The UNM women's basketball team had a whirlwind ending to its season last year, making the Women's National Invitational Tournament championship game. With that momentum and confidence still in hand, the Lobos look to take a step further this season.
A new year brings new expectations. Our basketball team is loaded with talent and fresh faces: two freshmen - Chad Bell and Jamaal Williams - and two junior college transfers - Moustapha Diagne and Cody Payne.
Floor burns might be senior guard Molly McKinnon's claim to fame on the UNM women's basketball team, but she has turned out to be much more than that.
Moore, a freshman, helped lead the Lobos to the second round of the WNIT. She shot 12-of-21 from the field for 30 points and dished out 15 assists.
The triangle offense was prevalent in The Pit on Sunday, with both UNM and Colorado University running the system as its main offensive set. But there was a major difference - one team ran it well, while the other team looked confused in the new system.
It was a fairy tale weekend for the UNM men's soccer team, which pulled off three upsets in the conference tournament to win the championship and clinch its first NCAA Tournament bid in school history.
The UNM women's basketball team showed signs of greatness and inexperience in Sunday's 78-63 loss to Colorado University in the second round of the Preseason Women's National Invitational Tournament in The Pit.
The UNM men's and women's cross-country teams had an impressive showing in the NCAA Mountain Regional Championships meet Saturday in Provo, Utah, with a pair of sophomores leading the way.
The UNM football team scored 13 unanswered second-half points to earn a 27-17 come from behind victory over the University of Nevada at Las Vegas to keep its bowl game hopes alive.
The UNM men's and women's cross-country teams had an impressive showing in the NCAA Mountain Regional Championships meet Saturday in Provo, Utah, with a pair of sophomores leading the way.
The UNM volleyball team ended its regular season schedule by splitting a pair of road games against Mountain West Conference foes.
The UNM men's basketball team ended its exhibition season on a sour note Thursday night dropping an 87-81 decision to the EA Sports Southwest All-Stars in front of a crowd of 15,350 in The Pit.
The UNM women's basketball team starts the season where it left off last year - in the Women's National Invitational Tournament. However, this year is the preseason version and the Lobos will display a new offensive system tonight when they face the University of the Pacific in the first round at 7 p.m. in The Pit.
Followers of UNM football might remember the University of Nevada at Las Vegas' win over the Lobos last year, which crushed the team's postseason hopes.
The UNM women's soccer team's bid for a Mountain West Conference Tournament title ended abruptly in a 2-1 loss to the Air Force Academy in the conference quarterfinals Wednesday at Las Vegas, Nev.
The UNM women's soccer team lost its final regular season game to Northern Arizona State University 4-1 on the road Sunday.
It was a mission accomplished for the UNM women's basketball team, which earned a dominating 85-44 victory against the Denmark Select Saturday at The Pit.
The UNM volleyball team won its first road game of the season and ended a seven-game losing streak Saturday, defeating the Air Force Academy 3-2 in a hard-fought five game match.
Sophomore quarterback Casey Kelly threw two touchdown passes and UNM held the nation's leading rusher to 93 yards in a 20-15 victory over San Diego State University Saturday night at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego.
The UNM men's soccer team ended its home schedule in disappointing fashion because of a second half collapse, losing 4-1 to the University of Nevada at Las Vegas Sunday at the UNM Soccer Complex.
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