Senior lefty Jacob Norton flourished in his first start of the season, and the offense provided more than enough power. The UNM baseball team improved to 5-0 after beating Texas Tech 7-3 on Wednesday at Isotopes Park. Norton pitched 6 1/3 innings and gave up two runs on five hits and two walks, striking out three.
Staff report UNM's Sandy Fortner secured a spot at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a breakthrough first-place title in the pentathlon at the Mountain West Conference Indoor Track and Field championships Thursday evening. The junior smashed the previous school record by her former coach, Keren Sari-Bentzur, by 160 points with a final tally of 4,005.
The UNM men's basketball team's heartbreaking 70-69 loss to BYU on Tuesday will be remembered for the Cougars snatching the win in the final seconds. But as disappointing as the sequence was, the game was lost for the Lobos during regulation. UNM entered the game leading the nation in 3-point accuracy, but was just 3-of-21 on Tuesday.
The UNM women's basketball team rebounded from a tough home loss to Utah by defeating BYU 55-45 on the road Tuesday. With the win, the Lobos improved to 15-12 overall and 7-7 in Mountain West Conference play. Dionne Marsh scored 17 points and moved into second place on UNM's all-time scoring list.
Welcome to another edition of "From the Sports Gutter." This week, the topic is NCAA basketball. Outstanding freshmen have helped make college basketball more exciting in the past couple years. Meanwhile, here in Albuquerque, the UNM men's basketball team has been on fire lately and is making a late-season push to the top of the Mountain West Conference and trying to earn an NCAA Tournament bid.
The UNM men's basketball team let No. 25 BYU slip through its fingers 70-69 in overtime Tuesday at The Pit. Letting BYU off the hook in the closing seconds of the game is going to sting for a while, Lobo forward J.R. Giddens said. "When you have a tough game like this that you lose, it's going to hurt," he said.
The UNM women's basketball team had No. 18 Utah on the ropes but faltered in the closing minutes, falling 57-53 on Saturday at The Pit. The defeat marked the second time this season that the Lobos held a double-digit lead against Utah. UNM dropped a 60-57 road game at Utah on Jan.
The UNM baseball team couldn't have fared much better against Eastern Michigan over the weekend. The Lobos swept the defending Mid-America Conference Champion Eagles in a four-game series at Isotopes Park in their first action of the season. "It's pretty hard to sweep a team of that caliber," head coach Ray Birmingham said.
The UNM men's basketball team is set for its biggest showdown of the season after a thrilling road win on Saturday. The Lobos held off Utah 72-71 on Saturday and will take on Mountain West Conference-leading BYU at The Pit on Tuesday. "This is what you play the season for - to get to this point of the season and still have a lot to play for," UNM head coach Steve Alford said.
In a tournament plagued by weather delays Friday night, the UNM softball team went 2-2 during the three-day Lobo Invitational this weekend at the UNM Softball Complex. "I'm definitely not satisfied," head coach Ty Singleton said. "I'm encouraged by our growth, though.
A new era of UNM baseball begins this season as first-year head coach Ray Birmingham tries to duplicate some of the success he had in the southern part of the state. Birmingham - who spent his last 18 seasons at New Mexico Junior College - replaces Rich Alday, who stepped down after 18 years at UNM.
The UNM women's basketball team once again relied on a stout defense in a 40-79 victory at The Pit on Wednesday. The Lobos' discipline on defense was key to holding the Falcons offense in check, head coach Don Flanagan said. "Obviously, we defended pretty well," he said.
The UNM men's basketball team notched its fourth-straight conference win after toppling TCU 64-48 on Saturday at The Pit. The win puts the Lobos in third place in the Mountain West Conference standings. They improved to 20-6 overall and 7-4 in the conference.
The UNM men's basketball team struggled from the free-throw line and wasn't as lethal as usual from 3-point range. So, in Saturday's 64-48 win over TCU, the Lobos clamped down on defense, leading to their fourt h straight double-digit victory. UNM freshman guard Jonathan Wills said the defense wanted to set a tone, especially after a close first half.
Before Lee Emanuel transferred to UNM, everything he knew about Albuquerque came from Internet research and word of mouth. Since moving from England to New Mexico, the junior distance runner said he quickly grew a fondness for his sport's culture and the people in the state.
If the UNM women's basketball team's previous meeting with TCU is any indication, the Lobos are in for a battle Sunday. UNM dropped a 57-54 heartbreaker to TCU in The Pit on Jan. 15. "It was such a close game," senior forward Dionne Marsh said. "They came out and beat us in the first half pretty bad, and we were unable to recover.
In a tenure that started with controversy and coaching changes, UNM Athletics Director Paul Krebs had some positive news Thursday. The UNM athletics program will receive its biggest financial boost from a single sponsor, the University announced. Route 66 Casino Hotel will contribute $2.
Men's basketball The UNM men's basketball team is riding a wave of momentum heading into Saturday's contest with TCU at The Pit. The Lobos have won three straight conference matchups. UNM is coming off of a 73-63 road win over San Diego State on Wednesday.
The UNM men's basketball team has its work cut out for it with three of its next four games being on the road. But if the Lobos play anything like they did in consecutive blowout wins, they can quickly make up a lot of ground in the Mountain West Conference.
In his final year of NCAA eligibility, Max Jones has something to prove for the UNM men's tennis team. And by starting the year off with an 8-3 record and a No. 35 national ranking in singles, Jones is making the most of his senior season. "To be ranked at all in the NCAA rankings is an achievement," head coach Alan Dils said.
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