by Kristie Boudwin Daily Lobo The Lobos will face their first conference opponent on the road without starting quarterback Kole McKamey. According to head coach Rocky Long, McKamey told the coaches Sunday he was sick to his stomach and did not remember playing some of Friday night's game.
by Daniel S. Archuleta Daily Lobo Poor execution by the offense and a couple of over-aggressive defensive calls led to a 28-7 rout of the New Mexico Lobos by the 14th-ranked Utah Utes. In front of 40,182 fans, the Lobos (2-3, 0-1) were held offensively to only 157 yards by Utah (5-0, 1-0).
The Lobos were outplayed in the Utah shellacking Friday night. They were outrushed, outpassed, outdefended and even outpossessed. Do you realize the Utes held the ball for a good 11 minutes longer than the Lobos? They were also outfoxed. "Football should be both teams running at each other and playing solid defense," head coach Rocky Long said two weeks ago.
The UNM men's soccer team, ranked No. 5 in two national polls, shrugged off a sluggish start Sunday to beat the University of Nevada-Las Vegas Rebels, 3-0. After a scoreless first half, the Lobos netted three second-half goals to start the season for the second time in team history with eight consecutive wins.
The Lobo volleyball team fell in five games to the No. 22 Utah Utes on Saturday night in Johnson Gymnasium. The Lobos, coming off a conference loss at home against BYU on Thursday, were poised and ready to redeem themselves, head coach Kelley McKee said.
Chelsea Sondrup Volleyball Sondrup was a wall behind the net in a tough loss to Utah. Her 10 block assists made her UNM's all-time leader, with 254 for her career. Lance Watson Men's soccer Watson was an offensive force for the Lobos Sunday against UNLV.
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Staff Report The UNM men's golf team finished second this weekend at the 50th annual William H. Tucker Invitational at the UNM Championship Golf Course. The University of Arizona won the tournament by two strokes over the Lobos. UNM ended the tournament at 7-under par after an even-par round of 288 on Saturday.
by Kristie Boudwin Daily Lobo With their top weapon back in the lineup, the Lobos host Mountain West Conference favorite Utah on Friday in a game that will be televised on ESPN2. The news came late Thursday that DonTrell Moore will play after participating in practice.
Another one bites the dust. On a rain-soaked field Thursday night, the UNM men's soccer team beat San Diego State 3-0, winning the seventh consecutive game. The Lobos, ranked No. 5 nationally, are off to their second-best start in school history. UNM won eight straight games in the 2002 season.
by Travis Weber Daily Lobo The UNM Ice Wolves hit the rink for their first games of the season last weekend in Austin, Texas, against the University of Texas Longhorns. It was a rough start. The Ice Wolves dropped both games to the Longhorns, but first-year head coach Dwight Stokham said it was a good beginning, and the team shows a lot of promise.
It's lonely at the top for the UNM men's soccer team. UNM begins the season with six straight wins, most recently against Indiana University, which was No.1. The Lobos are carrying a No. 5 national ranking and have at least three more wins than any other team in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation.
Iva Gersic Women's tennis Gersic was dominant all three days of the Brigham Young invitational, taking out top players from Weber State, Boise State and BYU without yielding a single game. D.D. Cox Football Cox spelled an injured DonTrell Moore against the Aggies, and the Lobo rushing offense didn't miss a beat.
The Lobo women's volleyball team suffered two road losses last weekend at the hands of Wyoming and the No. 9 team in the country, Colorado State. UNM's two losses knock them down to 6-6 on the season and 0-2 in the Mountain West Conference. Head coach Kelley McKee said the two losses were not the way the Lobos wanted to come out of the weekend, but she was still satisfied with the way her team played.
by Daniel S. Archuleta Daily Lobo Despite a dominating 38-3 victory over rival NMSU, the Lobo football team may have suffered an important loss of its own. In the third quarter, halfback DonTrell Moore sprained his MCL trying to field a punt. Moore did not return to the game and may be out a few weeks, including next week's game against No.
Staff Report The Montana Fall Classic was a tournament to forget for the UNM women's soccer team. With losses to the Hawai'i Rainbow Wahines and Montana Grizzlies, the Lobos have lost five straight games and drop to 3-6-0 on the season. UNM played a tough game against the Rainbow Wahines, in which Hawai'i forward Natasha Kai scored the lone goal with a minute remaining in the first half to seal the victory.
Men's tennis team out of tournament UNM came up short in the HEB Baylor Intercollegiates, suffering two losses in the singles quarterfinals and two more losses in the doubles round of 16. Senior Ryan Stotland was taken down by Alabama's Joseph Jung, 6-2, 6-3 in the Gold Flight quarterfinals.
Lobo men's golf is tops in the nation for the first time in the program's history. UNM is ranked No. 1 in the latest Golfweek/Sagarin Performance rankings, just a few points ahead of No. 2 Auburn, which UNM recently beat to take the top spot in the Topy Cup in Japan.
I claim to be no genius, but I would say my intuition when it comes to sports is a tad uncanny. It might be the time I spent with carnies when I was younger, or it may be I'm just really good at what I do. So with that pretentious rambling aside, I give you the picks for this week's NFL games.
by Avelino Maestas The Mustang (Western New Mexico U.) SILVER CITY - Three former Western New Mexico University men's basketball players have filed a lawsuit against the university. The suit, filed in the Sixth District Court, alleges the university failed to act on reports of harassment, and that this failure contributed to a "hostile and discriminatory environment.
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