Cross Country The UNM men's and women's cross country teams finished the season Saturday at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships in Ogden, Utah. The Lobos finished 13th in both men's and women's competitions. Senior Sarah Gonzales raced to a career-best finish with a time of 22:11 and led the women with a 30th-place finish.
by Tom Sena Daily Lobo The UNM women's basketball team jumped out to a 19-point lead in the first half, but the Houston Flight made the game interesting as the Lobos held on for a 78-76 overtime win Saturday at The Pit. Junior guard Mandi Moore led UNM with 21 points, 17 of which came in the first half.
by Phil Parker Daily Lobo Early in the fourth quarter of a 24-12 Lobo win over Air Force, sophomore running back DonTrell Moore rushed for 14 yards past a slew of Falcon defenders and into UNM's record books. Moore finished the game with 1,285 rushing yards this season - a new school record.
Daniel Gawronski Football Senior Gawronski led the Lobos to a 24-12 win over the Air Force Falcons Saturday in his last game at University Stadium. Gawronski finished with 14 total tackles, including nine solo. The Falcons boast the No. 3 rushing offense and average more than 300 yards a game.
by Tom Sena Daily Lobo The UNM women's basketball team jumped out to a 19-point lead in the first half, but the Houston Flight made the game interesting as the Lobos held on for a 78-76 overtime win Saturday at The Pit. Junior guard Mandi Moore led UNM with 21 points, 17 of which came in the first half.
by Phil Parker Daily Lobo In their last and toughest game of the preseason, the Lobos survived a second-half dry spell to pull out a 75-71 win over the EA Sports Southwest All-Stars. After a sharp first half in which UNM and the All-Stars routinely traded baskets, the Lobos came out stale for the start of the second.
by Riley Bauling Daily Lobo The championship game of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation tournament Sunday in Sacramento was a hard-fought battle. The Lobos lost to the San Jose State Spartans 3-2 in a match that was highlighted not for its spectacular play, but rather for the brawl that left five players ejected from the game with red cards.
The Lobos almost shut out the nation's No. 3 rushing attack in their 24-12 win over the Air Force Falcons Saturday at University Stadium. UNM dominated from the first snap and never let up. The Falcons' only touchdown came on a 1-yard rush with just over a minute remaining in the fourth quarter.
by Phil Parker Daily Lobo Early in the fourth quarter of a 24-12 Lobo win over Air Force, sophomore running back DonTrell Moore rushed for 14 yards past a slew of Falcon defenders and into UNM's record books. Moore finished the game with 1,285 rushing yards this season - a new school record.
Cross Country The UNM men's and women's cross country teams finished the season Saturday at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships in Ogden, Utah. The Lobos finished 13th in both men's and women's competitions. Senior Sarah Gonzales raced to a career-best finish with a time of 22:11 and led the women with a 30th-place finish.
by Riley Bauling Daily Lobo The UNM men's soccer team will enter the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championship tournament today in Sacramento, Calif. on a quest for a three-peat. The Lobos are two-time MPSF defending champs. With a conference record of 4-2 and an overall record of 7-8-3, the Lobos secured the second seed in the tournament and a first-round bye.
by Phil Parker Daily Lobo A win is essential to the bowl hopes of both UNM and the Air Force Falcons, which should make for a solid match-up Saturday. The Falcons (7-3, 3-2) are coming off a win over Army last weekend, but have lost their last two MWC games to Colorado State and Utah.
The UNM women's basketball team started the season on a positive note Tuesday night at The Pit with a 67-56 win over the West Coast All-Stars. The exhibition game debuted many new faces, including new assistant coach Mike Terry. Head coach Don Flanagan announced Terry's addition to the team Tuesday.
by Jaclyn Gutierrez Daily Lobo The San Diego State Aztecs shut down the Lobos in three games in UNM's last home match of the season Saturday at Johnson Arena. UNM (4-22) drops to 1-11 in the Mountain West Conference, while SDSU (17-11 improves to 7-5 in the conference.
The UNM women's swimming and diving team raced to a fourth-place finish at the Lobo Fall Invitational this weekend at UNM's Armond H. Seidler Natatorium. The Lobos were led by junior Becca Barras and senior Tracey Berghian, who swept the one-meter and three-meter diving events.
DonTrell Moore Sophomore Football Moore had a record-setting performance in Saturday's thrilling win over the Colorado State Rams. Moore rushed for a career-high 242 yards and scored three times. In his second year as a Lobo, Moore has become the all-time leading scorer for a single season, with 18 touchdowns this year.
For the first time in Rocky Long's coaching career and the first time in Casey Kelly's college football career, the Lobos beat the Colorado State Rams. "We're a football team that everybody keeps telling us we can't do things," Long said. "Somehow we keep doing things that no one expects us to do.
With less than one minute left and overtime looming, a fumbled snap by Colorado State quarterback Bradlee Van Pelt gave the ball back to the Lobos and enabled kicker Wes Zunker to nail a 33-yard field goal as time expired.
The UNM women's tennis team cleaned house at the UNM Fall Invite Sunday, crowning champions in all six classes of competition. "We pretty much dominated the tournament," assistant coach Roy Ca§ada said. "We lost a few matches here and there, but overall we've shown overwhelmingly that we're the strongest team.
The UNM men's basketball team had its way against Team Ezybonds Saturday night, with a 107-75 win at The Pit. The Lobos controlled the tempo of the game and established a comfortable lead early, as they hit eight of their first 10 3-point attempts.
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