The UNM Ice Wolves are on the road this weekend, traveling to Boulder, Colo., to face the University of Colorado Buffaloes. It should prove to be a difficult undertaking. After dropping the first game to CU in a home series in their first meeting, the Lobos came back the next night to tie 3-3 in a battle that was one of UNM's strongest showings of the year.
The UNM men's basketball team played perhaps its most well-rounded game of the season in defeating Colorado State University, 82-72, Monday night. The Lobos had three players score in double figures. Freshman guard Mark Walters led the way scoring 19 points on 8-15 shooting from the field.
Staff Report The Lobos ended a two-game losing streak, beating the Air Force Academy Falcons, 71-40, at Clune Arena in Colorado Springs, Saturday. Currently sitting in fifth place in the Mountain West Conference, UNM balanced out its conference record at 4-4, and is now, thanks to a BYU loss, in the running for second place.
University of Wyoming senior guard Donta Richardson’s career-high 39 points propelled the Cowboy’s to a 103-91 victory over the Lobos at The Pit, Saturday night. Richardson buried UNM, hitting seven-of-10 3-pointers and making key shots when UW needed them while going toe-to-toe with Ruben Douglas, who poured on a career-high 43 points.
The UNM men’s tennis team fought to the bitter end before falling to Texas Tech University 4-3, Sunday, at the Lobo Tennis Club. With the score tied 3-3, the final match between Lobo newcomer Henry Gers and John Walker would decide the fate of both teams.
UNM looks to avenge its overtime loss to the University of Wyoming from one month ago this weekend. Remember back to Jan. 13. The Lobo men's basketball team had dropped six of eight games. The team was on the verge of a catastrophic meltdown after being humiliated on national television by head coach Ritchie McKay's former team, Colorado State University.
After a lengthy trip away from home, the 63rd-ranked UNM men's tennis team returns to the Lobo Tennis Club this weekend to face 58th-ranked Texas Tech University and Illinois State University. The last time the Lobos were home, they were undefeated on the season while mercilessly pounding the University of Northern Arizona and San Francisco University, posting a perfect 2-0 record.
by Ruben Douglas Daily Lobo Prior to the Air Force game, we have been struggling in conference play. The benefit of having a young team is that victories and good play breeds confidence. Confidence is an essential component to success. Our record is sub-par, but if we had that confidence, our record would be 12-8 rather than 8-12.
Staff Report University of New Mexico athletes are getting smarter -- or at least their cumulative grade-point average is getting better. For the first time, Lobo athletes combined for a GPA of more than 3.0, with a 3.03 in the fall 2002 semester. This marks the highest GPA since the University began tracking student-athletes in the fall of 1988.
by Arthur Simoni Daily Lobo Sophomore Michelle Heidbrink is a busy woman. A student-athlete in every sense, Heidbrink is the No. 3 singles tennis player on the UNM women's team and a senator for ASUNM. The Manhattan Beach, Calif., native, who is pursuing a double major in political science and philosophy, said she first picked up a tennis racket at the age of eight.
Staff Report The Lobos suffered a heartbreaking loss Saturday, falling in overtime to Mountain West leader Utah University 64-61, in Salt Lake City. After overcoming a 10-point deficit at the half, the Lobos (13-7, 3-4 MWC) held the advantage for most of the second period, but ultimately lost due to clutch 3-point shooting by the Utes.
It was a bitterly cold day on Sunday afternoon, but the UNM baseball team's bats were blazing hot while defeating New Mexico Highlands 28-3. The Lobos scored at will and provided no mercy for their instate rivals from Las Vegas, N.M. UNM scored early and often while demolishing the Cowboy's pitching staff.
Saturday night, outside The Pit, a blistering snowstorm ripped through the Land of Enchantment. Inside, Ruben Douglas and the hot-shooting Lobos blistered through the Air Force Academy to a 73-59 victory. In the battle to stay out of the Mountain West cellar, the Lobos (8-12, 2-5 MWC) jumped on Air Force early and often en route to a 17-point halftime lead.
Freshman forward David Chiotti of the men's basketball team and freshman Kathrin Spendier of the Alpine ski team are this week's New Mexico Daily Lobo Athletes of the Week. Chiotti played a vital role in the Lobos win over Air Force Saturday, leading the game in rebounds, with seven.
After dropping the first game 9-6 to the Arizona State University Sun Devils on Friday, the UNM Ice Wolves wanted Saturday's game to bring redemption -- something they could not make happen. Getting out to a one-goal lead early in the first period, the Sun Devils forced the Ice Wolves into an unfamiliar rhythm.
After dropping two out of three games to Texas Tech University last weekend, the UNM baseball team prepares to kick off its home schedule Saturday at Lobo Field. The Lobos are coming off a disappointing year that saw them get off to a quick start but ultimately stumble and fall in 2002 with a 22-35 overall record.
Staff Report UNM head football coach Rocky Long announced Wednesday the signing of 25 athletes to the 2003 team -- 21 of whom will be freshmen this fall. The remaining four transfer students are sophomore cornerback Herb Cash from Carson, Calif., junior defensive end Bryan Easterly of Ventura, Calif.
Staff Report The Lobo women's basketball team has fallen to a record of 13-6, losing to the BYU Cougars last night in Provo, Utah. The Lobos jumped out to a 10-point lead early in the first half. UNM settled into a comfortable rhythm right away, making eight of their first 14 shots.
College basketball is a 40-minute game. Playing only 30 minutes, on average, constitutes a loss, especially during the conference schedule. This scenario has been the storyline for this season's New Mexico men's basketball squad. While staying competitive in all of their six conference games, the Lobos have not gotten over the hump, winning just one.
One of the best and most consistent athletic teams this year at UNM has gone largely unnoticed -- the ski team. With the men's basketball program having possibly its worst season in 20 years, perhaps more attention should be focused on a ski team that has consistently gone out and competed in every tournament it has entered.
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