The Lobo volleyball team went winless for exactly two months. But Thursday night at Johnson Arena UNM ended its 15-game losing streak, beating the UNLV Rebels three games to one 30-25, 26-30, 23-30, 28-30. "I am so happy for our team right now," UNM head coach Kelley Sliva McKee said.
After a surge near the end, the UNM women's soccer season came to a screeching halt following a 3-2 loss to the BYU Cougars Thursday afternoon at the MWC Championships in Salt Lake City, Utah. The sixth-seeded Lobos were undoubtedly the underdog going into the game, as the second-seeded Cougars beat the Lobos 5-1 in the regular season.
Rebecca Barras performs a dive during the Lobo Invitational Thursday. Barras placed second at the 2002 Championships in the one meter, three meter and platform events.
Date Event Place Time Opponent Nov. 7 Swimming/Diving UNM Seidler Natatorium All Day Lobo Invitational Nov.7-9 Women's Tennis Lobo Tennis Club All Day Lobo Invitational Nov.
by Phil Parker Daily Lobo The 5-4 Lobos can lose another game this year without being mathematically eliminated from bowl contention. But head coach Rocky Long said, "I'm living in the real world." Long said Friday night's opponent, Colorado State (5-4, 2-2) can finish the season 7-5 and still be invited to a bowl game - but Long said that is not the case for UNM.
by Tony Niklinski Daily Lobo The UNM women's soccer team will enter the Mountain West Conference Championship tournament today in Salt Lake City, Utah as the sixth seed with an overall record of 2-11-4. The Lobos' conference record is 1-4-1.
Women's Golf Junior Kailin Downs led UNM to its second fall tournament title Sunday. Downs tied for second place individually at the Landfall Tradition Collegiate. Freshman Ashley Rollins finished the tournament tied for eighth place. Sophomore Christine Fernandez posted a career-best finish, tying for 15th place, junior Shannon Johnson tied for 19th and senior Katrina Leckovic rounded out UNM scoring in a 26th-place tie.
Zach Rupp Senior Football Rupp, a senior defensive end out of Pleasant Grove, Utah, helped show why UNM's run defense is one of the best in the nation. Against UNLV he had 15 tackles, including 5.5 tackles for a total loss of 25 yards. Rupp added 1.5 sacks for a loss of 13 yards, 5 solo tackles and a forced fumble.
The UNM men's soccer team extended its winning streak to three games this weekend beating San Jose State 1-0 Friday and Sacramento State 3-0 Sunday. In Friday night's game the Lobos handed the No. 25 team in the country, the San Jose State Spartans, its first conference loss on a goal by forward Patrick Grange in the 84th minute.
For a team that shot itself in the foot so many times in a 37-35 loss to UNLV on Saturday, the Lobos still had a chance to win at the end of the game. It was UNM's ball with three minutes remaining and the Lobos were down by only the two points.
Home sweet home. The UNM men's basketball team won't be leaving the friendly desert of New Mexico for a while - at least not until January. With the exception of a meeting in Las Cruces to battle their intrastate rival NMSU in December, the Lobos won't leave the Land of Enchantment until their clash across the country with Wake Forest University 12 games into the season.
Even though UNM lost 37-35 to the UNLV Rebels on Saturday at University Stadium, the defense fulfilled its part of the bargain. The Rebels would still be winless in Mountain West Conference play if it weren't for the 17 points they scored off Lobo turnovers.
Senior Sarah Gonzales became the first UNM cross country woman to be named to the All-Mountain West Conference first team, racing to a seventh-place finish Saturday at the MWC Championships in Albuquerque. Gonzales finished the 6K race at the UNM North Golf Course in 22:03 and led the Lobo women to fifth place out of 14 teams and 66 runners.
by Audra Meiklejohn Daily Lobo The Mountain West Conference cross country championships were slated to begin Saturday in San Diego, but MWC officials announced Wednesday that the championship meet will be moved to UNM due to the ongoing fires in southern California.
After two straight Saturdays away from University Stadium, UNM welcomes the UNLV Rebels to Albuquerque for this weekend's game. The Lobos (5-3, 2-1) are streaking, having won four games in a row. Quarterback Casey Kelly's offense has been successful over the stretch, averaging 34 points per game.
Even though tennis is primarily a spring sport, this fall the UNM women's team is showing a promising season is in store. Sunday, for the first time ever, a Lobo women's doubles team swept the ITA Central Region Championships. And Monday the regional tennis committee invited UNM, and only three other teams, to compete at the Regional Playoffs in Salt Lake City this weekend.
The UNM volleyball team ended a streak Friday night at Johnson Arena - but it wasn't its 13-game losing streak. For the first time in UNM history, the Air Force Falcons defeated the Lobos in Albuquerque. The Falcons made quick work of the Lobos, beating them in three games 30-16, 30-28, 30-26.
Former Baylor men's basketball assistant Brian O'Neill announced his resignation from the UNM women's basketball program Friday, in light of the Baylor scandal that erupted after the death of former Lobo Patrick Dennehy. "It is with deep regret that I am resigning my position as assistant coach with UNM women's basketball," O'Neill said in a statement.
Kristine Sweat Freshman Soccer Sweat's overtime goal Friday night against the UNLV Rebels ended the team's six-game winless streak and secured UNM's first conference victory of the season. The goal, which came off a penalty kick, gives her the team lead with three for the season.
by Tony Niklinski Daily Lobo The UNM women's soccer team played its final two home games of the season this weekend, winning one over UNLV and tying San Diego State. With the victory and tie, the Lobos stand 2-8-4 overall, with a record of 1-3 in the Mountain West Conference.
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