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.
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.
New Orleans 30 NY Giants 20 Jacksonville 7 Baltimore 30 Atlanta 34 Detroit 28 Chicago 21 Indianapolis 31 Carolina 28 Seattle 10 Dallas 19 Oakland 13 New England 23 San Diego 28
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.
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