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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.

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Baseball: Lobos perfect in MW play after completing a three-game sweep of San Jose State

Matthew Narvaiz | March 12

The Lobo baseball team may have racked up fewer hits than San Jose State on Sunday afternoon, but they were still able to scrounge up a win. New Mexico took home an 8-3 victory in its final chapter of a three-game series with the San Jose State Spartans, completing the sweep to improve its record to 11-3 overall and an unblemished 6-0 in the Mountain West. Meanwhile, after losing three straight to the Lobos, the Spartans have dropped to 6-8 on the season with a 2-4 record in conference play. UNM was uncharacteristically outhit in the game, as the Spartan bats put plenty of balls in play. But they weren't able to translate those hits into runs, scoring just three times on 15 hits for the game.

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Men's Soccer: Former Lobo Chris Wehan goes pro, signing with Reno 1868 FC

Isabel Gonzalez | March 12

Former Lobo Chris Wehan recently became the third member of the 2016 UNM men’s soccer squad to be inked to a professional contract. Reno 1868 FC announced on Wednesday that the team offered Wehan a professional contract, as the UNM alum moves into the next level in his soccer career.

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Men's Basketball: Nevada emerges as 2017 Mountain West Basketball Tournament Champions

Isabel Gonzalez | March 12

Another Mountain West basketball season is in the books. The Nevada Wolf Pack became the 2017 Mountain West Basketball Tournament Champions after taking down the second-seeded Colorado State Rams by a score of 79-71 on Saturday afternoon in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Track and field: Josh Kerr caps Lobos’ indoor season with NCAA title

Bo Yu | March 12

Perhaps no one could have guessed the destination for Josh Kerr, but the talented redshirt freshman left his mark by ending up with an individual NCAA championship on Saturday in College Station, Texas. The NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships did not witness Kerr repeat his sterling triple performance at the Mountain West Championships (he ran three times in three minutes 58 seconds), but his time of 4:03.32 was more than enough to claim his first NCAA title. Kerr entered the men’s one-mile run ranked as the seventh seed, but stunned No. 1 ranked Oregon senior Edward Cheserek in the race to win by over two seconds.

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Beach Volleyball: UNM sweeps Texas A&M-Kingsville to even season record

Bo Yu | March 12

The New Mexico beach volleyball team evened its season record with an easy 5-0 win over Division II-opponent Texas A&M-Kingsville in Tempe, Ariz on Saturday. “It was nice to play one of the weaker teams and prep for tomorrow,” assistant coach Pauline Manser said in a release. “It was good for us to work on the things that we worked on during the week and focused on after last weekend.” The Lobos (3-3) did not meet many challenges in the first-ever encounter with the Javelinas (4-2).

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Baseball: Lobo relievers shift momentum, propel team to 16-8 win

Matthew Narvaiz | March 12

Allowing its opponent to grab hold of an early lead didn’t stop the University of New Mexico, as the baseball team came roaring back to beat San Jose State Saturday afternoon. After letting San Jose State score eight runs in the first four innings of play, the Lobos silenced the Spartan bats. New Mexico (10-3) trailed 8-2 entering the bottom of the fourth, but scored 14 straight to take a 16-8 victory at Santa Ana Star Field. UNM’s pitching got pummeled early on, as the starter, Johnathon Tripp, allowed 10 hits and eight runs in four innings on the mound.

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Men’s Tennis: Lobos lose thriller to UCSB, will try to recover against UC Irvine and NAU

Matthieu Cartron | March 11

After losing two matches in the Mountain-Pacific Invitational tournament, the Lobos were eager to return to their winning ways. The Lobos had strung together five consecutive wins in the build-up to the Mountain-Pacific Invitational, but lost 4-1 to both Fresno State University and the University of San Francisco in Stockton, California. After the disappointing outing in California, the Lobos (6-8) had another week to prepare before playing matches against UC Santa Barbara, UC Irvine, and Northern Arizona University on Friday, Saturday, and Tuesday, respectively.

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Beach Volleyball: Lobos challenge two top-10 teams this weekend

Bo Yu | March 10

New Mexico beach volleyball team expects some changes in its lineup as it takes on two nationally ranked teams in Tempe, Arizona this Saturday and Sunday. “We may make some changes in partnerships, we haven’t decided yet,” head coach Jeff Nelson said in a release. “We’ve got to look at all of our options and see what makes us the deepest all the way through.” The Lobos (2-3) had a respectable opening week, but they lost all three matches against schools with national rankings, including a heartbreaker to TCU. Although UNM dropped out of the top-20 team rankings, it still received votes in both the AVCA poll and DiG Magazine poll and was unofficially ranked No. 23.

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Baseball: Lobos continued hot-hitting in an 11-1 victory over San Jose State

Matthew Narvaiz | March 10

A first inning that yielded six runs and eight hits and some stellar pitching from starter Tyler Stevens is all the Lobo baseball team needed to propel itself to a win over San Jose State on Friday evening at Santa Ana Star Field. Stevens (2-1) went the distance in the game, striking out eight and scattering four hits over nine innings. New Mexico (9-3, 4-0 MW) went on to post a decisive 11-1 victory thanks in large part to his arm. But Lobo pitching wasn't the only dominating factor in the win, as the team tallied 11 total runs on 19 hits, with all of its starters producing one hit or more.

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Men's Basketball: Lobos booted from Mountain West Tourney after loss to Fresno State

Isabel Gonzalez | March 10

For the third year in a row, it was 1-and-done for the UNM men’s basketball team on its Mountain West Tournament journey. The Lobos lost its quarterfinals matchup to the Fresno State Bulldogs 65-60 in Las Vegas, Nevada on Thursday, finishing their season with a 17-14 record. The loss was a tough pill to swallow for Lobo fans, as it was New Mexico that held the lead for most of the game — nearly 30 minutes to be exact. Fresno State was in front for just over six minutes, but played its strongest basketball when it mattered most.

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Baseball: Lobos finally return home to host San Jose State

Robert Maler | March 9

The UNM baseball team will finally return home to the friendly confines of Santa Ana Star Field as it resumes conference play against San Jose State on Friday. New Mexico (8-3, 3-0 MW) just finished up an eight-game road trip in which the team reeled off four straight wins to rebound from a shaky start and go 5-3 away from home. The Lobos have been hitting the stitches off the baseball so far, averaging over 10 runs per contest. After putting up 59 runs in a three-game sweep over Air Force, UNM took down NMSU on Tuesday night, 8-2, in a neutral site game played in El Paso, Texas.

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Track and field: Seven Lobos compete in five events at NCAA Indoor Championships

Bo Yu | March 8

The fierce competition at the NCAA Indoor Championships are the pinnacle of the world of track and field, and College Station, Texas will host the event this weekend. The national meet will be held on Friday and Saturday in Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium. The host school, Texas A&M has hosted the event in 2009, 2011 and will be the venue again in 2018. The seasonal winds at College Station will not be enough to put out the fire that will burn for four Lobo newcomers to the NCAA Indoor Championships.