by Daniel S. Archuleta Daily Lobo With their starting signal-caller back in place, the Lobos head to Las Cruces for the 95th meeting of UNM and NMSU football teams. Lobo quarterback Kole McKamey suffered a concussion in last weekend's game but is doing fine now.
Tennis player comes up short against pro Lobo women's tennis player Iva Gersic was ousted Wednesday from the ColemanVision Tennis Championships by 17-year-old, second-year pro Stephanie Dubois of Montreal. The first set was a hard-fought battle Dubois, ranked No.
2 - Matt Griebel - FS Last week's Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Week, Gabriel's 15 tackles helped propel the Aggies to their first win of the season against Troy. NMSU's hardest hitting player is second on the team in total tackles this season, with 25.
The Lions will finish 16-0! Curtis Martin will rush for 3,400 yards! Ben Roethlisberger will lead the Stealers to the Super Bowl! Chris Berman will have a heart attack on camera while Mark Schlereth pees his pants on the set of NFL Prime Time! Yes, I see it all.
37 - Josh Bazinet - S Bazinet is coming off two of his best games and is looking for number three. Last week he accounted for UNM's only touchdown, returning a fumble 70 yards for the score. 18 - Hank Baskett - WR Look for this Lobo gamebreaker to light it up against a defense that has allowed over 15 yards per pass completed, right at his average through three games.
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Nicole Ryan Volleyball Ryan was named MVP of the Albuquerque Marriott Lobo Classic after averaging 4 kills and 1.42 blocks per game. She racked up 15 kills and eight block assists in a win over Weber State. Blake Danaher Soccer Danaher was named the offensive MVP of the adidas/Crescent Financial Solutions Invitational.
Jeff Rowland's not fast. The funny thing about this season's leading scorer and National Player of the Week is that he accepts his lack of speed. Strike that - he embraces it. "I'm one of the slowest players out there," he said. "But I play to my strengths, and those make up for it.
Staff Report Starting quarterback Kole McKamey's concussion was one of the many offensive low-lights in the Lobo's 17-7 loss to Oregon State University on Saturday. McKamey took hard hits all night, and was finally forced out of the game on his third sack of the first half.
by Travis Weber Daily Lobo The UNM women's soccer team suffered an emotional loss at home Sunday afternoon, falling to Fresno State 4-2. It was the Lobos' third loss in a row, dropping their season record to 3-4-0. "We played well in California and lost to two very good teams, in Washington State and Loyola Marymount," head coach Kit Vela said.
The Lobo women's volleyball team won the Albuquerque Marriott Lobo Volleyball Classic this weekend with victories over Hartford, UTEP and Weber State. Third-year head coach Kelley McKee said her team's play over the weekend could be a turning point for the team.
With 13 seconds left in double overtime, the UNM men's soccer team scored the game-winning goal Sunday and sent the No.1 team in the country, the Indiana Hoosiers, home packing. Freshman Blake Danaher received a ball from junior Ben Ashwill and beat his defender to the left before calmly kicking the ball beyond the outstretched hands of the Hoosier goalkeeper.
When the Lobo men's soccer team takes the field Sunday, they'll be playing the defending national champions - a team that has won 22 games in a row. The Indiana Hoosiers, undefeated and ranked No. 1 in the country, are the kings of college soccer, ruling from their castle perched high above the other Division I programs.
Lance Watson A sorcerer on the ball who plays twice as big as his 5'6" height, Watson takes on opposing defenses like the Ninja Turtles battle Shredder Patrick Grange When opposing defenders come limping off the field with their legs in disarray, expect Grange, with his scintillating ball skills, to be the perpetrator.
by Kristie Boudwin Daily Lobo The Oregon State Beavers should have more trouble damming up the Lobos this year. This is the first OSU rematch for the Lobos since the 2003 Las Vegas Bowl. OSU dominated the game, winning 55-14. The Beaver defense limited the Lobos to 127 total offensive yards, while their offense accumulated more than four times that amount, finishing with 540 total yards.
Staff Report Former Lobo skier Jennifer Delich was chosen to represent of New Mexico as a Woman of the Year award finalist. The award honors female student athletes who excel in athletics academics, and community service. Finalists must also have finished their collegiate athletics eligibility.
There's nothing like watching a great game in a great bar. One of the coolest experiences of my life was two years ago when Arizona beat Gonzaga in double-overtime in a second-round March Madness game. I was watching it at Saggio's, and the place was packed.
You might think watching important sporting events can only be done within the confines of the lackluster residence you call home. In front of your miniscule television and on a couch you no doubt passed out on the night before, you watch whatever game the stations decide to broadcast - which, oddly enough, always turns out to be the Cincinnati Bengals vs.
David James said the Cincinnati Bengals will win the Super Bowl this year. I imagine three questions are popping into your head after reading that intro: Who is David James? Why do I care what team he thinks will win? And is he nuts? The answer to that last one is hard to figure out.
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