The Prospector

Homecoming celebration reflects on UTEP athletics great feats

Adrian Broaddus, Staff Reporter • September 29, 2015

From the roots of the Border Conference, 1935-1961, to the stomping grounds of the Western Athletic Conference, 1962-2005, to present-day Conference USA, UTEP athletics carries a long list of triumphant athletes with major accomplishments. Compiling...

A solution to the National League Cy Young Dilemma

Javier Cortez, Sports Editor • September 29, 2015

The NFL has been back for more than three weeks and the NBA season is right around the corner, but Major League Baseball is still going on. Now I know what you are thinking; who cares about baseball when we got guys smashing into each other and balls...

Miners looking to gain momentum as Florida road trip looms

Javier Cortez, Sports Editor • September 29, 2015

Over the weekend, the UTEP women’s volleyball team played their first conference matches of the season at home. The Miners opened C-USA play at home on Friday, Sept. 25, with a loss to North Texas 3-0 (25-19, 25-21, 25-21), but made up for it with a...

Miners take down UIW 27-17

Adrian Broaddus, Sports Writer • September 27, 2015

Hometown boy, comeback king and the new starting quarterback. These are all the perks that freshman quarterback Ryan Metz used in his come-from-behind 27-17 victory over Incarnate Word in the Miners' first game in the Sun Bowl this season. Last...

Miners ready for home opener against Incarnate Word

Adrian Broaddus, Staff Reporter • September 22, 2015

Two opening losses to teams from the power five conferences, Aaron Jones sidelined for the season, squeezing past rivals New Mexico State 50-47 in overtime – these are the story-lines the Miners bring to the forefront entering the fourth week of college...

Robertson-Harris going out on top in senior year

Juan Carlos Navarrete, Staff Reporter • September 22, 2015

He is often thought of as the face of the defense; a three-year starter and there’s no reason why he shouldn’t be. Now that the Miners are without Aaron Jones, Roy Robertson-Harris may become the new face of the team. For Robertson-Harris, his football...

“No name”-Ryan Metz comes to the forefront in Miners first win

Javier Cortez, Sports Editor • September 22, 2015

Down by 14 points, eight minutes into the third quarter of the Battle of I-10 against the New Mexico State Aggies this past Saturday, things could have not been worse for the UTEP football team. Their best player, Aaron Jones, was relegated to a pair...

Change at quarterback will bode well for remainder of the season

Javier Cortez, Sports Editor • September 22, 2015

Change is hard. Sometimes we ignore our faults or shortcomings and only change as a result of our mistakes. Then there are other times when the solution is staring you right in the face. That is the state of the UTEP football team right now–the solution...

Miners get first win in dramatic fashion

Juan Carlos Navarrete, Sports Writer • September 19, 2015

The 93rd meeting between the UTEP Miners and the NMSU Aggies kicked off on the Battle of I-10 at Aggie Memorial Stadium. The Miners defeated the Aggies 50-47. Both teams entered the game at 0-2 and looking for a turn around game for the season....

Miners get edged out by Texas Tech in third-set thriller

Javier Cortez, Sports Editor • September 15, 2015

Playing in the renovated Memorial Gym for the first time this season, the UTEP women’s volleyball team lost a closely contested straight-set battle to the Texas Tech Red Raiders, 3-0 (25-22, 25-16, 38-36). The first set saw a relatively sloppy start...

Floyd says goodbye?

Javier Cortez, Sports Editor • September 15, 2015

This past Saturday Floyd Mayweather’s career came to an end, or at least we think it has. If true it is the end to arguably the greatest fighter of the 21st century and by Mayweather’s assertion “The Best Ever” (TBE). In the past few years...

Miners and Aggies both desperate for win in Battle of I-10

Juan Carlos Navarrete, Staff Reporter • September 15, 2015

The UTEP Miners will try to turn their season around on the road in the 93rd edition of the Battle of I-10 against New Mexico State in Las Cruces this Saturday, Sept. 19. For the Miners and the Aggies, the start of the season has been a rough one, both...