Mountain West Conference teams won four-of-five non-conference games on this, the final full weekend of non-conference play. Wyoming 34, The Citadel 30 Derek Armah rushed for a career high 181 yards and scored the winning touchdown with 6:12 left as the University of Wyoming snapped a school-record 12-game losing streak.
Freshman Lance Watson of the UNM men's soccer team and senior tennis player Rachel Hatley are this week's New Mexico Daily Lobo Athletes of the Week.
Staff Report Led by junior Sarah Gonzales, the University of New Mexico women's cross country team ran to an eighth place finish in a field of 16 teams at the 66th annual Cowboy Jamboree in Stillwater, Okla. Gonzales, now fully recovered from an early season illness, led the team for the second straight race.
What started out as a soccer match ended more like a showdown at the OK Corral when UNM finally scored in double overtime for a 1-0 victory on Sunday Afternoon. Coming off two losses on the road, the Lobos returned to the UNM Soccer Complex determined to keep their undefeated home record in tact.
Staff Report The UNM volleyball team is on a five-match winning streak, but it will have its hands full when it visits the Utah Utes on Friday. Utah was recently ranked 20th in the AVCA poll but is coming off a tough five-game loss to San Diego State University.
Coming off a disappointing season-opening road trip, the UNM Ice Wolves (0-2) return to home ice this weekend looking to avenge last week's losses to Northern Arizona University. The Ice Jacks handed UNM a pair of losses last weekend in Flagstaff, Ariz.
University of New Mexico athletics is more than just football and basketball. UNM, with an enrollment over 20,000 is home to a number of athletic programs that offer something for everyone. But if winning is what you are in the mood for, Lobos men's and women's soccer is the ticket for you.
by Michael Beniash Daily Lobo High elevation and the rolling landscape of the Land of Echantment are proving to play a pivotal role for the University of New Mexico men's cross country squad. Ten of 11 runners on the Lobos team are native New Mexicans, with lone out-of-state runner Leighton Katsuda, heralding from Wailuku, Hawaii.
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.
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