If the No. 23 UNM women's basketball team is going to snap a two-game losing streak when Texas comes to town, the Lobos are going to have to slow down Tiffany Jackson.
So far this season, no opponent that has entered The Pit has been a problem for the UNM men's basketball team. The Lobos beat Sacramento State 92-56 on Sunday for their third straight blowout at home. On Friday, UNM handled Abilene Christian 91-54 in the regular season opener.
Timmie Murphy was not going to end her cross country career at UNM without making a trip to the NCAA Championships. At Saturday's NCAA Mountain Regional, which was at the UNM North Golf Course, Murphy punched her ticket to the national championships by placing fifth overall, the best by a Lobo since 1988.
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This time, the UNM football team dug itself a hole too deep to climb out of. After falling behind 24-0 at halftime, the Lobos rallied to pull within 24-21 but didn't complete the comeback, losing 27-21 to Texas Christian on Saturday.
The UNM volleyball team sent its seniors off on a good note, defeating Texas Christian 3-0 in the final home match of the regular season. The two teams battled back and forth, but the Lobos won 30-22, 30-27, 30-27 on Friday at Johnson Gym.
It took a last-minute goal, but the UNM men's soccer team is moving on in the NCAA Tournament. Lobo freshman Stephen Brown scored the lone goal of UNM's 1-0 win at San Francisco with 18 seconds left in the game Friday, leading the Lobos to a second round contest at California.
There may not be a better time for the UNM cross country teams to have the advantage of racing at home. The Lobos host the NCAA Mountain Region Championships at the UNM North Golf Course on Saturday, with a chance to qualify for the NCAA Championships on the line.
The UNM men's soccer team finished the season 13-3-3, is ranked No. 8 in the nation and won the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation title Sunday. Still, that wasn't good enough for the seeding committee to give the Lobos a top-16 seed so they could have a home game for this year's NCAA Tournament.
In his first two years as a UNM men's soccer player, Mike Porter spent a lot more time watching than playing. But in his sophomore season, Porter helped anchor a Lobo defense that is one of the most elite in the nation and helped UNM advance to the NCAA Tournament.
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It was the biggest game of the season, and the men's soccer team played perhaps its best game of the season. The No. 11 Lobos won the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation after downing No. 21 Denver 3-0 on Sunday at the UNM Soccer Complex in the final game of the regular season.
The UNM women's basketball team won by at least 30 points for the second time in as many games. The Lobos beat the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs 68-34 Sunday at The Pit to go 2-0 in exhibition games.
UNM swimming head coach Tracy Ljone isn't that disappointed when her team doesn't come in first place. But that's only if it comes in second, like it did for the second week in a row at its home meet Thursday.
If Wednesday's exhibition game was any indication, the UNM women's basketball team deserves its top-25 ranking. The No. 20 Lobos convincingly beat NAIA institution Vanguard University, 82-43, on Wednesday in The Pit.
It may not have been the toughest competition it will face, but the UNM men's basketball team put on an offensive showcase Thursday at The Pit. In a 98-42 exhibition win over Western New Mexico, the Lobo defense didn't look too shabby, either.
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The UNM men's soccer team's offense has been creating scoring opportunities all season. When it puts those chances away, the Lobos are a hard team to beat.
Throughout her four-year career as a UNM women's tennis player, Maja Kovacek received her fair share of accolades. So when she was invited to a recent banquet, head coach Kathy Kolankiewicz said she expected just another honor added to a long list.
UNM cross country head coach Matt Henry wasn't thrilled with the results of the Mountain West Conference Championships, but considering four of his runners earned All-MWC honors, he wasn't too upset with the outcome either.
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