by Daniel Archuleta Daily Lobo UNM football center Ryan Cook has anchored the offensive line for the last three years. Now, his hard work is finally starting to pay off. Cook has been selected for watch lists for the Outland, Lombardi and Rimington Trophies.
by Steven Fernandez Daily Lobo Gabriel Fulbright's interception against the University of Nevada-Las Vegas with 1:20 left in the fourth quarter was more than just the play that sealed UNM's victory. To the senior cornerback, it was a dream come true. "I sunk back, and I saw the ball coming, and my eyes just lit up because I knew it was game over if I caught it," Fulbright said.
by Daniel S. Archuleta Daily Lobo The Lobos' defense made two huge stops in the last minute of Monday's game to squeak out a 24-22 victory over the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. The Lobos led the Runnin' Rebels 24-16 with 1:31 left on the clock, when UNLV quarterback Shane Steichen converted a fourth-and-goal with a touchdown pass to receiver Donell Wheaton.
by Justin Goodrum Daily Lobo The UNM volleyball team couldn't find its lighter on Saturday, as the Lobos lost to the Villanova Wildcats in three straight games. "I thought that Villanova came out ready to play, and we started too late to try to come back," freshman Sarah Kwasigroch said.
by Kelly Brocklehurst Daily Lobo Terryn Granados' first career goal as a Lobo came just when the UNM women's soccer team needed it. The Lobos got their first win of the season against the Eastern Washington Eagles 2-0 Sunday in the New Mexico Nike Classic.
by Riley Bauling Daily Lobo Jeff Rowland's 19 goals last season and three goals in the first two games this year are giving the senior forward more attention than he anticipated. Too bad it's also the type he didn't want. The No. 6-ranked UNM men's soccer team beat No.
by Kelly Brocklehurst Daily Lobo Since her freshman year in college, Chelsea Sondrup has been accumulating awards and breaking school records as a middle blocker on the volleyball team. She said this season shouldn't be any different. "I'm honored and I hope to be able to break more," the senior said.
by Steven Fernandez Daily Lobo UNM football head coach Rocky Long might be having nightmares about the University of Nevada-Las Vegas' spread offense before Monday's game against the Runnin' Rebels. The Lobos - who are ranked second in the Mountain West Conference in the preseason - will open the season and the home opener against the spread offense that UNLV possesses.
by Kelly Brocklehurst Daily Lobo Kristen Winters' soccer career could have ended when she was a senior in high school. Winters, a senior goalkeeper on the UNM women's soccer team, broke her leg in July 2000 while playing in the Snickers U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships semifinals.
by Kristie Boudwin Daily Lobo After touring the world and almost playing in the Olympics, making UNM's defense better may not seem like too much pressure for Andrew Boyens. "We did pretty well, but I look to improve this season," said Boyens, the center back for the UNM men's soccer team.
by Steven Fernandez Daily Lobo The baseball team added another member on Thursday when Trent Petrie was hired as a new assistant coach. Petrie takes over the job vacated by Mark Martinez, who left to join Tony Gwynn's staff at San Diego State University. Petrie has 10 years of coaching under his belt, including a head coaching stint with Clarendon College in Texas from 2001‑2003.
by Justin Goodrum Daily Lobo One hundred ten minutes just wasn't enough time to find the goal. The UNM women's soccer team played the Montana Grizzlies to a 0-0 tie after 90 minutes and two 10-minute overtimes in its season opener Friday night. The Lobos' game plan was to exploit Montana's defense by taking the ball out wide and then attacking the middle, senior Nicole McCarty said.
Tyler Gaus, the punter for the UNM football team, is entering his senior season. The Daily Lobo caught up with Gaus to see if kickers get the respect they deserve on a football team, what he thinks his chances of playing professionally are, and what other positions he would love to play.
by Riley Bauling Daily Lobo If Jay Choi were tossed from a moving vehicle into the UNM men's golf season, he would hit the ground running. The senior made it to the third round of the U.S. Amateur - the most challenging amateur tournament in the country - before losing in match play on Thursday to Anthony Kim of Oklahoma University.
Staff Report Becca Barras, former All-American diver at UNM, finished in the top 10 in both diving events at the World University Games on Thursday as a member of the Canadian national team. On the 3-meter board, Barras scored 489.45 points and finished ninth overall out of 33 competitors.
by Steven Fernandez Daily Lobo Former UNM standout Keren Bentzur brought a lot of individual success to the Lobo track and field team. As the new assistant track and field coach, Bentzur said she hopes to help add more team success. Head coach Matt Henry has seen a lot of good things at UNM, and Bentzur was certainly one of his shining stars, he said.
by Daniel S. Archuleta Daily Lobo Senior nose tackle Marcus Parker needs only one word to describe the kind of football player he is - tenacious. Parker said that's the only way to play. "That's how you have to play D-line," he said. "You have to play with intensity and be physical on every play.
by Kelly Brocklehurst Daily Lobo Senior goalkeeper Kristen Winters said Friday's game against Montana should show the UNM women's soccer team how much work it still needs. "It'll give us a good point to see where we're at," she said. The team is trying to get to a point where it's comfortable for conference play, head coach Kit Vela said.
Look every other Wednesday for two sports reporters and Riley to sound off about a different topic in the sports world. Basically, because we can. First on our hit list: Fantasy Football. You know, all the fun of reality football without 'roid rage. Here's what we think you should do if you want to win your league for once and have something better to talk about than the wicked time you had at the Journey concert.
One exhibition game into the season and Matt Wootton's stat sheet reads like a forward's dream - one shot, one goal. It's just that Wootton isn't a forward. He's the left back for the UNM men's soccer team, and he scored the lone goal in a 1-1 tie against No.
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