At last, a 16-year drought is over. For the first time since 1992, the UNM skiing team made its way to victory at the NCAA West Regional/Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association Championship last weekend in Truckee, Calif. The desert-locked Lobos beat out seven schools including the top three finishers from last year's NCAA Tournament: Denver, Colorado and Utah.
TCU's Zvonko Buljan was heckled for a reason. Buljan's emotions flared up often in the Horned Frogs' 76-62 loss to the UNM men's basketball team Tuesday. At the 9:06 first-half mark, Buljan jousted underneath with UNM's Will Brown. Whatever Buljan said, he got a reaction out of Brown.
It's the end of a two-a-day practice. UNM swimmers take laps in the pool for two hours at 6:30 a.m., and they're finishing up afternoon practice with a run after lifting weights. Their tired bodies might prefer to slowly cruise the few miles, but one force is pushing them harder: Their 33-year-old coach is beating them.
Like clockwork, the pieces fall into place. And it all started on Saturday at The Pit. In order to stay in the hunt for a Mountain West Conference regular-season crown, the UNM men's basketball team needed a win over San Diego State. The Lobos got their win, 75-49.
After a month on the road, the No. 44 UNM men's tennis team returned to Albuquerque in style Sunday. The Lobos swept Montana State 7-0, improving to 7-1 overall on the year. Head coach Alan Dils said he was glad to be back on familiar courts. "It's always nice to play at home," he said.
Ryan Honeycutt's swing is much like his name: golden. So, what happens when a golden swing and a crisp cut blend together in one fluid motion? Try a perfect 4-of-4 day for Honeycutt and a 3-1 record for the UNM baseball team. Oh, and baseballs spiraling over fences.
On Wednesday, the women's swimming and diving team travels to Oklahoma City to compete in the Mountain West Conference championships. And for a team that is laden with freshmen, these are uncharted waters, head coach Tracy Ljone said. Ljone said she wants to see how her freshmen experience an intense and pressure-filled atmosphere.
Tony Danridge and Roman Martinez had The Pit rocking early and often Saturday against the San Diego State Aztecs. The duo made a statement in the first half, combining for 30 of the Lobos' 40 first-half points in Saturday's 75-49 win at The Pit. At the 13:21 mark, Danridge threw down a monster dunk, and with 9:10 remaining in the first half, Danridge lit up SDSU with a two-handed alley-oop dunk compliments of Dairese Gary's assist.
Now is not the time for February failures - not with March Madness a few weeks away. But you don't have to tell Steve Alford's Lobos that. On Saturday, the UNM men's basketball team (16-10 overall, 7-4 Mountain West Conference) will face San Diego State (18-6 overall, 8-3 MWC).
UNM head baseball coach Ray Birmingham has a memo for all collegiate pitchers: Consider walking these Lobos. The Lobos are trying to create their own Death Row - and we're not talking about the record label. "I want murderers' row," Birmingham told GoLobos.
There's a reason Max Willett is the only nonsenior to be a captain for the UNM baseball team. Willett will join Lobo seniors Kevin Atkinson, Mike Brownstein, Dane Hamilton, Clinton Cox and Daniel Grubbs. "A captain has to walk the walk as much as talk the talk," head coach Ray Birmingham told GoLobos.
Hotel hospitality policies do not extend to the Marriott Center in Provo, Utah. There, the UNM men's basketball team has dropped eight straight to BYU on its home court, and UNM isn't the only opponent to face the wrath of the Cougars on their home floor. BYU produced a 53-game home winning streak from Nov.
UNM women's basketball head coach Don Flanagan added to his already robust résumé on Wednesday at The Pit. After the Lobos' 79-33 destruction of Air Force, Flanagan was given a commemorative basketball recognizing his 300th win. But before Flanagan could celebrate the feat, the long-time coach was denied in three consecutive games.
Winning the USA Rock Paper Scissors League Championship could take you to Panama City, Fla., for MTVU's Spring Break, where students will have a chance to compete for $20,000 toward tuition. The competition, sponsored by AMP Energy, takes place today in the SUB Ballroom from 11:30 to 2 p.
When the story broke that Alex Rodriguez took steroids in 2003, there was a question that immediately came to my mind. Why did he juice up on stuff that wore off during the playoffs? All kidding aside, A-Rod's now-admitted use of banned substances from 2001-03 was more sad than shocking.
There is a simple answer to why the UNM women's basketball team has dropped three straight games: The Lobos pulled a Phil Hellmuth. UNM went on tilt. In poker, someone is said to go on tilt when they get a bad beat and, in turn, adopt a less-optimal strategy, resulting in over-aggressive play.
Jarrin Solomon looked like he was racing against himself. In the past two years, the UNM school record for the 400-meter run has been broken three times, but the name next to each record is the same: Jarrin Solomon. It was no different Saturday at the New Mexico Classic.
Beethoven would have been hard-pressed to compose a greater masterpiece. On Saturday, the UNM men's basketball team and UNLV provided 17,407 fans with a rousing symphony. But when crescendo was reached in overtime, the Lobos were the ones still boppin' to the tune of 73-69 at The Pit.
The UNM softball team opened its season with a tough three-game series against the Syracuse Orange and finished the weekend 1-2. The Lobos won Friday's game 5-4 but dropped Saturday's 12-6 and Sunday's 9-8. "This was a good weekend for us, but when we make our own mistakes, a good team is going to capitalize on them like Syracuse did," head coach Ty Singleton said.
UNM men's head basketball coach Steve Alford must have fed senior Tony Danridge Frosted Flakes on Saturday morning, because the senior was great. "Tony was terrific in the second half," Alford said. After a two-point showing in the first half against the Rebels, Danridge elevated his game to a level The Pit hasn't seem in some time.
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