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Volleyball: Lobos host San Diego State on Senior Day

Bo Yu | November 19

The New Mexico volleyball team evened its record on the season at Nevada last Wednesday, and will try to close things out with wins in the their final two matches. The Lobos earned a sweep over Nevada and return home to host San Diego State in their final home match before heading back to Nevada to finish the season on the road against UNLV. Nevada head coach Lee Nelson said the Lobos had the capability of taking down the Wolf Pack, especially if the team lacked focus or became complacent.

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Women's Basketball: Lobos look to go 3-0 against Texas Tech

Matthew Narvaiz | November 19

The New Mexico women's basketball team will travel to Lubbock, Texas this Sunday to take on the Texas Tech Red Raiders in an out-of-conference matchup. The Lobos (2-0) — coming off of winning both of their regular season games so far this season — will have their hands full against a Texas Tech (1-1) team that can put up a lot of points. This is the 18th matchup between the two teams, and Texas Tech leads the series 14-3.

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Men's Basketball: Lobos clamp down on defense in second half to beat NMSU

Isabel Gonzalez | November 19

The Lobos ratcheted up the defensive intensity and walked away from their first Rio Grande Rivalry game of the season with a 72-59 victory. “I’ll start off by saying I thought New Mexico State was a really good team,” said UNM head coach Craig Neal. “I thought they played hard. They did a really nice job in the first half. Caught us a little bit off balance.” The first half was tight throughout, as both teams played pretty even. The Lobos (3-0) led for most of this period but the biggest lead was only of six points, which happened three times.

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Football: What the world was like the last time the Lobos won six straight

Robert Maler | November 18

Oct. 11, 1997 — the date New Mexico football last won its sixth consecutive game. The Lobos have a chance to accomplish the feat again on Saturday, nearly 20 years later. That streak would go on to be seven victories in a row, and actually spanned two seasons, sparked by a win in the program’s last game of the 1996 season.

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Men's Soccer: Lobos edge Portland in PKs to advance in NCAA Tourney

Isabel Gonzalez | November 18

It took 110 minutes and nine rounds of penalty kicks in 40-degree weather, but the New Mexico men’s soccer team is moving on to play in the second round of the NCAA Tournament after beating the Portland Pilots. The Lobos hosted Portland on Thursday night in a first round-matchup, with over 2,300 fans in attendance. Once again, it was Ford Parker’s appearance in the net that led to a win. The redshirt freshman made the last save of the night by diving to the right, sending the ball straight to the right post and making it bounce outside of the net to the left. The dramatic finish allowed his team to walk away with a 6-5 advantage.

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Football: Lobo garners MW Player of the Week honors, the third for the team in 2016

Robert Maler | November 17

New Mexico football collected another conference weekly accolade — the team’s third in the past six weeks. Junior kicker Jason Sanders took home Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week honors for the second time this season, after having also been recognized after the season opener. Sanders kept the Lobos within striking distance after the team fell behind 14-0 early in last weekend’s game at Utah State, and the eventual go-ahead score came off his leg.

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Volleyball: Lobos sweep Nevada as a milestone is reached

Bo Yu | November 17

The UNM volleyball team swept Nevada on Wednesday night, and the team hopes to ride the momentum towards closing the season with a winning record. The Lobos (15-15, 5-11 Mountain West) found themselves balanced in all aspects of the game, defeating Nevada (18-10, 9-7 MW) 25-20, 25-23, 25-21 as one of their players hit a major milestone.

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Football: Lobos eye bowl game, sixth consecutive win

Robert Maler | November 16

New Mexico and Colorado State will square off for the final time at Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium on Saturday as the schools play for history, a potential bowl bid and the continued pursuit of a division title. A release said the 262nd game in the history of the stadium, which opened in 1968, will be its last as the Rams expect to open their new facility next season. Head coach Bob Davie said the game will mark another week against a team that has given New Mexico problems in the past, and provide an opportunity to show that they have improved.

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Men's Basketball: Lobos take on hot-handed NMSU

Isabel Gonzalez | November 16

Although every game is important, rivalry games always seem to bring out a little extra fire. New Mexico State is coming to Albuquerque on Friday for the first Rio Grande Rivalry game of the season. The match will be at WisePies Arena, and tips off at 7 p.m. The teams won’t meet again until Dec. 10 in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The Lobos swept the series with their in-state rivals during the 2015-2016 season. The first win came on Nov. 15 at the Pan American Center, much to the chagrin of Aggie mascot Pistol Pete. UNM won 83-74, with Elijah Brown recording 31 points on 8-for-17 shooting.

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MMA: McGregor takes home second title, makes UFC history

Robert Salas | November 16

Last weekend the Ultimate Fighter Championship made history in more ways than one. After 20 years of being banned in the state of New York, mixed martial arts was legalized in March, paving the way for the inaugural event of UFC 205, which took place on Saturday. Joining the ranks of legends like Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson, UFC 205 participants battled in the iconic arena of Madison Square Garden.

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Men's Soccer: Lobos to face Portland in first match of NCAA tournament

Isabel Gonzalez | November 16

After a two-year absence, the Lobos are ready to compete in the NCAA Tournament once again. “Hopefully I gave the impression that I believed in this team, and that I expected to be playing,” head coach Jeremy Fishbein said. The team made it into the tournament after winning the program’s first ever Conference USA Championship on Sunday. The Lobos took down last year’s victors, the FIU Panthers, by a score of 3-0.

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Cross Country: Team eager to defend national title

Bo Yu | November 16

“It just made us hungrier. Having experienced it last year, I would love to be able to keep that.” Lobo runner Alice Wright had that to say about the women’s cross country team’s opportunity to defend its national championship crown. The team will compete in its ninth straight NCAA Championship on Saturday in Terre Haute, Indiana. While the team’s overarching goal — go into the season and earn a Top 10 ranking — has not changed, the program’s first national title last year has probably raised expectations.

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Women's Basketball: Lobos move past tight first quarter to blow out NMSU

Matthew Narvaiz | November 16

The New Mexico women's basketball team won in blowout fashion over New Mexico State Tuesday night, where the Lobos exploded offensively for an 84-55 victory at WisePies Arena. Junior guard Alex Lapeyrolerie proved once again to be a formidable threat off the bench for the Lobos. In 30 minutes of action, Lapeyrolerie scored a game-high 22 points on 7-for-15 shooting, five makes of which came from beyond the arc. She didn’t do a lot of distributing, added just one assist to her offensive performance. Lapeyrolerie said the three-point shot is a big part of her offensive repertoire, but believes she can contribute in a lot of ways.

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Wolf Tracks 3: Anti-Trump Protest

Daily Lobo Staff | November 15

On this week's episode of the podcast, we'll be talking about the recent anti-Trump protest in Albuquerque, where hundreds of people stopped traffic all over town for over six hours, ending in a showdown with dozens of riot police. We sit down with some of our reporters and photographers who were on the ground with the protesters.

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Men's Basketball: Strong first half propels Lobos to second win of season

Robert Maler | November 15

New Mexico men’s basketball put up one of the most efficient halves fans could ask for, and then maintained a double-digit lead most of the night in a 95-79 home win over Houston Baptist. The Lobos shot a blistering 72 percent in the first half, making 18 of their 25 shots. They didn’t shoot particularly well from three-point range, but were a perfect 12-12 from the free throw line. Head coach Craig Neal was not pleased with his team’s overall performance, however. He said the team played good defense in the first half, but lacked the same mentality and intensity when playing with a lead.

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Volleyball: Lobos can't halt Utah State comeback, lose in five sets

Bo Yu | November 14

The New Mexico volleyball team was unable to close out its match against Utah State early after building a two game lead, falling 2-3 in its penultimate home match on Saturday. The Lobos (14-15, 4-11 Mountain West) won the first two games 28-26, 25-22, then lost momentum and dropped the last three sets 25-21, 25-19, 15-13 to the Aggies (12-15, 7-9). “I’m not happy with our performance... because our blocking was really poor again,” head coach Jeff Nelson said. “We talked about it, but we were not making any changes — we got beat because of blocking today.”

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Men's Basketball: Lobos look to gauge early-season makeup Monday night

Isabel Gonzalez | November 14

The Lobos began the season with a win, and they are now on the hunt for another home victory Monday night at WisePies Arena. New Mexico (1-0) is hosting the Houston Baptist Huskies on a night when they will wear custom turquoise jerseys in honor of Native American Heritage Month. The Huskies (0-1) dropped their season opener to Texas Tech, with senior Atif Russell and his 16 points leading the way. The Red Raiders held a 45-36 first half lead in the game, and the Huskies were not able to come from behind and lost 93-67.

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Men's Soccer: Lobos Conference USA Champions after blanking FIU

Isabel Gonzalez | November 14

They did it — the Lobos became the 2016 Conference USA Champions after blanking last year’s victors, the Florida International Panthers, 3-0 on Sunday afternoon. It marks the program’s first title since joining the conference in 2013. That year, the Lobos finished the regular season on top of the standings, but fell 3-0 to Tulsa in the semifinal round. This year, the Lobos finally get to hold the trophy for the first time, and head coach Jeremy Fishbein said he couldn’t be happier.

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Women's Basketball: Lobos win first game of season as Lapeyrolerie comes up huge off the bench

Matthew Narvaiz | November 13

The UNM women's basketball team (1-0) cruised to an 83-56 victory over the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (0-1) in its first game of the season, with the help of redshirt junior guard Alex Lapeyrolerie. Lapeyrolerie — who came off of the bench — seemed to find the basket all night, especially from behind the arc where she went 6-for-8 on her way to a 21-point performance. She went 7-for-9 from the field overall in a career-high 27 minutes, and sank her one free throw shot on the night. Her six treys tied Lapeyrolerie for third-most in a game in program history.

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Football: Lobos win fifth consecutive game after coming back on the road

Robert Maler | November 13

New Mexico football grinded out its fifth straight win in Logan, Utah on Saturday night, in a game featuring an action-packed fourth quarter that saw some big decisions lead to even bigger consequences. The last three series probably provided enough excitement to last head coach Bob Davie a lifetime. He praised his kicker for making a big field goal to lift the team to what he called a terrific win.