The University of New Mexico volleyball team continued its winning ways with a 3-0 victory over the Air Force Academy on Saturday. "We were really streaky tonight," Head coach Kelly Sliva said. "But we held it together and I think it's huge for us to sweep these guys at home in three.
Staff Report The University of New Mexico women's golf team pulled off its second consecutive Comcast Dick McGuire Invitational victory on Saturday at the UNM Championship Golf Course. The Lobos led wire to wire posting a final round 302 to hold off a charging University of Washington and Pepperdine University who tied for second place.
Staff Report The UNM men's soccer team lost its first match of the season while the women's team finished with a split on its trip to Alabama. The Lobo women fell 2-0 to 15th ranked Auburn University Friday but managed to rebound Sunday, shutting out Troy State University 9-0.
Senior volleyball player Vanessa Shields and sophomore cross-country runner Cameron Clarke are this week's New Mexico Daily Lobo Athletes of the Week. Shields had 26 kills, two assists, eight service aces, eight digs and five blocks in the two victories against New Mexico State University and the Air Force Academy this past week.
UNM's football team had the national television spotlight all to itself for the first time in 18 years Friday night- and proved it's not quite ready for prime time. Texas Tech University Heisman-candidate quarterback Kliff Kingsbury picked apart the UNM defense, throwing for 407 yards and six touchdowns in the Red Raiders 49-0 defeat of the Lobos.
Staff report UNM's volleyball team entered last weekend as no-names, but enters this weekend having earned the name Cardiac Kids. In matches against Southern Methodist University and New Mexico State University and Temple University, the cagey Lobos came from behind to win in dramatic fashion.
Staff report The UNM men's soccer team goes back on the road this weekend hoping to keep its unbeaten streak intact. The Lobos face a pair of Big West Conference schools - California State University at Fullerton and the University of California at Irvine.
by Michael Beniash Daily Lobo The University of New Mexico's women's golf team swings into their 2002-03 season this weekend, as they host the 24th annual Comcast/Dick McGuire Invitational at the UNM Championship Golf Course. The Lobos will attempt to defend their team title, which they won at last year's tournament.
The University of New Mexico football team returns to national television for the first time in 18 years tonight when they take on the Texas Tech Red Raiders at University Stdaium. The Lobos (2-3, 0-1 MWC) are coming off a loss to New Mexico State University 24-13 last Saturday.
Staff Report The UNM women's soccer team's Erchen Theys picked up another award Tuesday to go with the honor she received over the weekend. Theys, a junior midfielder, was named the Mountain West Conference Player of the Week Tuesday. That award comes after Theys took the Offensive MVP award at the University of Evansville's ProRehab Aces Classic in Evansville, Ind.
It seems UNM's football players and coaches would like to put the disappointment of last week's loss to New Mexico State University behind them and move on to the next game - Friday's nationally televised game against Texas Tech University. But many fans and members of the media won't let them.
The UNM volleyball team put on a display of guts and determination in a thrilling comeback victory over New Mexico State University at Johnson Gym Wednesday night. Trailing 10-1 in the fifth and deciding game, the Lobos used an array of shots to overcome the seemingly insurmountable lead.
A mere two weeks after the UNM Lobo Invitational Meet, the men's and women's Lobo cross country teams will head for Palo Alto, Calif., for the 29th Stanford Cross Country Invitational. The meet, which takes place Sept. 28, will be UNM's first out-of-state meet of the season.
by Michael Beniash Daily Lobo The UNM men's soccer team remained undefeated this weekend to extend its unbeaten streak to eight -- the best start ever for the program. The Lobos (8-0-0) defeated Georgia State University and Southwest Missouri State University during the Lobo Invitational at the UNM Soccer Complex.
On Saturday, the University of New Mexico football team was humbled by its 24-13 loss to in-state rival New Mexico State University in Las Cruces. The Lobos looked confused and out of rhythm for most of the game as the Aggies dominated time of possession and the flow of the game.
The UNM volleyball team got the most out of home-court advantage, winning this weekend's Comcast Lobo Invitational tournament. The Lobos (4-8) rallied to beat Southern Methodist University Friday night and Temple University Saturday afternoon and dominated Auburn University Saturday night to get the trifecta.
Staff report The UNM women's soccer team swept two games over the University of Evansville and Oakland (Mich.) University to place second in the ProRehab Aces Soccer Classic in Evansville, Ind., this weekend. The Lobos placed behind tournament winners the University of Kansas (7-1-1) based on goal differential.
Erchen Theys of the women's soccer team and Junro Narita of the men's soccer team are this week's New Mexico Daily Lobo athletes of the week. Theys, junior midfielder, led the women to a a second place finish in the ProRehab Aces Soccer Classic in Evansville, Ind.
Tomorrow the Lobos travel to Las Cruces to take on in-state rival New Mexico State University for the 93rd time. People are wondering if UNM will be as dominating as it was in last year's match up when the Lobos kicked the stuffing out of a depleted NMSU squad 53-0. It was the first shutout for UNM since 1984 and the second best beating of the Aggies, surpassed only by a 61-0 Lobo slaughter in 1948.
In his fourth year at New Mexico State University, Alex Davis has seen it all when it comes to New Mexico State-New Mexico games. The junior tight end and graduate of Las Cruces High School knows the importance placed on the game. With the Aggies off to a 0-2 start in a season that most thought would be a breakout year, Saturday's game is that much more important.
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