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New Mexico United remains undefeated after four games

Kyle Land | March 25

After their first four games as a franchise, New Mexico United remain undefeated.  Saturday’s 2-2 draw against Orange County sees Albuquerque’s brand new soccer team rise to sixth place in the Group B standings of the United Soccer League (USL). The top eight from each of the two groups will advance to the playoffs at the end of the season. The teams of the seventh and eight place will do a play-in game at the beginning. The team picked up their first win of the season last Wednesday with a 2-1 win against the Tulsa Roughnecks at Isotopes Park. United scored two goals within the first 20 minutes, one coming from the Albuquerque-native Devon Sandoval. 

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Baseball: Lobos finally break through for big win in final game of SDSU series

Robert Maler | March 25

Sunday afternoon seemed to be going the same way the first two games of the series did between the University of New Mexico baseball team and San Diego State. The Lobos (12-11, 4-5 MW) seemed to have momentum going against them and the Aztecs took advantage for the most part and enjoyed an early lead again. Drew Gillespie got the start on the hill for UNM and sat down seven of the first nine men he faced. But San Diego State pounded out four hits including back-to-back for extra bases and opened up a 3-0 lead over New Mexico heading into the home half of the fourth.

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Baseball: Lobos get rocked 19-3; losing streak hits five

Robert Maler | March 24

The University of New Mexico baseball team saw its season-high losing streak extended to five as the San Diego State Aztecs imposed its will in a 19-3 blowout over the Lobos. New Mexico fell to 3-5 in Mountain West Conference play and 11-11 overall as the Aztecs raced out to an early advantage and never took their foot off the gas pedal.

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Baseball: Tough calls contribute to 4-2 Lobo loss against San Diego State

Robert Maler | March 24

The Lobos found themselves on the wrong side of a couple of overturned calls Friday night as the University of New Mexico baseball team fell 4-2 to the San Diego State Aztecs at Santa Ana Star Field. New Mexico (11-10, 3-4 MW) appeared to be cruising with Justin Slaten dealing on the mound. The right-hander got the start and sat down the first nine Aztec batters — striking out four along the way. But the Lobos were not able to capitalize offensively and stranded three base runners through three innings, keeping the game a scoreless tie.

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Women's Basketball: Lobos open WNIT against Denver

Cameron Goeldner | March 20

The University of New Mexico Women's Basketball Team returns to Dreamstyle Arena — The Pit on Thursday night at 7 p.m. against the University of Denver Pioneers in their first round match up in the Women's National Invitational Tournament. 

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Baseball: Late comeback not enough as No. 25 Oklahoma sweeps Lobos

Matthew Narvaiz | March 20

The University of New Mexico baseball team trailed by a score of 8-0 before rallying for six runs late in the game, but it wasn’t enough as the Lobos were held scoreless in the bottom of the ninth and suffered defeat for the second straight day at the hands of No. 25 Oklahoma.  UNM (11-9, 3-3 Mountain West) was defeated 8-1 on Tuesday evening, in a lopsided affair which saw the Sooners put on a pitching clinic. The Sooners were able to go up 3-1 before exploding in the sixth inning for four runs.

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New Mexico United : Season opens with a draw against Fresno FC

Andrew Gunn | March 20

New Mexico United opened their heavily anticipated inaugural campaign on Friday in front of a sellout crowd at Isotopes Park, coming away with a 1-1 draw and their first ever point against Fresno FC. Sporting the black and yellow home kit with the Meow Wolf logo emblazoned across the chest, Devon Sandoval opened his scoring account in the 25th minute with the first goal in club history. United were to be denied a victory and the full three points, however, after Brazilian winger Jackson's header from just outside the six yard box found the net for the visitors just minutes into the second half.

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Baseball: Sooners crack Lobo defense, take opener 8-1

Robert Maler | March 20

The University of New Mexico baseball team was faced with some difficult situations throughout Tuesday night's game against Oklahoma at Santa Ana Star Field. Initially, the defense helped get the pitching staff out of those jams, but eventually the Sooners broke through and recorded plenty of runs to take the first of two matchups by a score of 8-1.

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Men's Basketball: Wolf Pack upset as Aztecs advance to meet Utah State in title game

March 16

For the second time in as many years, the University of Nevada Wolf Pack will enter the NCAA Tournament — but not as Mountain West Champions, after it was defeated by the San Diego State Aztecs in the semifinal round. Last year, the Wolf Pack got beaten soundly by San Diego State, losing 90-73 in a game that probably wasn't as close as the final score might indicate — as the Aztecs led by as many as 34.

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Men's Basketball: Lobos unable to advance; lose to No. 2 Utah State

Robert Maler | March 15

Utah State University men's basketball coach Craig Smith said it's something he speaks to his team about on a constant basis, but it's not what you may be thinking. "Next best action," Smith said. When things are not going right for the Aggies, he said his players are urged to think "NBA" and try to find a way to reverse the trend.

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Men's Basketball: Lobos overcome woeful first half to bounce Wyoming out of MW Tourney

Robert Maler | March 12

LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Lobo men's basketball played a first half that may have been the worst of the season before a sophomore transfer decided enough was enough and willed his team to victory to advance in the 2019 Mountain West Basketball Championship. Former UCONN product Vance Jackson was wide open for a corner 3 and called for the ball early in the second half. His teammate didn't see him though and instead the Lobos threw up a contested shot that was off the mark.

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Women's Basketball: Cold shooting dooms Lobos against San Diego State

Cameron Goeldner | March 12

LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Once again, it was shooting that doomed the New Mexico Lobos against San Diego State. In the Lobos first game of the Mountain West Tournament, they fell to the seventh-seeded Aztecs, 70-61 in overtime.  UNM only shot 10 percent from 3-point range, going 3-for-29 from deep, compared to 45 percent from beyond the arc for SDSU.  "I thought out of 29 shots from the three, I'm going to say 25 were horse shots," head coach Mike Bradbury said. You've got to make more than three of those. You just can't win like that." 

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New Mexico United Roster Breakdown

Andrew Gunn | March 8

With anticipation for the first match in New Mexico United’s brief history reaching a fever pitch, the club is set to announce several more player signings before the first whistle blows on March 9. However, the core of the group has coalesced over the last eight months, and the inaugural roster has largely been set. With an average age of 25, the club’s players fall just under the average age of 25.3 of players in the USL Championship as a whole, according to soccer statistics website Transfermarkt. 6 players have logged MLS minutes (David Estrada, Devon Sandoval, Sam Hamilton, Chris Wehan, Ethen Sampson, Justin Schmidt), while all but a few have prior USL experience.

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Women's Basketball: Jaisa Nunn leads Lobos over Wyoming

Cameron Goeldner | March 8

Jaisa Nunn wanted to show out one final time in front of the Pit crowd, and she did just that on her Senior Night.  "It was very emotional for me at first because it's Senior Night," Nunn said. "I knew I had to show out and I had to do if for the fans especially and I was glad that I got the results that I did. I played hard, and so did the team." Nunn finished with 26 points, 13 rebounds and two blocks to lead the Lobos to a 57-50 victory over the Wyoming Cowgirls that secured the two seed at next week's Mountain West Tournament in Las Vegas. UNM will play the winner of a matchup between San Diego State and Air Force. On the night, Nunn also became the seventh Lobo ever to record 1500 points. 

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Women's Basketball: Lobos fall to Boise State, MW Championship hopes dashed

Cameron Goeldner | March 7

The University of New Mexico Women's Basketball team will not be Mountain West regular season champions.  The Lobos suffered a 70-66 loss to the Boise State Broncos on Monday night at Taco Bell Arena in Boise, as the hosts secured their first ever outright conference championship.  UNM struggled offensively for the majority of the game, including turning the ball over 16 times before the half and 26 times in total, which lead to 28 points for the Broncos. Boise, who had 14 turnovers before the half, only turned the ball over four more times in the second half, from which the Lobos only generated 12 points.  “We were uncharacteristically loose with the ball, and Boise State took advantage of it," head coach Mike Bradbury told the Albuquerque Journal. "I think both teams were trying to do too much in the  first half, but (the Broncos) settled down a little quicker than we did.  We won every statistical category except turnovers and those were the difference.” 

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Men's Basketball: Lobos endure second-half surge to defeat Boise on Senior Night

Robert Maler | March 7

Senior night. Words that, when paired together, can elicit a wide array of emotions — from a feeling of nostalgia to a burning desire to put a punctuation mark on one's time at college. And University of New Mexico men's basketball senior guard Dane Kuiper was able to put a stamp on his final regular home game, sending he and fellow senior teammate Anthony Mathis off with a 73-72 victory over the visiting Boise State Broncos.

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Women's Basketball: Lobos to finish season against Wyoming

Cameron Goeldner | March 6

The University of New Mexico Women's Basketball Team (23-5, 13-4 MW) wraps up the season on Thursday at Dreamstyle Arena - The Pit against the Wyoming Cowgirls (20-6, 13-4 MW) at 7 p.m.. The game will feature Senior Night festivities honoring Jaisa Nunn, Nike McClure, Emily Lines and Erica Moore prior to the game. The game will be broadcast on the Mountain West Network hosted by Stadium and heard on the radio at 610 AM.  The two teams are tied for second place in the conference heading into the game, with the winner securing that second slot and the loser dropping to third heading into the Mountain West Tournament in Las Vegas. Both teams are guaranteed a first round bye, bypassing Sunday's contests. The team that secures the two seed will play the winner of the game between the seven and 10 seeded teams, while the three seed will take on the winner of the game between seeds six and 11. 

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Baseball: Lobos lose in longest nine innings in program history

Robert Maler | March 3

The University of New Mexico baseball team had rattled off six straight wins, including a couple of improbable come-from-behind ones against Arizona and San Jose State, but it came to an end on Sunday afternoon at Santa Ana Star Field. New Mexico ( 8-4, 2-1 MW) took the first two games in its conference home series, dispatching of San Jose State by a 14-2 count on Friday and stunning the Spartans thanks to a two-run throwing error in the bottom of the ninth to escape with a 7-6 victory on Saturday.

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Men's Basketball: Lobos post solid win, crushing Rams on the glass

Robert Maler | March 3

The University of New Mexico men's basketball team has known for a while that its only path to the NCAA Tournament is to win the Mountain West Championship later in the month. But that doesn't mean the final three regular season games aren't still important — and the Lobos treated Saturday's bout against Colorado State as such, winning 77-65 to improve to 6-10 in conference play and 12-16 overall. The win puts UNM in a tie with Boise State for 9th in the conference and keeps alive the possibility of climbing higher in the seeding prior to the Mountain West Tournament in Las Vegas.

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Baseball: Improbable come-from-behind extends Lobo winning streak

Robert Maler | March 3

Lobo baseball was down to its final out in the bottom of the ninth on Saturday. New Mexico trailed San Jose State by one run, but was threatening within runners on the corners. A base hit would have tied the game, but that's not what happened in the game's final at-bat. Tyler Kelly put the ball in play — a slow dribbler toward third base — and while it wasn't an easy put out, it looked as though Spartan third baseman Troy Viola would scoop it up and make the throw to first to end the game.