by Phil Parker Daily Lobo UNM welcomes BYU to Albuquerque this weekend for the first conference game of the season. The Lobos are looking to bounce back from a tough loss to Texas Tech a week ago. Senior linebacker Billy Strother said the early season match-up is important for both teams.
It has taken Jacquelyne Gallegos a full year to recover from a severe car crash last September. This weekend she will compete in the Lobo Invitational, the team's first cross country meet of the year. Gallegos, who is from Pojoaque, N.M., started her running career when she was in fifth grade.
BYU has been one of UNM's greatest football rivals since 1951. To date the Cougars have a commanding 38-13-1 lead in the series history, but the Lobos finally put an end to the Cougars reign last season in Provo, Utah. It was the first time in 31 years the Lobos beat BYU on its home turf.
by Tom Sena Daily Lobo When UNM finished construction on University Stadium two years ago, a new section of seats was added to the north end zone and a new tradition in UNM football was born. A group of fans calling themselves the Red Menace saw the addition to the stadium as an opportunity to create some enthusiasm for Lobo football.
The 48th edition of the William H. Tucker Invitational presents the UNM men's golf team with an opportunity not often seen in the collegiate game - a three-peat. The Lobos will get their big chance on home soil, at the UNM Championship Course. "It would be awesome," head coach Glen Millican said.
Staff Report UNM linebacker Fola Fashola will undergo knee surgery tomorrow after tearing an anterior cruciate ligament this week in practice. The 5-foot-11 senior transfer from Kilgore Junior College came to UNM last fall. He played at right outside linebacker and safety positions, posting 50 tackles last season - nine of them for loss of yards.
by Phil Parker Daily Lobo LUBBOCK, Texas - Despite putting up big numbers in the second half on Saturday, the Lobos couldn't dig themselves out of a 21-point hole and fell to Texas Tech 42-28. The game's first half featured a series of low-lights for UNM that brought back memories of last year's 49-0 blowout loss the Lobos suffered against the Red Raiders.
Staff Report The UNM women's soccer team traveled to Irvine, Calif., this weekend for the Nike Classic Tournament, but returned winless. The Lobos tied with UC-Irvine 0-0 in double overtime Friday night and fell to Cal State-Fulleron Sunday afternoon 2-0.
For the second year in a row, UNM came out on top in the Comcast Lobo Invitational. The Lobos defeated Youngstown State University, Alcorn State University and the University of Delaware this weekend at Johnson Arena. UNM followed a pattern in all three matches: jumping out to a strong start, and then allowing the opponent to get a foot in the door and catch up.
This week's New Mexico Daily Lobo Athletes of the Week are sophomore Chelsea Sondrup of the volleyball team and sophomore Lance Watson of the men's soccer team. Sondrup was named MVP of the Comcast Lobo Invitational and helped lead the Lobos to an undefeated, first place finish at the tournament.
by Derek Davis Daily Lobo The UNM men's soccer team played to a 2-2 draw against the University of Cincinnati Sunday afternoon to conclude the TLC Plumbing and Utility Invitational at the UNM Soccer Complex. The game took almost four hours to complete due to a mix of lightning delays and an overtime session.
by Phil Parker Daily Lobo Coming off a dominant effort against Texas State-San Marcos last weekend, the Lobos will try to improve their record to 2-0 on Saturday when they travel to Lubbock, Texas to square off against the Red Raiders. Last year UNM was crushed 49-0 by Texas Tech in front of Albuquerque fans and a national television audience.
The UNM volleyball team looks to defend its championship title at the Comcast Lobo Invitational this weekend at Johnson Arena. After last weekend's disappointing outcome at Fresno State, the Lobos plummeted to the bottom of the Mountain West Conference rankings, with a record of 0-3.
by Derek Davis Daily Lobo The Lobo men's soccer team opens their home schedule this weekend at the TLC Plumbing and Utility Invitational. The Lobo's will play Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis tonight at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday against Cincinnati at 1 p.
Staff Report Katie Hnida had been waiting eight months to redeem herself for a missed extra point against UCLA in the Sega Sports Las Vegas Bowl on Christmas day. Her chance came with 5:05 remaining in the Lobo blowout of Texas State-San Marcos Saturday night.
by Phil Parker Daily Lobo It was a game of New Mexico highlights when the Lobos met the Texas State-San Marcos Bobcats Saturday night. They began with a stellar interception by safety Sidney Wiley and ended with kicker Katie Hnida making history as the first woman to score in a Division I-A game.
True UNM fans were not surprised - however the Lobo backfield shocked Texas State-San Marcos and almost everyone else, Saturday. Although the Lobos were picked second in the Mountain West Conference in Sporting News, the UNM backfield ranked sixth out of the eight teams.
Men's Soccer The men's soccer team started its 2003 season Friday with a hard- fought 1-0 victory over the Wisconsin Badgers. Lance Watson scored UNM's first goal of the season during the second half of play, finding the back of the net in the 72nd minute.
Shortly after Jackie Booth started coaching the UNM women's golf team, she approached local car dealer and philanthropist Don Chalmers about becoming a booster. "I told him, 'I want you to go home and think about what you can do for women,'" Booth said.
by Guy Greene and Audra Meiklejohn Daily Lobo Compiled of pure homegrown talent, cross country head coach Matt Henry has assembled a skilled running team of women and men. With only 11 days remaining before its opening meet, the cross country team is more fit and focused than ever before.
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