March begins new expectations for basketball teams. For the UNM women's basketball team it also means one thing - trying to win the Mountain West Conference Tournament.
Chris Linson Jr. thought his boxing career was down for the count, but he recovered and is now punching his way to the top.
When Colorado State University and the UNM men's basketball team meet tonight in the Mountain West Conference Tournament, the Rams may hope that their lucky number is 12.
Lauren Beckman finished with 16 points and nine rebounds and reserve guard Erin Gibbons sparked a decisive second-half run as No. 13 University of Utah rallied to beat UNM 64-59 on Saturday.
Saturday's heart-breaking 66-61 loss to the University of Utah wasn't a farewell befitting the hardest working members of the UNM men's basketball team, but seniors Brian Smith and Wayland White were just glad they were there.
Sophomore guard Marlon Parmer of the UNM men's basketball team scored 18 points on five-of-10 shooting, and was six-of-eight from the free-throw line against Brigham Young University Thursday in a 72-67 UNM loss.
The UNM baseball team continued its inconsistent play in losing 8-3 to Brigham Young University Saturday to close the schools' three-game series.
Despite a career-high 24 points by sophomore point guard Marlon Parmer and a season-high-tying 18 points by senior forward Wayland White Saturday, the University of Utah handed the streaky UNM men's basketball team its third straight loss.
Droughts have plagued the UNM men's basketball team all season, but its 11-minute, second-half disappearing act Thursday night against Brigham Young University was both inopportune and insurmountable. BYU's seniors took advantage of the Lobo lull for a 72-67 win. The loss drops UNM to 6-7 in Mountain West Conference play and 17-10 overall, while BYU improves to 9-4 in the conference and 20-8 overall. The Lobos controlled most of the game, but the Cougars surged in the second half to mount a lead as big as seven points late in the game.
The UNM baseball team didn’t look like the defending Mountain West Conference champion when it opened its title defense with a disastrous 21-0 loss to Brigham Young University Thursday at the Albuquerque Sports Stadium.
It used to be that when UNM forward Wayland White had to leave the floor, it would leave a gap as wide as The Pit floor inside for the already smallish Lobo team.
The well-traveled UNM softball team plays outside the confines of Lobo Field again this weekend, hitting the road to compete in the California State University at Fullerton/Worth Tournament in Fullerton, Calif.
UNM student Leanne Vigil may stand only 5 feet tall and weighs 105 pounds, her efforts in the weight room are anything but diminutive.
The UNM ski team finished third overall at the NCAA West Regional Championships in Breckenridge, Colo., last weekend and will take 10 skiers to compete in the NCAA Championships next week in Middlebury, Vt.
The UNM men’s basketball team suffered a crushing blow to its NCAA Tournament hopes with a 81-61 road loss to the University of Wyoming Monday night The Lobos could not overcome a 15-point halftime deficit and the Cowboys’ lights-out shooting. UNM dropped to 6-6 in the Mountain West Conference and 17-9 overall, while Wyoming improves to 9-3 in conference play and 18-7 overall.
The eighth-ranked UNM men’s golf team captured its second tournament title of the season, shattering several school records en route to victory at the John Burns Intercollegiate in Honolulu, Hawaii, Friday.
The UNM track and field program achieved the goal set by its coaches — to improve — at the Mountain West Conference Indoor Championships, held Thursday through Sunday at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Seemingly left for dead just two weeks ago, the UNM men’s basketball team defeated Colorado State University 54-51 Saturday for its fourth straight win. With the victory, UNM is still in contention for the Mountain West Conference regular-season title.
Fans of the UNM women’s basketball team got to say goodbye to one of the most successful senior classes to play for the program Saturday night at The Pit.
On a night filled with emotion, the UNM women’s basketball team defeated the University of Wyoming 65-54 Saturday night in The Pit in the last regular-season home game for UNM seniors Nikki Heckroth, Miranda Sanchez and Jennifer Williams.
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