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Baseball team hires new assistant coach

Steven Fernandez | August 29

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.

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Grizzlies, Lobos tie in season opener

Justin Goodrum | August 29

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.

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Kickin' it with Lobo punter

Daniel Archuleta | August 29

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.

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Golfer successful in amateur tourney

Riley Bauling | August 29

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.

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Ex-Lobo's finishes top 10 in diving

August 29

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.

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Track star returns as coach

Steven Fernandez | August 26

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.

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A tenacious D-lineman

Daniel S. Archuleta | August 26

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.

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Lobos ready to test skills

August 26

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.

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Column: Riley's Crew

August 24

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.

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Defender scores lone goal

Riley Bauling | August 24

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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Men's team loses top runner

Steven Fernandez | August 24

Just one year after cross country head coach Matt Henry saw his men's team finish in ninth place at the NCAA Championships, the Lobo squad suffered another big loss earlier this summer. After seniors Matt Gonzales, Ben Ortega, Sean Flaherty and Nick Martinez - all key to last year's squad - graduated, Shadrack Biwott packed up his bags and left UNM for The University of Oregon, according to Henry.

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Lobos to hit the ground running

Riley Bauling | August 22

by Riley Bauling Daily Lobo Some coaches like to ease their teams into a tough schedule. UNM men's soccer head coach Jeremy Fishbein is not one of those coaches. The Lobos face No. 19 Notre Dame in an exhibition match today in South Bend, Ind., at 7 p.m.

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Lobos' biggest playmakers ready to lead offense

Daniel S. Archuleta | August 22

by Daniel S. Archuleta Daily Lobo The UNM football team may have plenty of playmakers, but quarterback Kole McKamey and running back DonTrell Moore might be the two biggest ones. The Lobos were 6-1 when McKamey and Moore were healthy and finished entire games last season.

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Golf team scores 3rd best GPA

August 22

Staff Report The UNM women's golf team had the third-best GPA in the nation in the 2004-2005 school year with a cumulative total of 3.628. The Lobos placed five athletes - Giselle Claux, Kailin Downs, Alexandra Phelps, Christina Spence and Ashley Rollins - on the National Golf Coaches Association Scholar Team.

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Lobo newcomer can't wait to hear fans howling

Steven Fernandez | August 22

by Steven Fernandez Daily Lobo Backup quarterback Chris Nelson said he is excited about his opportunity to step on to the field as a Lobo, and he is focused on helping the team continue its recent success. Nelson, who transferred to UNM in January from Garden City Community College in Kansas, is thrilled about the difference in competition he will be seeing this fall.

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Warming up with volleyball vets

Kelly Brocklehurst | August 22

by Kelly Brocklehurst Daily Lobo The Lobo volleyball team swept the Lobo Alumni team in an exhibition match Friday night. "It was a good icebreaker," freshman Gayle Tripp said. The Lobos dominated the match, winning straight games 30-15, 30-19, 30-23. In game one, the Alumni scored the first point on an Ingrid Roosild kill, but a service error by Roosild tied the game.

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Cornerback fighting to be nation's top defensive player

Daniel S. Archuleta | August 22

by Daniel S. Archuleta Daily Lobo Lobo cornerback Gabriel Fulbright is one of the premier cover men in the country. He thinks so, too. "I think I'm pretty good," he said. "I'm like top 10 or something like that." He is not the only one who recognizes his skills.

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Athletes of the week

August 22

Danny Ray Herrera Baseball The sophomore pitcher played in a summer league with the La Crosse Loggers, and in seven games went 5-1 with a 3.13 ERA. He finished the season with 31 strikeouts in 46 innings, and hitters averaged just .201 against him. Jennifer Heasty Volleyball The junior helped the Lobos to a three-straight game win over the UNM Alumni team on Friday.

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Grades cost player his spot

Kristie Boudwin | August 22

by Kristie Boudwin Daily Lobo The UNM men's basketball roster will be one line shorter than anticipated this season. Junior college transfer Justin Holt proved exemplary athleticism is not enough to make The Pit his new home. Holt parted ways with the men's basketball team last week after failing to meet academic expectations over the summer.

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Men's soccer builds success

Riley Bauling | August 15

After a 2004 season in which they lost one game, the UNM men's soccer team begins the season ranked No. 6 in the CollegeSoccerNews.com Preseason Top-30 poll. The Lobos return seven starters from a team that went 17-1-2 last year - the only team in the NCAA to have only one loss.