for redemption draws near for the women’s soccer team.
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A one-way ticket to NCAAs
Cesar Davila | November 11For the men’s basketball team it’s not a road to March Madness so much as it’s a direct flight to the tournament. It’s been two years since the Lobos took that same magical ride to the NCAA championships after the 2009 Lobo team’s school record of 30 wins. The Lobos finished 30-5, including an incredible 14-game MWC win streak.
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Opener offers new, unknown challenge
Nathan Farmer | November 11The men’s basketball team goes in blind for the first regular season game.
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Rematch starts new season
Nathan Farmer | November 11The women’s basketball team is young and nervous, but head coach Yvonne Sanchez said the Lobos are eager for a rematch against Red Raider Nation.
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Star shines again despite injury
Cesar Davila | November 11Phillip McDonald, known as P-Mac to Lobo fans, is finally injury free and is literally a big man on campus. The 6-foot-5-inch guard is one of three seniors on the Lobos, including forwards Drew Gordon and A.J.
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Undefeated
Nathan Farmer | November 7Senior midfielders Lance Rozeboom and Michael Green got a senior night gift like no other: the first undefeated season for the men’s soccer team.
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Seniors go out undefeated
Nathan Farmer | November 7On senior night for the UNM men’s soccer team, the seniors were the players who led the team to victory.
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First-and last-minute goals lead to NCAA berth
November 7A second straight NCAA tournament berth is on tap for the UNM women’s soccer team. After winning the MWC regular season title last weekend, the Lobos beat Wyoming 2-0 on Sunday thanks to goals in the first and last minutes of the game.
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Fishbein writes UNM history
Nathan Farmer | November 7Head coach Jeremy Fishbein did what no other Lobo coach has been able to do since 1927: He took a Lobo sports team to an undefeated season.
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Towers in exhibition play
Cesar Davila | November 7The UNM men’s basketball team began both its preseason games with two mistakes, but has still come away with dominating wins. The Lobos beat Western New Mexico on Saturday 99-68 in front of 13,473 fans.
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Dual debuts lead to victory
Mundo Carrillo | November 7The Division I UNM women’s basketball team dominated the Division II New Mexico Highlands University in every stat during an exhibition game Saturday at The Pit.
