The No. 54 UNM men's tennis team experienced déjÖ vu Friday. The Lobos lost a 4-3 heartbreaker to No. 22 Boise State at home. The loss comes less than a week after falling 4-3 to the Broncos in the finals of the Mountain Regional Playoffs on Jan. 19 in Boise, Idaho.
It was just a couple years ago that the UNM women's basketball team was unstoppable at home, especially against conference opponents. In fact, the 2005-06 senior class dominated the Mountain West Conference, not losing a single conference game in their four years as Lobo basketball players.
The No. 67 UNM women's tennis team is gearing up for a battle against No. 7 Northwestern this weekend. The matchup is the first time the Lobos will host a top-10 team. Head coach Kathy Kolankiewicz said the team is excited for the contest. "I think the team realizes that this is a great opportunity for us," she said.
Chad Toppert knows his team has faith in his shooting ability - being the most accurate 3-point shooter in UNM history will have that effect. Toppert said he enjoys his role on the UNM basketball team. "I definitely think my teammates have confidence in me, and they know I'm capable of making shots at any time," he said.
After the UNM men's basketball team lost its two previous games, a sluggish start against Air Force on Saturday probably didn't comfort fans at The Pit. But, thanks to effective 3-point shooting and solid defense, the Lobos eventually opened a big lead, and this time held on, downing Air Force 59-44.
Women's basketball The UNM women's basketball team improved to 2-2 in the Mountain West Conference with a 75-45 shellacking of Air Force on Saturday in Colorado Springs, Colo. The Lobos - who relied on their 61.9 percent sharpshooting from 3-point range - set a season-high with 13 3's in the game.
The UNM women's tennis team opened its season in style this weekend. No. 67 UNM rallied to beat No. 38 Colorado 4-3 in a nail-biter at the UNM Tennis Complex on Saturday. The win marked the first time the Lobos have beaten a top-40 school in more than a year.
The UNM men's basketball team used a stingy defense to ground Air Force 59-44 on Saturday at The Pit, ending a two-game losing streak. The Falcons managed just 17 first-half points and dropped to 10-7 overall and 2-2 in the Mountain West Conference. Meanwhile, the Lobos improved to 15-4 overall and 2-2 in the conference after holding the Falcons to 27.
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.
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