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Lobos hit the road in Las Vegas with bus tour

Elizabeth Bolke | March 2

The University of New Mexico men’s and women’s basketball teams will soon be on their way to the Mountain West Conference Tournament in Las Vegas this year. Lobo fans who are looking for options to make the trip have access to the Lobos in Las Vegas bus tour presented by Amazing Tours. The trip will take place March 11-14 and includes round-trip transportation with a three-night stay at Excalibur Hotel and Casino.

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Men’s Basketball: Nevada pokes a hole in Lobos bubble

Wyatt S. Padilla | February 26

Wolfpack Head Coach Steve Alford continued to bring more heartbreak to Lobos fans as his University of Nevada, Reno team put a massive hole in the University of New Mexico men's basketball team's bubble and their hopes of making the NCAA Tournament with a win over the Lobos, 67-60. During the Tuesday, Feb. 24 game, Lobo guard Jake Hall led the Lobos with 17 points and broke the Mountain West Freshman record for most points scored in conference play, with 291; the previous record was 278, set by Brandon McCoy of UNLV in 2017-18.

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Baseball: Lobos keeps Northern Colorado Bears in hibernation

Elizabeth Bolke and Marley Herndon | February 26

The University of New Mexico baseball team kept the good times rolling as it swept the University of Northern Colorado Bears and moved to 8-0, the team's best start since the 1973 season. On Friday, Feb. 20, it appeared that the Lobos simply picked up where they left off the previous week against the Fordham Rams. The Lobos dominated game one of the series against the Bears with a 16-5 victory that was called after 7 innings, as per the NCAA’s run rule. That was a productive day all around for the Lobo batters who had 11 walks to just 3 strikeouts to complement the 7 extra-base hits that included 4 home runs in that ball game.

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Goatheads partner with Colorado Avalanche

Elliott Wood | February 23

The New Mexico Goatheads are keeping it close to home in their search for a major league hockey affiliate, as they announced on Saturday, Feb. 21, that they are partnering with the Colorado Avalanche to light a path for their future players to ascend the hockey ranks. Goatheads General Manager Jared Johnson told the large crowd at The BLOCK, an outdoor food hall in Rio Rancho, that the Avalanche had been the ones to reach out to the Goatheads about a potential partnership. “We had lunch right here across the street at Turtle Mountain (Brewing Company) that day, and for that first in-person chat, I knew we shared the same vision: grow the game in New Mexico and build something that lasts,” Johnson said.

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Men’s Basketball: Lobos mount comeback, hang on against Bulldogs

Jaden McKelvey-Francis | February 23

Despite digging themselves into a 22-point hole, the Lobo men’s basketball team managed to claw its way back bucket-by-bucket to come away with a win against the California State University, Fresno Bulldogs, 80-78, keeping their NCAA tournament hopes alive. The University of New Mexico completed its largest comeback in program history during the Saturday, Feb. 21, game in Fresno, Calif. To ice the game for the Lobos, guard Jake Hall hit a midrange stepback jumpshot late, a shot nearly identical to his game-winner against Grand Canyon University the previous week.

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Women's Basketball: Lobos sweep series against Falcons

Wyatt S. Padilla | February 23

Senior night in The Pit is always a special occasion for players, coaches and fans, but it was so much sweeter for the Lobos when they put 20 points between them and a conference foe at the same time. On Saturday, Feb. 21, the University of New Mexico Women’s basketball team, led by guards Destinee Hooks and Nayli Padilla, beat down the Air Force Academy Falcons, winning 73-53. Before the opening tip of the game, the Lobos celebrated three seniors, guard Alyssa Hargrove, forward-center Clarissa Craig and manager Kaylyn Henry who has been with the program for four years. Hargove and Craig joined the program two years ago when the Lobos had a massive roster turnover that saw them lose nine of thirteen players to the transfer portal.

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Lobo baseball sweeps Fordham Rams in season opener

Elizabeth Bolke and Marley Herndon | February 21

Like the weather at the Santa Ana Star Field during the game, The University of New Mexico baseball team opened its first week of the new season with a turbulent but eventual sweep of the Fordham University Rams. Held on Friday, Feb. 13, game one of the series was a back and forth affair that started very promisingly for UNM, as Lobo pitcher Cristian Mogen began his season by striking out Fordham designated hitter Ernie Little and went on to retire his first six batters. Meanwhile, on the other side of the ball, Lobo designated hitter Aidan Kuni grounded into a fielder’s choice and drove in the first run of the season to give them an early lead.

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Men’s Basketball: Lobos ground Falcons in blowout win

Wyatt S. Padilla | February 21

With an NCAA tournament berth on the line in the closing final stretch of Mountain West play, the Lobos, who are on the bubble of getting an at-large bid into the tournament, were able to avoid a stain on their resume on Tuesday, Feb. 17, as the University of New Mexico put up a dominant performance against the Air Force Falcons, winning 98-61. The win completed the season sweep against the Falcons and gave the Lobos their 20th win of the season, which allowed Lobo Head Coach Eric Olen to join Norm Ellenberg, Dave Bliss, Steve Alford and Craig Neal as the fifth Lobo head coach to win 20 games in their first season with the program. “It is important in situations like this to play good basketball throughout the game. I thought we did that tonight for the most part,” Olen said.

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Tajavis Miller: born to be an athlete

Rodney Prunty | February 16

Tajavis Miller comes from a family of athletes; his mother played softball at the University of Iowa and his father played football at Iowa Wesleyan University. Miller grew up in different places. He was born in Georgia and lived there until he was six, when he moved to North Dakota, then Iowa, then California and finally to Texas when he was a sophomore and finished high school there. Miller moved around a lot due to his mother coaching softball for different schools including North Dakota State University, Iowa State University, Loyola Marymount University and Texas Tech University. His mother currently coaches at East Texas A&M University.

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Women’s Basketball: Rams show no love to the Lobos on Valentine’s Day

Alex Joe | February 16

For the Lobos women’s basketball team, it turned out to be anything but flowers and chocolates on Saturday, Feb. 14, as Colorado State University pulverized the University of New Mexico 66-46 following a huge third quarter. After an early 4-2 deficit, the Lobos would respond with an 8-0 run in the first quarter. However, Colorado State would finish strong, going on an 11-0 run to close out the opening period and take a 19-12 lead. The Rams led by as much as 11 points in the second quarter, but the Lobos found some momentum late to take to the locker room as they went on an 8-2 run to close out the half only trailing 31-27.

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Destinee Hooks: Lobo and leader

Rodney Prunty | February 16

Since joining the team in 2024, Lobo guard Destinee Hooks has been an impactful starter for the University of New Mexico. Hooks grew up in Indiana in a predominantly white neighborhood with two older brothers. Hooks was very active as a child, wanting to do everything her older brothers did, and because of that she was able to find her passion for the game of basketball. “My family has always inspired me since I was little, my mom has the best work ethic that I’ve seen, she wakes up early, goes to work, comes back home and does everything she needs to do at home, takes care of us, and supports us and it’s really inspiring,” Hooks said. “My brothers also have a crazy work ethic as well, so if I can get (an) opportunity to make it to the league in a couple of years and retire my family that would be a big blessing.”

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Sprinter and student Kahari Wilbon perseveres toward goals

Shin Thant Hlaing | February 16

Coming off back-to-back personal bests for 400 meters and entering seventh place on the University of New Mexico’s all time indoor track list, Kahari Wilbon has had a running start to the year. As a sophomore pursuing a Bachelor of Business Administration with a concentration in marketing, his studies and athletic endeavors cross-pollinate, allowing him to achieve successes in both, Wilbon said. “The principles that come within marketing are perseverance, being able to do more than one thing and keep yourself oriented while multi-tasking and making sure you have a strategic and proven plan to make sure you are the most successful you can be,” Wilbon said.

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Women’s Hockey: Lobos close out first season with a sweep weekend

Elizabeth Bolke | February 15

The Lobo women’s ice hockey team finished out their first season with a doubleheader win against the Los Alamos Atomics. UNM left Los Alamos frozen on the ice with a score of 5-1 on Saturday. The next night, Sunday, UNM put up 3 points against Los Alamos’ 1 point. After Sunday night's game ended, the announcer closed out the game with a thank-you to the fans and supporters, along with congratulations to the first of many female athletes who will carve up the ice on the UNM women’s ice hockey team.

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Women’s Basketball: Spartan spears narrowly avoid the Lobo’s hearts

Marley Herndon | February 14

The Lobos women’s basketball team came back to The Pit looking to get back in the win column after their dismantling at the hands of Boise State over the weekend. The University of New Mexico did just that with a 66-61 win over the San Jose State University Spartans on Wednesday, Feb. 11. This game had all the makings of a trap game as San Jose State entered this one with just three wins on the season and kept it close with the Lobos from start to finish, but the Lobos held on and won a close one.

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Women’s Basketball: Broncos rattle Lobos in Boise

Rodney Prunty | February 9

The Lobos women’s basketball team took a trip up to Boise, Idaho, for a much anticipated matchup against the Boise State University Broncos. Coming into the game on Saturday, Feb. 7, both teams were riding high as they sparked up winning streaks with the Lobos’ four straight games and the Broncos’ eight. Adding to the game’s suspense, the last time these two teams met up, the University of New Mexico handled business at The Pit, defeating Boise State 70-63 in December 2025. In a game that had the making of a heavy weight bout between two Mountain West foes, it resembled more of a one-sided affair as the Broncos knocked down the Lobos 63-35.

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Mens Basketball: Lobos drop second straight in tight battle with Broncos

Alex Joe | February 9

The Lobos men’s basketball team aimed to get back on track after a blowout loss to Utah State University as they hosted the Boise State University Broncos in The Pit. But in the end, their defense was not up to task again as the University of New Mexico lost 91-90 at home for their second straight defeat on Saturday, Feb. 7. Lobos Head Coach Eric Olen was disappointed in the loss but proud of his team’s effort, he said.

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Lobo men’s basketball gets handed first home loss of the season by Utah State

Marley Herndon | February 8

The University of New Mexico Lobos men’s basketball team started February with a loss, returning to The Pit for a showdown with the Utah State University Aggies as the two teams were tied for second in the Mountain West Conference. The Lobos came in on a four game winning streak, and the Aggies came in on a three game winning streak of their own. One team had to give in, which meant an 86-66 point loss for the Lobos, as Utah State handed UNM its first loss at The Pit this season.

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Lobo women's basketball lassos Cowgirls, running past Wyoming

Wyatt S. Padilla | February 8

Sitting at about 7,220 feet above sea level, the University of Wyoming is one of the toughest places in the country to play, with the highest altitude gym in Division I. The Lobos all- time are 15-27 in Laramie, and are 4-4 under Head Coach Mike Bradbury when visiting Wyoming. But on Wednesday, Feb. 4, the Lobo Women’s basketball team threw those stats aside and put Wyoming to the test, surging past the Cowgirls in the second quarter to take control of the game, and winning 58-51.

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Lobo women’s tennis sweeps WNMU and CSU Pueblo

Michael Padilla | February 4

The University of New Mexico Women’s tennis team started 2026 with a bang, sweeping both Western New Mexico University and Colorado State University Pueblo 7-0. The Lobos started their day against WNMU and came out of the gate swinging with a whopping 6-0 wins in first and second-seed doubles, and a score of 6-1 in third-seed doubles. More than just doubles power, the Lobos handily picked up all six singles wins against WNMU, dropping only 10 sets out of 82 played overall.

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Lobo mens basketball avoids trap game, downing San José State

Wyatt S. Padilla | February 2

Jan. 14, 2025, will remain one of the toughest pills to swallow from last year’s Lobo men’s basketball season, which resulted in a Mountain West Regular Season title and Second Round appearance in the NCAA Tournament. That Tuesday in January San Jose almost derailed the Lobos season as the 9-10 San José State University Spartans took down the Lobos. On Saturday, Jan. 31, Lobo fans were able to belt out a sigh of relief as guard Jake Hall led the Lobos to a 10-point victory over the Spartans while scoring a career-high 27 points, with a 90-80 victory.