UNM's 23-0 win over Nevada on Dec. 22 in the New Mexico Bowl gave Lobo football fans a collective sigh of relief. The win marked the end of a 46-year drought in bowl victories and was the first bowl win for head coach Rocky Long in five tries. The last time the Lobos won in the postseason was a 28-12 win over Western Michigan in the 1961 Aviation Bowl in Dayton, Ohio.
After a four-month investigation, the UNM football team will suffer self-imposed sanctions after NCAA allegations of academic misconduct. The University responded to those allegations Jan. 7 in a 47-page report, concluding that the football program was guilty of three of the four violations.
After splitting the first two games of its conference schedule, the youthful UNM women's basketball team has one thing on its mind: improvement. "We're a young team - I've said that all along," head coach Don Flanagan said. "Heading into conference, I feel that we have a few more things that we need to work on if we want to be the kind of team that I know we can be.
It was a game of second chances. Unfortunately for the UNM men's basketball team, it couldn't take advantage of the ones it was given. In the Lobos' conference home opener, they let a second-half lead slip and fell to San Diego State 72-67. Head coach Steve Alford attributed the loss to UNM's trouble with rebounding and giving up second-chance points.
Senior forward Dionne Marsh is a force to be reckoned with for the UNM women's basketball team.
In the championship game of the Lobo Shootout, the UNM women's basketball team was down by 10 early on. But the Lobos clawed their way back to a 76-63 victory over the Towson Tigers on Saturday at The Pit.
After losing back-to-back road games, the Lobos bounced back against San Diego on Saturday at The Pit.
Steve Alford said he made a mistake during the UNM men's basketball team's recent two-game losing streak - he didn't bench senior Darren Prentice to start the game. Prentice, one of just three active seniors for Lobos, has been much more effective coming off the bench lately.
UNM senior kicker John Sullivan wrapped up his stellar season by earning first-team Walter Camp Football Foundation All-America honors.
After some last-minute angst, the UNM football team will make its second straight appearance in the New Mexico Bowl on Dec. 22. The Lobos accepted the bowl invitation at the Tow Diehm Athletic Training Facility on Monday.
It's hard to remember a college football season that has produced as many upsets as this year.
LAS CRUCES - Rebounding and ball handling were the two glaring problems for the UNM men's basketball team Tuesday in its 71-62 loss to in-state rival NMSU at the Pan American Center.. The Lobos were outrebounded by the Aggies 44-28 and committed 18 turnovers in the nine-point loss.
The 2007 college football season was undoubtedly one of the most entertaining campaigns in recent memory. And it has to end like this?
Staff Report For the second straight year, the UNM football team will go to the New Mexico Bowl. The Lobos will take on Western Athletic Conference opponent Nevada on Dec. 22 at University Stadium. There was speculation that the Lobos would be left out of a bowl game this season, even after they went 8-4 overall and 5-3 in the Mountain West Conference.
LAS CRUCES - The UNM women's basketball team hadn't lost to NMSU since 1996. But the Lobos dropped a 58-42 heartbreaker on Sunday at the Pan American Center, ending a 22-game winning streak against the Aggies.
LAS CRUCES - The UNM women's basketball team was plagued by turnovers and poor shooting in Saturday's 58-42 loss to NMSU. It is the first loss for the Lobos in the series in 11 seasons.
Every time the UNM basketball team finds itself on a fast break, senior guard Jamaal Smith is always a part of it. Whether he starts it or ends it, he's always there. Smith is the Lobos' fastest player this season and has been a huge part of the team's 7-0 start.
Even though the UNM football team is unsure of its postseason fate, the team is confident of its postseason chances. "It's been an outstanding year for us," Athletics Director Paul Krebs said. "We don't think our football season is over. We feel very good about the fact, and there is a very high probability that we will be in a bowl game."
Head coach Don Flanagan said Amy Beggin is unlike any other athlete he has ever coached. "Amy has more energy than anyone I've ever seen," he said. "She's not even tired after playing 40 minutes. I've never seen anyone that can play at that level for that long.
The UNM women's basketball team relied on its stingy defense to win the Albuquerque Midtown Tournament this weekend. After a 79-49 trouncing of Nicholls State in the first round Friday, the Lobos topped Oregon 65-46 in the championship game Saturday to clinch the title.
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