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Volleyball: Lobos fall out of sync, drop season opener against Cal Baptist

Elizabeth Bolke | August 30

The New Mexico Lobos struggled to find their rhythm in Friday night's game against the Cal Baptist Lancers, falling 3-1 through four sets. Head coach Brian Hosfeld spoke about how the team's energy during warm-up and the game affected the team's performance. “We're gonna have to get better. I don't know if there were some nerves in there, or exactly why we didn't see the synergy that we've had in practice in terms of them working together to create points,” Hosfeld said.

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Volleyball: Lobos split record during exhibition weekend

Elizabeth Bolke | August 24

The New Mexico Lobos women’s volleyball team arrived at The Pit to take on Northern Arizona and the University of Arizona in two exhibition matches over the weekend. The Lobos fought hard against Northern Arizona, but in the end they came up short, walking away with a loss, but the Lobos pulled off a quick turnaround against Arizona on Saturday to take 3 out of the 4 sets. New Head Coach Brian Hosfeld explained what it means to play in The Pit, a new development for the team, who previously held home games at Johnson Center.

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Lobo volleyball team ready to ‘fight together’ ahead of weekend exhibitions

Elizabeth Bolke | August 21

The University of New Mexico’s volleyball team is getting ready to get back on the court for the 2026-27 season. On Tuesday, the team hosted its preseason media day. Over the past year, the team's coaching staff has been flipped on its side — including the hiring of a new head coach — and with a new season on the horizon, the team has worked to come together and sharpen its craft. “There's going to be a lot of conversation about our mentality and what we're bringing to the table and how we're going to fight together to create opportunities to score points and win games. And so we're just going to continue to grow and develop our players,” Hosfeld said.

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Isotopes melt Sugar Land

Elizabeth Bolke and Alex Joe | August 12

The Albuquerque Isotopes returned home red hot last week, as they swept the Chihuahuas in El Paso during their six-game series at the end of July. They looked to build on their streak as they challenged the Sugar Land Space Cowboys, and while the Isotopes were tested throughout this series, they came out on top, winning four of six games, including the last two.

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Lobos host final home track meet of 2025-26

Elizabeth Bolke | April 27

On Friday, April 24, the University of New Mexico Lobo track and field team hosted its final home meet of the 2025-26 season with the Don Kirby Tailwind Twilight, celebrating the team’s seniors. Going into the meet, the men’s team was ranked No. 21 nationally and the women’s team No. 22. “We love hosting track meets,” Lobos Head coach Darren Gauson said. “This is our second Twilight meet of the year. Having an opportunity for us to have some local schools, it’s great to have UTEP here, New Mexico State, New Mexico Junior College, a few others as well.”

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Softball: Lobos come back, win second game against NMSU

Elizabeth Bolke | April 27

After their loss to New Mexico State University in March, the Lobos had been hoping to avenge the loss, and they did just that on Tuesday, April 21, winning 10-6. “I think we were playing better softball a month later than we were a month ago,” University of New Mexico Head Coach Nicole Orgeron said. The game against the Aggies started with NMSU scoring 4 runs in the first inning, highlighted by a 3-run home run from designated player Madi Bachman.

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Baseball: Isotopes take the series from the Comets

Elizabeth Bolke and Marley Herndon | April 21

The Isotopes returned to Albuquerque after a series win in El Paso against the Chihuahuas for a six-game set against the Oklahoma City Comets. The Isotopes would go on to win the series, taking four of the six games. At the top of the second inning in game one of the series, the Comets got on the board first with a 5-run inning highlighted by left fielder Zach Ehrhard hitting the first inside the park grand slam at Isotopes Park. The Isotopes scored their second run in the 5th and were down 9-2 before a rally in the bottom of the seventh, plating 4 runs.

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Baseball: Lobos salvage series against Wolf Pack

Elizabeth Bolke and Marley Herndon | April 20

After sweeping San Diego State University the previous weekend but dropping a game in Las Cruces against New Mexico State University, the Lobos returned to Santa Ana Star Field for a three-game set against the University of Nevada Wolf Pack. The University of New Mexico would win one of the three games in the series, which was held Friday to Sunday, April 17-19, with Nevada taking first place in the Mountain West. “We could have just as easily won two out of three or lost all three games, but winning one was very important and I’m proud of the fight this team showed in this series,” Lobo Head Coach Tod Brown said.

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Baseball: Lobos fall to Red Raiders

Elizabeth Bolke and Marley Herndon | April 14

The Lobos returned to Santa Ana Star field after their weekend series win against the University of Nevada, Las Vegas for a rematch with the Texas Tech University Red Raiders who run-ruled them the last time these teams matched up and ultimately crushed the Lobos again, 10-5. The game began with Ethin Woltz, the first of 10 pitchers the Lobos threw in this bullpen game, spinning two scoreless innings while Lobos designated hitter Damian Garcia started scoring with a sacrifice fly in the first.

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Baseball: Lobos sweep Aztecs out of first place

Elizabeth Bolke and Marley Herndon | April 13

In a series between two of the top teams in the Mountain West, the Lobos came out on top by sweeping the three-game set and taking first place in the Mountain West standings. After losing to Texas Tech University earlier in the week, the University of New Mexico was able to win three straight against the San Diego State University Aztecs on April 10-12. Game one of the series was an absolute thrill ride. Starting pitcher Cristian Mogen was looking for a bounce-back start after a rough outing his last time in Las Vegas, and he delivered in a big way. He gave the Lobos a quality start, going 7 innings, allowing 3 runs and striking out 11 while walking just 1 runner.