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Men’s Basketball: Lobos open up MW play with win over Air Force

Matthew Narvaiz | December 28

Conference play for the University of New Mexico men’s basketball team went according to plan: with a win over visiting Air Force, 87-58, to open up Mountain West action. The Lobos (6-8, 1-0 MW) struggled early on—especially most of the first half—though they were able to claim a double-digit victory at home. UNM saw a plethora of double digit scorers, even in the unlikeliest of places. Junior Jachai Simmons, who had a ton of highlight reel dunks, scored a game-high 15 points on 6-for-7 shooting, while also hitting 3-of-4 3-point attempts (all in the second half). Junior guard Dane Kuiper had 13 points, senior forward Joe Furstinger had 12 points. Junior Anthony Mathis had 11 points and senior guards Antino Jackson and Sam Logwood each had 10 points.

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Women's Basketball: Lobos travel to Clune Arena for first game of conference play

Cameron Goeldner | December 27

The University of New Mexico women’s basketball team (12-1) travels to the United States Air Force Academy Thursday to take on the Air Force Falcons (0-11) at Clune Arena in the first game of conference play. The Lobos are riding high following a 90-58 win over Lamar in the team’s final non-conference tuneup. Tesha Buck led the way for the Lobos in that performance, scoring a school record 40 points behind a conference record of 10 three-pointers. She also added seven rebounds, three assists, two steals and a block. The Lobos’ only loss this season came on the road against Oklahoma, but the rebound performance against Lamar got UNM back on the right track.

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Men's Basketball: Lobos to host Air Force for season's first Mountain West game

Cameron Goeldner | December 27

The University of New Mexico Lobos (5-8) will host the Air Force Falcons (6-6) on Wednesday night at Dreamstyle Arena, The Pit, in the the first game of Mountain West play for both schools. The Falcons are lead by coach Dave Pilipovich, who is in his sixth season at the Academy. Air Force is coming off of a 111-68 victory over Johnson & Wales at home and shared one opponent with the Lobos in non-conference play in Colorado. They suffered a similar fate in Boulder, as both teams lost to the Buffaloes.

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Women’s Basketball: Buck’s record-shattering performance helps UNM defeat Lamar

Matthew Narvaiz | December 21

An old school record? Broken. A new Mountain West record? Set. With the help of a new conference high 10 made 3-pointers in a game by senior guard Tesha Buck, the University of New Mexico women’s basketball team defeated Lamar soundly at Dreamstyle Arena, 90-58, in the team’s last non-conference appearance of the regular season.

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Women’s Basketball: Lobos prep for matchup with Lamar

Matthew Narvaiz | December 20

In its last non-conference game of the regular season, the University of New Mexico women’s basketball team will host the Lamar Cardinals on Wednesday at 7 p.m. The matchup between the two squads can be a high-scoring affair — the Lobos rank 12th in the nation for scoring, while Lamar (5-4) is just three spots down at the No. 15 in scoring. For UNM (11-1), most recently, the squad came off of a loss at Oklahoma, where the team was pummeled in a 105-63 defeat. Before that loss, the Lobos tied a program record for consecutive wins during anytime in a season, winning their first 11 games of the season.

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Men’s Basketball: Lobos to host Rice on Tuesday

Matthew Narvaiz | December 18

It will be a battle of 3-8, as both UNM and Rice will enter Tuesday’s contest at Dreamstyle Arena posing identical records. The Lobos, who just lost to now-ranked No. 21 Arizona 89-73 at the Pit on Saturday, have dropped their last four in a row. They also haven’t won a game since Nov. 29, when they defeated Evansville by 19 points. All of their losses this month have been by double digits, with the exception of a closely contested battle at home against New Mexico State—a game they lost by three points. The Owls have won one and lost three games in the month of December, with their lone victory coming at home against St Edward’s. Most recently Rice lost to currently ranked No. 21 Texas Tech on Saturday 73-53. The two teams, who have met six times in their history, used to play in the Western Athletic Conference together. Four of those games came during that span and, overall, UNM has held a 4-2 lead in the series. At the Pit, the series has been split, with both Rice and UNM winning twice there.

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Women’s Basketball: Lobos lose first game of the season

Matthew Narvaiz | December 18

Things didn’t go as planned for the University of New Mexico women’s basketball team on Saturday afternoon. And the absence of junior post Jaisa Nunn surely played its part too. After a disappointing showing in Norman, Oklahoma, UNM (11-1) lost to the Sooners in decisive fashion, 105-63, marking the team’s first loss this season. In place of Nunn, freshman post Antonia Anderson made her first start of her career. Without Nunn, though, UNM’s offense faltered. In total, the Lobos made 27.4 percent of their shots from the field, compares to Oklahoma’s 47.1 percent shooting performance. The first quarter wasn’t a pretty one for the Lobos, after leading by seven points nearly three minutes into the game. And, later in the quarter, Oklahoma (5-5) went on a 15-3 run to take a 28-12 first quarter lead. It wasn’t much different in the second half, as Oklahoma continued to pummel the Lobos. Nearly seven minutes into the frame, the Sooners pulled away by 34 points, but UNM managed to diminish that Oklahoma lead to 31 points by quarter’s end, when Anderson nailed both of her free throws.

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Football: Tyre Brady's flu game performance leads Marshall to NM Bowl win

Cameron Goeldner | December 17

Marshall wideout and redshirt junior Tyre Brady won the game’s offensive MVP award after putting up 165 yards receiving and a touchdown on just six catches Saturday night in the Gildan New Mexico Bowl. The touchdown came on a 76-yard pass in the second quarter that opened the scoring. Brady missed the final three games of the regular season due to an injury and made his presence felt immediately in his first game back. A Miami transfer, he was The Herd’s leading receiver this season, racking up 777 yards and seven touchdowns in 10 regular season games, and he was glad to be back on the field.

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Men's Basketball: Late flurry not enough as Lobos fall to No. 23 Arizona

Matthew Narvaiz | December 17

A big performance from Dane Kuiper and a second half resurgence wasn’t enough for the University of New Mexico men’s basketball to pull an improbable upset over No. 23 Arizona Saturday night. And the 13,207 fans in attendance at Dreamstyle Arena made a lot of noise, but it did not seem to faze the Wildcats as they closed strong down the stretch.ould not will their team back after it fell behind. Arizona improved its record to 8-3 after enduring a late surge by UNM to secure an 89-73 win, behind big performances from a handful of players and an impressive shooting performance as a team.

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Football: Marshall holds off Colorado State to win New Mexico Bowl

Cameron Goeldner | December 16

The Marshall Thundering Herd (8-5, 4-4 C-USA) held off a fourth quarter comeback attempt from the Colorado State Rams (7-6, 5-3 MW) to secure their sixth straight bowl victory by a score of 31-28 in the 12th Annual Gildan New Mexico Bowl on Saturday afternoon at Dreamstyle Stadium. The first quarter was the controlled by the two defenses, as neither team was able to put points on the board or produce much offense at all. Marshall’s defense was able to stifle the Rams and held their potent attack to only 57 yards. CSU quarterback Nick Stevens struggled to find Biletnikoff finalist Michael Gallup, who only caught two passes in the first quarter. Things weren’t much better for The Herd, who produced 68 yards of total offense

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Men's Basketball: Wildcats return to Albuquerque to face Lobos

Robert Maler | December 16

The New Mexico men's basketball team will get a big test on Saturday when it hosts No. 23 Arizona for the first time in almost 19 years. New Mexico (3-7, 0-0 MW) has lost thee straight games and seven of its last eight—the lone victory coming against Evansville in a 78-59 home win. In its last game, UNM let a nine-point lead slip away and fell to New Mexico State 65-62. UNM senior Sam Logwood missed that game against the Aggies after taking a leave of absence from the team, which was a surprise to many. He has since announced he is ready to return to action, but his status is uncertain for Saturday's game—though head coach Paul Weir indicated it was unlikely Logwood would play.

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Men's Soccer: Herrera signs pro contract with Real Salt Lake

Cameron Goeldner | December 16

Aaron Herrera of the University of New Mexico men’s soccer team has signed a professional contract with Real Salt Lake of MLS, the club announced today. Herrera just completed his third season for the Lobos, lead the team with five goals and five assists during the 2017 campaign and briefly was moved up top from his natural right back position in an effort to stimulate a stagnant Lobo attack. In his three seasons at UNM, he appeared in 54 matches, scoring seven goals and tallying eight assists. Prior to the 2017 season, Herrera was a member of the United States Men’s National Team that appeared in the Under-20 World Cup.

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Men's Soccer: Former Lobo signs deal to join MLS club

Cameron Goeldner | December 16

University of New Mexico men’s soccer product Chris Wehan has signed with San Jose Earthquakes of MLS.

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Football: Colorado State and Marshall to square off in 12th annual Gildan New Mexico Bowl

Cameron Goeldner | December 16

The Colorado State Rams (7-5, 5-3 Mountain West) take on the Marshall Thundering Herd (7-5, 4-4 C-USA) in the Gildan New Mexico Bowl in Albuquerque on Saturday, Dec. 16 at 2:30 p.m. at Dreamstyle Stadium. For Colorado State, this marks the team’s second trip of the year to Albuquerque, as they defeated New Mexico 27-24 on October 20. The Rams come in to the New Mexico Bowl touting an impressive offense that ranks in the top 10 nationally. The Rams are led by senior quarterback Nick Stevens and wide receiver Michael Gallup. Gallup is one of three finalists for the Biletnikoff Award, which is given annually to the top receiver in the nation. He leads the Mountain West in both receiving yards and receptions, in addition to being in the top four nationally in both categories.

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Football: Sheriron Jones commits to New Mexico

Cameron Goeldner | December 12

Sheriron Jones, a former Tennessee quarterback who played this past season at Mt. San Jacinto College, has committed to New Mexico, according to 24/7 Sports. Jones was listed as a four-star recruit by all four major recruiting sites coming out of Rancho Verde High School in Moreno, California. He joined the Volunteers in 2015 and redshirted his freshman season. Following his redshirt season, Jones transferred to Colorado. However, his stay at Colorado was short-lived, as less than two weeks later he returned to Tennessee.

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Men’s Soccer: Beaulieu and Spangenberg named CoSIDA Academic All-Americans

Cameron Goeldner @goeldfinger | December 12

University of New Mexico men’s soccer players Jason Beaulieu and Simon Spangenberg were named to the College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-America Men’s Soccer Teams, CoSIDA announced last week. Beaulieu and Spangenberg are the 21st and 22nd CoSIDA Academic All-Americans in program history, which is the most in the country at any level for a men's soccer program. 20 of those honorees have come during the tenure of current head coach Jeremy Fishbein.

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Men’s Soccer: Herrera named All-Southeast Region First Team

Cameron Goeldner | December 12

Aaron Herrera of the University of New Mexico men’s soccer team was named to the United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region First Team for his efforts on the field this season. This is the first All-Region honor for Herrera, who is the next on a list of impressive names from Lobo soccer to receive this honor. Last year, Niko Hansen and Chris Wehan were named to the first team. Being named to the All-Region team, makes Herrera eligible for an All-American honor, which will be announced at a later date. Herrera led the Lobos this year, piling up 15 points on five goals and five assists as a defender, leading the team in both categories. He was moved up front during the season as the Lobos looked to generate some additional offense, something that was severely lacking in the latter half of the season. He started all 17 games he played and notched three game-winning goals in 1,539 minutes on the field.

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Football: Gildan festivities kick off with coaches luncheon

Aaron Cowan | December 11

Preparation for the 2017 New Mexico Bowl between Colorado State University and Marshall University officially kicked off this week with the Intralot press luncheon hosted at the Four Hills Country Club. Radio sportscaster and Gildan ESPN Executive Director Jeff Sembieda served as the master of ceremonies, introducing the coaches and athletics directors from each school. He spoke at length about the records that both of these Group of Five teams have achieved and what this bowl game means for New Mexico. “This is a great kickoff for our bowl community and for the media to meet these people and get excited,” Sembieda said. “I love bringing in this intraregional game with two of the most successful group of five teams in conference history”.

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Men's Basketball: Lobos show improvement, but blow second-half lead in loss to the Aggies

Robert Maler | December 11

Last month the Lobos and Aggies met in Las Cruses, New Mexico for round one of the Rio Grande Rivalry as NMSU ran the New Mexico out of the gym en route to a lop-sided victory. Things did not go down to the wire in the 75-56 victory for New Mexico State on Nov. 17, but that was precisely the case on Saturday night. The teams were separated by just two points at halftime and neither team held a double digit lead in the game. UNM held a nine-point advantage with 10 minutes to play, but hit just one field goal the rest of the way as the Aggies took advantage of the opportunity and take control.

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Grad Issue: Beaulieu reflects on his time at UNM

Cameron Goeldner | December 10

Jason Beaulieu just wanted to win. That, according to the Lobos’ senior goalkeeper and soon-to-be Fall 2017 graduate, is the main reason he decided to come to New Mexico. “Really it’s because they made it to the final four the year I was recruited, and I wanted the best soccer school I could find,” Beaulieu said. "It was hard to find better than that. I didn’t know much about the NCAA and the powerhouses and the good programs. I didn’t know much. Just the fact that they made it far, and they have such good players that made it pro every year, so I decided to come to the best program.”