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Men's soccer: Lobos to battle unscored-upon Lions

Isabel Gonzalez | September 10

The No. 21 UNM men’s soccer team will travel to California this weekend to take on two more opponents: the Cal State Northridge Matadors, and the Loyola Marymount Lions. This past weekend, the Lobos (1-1-1) played in the Grange & Ashwill Memorial Invitational and became co-champions, along with the University of Denver (3-0-1). The Lobos finished the tournament with a 2-2 draw with then-No. 18 San Diego and a 2-1 win against UC Santa Barbara.

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Football: Team aiming to keep streak against Tulsa

Thomas Romero-Salas | September 10

Now it’s time for the real season to begin. A week after New Mexico dismantled Football Championship Subdivision member Mississippi Valley State 66-0, the Lobos will get their first real taste of competition when they host Tulsa on Saturday at University Stadium.

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Men's Soccer: Lobos score first season win against Santa Barbara

Isabel Gonzalez | September 8

The UNM men’s soccer team got its first win of the season Sunday night after defeating No. 19 UC Santa Barbara 2-1. This win was made possible thanks to redshirt junior midfielder Christopher Wehan’s second brace of the weekend. The first half of the match was even in shots, with six coming from each side. But the Gauchos took a 1-0 lead during the 23rd minute when sophomore forward Ahinga Selemani struck from about 22 yards away.

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Volleyball: Nelson hits 400 career wins

Liam Cary-Eaves | September 8

Head coach Jeff Nelson hit a major milestone in his 21st season coaching collegiate volleyball, garnering win No. 400 in a 3-0 sweep against the Broncos on Friday night. Nelson has made his presence felt throughout his 20-plus years as a head volleyball coach. In his ninth season as head coach for New Mexico, Nelson has put up an impressive 159-89 record during his tenure.

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Football: Defense leads Lobos to 66-0 shutout

Liam Cary-Eaves | September 8

New Mexico’s defense showed no growing pains showcasing its new nickel defense in a 66-0 rout over Mississippi 
Valley State on Saturday night at 
University Stadium. UNM sent consistent pressure throughout the night in the season opener against MVSU’s dual quarterback system, never allowing any kind of rhythm for the Delta Devils. Head coach Bob Davie said he doesn’t take anything for granted after his team blew out the visiting Delta Devils, but said it was hard to tell how well his defense actually performed.

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UNM demolishes MVSU 66-0

Thomas Romero-Salas | September 5

New Mexico sophomore running back Daryl Chestnut didn’t need much time to show off his skills. In the third quarter Chestnut took his first career handoff up the middle and used his speed to outrace the defense for a 
64-yard touchdown.

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Lobos earn tie against San Diego

Isabel Gonzalez | September 5

New Mexico was more than disappointed after a 2-2 draw against San Diego on Friday night at the UNM Soccer Complex.

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Volleyball: Nelson gets 400th win, Lobos sweep Santa Clara

Liam Cary-Eaves | September 4

New Mexico was able to celebrate Jeff Nelson’s 400th career victory in a competitive 3-0 sweep over the Santa Clara Broncos Friday night at the Johnson Center. Although UNM didn’t fall in a single set against the Santa Clara, the Lobos’ first victory at home did not come easily. “They play a really fast offense that’s hard to play against, but our kids handled well,” Nelson said.

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Women's soccer: Lobos cruise past Idaho State for second win

Liam Cary-Eaves | September 4

New Mexico’s sound defense provided plenty of problems for Idaho State’s offense en route to a 4-1 victory on Thursday afternoon at the UNM Soccer Complex. Following a troubling 4-0 loss against Colorado on August 30, UNM bounced back to blow out the Bengals, playing mainly on ISU’s side of the field.

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Football: Lobos keep expectations high going into season starter

Thomas Romero-Salas | September 3

Back when Bob Davie was an analyst for ESPN, there was one aspect of the job that he disliked: making predictions. Davie, entering his fourth year as head coach for New Mexico, said he wasn’t fond of acting like he knew what was going to happen five months into the college football season. Davie was paid to give his opinion much in the same way that he gives his opinion as a head coach. Well, the time for making predictions is over.

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Volleyball: Head coach Nelson one win away from 400

Liam Cary-Eaves | September 3

Jeff Nelson continues his path toward 400. After the team dropped its last three sets against Ball State, New Mexico’s head volleyball coach has a chance to seize to his 400th career win in front of a home crowd. Nelson said getting over the 399 hump would have been nice to do against his alma mater, but he will be happy to climb the plateau whenever the time comes.

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Men's soccer: Lobos look forward to hard-hitting weekend opponents

Isabel Gonzalez | September 3

The University of New Mexico men’s soccer team will play San Diego and UC Santa Barbara for its first two home matches this weekend at the Grange & Ashwill Memorial Invitational. The Lobos are coming off a 0-1 loss on Saturday to No. 1 UCLA. UNM head coach Jeremy Fishbein said he had mixed feelings about the result because his team did some positive things, but could also have performed better.

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Women's soccer: Lobos must clean up play at the 18s, coach says

J.R. Oppenheim | September 2

At this early stage in the women’s soccer team, head coach Heather Dyche acknowledges that there are some things her team needs to work on. Among them, Dyche said, the Lobos need to clean up their play inside the 18-yard box. Issues inside both UNM’s box defensively and Colorado’s box offensively plagued the Lobos in Sunday’s 4-0 loss at Colorado, she said. “I think they were the better team,” Dyche said at the first coaches’ luncheon of the year on Tuesday at University Stadium. “I’m not trying to say we deserved to win that game, but I think a 4-0 result would suggest it was a 4-0 game, and it wasn’t. We created enough. We had some brilliant opportunities and we didn’t put them away."

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Volleyball: Team drops three sets in Ball State match

Liam Cary-Eaves | August 31

Head coach Jeff Nelson’s 400th win will have to wait following New Mexico’s 3-2 loss in the final game of the Ball State Active Ankle Challenge on Saturday. On the national stage, senior middle blocker Simone Henderson had a career night against Nelson’s alma mater during the televised game on ESPN3. Despite her 21 kills on 35 total attempts, the Lobos couldn’t capitalize in the final three sets of the contest.

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Men's soccer: Starting keeper sets his own bar high

Isabel Gonzalez | August 31

Goalie: the position that can take you from hero to zero and back again in less than five seconds. It’s a tough job, but somebody has to do it. And sophomore Jason Beaulieu has been doing it 10 years. Beaulieu is the starting goalie for New Mexico. He is in his second season at UNM, but he’s quickly becoming one of the most accomplished goalies in Lobo history. Last season, Beaulieu ended with a 6-4-0 record, which earned him the second most wins ever by a freshman keeper in program history.

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Men's soccer: Lobos lead in shots, lose in goals

Isabel Gonzalez | August 31

A second-half strike handed the Lobos a tough 1-0 loss in their opening match of the regular season against No. 1 UCLA. This is the second year in a row the Lobos have fall to the Bruins.

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Rugby: Burgeoning sport needs Lobo love

Robert Maler | August 31

Many of the former UNM rugby players still have strong ties to the program and serve as coaches and mentors today. On Saturday, some of those former players squared off against the current team in an exhibition game at the annual UNM Lobos RFC alumni match in a 46-31 win for the alumni.

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Women's soccer: Lobos off to rocky start after Colorado

J.R. Oppenheim | August 31

So far, the nonconference schedule for the New Mexico women’s soccer team is proving to be as challenging as advertised. The Lobos gave up four goals -- two in each half -- and failed to score in a shutout loss at Colorado on Sunday. UNM (1-3) opened its season with two losses to No. 1 Florida State and then No. 15 Texas Tech, with road tests at Minnesota and Michigan State still looming.

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Women's soccer: Lobos shut out Aggies for Dyche's first win at UNM

Staff Report | August 27

Redshirt senior forward Madisyn Olguin netted an unassisted goal early in the second half against NMSU to lead the New Mexico women's soccer team to its first victory of the season.

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Football: Deep D-line hardens in face of coming season

Thomas Romero-Salas | August 27

It takes time to instill a physical mentality. It’s something New Mexico’s defensive coordinator has been working on. Kevin Cosgrove, who is in his second year at UNM, said one of his goals was to get the Lobos to play a more physical style of football. So far, the team has shown a more aggressive attitude with Cosgrove at the helm.