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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.

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Men's Basketball: Lobos win 14th straight regular season opener on Heroes Night

Isabel Gonzalez | November 13

Head coach Craig Neal wore the cherry blazer for Friday night’s match against Idaho State. It wasn’t easy, but he is now 4-0 in season openers at UNM, and New Mexico has now won its last 14 such games. The Lobos took an 81-70 victory over the Bengals in front of 11,293 fans, during what Neal described as one of the most challenging season openers he’s experienced as a head coach.

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Cross Country: Women secure ninth straight NCAA Championship bid at Regionals

Bo Yu | November 12

The New Mexico cross country women continued their string of solid performances at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships on Friday in Logan, Utah, finishing second to qualify for their ninth straight nationals appearance. The men’s team posted a respectable ninth place among 17 teams, but the ranking isn’t enough to advance the squad to an NCAA Championship appearance. Both the men and women faced a fiercely competitive field in the Mountain Regionals.

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Men's Soccer: Lobos have chance to win C-USA Tourney on Sunday

Isabel Gonzalez | November 12

The New Mexico men’s soccer team is only one win away from hoisting its first Conference USA Championship trophy. But the next 90-plus minutes won’t be easy. On Sunday, the Lobos will have to take on the FIU Panthers, last year’s winners who are looking to post back-to-back titles. The Panthers (10-5-2, 5-2-1 C-USA) took a 2-0 win over Old Dominion (6-9-2, 2-5-1) in Friday’s semifinals. Both goals were netted in the second half by junior defender Paul Marie.

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Women's Basketball: Lobos hope to use size advantage against Fairleigh Dickinson in season opener

Matthew Narvaiz | November 11

The Lobo women’s basketball team will be taking on out-of-conference opponent Fairleigh Dickinson this Saturday in its season home opener at WisePies Arena at 2 p.m. Head coach Mike Bradbury expects the Lobos to play well in the team’s home opener, but also expects a challenge. “They bring back three starters and they play a completely different style,” Bradbury said. “It'll be a test and we're looking forward to it."

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Football: Lobos look to make it five straight against Utah State

Robert Maler | November 11

“If you were in that stadium at 1:10 a.m. on 11/5/16, my email is rdavie@unm.edu. You send me an email, send me your home address, give me a little story as to why you thought it was important that you stayed — and I will definitely commemorate the occasion.” Head coach Bob Davie is normally not one to dwell on the past, and is typically steadfast in his stance that it isn’t his place to coach fans or tell them what to do. But he took the time to reflect and deliver the above statement to start Tuesday’s press conference to show his appreciation for the Lobo fans that stayed throughout the entirety of Saturday’s affair, when the Lobos eventually beat Nevada after a lengthy rain delay to become bowl-eligible once again.

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Men's Basketball: Lobos look to make it 14 straight wins in season openers on Friday night

Isabel Gonzalez | November 11

The weather is finally cooling down in Albuquerque but WisePies Arena is about to heat up. The Lobo men’s basketball team officially tips off the season by hosting the Idaho State Bengals at 8:15 p.m. in Friday night’s season opener. New Mexico has built up some confidence, as well as momentum, after winning both of their exhibition matches last week, with 113-57 and 88-66 scores against in-state competition.

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Men's Basketball: MW Preseason Player of the Year back in time for regular season opener

Isabel Gonzalez | November 10

Elijah Brown is ready to step back on the court for the first time in 2016-17, just in time for the season opener Friday night against Idaho State at WisePies Arena. Brown did not play during last week’s exhibition matches, as he was resting a hamstring injury. Although the injury happened last season, hamstrings can take more time to recover and have have a lingering effect. But Brown appears to be 100 percent now, and the junior guard said he didn’t take it easy on the workouts during the offseason.

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Beyond Stadiums and Training Facilities: Local and national athletes who have ventured into politics

Mathieu Cartron | November 10

The spectrum of emotions incited by the presidential election has perhaps never before been seen. Universities are often at the center of such political energy, with students of different opinions, backgrounds and beliefs advocating for certain changes to be made for their futures. With fame comes power and impression. Many students across the nation have constructed legacies for themselves, pursuing careers in politics or entering politics using their previous career as a mechanism to do so. Some, however, never enter the brackish pool of politics and instead use their name to promote a candidate, idea, or even awareness of an issue.

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Football: Lobo punter named Special Teams Player of the Week in Mountain West

Robert Maler | November 10

The New Mexico football team had to wait until 1:10 a.m. Sunday to grind out a 35-26 win over Nevada, but the team’s punter had been waiting the entire season to earn an important accolade. The Mountain West named junior Corey Bojorquez as the conference’s Special Teams Player of the Week, after he averaged 52.8 yards on four punts in Saturday’s game. Nevada’s return game was essentially eliminated. Three punts weren’t returned, and Bojorquez unleashed a 66-yard bomb to pin the Wolf Pack at their own 4-yard line when the team sold out to block a punt in the waning moments of the fourth quarter.

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Cross Country: Teams continue to prepare for nationals appearance with regionals race

Bo Yu | November 10

Both New Mexico cross country teams are heading to Logan, Utah to run in the NCAA Mountain Region Championships on Friday. The women's team climbed to No. 6 in the most recent USTFCCCA National Coaches’ Poll after winning its ninth straight Mountain West title two weeks ago. “They ran very well, Alice and Calli were in front to do a good job, just a real positive experience for the women,” New Mexico head coach Joe Franklin said of the race. “And the men keep going better and better.”

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Men's Soccer: Lobos down Wildcats in PKs

Isabel Gonzalez | November 10

Last week, the Lobos took some extra time toward the end of practice to work on penalty kicks — and it paid off in a big way Wednesday in the Conference USA Tournament. The No. 5 seed Lobos (10-6-2, 4-3-1) battled through two overtime periods and 10 penalty kicks to take down the No. 4 seed Kentucky Wildcats (11-4-3, 5-3-0) during the first round of the 2016 Conference USA Championships. As of Tuesday, Kentucky was listed in the NSCAA Coaches Poll as the No.19 team in the country.

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Volleyball: Lobos seek revenge against Utah State

Bo Yu | November 10

The New Mexico volleyball team will host Utah State on Saturday, expecting revenge at their penultimate home match against an Aggies squad that beat the Lobos 3-1 last month. The Lobos (14-14, 4-10 MW) dropped to No. 9 in the conference after falling in both of their road matches last week. Despite the losses against Wyoming on Thursday and Colorado State on Saturday, UNM went the distance against the Rams, playing them in a five-set battle before eventually falling.