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Baseball: Lobos off to program-best start in conference play

Matthew Narvaiz | March 27

After sweeping a three-game series against UNLV in Las Vegas, Nevada, the University of New Mexico baseball team accomplished a new program record with its latest win. The Lobos (15-9) improved its Mountain West record to a perfect 9-0 start in conference play, beating UNLV (10-16, 5-7 MW) on Sunday afternoon at Wilson Stadium by a score of 7-3, as pitching proved to be the key factor in the game.

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Women's Tennis: Lobos earn back-to-back wins for first time of season

Robert Maler | March 26

New Mexico women’s tennis took advantage of home court to earn back-to-back wins for the first time this season. The team failed to garner the point awarded for winning doubles play, though all three matches were tightly contested. Falling behind 1-0 in the team score didn’t seem to faze the Lobos though, as all six women raced out to win their first set in singles play. Head coach Stephanie Wooten-Quijada said she saw the effort she wanted and gaining control of the matches early on was key.

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Baseball: Lobos crush UNLV 29-8 in road win

Matthew Narvaiz | March 25

The University of New Mexico got back to its hitting ways again on Friday evening at Wilson Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. UNM (13-9, 7-0 MW) racked up 24 hits on its way to a 29-8 victory over a veteran UNLV (10-14, 5-5 MW) squad – the most the Lobos have ever scored on the conference foe. And though that's the most runs the Lobos have ever produced against UNLV, it was also a night for the record books, as it was the third most points UNM has ever scored and a season-high thus far. The school record for most runs in a single game is 31.

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Baseball: Lobos resume conference play with three-game series against UNLV

Matthew Narvaiz | March 24

After a 22-3 blowout win at Santa Ana Star Field on Wednesday, UNM baseball will look to get back on track in Las Vegas, Nevada, taking on conference foe UNLV. But, even facing a team whose win-loss record is below .500 23 games into the season, Lobo head coach Ray Birmingham said he realizes that a veteran team like UNLV is capable of anything. “UNLV is an older club,” so they're playing pretty well,” Birmingham said. “UNLV beat Fullerton. They've got a good team—they can hit and they can pitch.”

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Baseball: Lobos score 22 runs in victory over GCU

Matthew Narvaiz | March 22

Unlike their last game, the Lobos’ bats were more than present on Wednesday afternoon. In a game that saw UNM hit the ball on 25 separate occasions, the Lobos took away their first victory in over a week at Santa Ana Star Field over Grand Canyon, 22-3. Lobo head coach Ray Birmingham said that his hitters were being passive in the previous game on Tuesday. But on Wednesday that wasn’t the case. Every Lobo that took an at-bat was able to muster one hit or more, except for Justin Watari, who subbed in at second base in the latter innings.

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Baseball: Lobo losing skid continues at home as streak reaches six games

Matthew Narvaiz | March 22

Lobo baseball and hitting have not been synonymous with each other recently, and the trend continued at home on Tuesday evening. The Lobos (11-9, 6-0 MW) combined for just four hits in a 6-1 loss to Grand Canyon at Santa Ana Star Field, marking six straight losses and its first loss at home this season.

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Men's Basketball: Brown, Mathis to transfer

Isabel Gonzalez | March 21

With the UNM men’s basketball season over, it’s time to start taking a look at what next year’s roster might look like. Two big changes have already been confirmed. On Monday, head coach Craig Neal announced that sophomore guard Anthony Mathis and redshirt junior guard Elijah Brown will be transferring.

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Baseball: UNM swept in Fullerton, California, have now lost five straight

Robert Maler | March 19

New Mexico baseball wrapped up a three-game series against Cal State Fullerton, and each game ended the same way—with the Lobos on the wrong end of a one-run game. The Lobos (11-8, 6-0 MW), dropped all three games to the Titans, extending their overall losing streak to five on the season—the most recent loss, a pitcher’s duel that favored Cal State Fullerton on Sunday, 1-0. In spite of the losses, head coach Ray Birmingham seemed pleased with the way his team competed against the No. 7 team in the country.

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Beach Volleyball: Lobos split weekend at Stetson Beach Invite

Bo Yu | March 19

The New Mexico beach volleyball team evened its performance at Stetson Beach Invite with a pair of wins and one defeat on Saturday in Tavares, Florida. The Lobos (6-8) went 3-3 overall over the weekend, dominating some of their opponents for falling to the nationally ranked ones. New Mexico dominated Jacksonville State (2-14) with a 5-0 sweep in its first match on Saturday. Then, New Mexico challenged tournament host No. 14 (DiG)/No. 12 (AVCA) Stetson (5-8), but fell 4-1. Though the team was able to rebound to end its east coast journey with a 5-0 victory over Lincoln Memorial (0-3).

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Baseball: Lobos drop another one-run decision, losing 5-4 to CS Fullerton

Matthew Narvaiz | March 19

A seventh inning lead for the University of New Mexico wasn't enough to stop Cal State Fullerton from pushing its way back into the game. After the Lobos (11-7, 6-0 MW) acquired a 4-2 lead, the Titans rallied its way back to a win on Saturday evening at Goodwin Field, 5-4, marking the second straight game in as many days that UNM lost to the opponent by a single run. Head coach Ray Birmingham said the players weren’t necessarily to blame for the loss, adding that some difficult fielding conditions played a role as well.

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Baseball: Lobos lose third straight game, falling 2-1 to Cal State Fullerton

Matthew Narvaiz | March 18

Pitching was the prowess in Friday evening’s game between the University of New Mexico and Cal State Fullerton. But, despite a strong effort by the Lobos, they fell to the Titans, 2-1, at Goodwin Field in Fullerton, California. Despite another loss on the ledger, head coach Ray Birmingham said he was pleased with his team’s performance, especially that of his starting pitcher Tyler Stevens and his team’s best hitter Luis Gonzalez. “That was a very competitive college baseball game,” Birmingham said in a press release.

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Beach Volleyball: Lobos get another shot to win against top-ranked teams in Florida

Bo Yu | March 16

The Lobo beach volleyball team will travel to Tavares, Florida to compete in the Stetson Beach Invitational on Friday and Saturday. New Mexico (3-5) one just one of its three matches last week, but made some strides in closing the gap against a pair of nationally-ranked teams on Sunday. The Lobos were narrowly defeated 3-2 against Arizona State and fell to Arizona by a score of 4-1 on Sunday. In the newest DiG Magazine poll, the Lobos were ranked 22nd, as well as 23rd in the AVCA poll.

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Baseball: Lobos suffer second consecutive shutout loss to Oklahoma State

Matthew Narvaiz | March 16

It would be safe to say that the bats for New Mexico bats were quiet against Oklahoma State as the team suffered another loss on Wednesday afternoon. New Mexico (11-5, 6-0 MW) mustered just three hits in the second of a two-game series, losing a second consecutive game to the Oklahoma State as the Cowboys improved to 11-6 on the season. The Cowboys pounded out 16 hits and lit up the scoreboard, in a lopsided 13-0 victory at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium.

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Men’s Tennis: Lobos back on track after strong 5-2 home win

Matthieu Cartron | March 16

The Lobo men’s tennis team was desperate for a win after dropping its last four decisions and got one by grinding out a hard-fought match at home on Tuesday over Northern Arizona. After losing to UC Santa Barbara on Friday, the Lobos were desperate for a victory. Before the Mountain-Pacific Invitational Tournament in California, the Lobos were in fine form, having won five matches in a row. But the Lobos played a handful of matches in California, though one would up being canceled. New Mexico lost both matches in the tournament and the California curse continued as it lost to UC Irvine and UC Santa Barbara as well.

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Baseball: UNM held to one hit in 3-0 loss at Oklahoma State

Matthew Narvaiz | March 15

The University of New Mexico baseball team suffered a rare loss as the team was shut out in game one against No. 23 Oklahoma State Tuesday in Stillwater, Oklahoma. New Mexico (11-4) was almost no-hit in the game, picking up its lone hit in the seventh inning. Oklahoma State, the 23rd ranked team in the Baseball America poll, didn’t generate much more offense, but h

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Women's Tennis: Lobo notch first double point of season, but fall in home opener

Robert Maler | March 14

The Lobo women’s tennis team broke through to win its first doubles point of the season in the home opener, but it wasn’t enough as Minnesota came from behind to ruin the homecoming. New Mexico (1-10) opened the spring season playing 10 straight matches on the road, but came away with just one team victory despite getting close several times. The team returned to host Minnesota (9-4) and hoped to continue its dominance at home, where UNM went undefeated last season.

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Women's Basketball: Team announces three players set to part ways with Lobo basketball

Matthew Narvaiz | March 13

Three Lobo women's basketball players have apparently played their last game in the cherry and silver, with the trio expected to transfer prior to the start of next season. A release named junior guard Jayda Bovero and freshmen Brittany Panetti and Hannah Sjerven as the student-athletes that will be leaving the program. Panetti and Sjerven were used sparingly, with both players averaging well under 10 minutes of playing time per game. Though it was a small sample size, Panetti scored 21 points in just 41 minutes of playing time, going 7-of-9 from the floor and securing 10 rebounds. But the 6’1” forward only played in eight games during the season, averaging just over five minutes per game. Head coach Mike Bradbury said Panetti made the decision to transfer to a place where she might see more playing team and have a bigger role on the team.

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Baseball: UNM gets multiple MW Player of the Week prior to facing Oklahoma State

Matthew Narvaiz | March 13

The Lobo baseball team took two coveted Mountain West accolades after sweeping San Jose State over the weekend. Senior first baseman Jack Zoellner took home Mountain West Player of the Week – his second this season—and junior Tyler Stevens joined his teammate earning Mountain West Pitcher of the Week honors. Zoellner played a big part in the Lobo offense during a game in El Paso, Texas against New Mexico State as well as their three-game series sweep at home against San Jose State over the weekend. The Lobo first baseman hit a healthy .529 during the four-game stretch, racking up three doubles, two home runs, four runs scored and eight RBI.

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Beach Volleyball: Lobos fall to both Arizona State and Arizona in Sun Devil Challenge

Bo Yu | March 13

The New Mexico volleyball team continued to show improvement against some of the top programs in the nation, but could not pull out a victory. The Lobos (3-5) lost a 3-2 heartbreaker to the Arizona State Sun Devils (3-2), and fell later in the day by a score of 4-1 to the Arizona Wildcats (3-2) in Tempe, Arizona on Sunday. “We’re still getting better with each match,” head coach Jeff Nelson said in a release. “It was an exciting day...The level was really high.”

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Men’s Soccer: Lawrence double gives UNM first win of the 2017 spring season

Matthieu Cartron | March 13

The Lobo’s spring season kicked off last week in dramatic fashion, with UNM losing 2-1 in overtime to Southern Methodist University. While the first game may not have gone the way the Lobos intended, the spring season is less about the results and more about player development and experience. Young players get a chance to adapt and exhibit their abilities on the field. "Spring games are a great opportunity for our young players to test themselves in preparation for the fall,” UNM head coach Jeremy Fishbein said in a release.