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J.R. Oppenheim | May 4New Mexico capped its spring exhibition schedule with a scoreless draw against FC Tucson, a semi-pro club, Saturday night in Tucson, Arizona.
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Track and Field: Shorthanded Lobos post high in invitational
May 4Only two men’s teams and five women’s programs competed at Friday’s Don Kirby Tailwind Open, but the Lobos still posted strong marks. UNM competed against New Mexico State, UTEP, New Mexico Highland and the New Mexico Military Institute.
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Baseball: Lobos swept in series by UNLV
Thomas Romero-Salas | May 1Getting to the top is hard, staying there is even harder. That’s what the New Mexico baseball team found out last weekend after getting swept by Mountain West rival UNLV. With the sweep, the Rebels are now tied atop the conference standings with the Lobos.
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Softball: Loss drops Lobos to #7 in MW
Liam Cary-Eaves | May 1The New Mexico softball team continues to look for stability among the pitching staff after being handily outscored by in-state rival New Mexico State.
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J.R. Oppenheim | April 27New Mexico’s Men’s Golf team captured its second straight Mountain West Championship, spearheaded by a first-place effort by Gavin Green. The Lobos, who held the tournament lead after two days, held off a San Diego State rally and won the tournament with a team score of 846, defeating the Aztecs by three strokes.
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Football: Defense scrimmage-hardened from spring ball
Thomas Romero-Salas | April 27A physical presence on the field is something the New Mexico football team has lacked the past two seasons. But thanks to more full-contact drills in this spring’s practices, the Lobos are beginning to form a more aggressive mentality.
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Softball: Lobos win first MWC series against Utah
Liam Cary-Eaves | April 27For the first time all season, the New Mexico women’s softball team defeated a Mountain West team more than once in a series. Senior day provided late heroics as the Lobos (16-32, 7-14 MW) defeated Utah State 6-4 in the series’ rubber match.
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Track & Field: Track boosts local economy
J.R. Oppenheim | April 27Albuquerque’s indoor track facility provided a significant economic boom for the city over a roughly two-month span. Seven indoor track and field meets held at the downtown convention center generated a total of $1.8 million in direct spending, a figure that tracks new dollars brought into and circulated within a city
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Baseball: Lobo Field not to NCAA standards
Thomas Romero-Salas | April 27Last season, the UNM baseball team seemed set to make its first run to the College World Series. After a second consecutive Mountain West regular season title and an overall record of 37-22, the Lobos were in contention to host an NCAA Regional.
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Men's basketball: ‘Pancake’ Thomas granted release
Staff Report | April 24The New Mexico men’s basketball rebuilding effort will require one more component for the upcoming 2014-15 season. The Lobos granted sophomore guard Cleveland “Pancake” Thomas a release from his scholarship, the team announced Wednesday afternoon.
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Softball: Lobos hit for seventh in MWC
Liam Cary-Eaves | April 24Series wins have been scarce for New Mexico’s softball team this season. Another loss in the rubber match against Colorado State (29-11, 10-5 MW) on Wednesday night has provided six conference series losses in a row.
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Baseball: Cohesion driving Lobo staff
Thomas Romero-Salas | April 24Earlier in the season, New Mexico was a young baseball team trying to find itself. That was evident when UNM hosted UNLV, who had a four-game winning streak at the time, in March losing two out of three games at Lobo Field.
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Rugby club makes Sweet 16
Liam Cary-Eaves | April 22Getting to the Sweet 16 is a major accomplishment in any sport. However, women’s rugby head coach Shannon Robinson said he doesn’t doubt that his team will be in contention for the final four.
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Baseball: Lobos climb ranks on streak
Thomas Romero-Salas | April 21The New Mexico baseball team earned its ninth-straight victory with a 4-3 decision over Texas Tech on Monday at Lobo Field. Left fielder John Pustay had the game-winning hit, a double that went off of the second basemen’s glove, to score pinch runner Kirby McGuire all the way from first base.
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Baseball: No. 24 Lobos edge Texas Tech
Thomas Romero-Salas | April 21The New Mexico baseball team earned its ninth-straight victory with a 4-3 decision over Texas Tech on Monday at Lobo Field. Left fielder John Pustay had the game-winning hit, a double that went off the second basemen’s glove, to score pinch runner Kirby McGuire from first base.
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J.R. Oppenheim | April 20New Mexico completed a three-game sweep over San Jose State following an 11-6 win over the Spartans Saturday in San Jose. The Lobos (30-11-1, 14-4 MW) also won two games Friday 14-2 and 5-2. The teams played a double-header on Friday after Thursday’s game was postponed because of poor playing surface conditions.
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Softball: Lobos drop two games each in past three series
Liam Cary-Eaves | April 20The New Mexico softball team is still in search of winning a series in conference play. Despite having won the opening game of the past three series, UNM has been unable to obtain more than one win against a conference opponent.
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Football: Offense stifled in live scrimmage against defense
Thomas Romero-Salas | April 20Chalk up one more victory for the defense … technically. On Saturday the New Mexico football team held a live scrimmage for the second week in a row, and once again the defense stifled the Lobos’ offense for a majority of the hour-long match.
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Football: Lobos have the depth to go rough
Thomas Romero-Salas | April 17The prior two years of spring ball, the New Mexico football team shied away from players tackling. UNM had a bare thin roster thanks to a low retention rate and NCAA sanctions that resulted in a loss of five scholarships over three years.
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Volleyball: Alumni push young team in spring bout
Liam Cary-Eaves | April 17Accolades continue to rain down upon members of the New Mexico volleyball team. Outside hitters Cassie House and Julia Warren will be traveling to Europe after making the Mountain West All-Star team, accompanied by assistant coach JJ Glavan.
