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UNM guard boxes out the critics

Scouting reports were rendered useless on Sunday at The Pit when the UNM women's basketball team beat TCU 75-63. Georonika Jackson appeared to be a weak link, according to TCU head coach Jeff Mittie. But Jackson made the Horned Frogs look foolish. On Sunday, she dictated the game.


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Locksley rounds out coaching staff with mix of young, old

Change hit the UNM football team like a tidal wave in the form of a new coach after the Lobos went 4-8. Now, head coach Mike Locksley has finalized his coaching staff. And, including Locksley, "Ocean's Eleven" it is. Locksley announced his 10 hires in a news conference Friday at the Tow Diehm Athletics Center - and much like the cast of the movie, there is a collection of youth meshed with a pedigree of experience.


Mackenzie White whistles a shot at the UNM Tennis Complex on Saturday. The Lobos beat No. 43 South Florida, 4-3.
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Women's team snags win over No. 43 South Florida

After a close loss to LSU last week, the No. 49 UNM women's tennis team rebounded to defeat No. 43 South Florida 4-3 on Saturday at the UNM Tennis Complex. "We knew coming in that this was an important match for us," head coach Kathy Kolankiewicz said. "We had the home-field advantage because of our high altitude and really believed that we could capitalize on the opportunity.


Johnny Parkes serves during Sunday's match against Indiana. Parkes won his singles match, and the Lobos rolled, 4-3.
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Served.

The UNM men's tennis team opened its season with a pair of wins this weekend. The 42nd-ranked Lobos toppled No. 44 Indiana in a 4-3 nailbiter Friday before dismantling No. 75 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 4-2 on Sunday at the UNM Tennis Complex. With the wins, the Lobos are off to a 2-0 start to the 2009 season.


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UNM nabs first, breaks records at home invite

The UNM indoor track team put in a full day's work on Saturday at the Albuquerque Convention Center, wrangling two school records and four first-place finishes during the Cherry and Silver Invitational. "I think it was a great day, but a long day," head coach Joe Franklin said.


Lobos Amanda Adamson, left, and Georonika Jackson scramble for a loose ball during Sunday's 75-63 win over TCU. UNM improved to 15-3 and 4-1 in the Mountain West Conference.
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Lobos silence TCU at Pit

The UNM women's basketball team whipped itself back into winning form Sunday at The Pit with a 75-63 victory over Mountain West Conference foe TCU. The win propelled the Lobos to 12-1 at home on the season and boosted the team to 4-1 in MWC play after a disappointing offensive output against San Diego State on Wednesday.


Freshman Gabby Erickson dismounts off the high board on Jan. 17 at the Sandia High School pool. Erickson finished in seventh place in the three-meter dive.
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Divers aim for mind- over-water mentality

Swimming and diving is much like mythology. Half the events that comprise the sport - especially diving - seem unimaginably impossible, almost dream-like. Seeing them executed to precision is even more baffling. Divers must be as eloquent as a swan but have the grit and fearlessness of a great white shark.


Johnny Parkes will be a staple on the UNM men's tennis team after the Lobos lost senior Max Jones. UNM opens up its season Friday against Indiana.
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Lobos look to leadership, fresh talent

The UNM men's tennis team has big shoes to fill in 2009. Last year, the Lobos finished with a spring record of 20-9 - the most wins for the program in 20 years - and a share of the Mountain West Conference regular-season title. Entering this season, the Lobos are ranked 42nd in preseason Intercollegiate Tennis Association polls.


Amy Beggin navigates out of a trap by San Diego State on Wednesday at The Pit. Beggin logged her fifth 40-minute game of the season. Head coach Don Flanagan said the Lobos need somebody to "step up" and take some pressure off the point guard
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Beggin works overtime to keep Lobos in game

Nobody likes to audition to have their damning ghosts exposed in the public sphere any day - let alone every day. But every game the UNM women's basketball team plays is an audition. And here's what the Lobos put on exhibition on Wednesday against San Diego State: With the Lobos down 56-52, Amy Beggin whittled her way into the lane and drew a foul.


Daniel Faris celebrates with fellow teammate Roman Martinez after UNM blasted BYU 81-62 on Saturday at The Pit.
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Cougars' cold shooting helps Lobos nab win (Slideshow)

Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good; sometimes it's better to be good than lucky. And sometimes it's best to be lucky and good. With The Pit stuffed with 15,277 fans, the UNM men's basketball team was good enough, and fortunate enough - as in Fortune 500 fortunate - to ring up an 81-62 win over BYU on Saturday.


Daniel Faris had a game-high 19 points, including this dunk, as the Lobos eased past the Cougars 81-62 on Saturday at The Pit. Saturday's win marked UNM's first win over BYU since the 2000 Mountain West Conference Tournament.
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Faris scores big in victory over BYU

It was lucky No. 7 for the Lobos and senior Daniel Faris at The Pit on Saturday. UNM secured its first win, 81-62, in seven tries over the David Rose-led BYU Cougars. And Faris scored the first seven points of the game against conference rival BYU to give UNM a quick 7-3 lead in a game the Lobos would ultimately win.



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After win, UNM prepares to hit road

Divide and conquer. The UNM men's basketball team conquered Mountain West Conference-kingpin BYU 81-62 on Saturday, and on Wednesday, the Lobos will look to divide the 12-4 Aztecs from Spain - Kyle Spain (14.9 points per game), that is. "This is our first big road trip," head coach Steve Alford said.


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Beggin's shooting seals win over Brigham Young

If Amy Beggin wasn't playing basketball at UNM, she might be a world-renowned escape artist. Including Saturday's game against BYU, the UNM women's basketball team has beat teams by an average of 20 points per contest in its 14 wins. Saturday's 61-57 escape marks only the third game of the season for the Lobos that's been decided by five points or fewer.


Roman Martinez shoots over Air Force's Andrew Henke in the Lobos' 78-53 stomp at The Pit on Saturday. Air Force entered the contest as the third-ranked team in 3-point efficiency, but the Lobos outshot them 56.3 percent to 33.3 percent from deep.
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UNM flies past Air Force to clinch win

Decked out in its royal blue uniforms, Air Force came into Saturday's contest against the UNM men's basketball team as the Mountain West Conference's "Blue Bombers." The Falcons entered The Pit as the third-ranked 3-point-shooting team in the nation, stroking 42.


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Lobos overcome feeble start to devastate Falcons

Even the Michelin Man couldn't have prevented this blowout. On Saturday, the final score from Colorado, Springs, was 73-39 in favor of the UNM women's basketball team over Air Force. The UNM women's basketball team bullied resident Mountain West Conference foe Air Force, and everybody on the Lobos took their hacks.


Jonathan Wills gathers himself before attacking the basket during UNM's 78-53 rout over Air Force on Saturday at The Pit. Wills had eight points and five assists and played a career-high 25 minutes.
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Wills' versatility gives Lobos boost against Air Force

Jonathan Wills sat patiently on the bench Saturday against Air Force at The Pit. And then, Dairese Gary got into foul trouble, and Nate Garth checked into the scorer's table but picked up two fouls after only 1:01. Seconds later, Steve Alford motioned for and handed the point-guard reins to Wills.


Amanda Adamson glides past a Red Raider defender. Adamson recorded her first career double-double, with 10 points and 20 rebounds.
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Adamson finds constancy at UNM

From turmoil to stability, Amanda Adamson's odd 10-point, 20-rebound performance on Saturday against Texas Tech is emblematic of what she's experienced in the past. In one word, her basketball career has been peculiar. Keith Cieplicki, who recruited Adamson to play for Syracuse, resigned in June 2006 after a short and tumultuous tenure with the Orange.


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Lock-down D puts Lobos over UNLV, 75-49

Triple-doubles are rare events that deserve celebratatory champagne - if the player is of age. This triple-double, however, will likely be forgettable for UNLV's Shamela Hapton, as it was one of the wrong sort. "I thought we did a pretty good job on Hampton - bothering her with the double team," head coach Don Flanagan said.


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