by Daniel S. Archuleta Daily Lobo The Air Force Academy spoiled Senior Day for the UNM football team Saturday. The Falcons beat the Lobos 42-24 in UNM's last game of the season, ruining the last game at University Stadium for 21 seniors. The Lobos finished the year 2-3 at home and 4-2 on the road.
by Kristie Boudwin Daily Lobo Four years ago a coach from Oregon State and an athletic kid from Highland High School joined the UNM men's basketball program. Head coach Ritchie McKay said he watched senior and team captain Mark Walters make tremendous strides since they began their careers at UNM.
by Steven Fernandez Daily Lobo To people looking at a roster, Dionne Marsh may be the only name recognizable on the UNM women's basketball team. Any opponents who believe she is the only threat the Lobos are sorely mistaken. While Marsh has earned all the kudos she has been given, UNM is anything but one-dimensional.
by Steven Fernandez Daily Lobo Senior Abbie Letz's endorsement of the UNM women's basketball program sounds a lot like a movie review. This is a movie she wants people to see. "I've loved it (at UNM)," she said. "I would totally do it again, and I would recommend it to anyone.
by Daniel S. Archuleta Daily Lobo David Chiotti's plans for the UNM men's basketball team this season are straightforward. "Our expectations are to start off this preseason good, get ready for league and be Mountain West champions again," he said. Chiotti, along with Mark Walters and Tony Danridge, was chosen as a team captain and will share the load in leading the Lobos to another MWC crown.
by Daniel S. Archuleta Daily Lobo The UNM football team will have its last home game of the season Saturday when it faces the Air Force Academy Falcons at University Stadium. Saturday will be senior day for the Lobos, as 21 seniors will play their last game at University Stadium.
2005-2006 Men's basketball schedule 11/18 South Carolina State 6 p.m. The Pit 11/19 Mississippi 6 p.m. The Pit 11/20 Southern Utah 4 p.m. The Pit 11/23 at Kansas State 6 p.m. Manhattan, Kan. 11/26 UTEP 2 p.m. The Pit 12/3 at New Mexico State 10:05 p.
by Steven Fernandez Daily Lobo The women's basketball team used hot three-point shooting to outshine the California Golden Bears 55-46 Sunday night. California's game plan was to shut down Dionne Marsh and the Lobos' post presence, and they did just that in the first half.
by Steven Fernandez Daily Lobo The UNM women's cross country team ended its season in bittersweet fashion Saturday with its best finish in 17 years at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships. Head coach Matt Henry saw his team likely fall short of an at-large bid to the NCAA Championships, but it was the best finish for the women's team in Henry's tenure.
by Kevin McFarland Daily Lobo Two exhibition games. Two different stories. The UNM men's basketball team held Division II foe Seattle Pacific University to 30 percent shooting from the floor on Saturday night, but only managed to win 71-53 after putting up 110 points last week against New Mexico Highlands University.
by Kristie Boudwin Daily Lobo UNM can finally guarantee a postseason for one football team this fall. The men's soccer team clinched the conference title and the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament Sunday in an overtime win against Air Force. Going into the game, three teams were still competing for the conference championship.
by Riley Bauling Daily Lobo The days of being thrown out of seventh-story windows and landing on its feet are over. The way senior center midfielder Brandon Moss sees it, the UNM men's soccer team dodged its last bullet. "We've had our nine lives already," Moss said, "and we're going on our 10th.
by Daniel S. Archuleta Daily Lobo The UNM football team will face another must-win situation this Saturday when it plays the Utah Utes. In the Mountain West Conference preseason polls, Utah and New Mexico were picked to finish first and second, respectively, in the conference.
by Steven Fernandez Daily Lobo After a year of ups and downs for the UNM cross country teams, head coach Matt Henry is excited for the biggest meet of the season. Coming up Saturday for the Lobos is a chance to qualify for the NCAA Cross Country Championships.
by Steven Fernandez Daily Lobo The UNM football team was supposed to use its bye week to rest, heal and prepare for the remainder of the season. Backup quarterback Chris Nelson used the time to prepare himself for his first Division I college football start Saturday against the University of Utah.
by Kristie Boudwin Daily Lobo Congratulations, Terrell Owens. You have become the sixth player in NFL history to catch 100 touchdown passes, yet you are still the biggest dud in the league. It is a shame. If the man came down with a permanent case of laryngitis, he would be quite a star.
by Daniel S. Archuleta Daily Lobo With the NFL season half over, you've got to wonder, what kind of world do we live in when Cincinnati is 7-2 and in the lead in its division? This is a crazy world we live in - one where a man who has a seven-year, $49 million contract complains that he is not making enough money and then criticizes the people who pay him that money.
by Riley Bauling Daily Lobo I've got this Magic 8-Ball. It's not like one of those regular 8-Balls that tells you, "Keep sniffing glue because it ain't coming true" or "Stop sending me queries, your stupidity is just too scary." OK, OK, the old-school Tyco 8-Balls didn't say that, but it would have been a funnier world if they did - with a lot less self-esteem, but hey, you win some, you lose some.
by Steven Fernandez Daily Lobo Dionne Marsh spent most of her night either on the free-throw line or on the bench in foul trouble. That didn't stop the rest of the women's basketball team from rolling over Metro State Tuesday night, 77-50. Marsh got in foul trouble early and the starter ended up playing only 21 minutes.
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