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Career Issue: Lobo alum went from pro football to mentoring youth

Sherri Barth | February 4

“Football kinda chose me.” That is what UNM alum and former New Mexico football running back DonTrell Moore said, stating his favorite sport wasn’t football, but basketball and then soccer. Moore said it was his mother who encouraged him to play football. A native of Roswell, New Mexico, Moore was able to efficiently balance playing a sport and achieving in the classroom. According to golobos.com, he had over 6,000 rushing yards during his high school years, all while maintaining a 4.0 grade point average. Moore played for the Lobos from 2002 to 2005 and was named Mountain West Conference Freshman of the Year — the first Lobo rookie ever voted first team all-conference, according to the team’s website.

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Men's Basketball: Logwood comes up big late in game to hold off San José State

Robert Maler | February 4

The University of New Mexico men's basketball team got all it could handle on the road at San José State, but held on to escape with a victory. San José State (3-19, 0-11 MW) experienced turnover woes early and often, committing nine of them in the first eight minutes of the game. The shaky start was a recipe for digging a double-digit deficit as the Spartan fell behind 21-8 by the midway point of the first half. The Lobos probably didn't cash in as many of the mistakes into points as they would've like, but things seemed to be trending in the right direction for an easy victory.

Cherise Beynon sets up a pass during the UNM Woman's Basketball game against San Jose State on Feb. 3, 2018.  UNM took the victory in a landslide win 92-62.

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Women’s Basketball: Lobos defeat San José State at the Pit

Matthew Narvaiz | February 4

A stout defensive effort in the second quarter and beyond, and a 30-point double-double performance from junior post Jaisa Nunn helped the University of New Mexico women’s basketball team defeat the visiting San José State Spartans, 92-62, on Saturday afternoon at Dreamstyle Arena in front of an announced 5,403 fans. The win marked the Lobos’ second straight after they defeated Utah State on Wednesday, 80-47, at home in a game that also saw them put on a defensive performance for the ages, when they allowed the Aggies to score just four points. The two recent wins are also a shift for UNM (18-6, 6-5 MW), as they had dropped five of their last six games in the Mountain West prior to Wednesday, including a loss on the road to SJSU (6-16, 3-8 MW), 95-86, on Jan. 6. — the team they just beat. Head coach Mike Bradbury praised his team after Saturday’s win, saying that they never gave up even during the Lobos’ recent skid. “Our kids have been great. They've never got down and never were going to throw in the towel when we went through that little mess,” Bradbury said, according to a UNM press release. “They continued to work and I think some things are starting to pay off.”

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Men's Basketball: Lobos in search of road win against San Jose State

Robert Maler | February 3

The Lobos will look to notch their second road victory of the season and even its overall record again on Saturday afternoon when they travel to square off against conference for San José State. Despite missing four key players, The University of New Mexico men's basketball team (11-12, 6-4 MW) mounted a late comeback against Utah State Wednesday night, but didn't quite have enough juice to get over the hump. After erasing most of a 15-point deficit to make it a single-possession game late, the Lobos fell 89-80 to the Aggies.

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Men's Tennis: UNM loses first home game in tight contest

Matthieu Cartron | February 1

In the first home game and third match of the season, the University of New Mexico fell to Northern Arizona University 4-3 at the McKinnon Family Tennis Center. In the early stages of the match, it was UNM that struck first. The doubles pair, sophomore Ricky Hernandez-Tong and sophomore Dominic West, beat senior Felix Schumann and senior Sebastian Eguez 6-1 on court 2, and soon after, UNM seniors Bart Van Leijsen and Jorge Escutia gifted UNM the doubles point with a narrow 7-6 (7-2) victory on court 1 over juniors Tim Handel and Ruben Montano.

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Men's Basketball: Lobos challenge late, but fall to Utah State on the road

Robert Maler | January 31

A late charge wasn't quite enough for the University of New Mexico men's basketball team as it came up short on the road Wednesday night against Utah State. The Lobos fell back under .500 for the season and snapped their three-game winning streak. The 89-80 loss dropped UNM to 11-12 overall and 6-4 in Mountain West play. While Utah State improved to 6-5 in conference and are now 13-11 on the season. New Mexico was without the services of four players who collectively had accounted for nearly 39 percent of the team's offensive output. Despite missing some major contributors, UNM was able to battle back from double-digit deficits on multiple occasions to makes things interesting.

Madi Washington of the New Mexico women's basketball team attempts to drive past Utah State's Rachael Brewster, No. 22, during the third quarter of Wednesday's game between New Mexico and Utah State. The Lobos cruised to an 80-47 victory.

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Women's Basketball: UNM returns to .500 in conference play

Matthew Narvaiz | January 31

The University of New Mexico women’s basketball team won in decisive fashion over Utah State Wednesday evening, marking the team’s third win this January, after they dropped five of their last six games. UNM’s 80-47 win was well-rounded, too, as the team saw a plethora of scoring from recently stagnant players, like senior guards Tesha Buck and Alex Lapeyrolerie, as well as bench players, such as senior guard Laneah Bryan and freshman guard Madi Washington.

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Men's Basketball: Short-handed Lobo squad puts win streak on the line at Utah State

Robert Maler | January 31

A short-handed University of New Mexico men's basketball will hit the road to take on Utah State, hoping to extend its current three-game winning steak. But it could be a big challenge for New Mexico (11-11, 6-3 MW), which will be without the services of Sam Logwood, Antino Jackson, Vladimir Pinchuk and Jachai Simmons. Jackson's absence came as a surprise to many, as a tweet from the senior transfer made the announcement that he would not play in Wednesday night's matchup against Utah State.

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Men’s Soccer: Midfielder Ben Shepherd commits to UNM

Cameron Goeldner | January 30

The University of New Mexico men’s soccer team added another midfielder to its 2018 class Monday night, as Ben Shepherd announced his commitment on Twitter. Shepherd is a student at Mountain Vista High School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado and plays club soccer for Real Colorado. He was team captain for Real Colorado’s U14 Far West champion and national runner-up team in 2014. Prior to beginning high school, he moved to Germantown, Tennessee and played for Houston High School where he was named to the All-State teams his freshman and sophomore seasons and helped the Mustangs win a state title his freshman year.

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Men's soccer: Alex Vedamanikam signs pro contract

Cameron Goeldner | January 29

University of New Mexico men’s soccer player Alex Vedamanikam has signed a pro contract with Eintracht Braunschweig of the Second Bundesliga in Germany, UNM announced Monday. Vedamanikam, a native of Albuquerque, had just completed his freshman season with the Lobos and will depart the team immediately. Vedamanikam appeared in 16 games, making a total of seven starts for the Lobos last fall, scoring once and assisting on two goals. Prior to joining the Lobos, he played three years with the Real Salt Lake Academy, scoring 45 goals adding 17 assists. He also had the opportunity to compete in a U.S. Men’s National Team U18 camp in January 2016. A freshman at the time, Vedamanikam was expected to have an impact on the Lobos in the future.

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Swim and Dive: UNM beats State on Senior Night

Cameron Goeldner | January 29

The University of New Mexico swimming and diving team ended a successful Senior Day with a 192-108 dual-meet victory over New Mexico State University on Saturday. On the way, the Lobos won 13 of the 16 events as they secured their sixth straight victory over NMSU. "It was an awesome day to celebrate our seniors — Madi Burns, Deidra Dorough, Celine Bertrand — and that was our main priority today,” head swim coach Dorsey Tierney-Walker said in a release. “It's just an honor to really celebrate our seniors and what they've done for this program, which is a tremendous amount. They are fantastic teammates, individuals and athletes, obviously. All-around, they just had such a positive impact on our program and on the people around them. It was great to be able to send them off with a win against our rival."

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Four Women's Tennis players injured in car accident

Cameron Goeldner | January 29

The University of New Mexico women’s tennis team has postponed its next three matches after four players were injured in a hit-and-run car accident, the program announced in a release.

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Women's Basketball: Lobos continue to struggle, dip below .500 in MW play

Matthew Narvaiz | January 28

It’s been a tough go as of late for the University of New Mexico women’s basketball team. The Lobos (16-6, 4-5 MW) traveled to Colorado State Saturday for their second-straight conference road matchup and lost, 74-71, in overtime — marking the team’s third-straight loss in conference, putting them at 4-5 overall in the Mountain West. The Rams (14-7, 6-4 MW), with 26 seconds left on the clock, drained a 3-pointer to break a 71-71 tie and took home the victory. In the last three-and-a-half minutes, UNM wasn’t able to score and missed its final five shots during that frame — including two 3-pointers in the final eight seconds that could have tied the game.

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Men's Basketball: Lobos notch first three-game winning streak to even overall record

Robert Maler | January 28

The University of New Mexico men's basketball team finally got to enjoy being the hot-shooting team to start the game, using the 3-point line and turnovers to take down Colorado State at Dreamstyle Arena Saturday evening. New Mexico (11-11, 6-3 MW) got on the scoreboard first when senior Vladimir Pinchuk made a short jumper, and the teams both traded baskets down low. The Rams seemed to have things figured out offensively, as Colorado State's first four field goals came off easy layups. But then UNM started building a lead — thanks to CSU getting sloppy with some of its entry passes. The turnovers became a recurring theme and often led to Lobo points at the other end.

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Men's Basketball: Lobos host Colorado State with a chance to improve to .500 on season

Robert Maler | January 27

The University of New Mexico men's basketball team has an opportunity to even up its overall record as it hosts Colorado State at Dreamstyle Arena on Saturday. The Lobos (10-11, 5-3 MW) hasn't enjoyed a .500 record since the early stages of the season. A 79-56 loss at the hands of New Mexico State on Nov. 17 dropped UNM to 2-2 at the time and was the first of a four-game losing streak. But New Mexico has seemed to find its groove—winning four of its last five matchups and playing into the top half of the Mountain West standings, where the team is currently in a three-team tie for third place.

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Hockey: Lobos continue winning ways in 2018

Alanie Rael | January 27

The University of New Mexico Men’s hockey team returned to the rink on Jan 12 and has continued to maintain a strong season, starting the New Year with three wins and one loss. Starting with a close loss to Dallas Baptist University, the UNM Lobos have found their groove, showing up as the team we saw before winter break. Since the loss to DBU, the Lobos have claimed victory over Grand Canyon University and Northern Arizona University, gaining redemption over a rematch sweeping them 9-3 According to the team’s captain, senior Austin Short, the Lobo offense is on fire, having a total of 33 points in their last four games. “Offensively, we’re firing on all cylinders,” said Short in an interview on Wednesday, “we still have things to work defensively and goaltending wise, but everyone is really optimistic right now.”

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Men's Tennis: Lobos face NAU in first home game after Texas split

Matthieu Cartron | January 26

The University of New Mexico went riot in their opening match of the season against the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, beating the Vaqueros 7-0 and dropping only one set. “It was a great start to the season,” UNM head coach Ben Dunbar said in a release after the match. The Lobos lost their first match of the season last year to Texas Tech 4-0, and were unable to pick up their first win of the season until their fifth match. The 2018 UNM men’s roster features familiar faces as well as new, with six players returning and three freshmen joining the team. Senior Sean Baklini, senior Jorge Escutia, senior Bart Van Leijsen, junior Ricky Hernandez-Tong, junior Michael Tran, and sophomore Dominic West are all returning players. The three new additions are freshmen Stepan Holis of the Czech Republic, and Philip Stockmar and Tim Buttner of Germany.

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Women’s Basketball: Lobos to travel Colorado State

Matthew Narvaiz | January 26

Coming off of two straight losses, including losing four of its last five, the University of New Mexico women’s basketball team will travel to Fort Collins, Colorado to take on Colorado State on Saturday at 2 p.m. The game will be a fun one, as UNM (16-5, 4-4 MW) is ranked atop the totem pole in scoring offense and shooting in the Mountain West, while the Rams are the top defensive team in the conference. Most recently for the Lobos, was a loss on the road to San Diego State, 97-89, in which senior guard Cherise Beynon put up a career-high, and new school record, 41 points on 17-for-31 from the field; she also made four 3-pointers. Against SDSU, the Lobos had a lead entering the fourth quarter. But a 17-2 Aztec run in the final frame all but extinguished UNM’s hopes of winning.

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Men's Basketball: Carlton Bragg Commits to UNM

Cameron Goeldner | January 25

Former five-star recruit Carlton Bragg has transferred to the University of New Mexico and plans to join the men’s basketball team, he announced on Twitter Thursday. “This has been a long journey and a life-long learning experience,” Bragg said in his tweet. “I’m ready to help New Mexico. I’m ready to get to work and help the Lobos. The style of play, the training and the team atmosphere is exactly what I am looking for. I can’t wait to get there and get (going).”

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Men's Soccer: UNM adds midfielder and forward to its roster

Cameron Goeldner | January 24

Head coach Jeremy Fishbein announced in a press release that the Lobo men’s soccer team has added two offensive-minded transfers: attacking midfielder Colin Brezniak, from the University of Pittsburgh, and forward Matthew Puig, from the University of Tulsa. Both players will be eligible for the program’s spring schedule, which begins in March and have three years of eligibility remaining.